Booted and suited, boosted, tested and masked 47 of us made it to The Broom Hall Hotel in Saham Toney for our Christmas Dinner. To say we were ready for it is definitely an understatement!
As usual debate raged as to whether the sprouts were under or over cooked, but the general feeling was that everyone enjoyed their evening.
Many thanks to the Broom Hall and all the staff for a fabulous evening.
Another fantastic response by our members to this our second round of competition - 76 monochrome images for Tom to scrutinise, comment on and score. Many thanks to Tom who managed to provide excellent critique highlighting the good and not so good points for every image without being repetitive.
This was our best attended Zoom meeting so far with 47 members tuning in to enjoy an excellent evening's entertainment with some very helpful comments from Tom.
Some of our high scoring images can be seen below:
Members Scoring 20/20:
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| Eilean Donan Castle by Daphne Lingwood |
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| Past Their Best by Diana Daniels |
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| Rim Lights by John Wallis |
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| The Abandoned Wagon by Pam Rutty |
Members Scoring 19/20:
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| Italian Street Scene by Pam Rutty |
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| Nuts and Bolts Cityscape by John Wallis |
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| Peace Lily by Kim Scrivener |
Advanced Scoring 20/20:
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| Best Foot Forward by Andy Caws |
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| Jubilee Line Canary Wharf by Jan murphy |
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| New Shoes by Graham Frost |
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| Pastimes by Christine Frost |
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| Prized Possession by Di Jackson |
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| The Only Way is Up by Nick Akers |
Advanced Scoring 19/20:
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| Eye of the Lantern by Graham Jackson |
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| Flying High by Di Jackson |
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| Great Northern Diver by Dawn Osborn |
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| Hellebore by Francesca Shearcroft |
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| Rugby Pileup by Andy Caws |
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| Street Performer by Stephen Gregory |
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| We Will Meet Again by David Wilkin |
A return visit for us to this lovely Jacobean Stately Home with its fabulous gardens, parkland and lake.
Although the weather was somewhat mizzly it didn't deter us from enjoying a day out with an opportunity to catch up with fellow camera club members.
Autumn colours were a little patchy but provided enough colour for some photographic opportunities.
Some of our images can be seen below:
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| Blickling in the Mist by Stephen Gregory |
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| The Cottage at Blickling by Jan Murphy |
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| Sulphur Tuft by Tim Leonard |
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| Blickling in the Fall by Roy Scrivener |
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| Artichoke by Sue Baldwin |
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| The Door & the Grapes by Heather Ryder |
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| Autumn Red Rose by Christine Alcock |
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| Autumn's Arrived by Di Jackson |
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| Blickling Hall across the Lake by Graham Frost |
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| Sue & Roger by John Laing |
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| View Through the Window by Andy Caws |
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| Beeches by the Lake by Christine Frost |
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| Autumn in Monochrome by Jan Murphy |
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| Homage to David Sadler by Roy Scrivener |
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| Ghost on the Staircase by Sue Baldwin |
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| Toad in a Hole by Heather Ryder |
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| Beside the Lake by Andy Caws |
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| Blickling Hall from the Wood by Graham Frost |
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| Fungi City by Christine Alcock |
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| Leaves on Fire by Di Jackson |
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| What You Got There? by John Laing |
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| Velvet Soft by Christine Alcock |
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| Stained Glass Panel by Di Jackson |
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| Waiting for the Show by Tim Leonard |
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| Menacing Sky Over Blickling Lake by Jan Murphy |
David Sadler is a much sort after speaker and we were able at last to book him to come along to Norfolk, all the way from north of the border.
David's images were certainly different and many scored relatively low marks in competitions and yet David has many photographic distinctions, ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP/s. BPE*3, LBIPP. David specialises in using a fisheye lens and taking many self portraits, invariable using amazing rigs attached to skateboards. How he did not break any cameras is incredible.
The images were frequently self portraits and invariably very heavily processed tending towards HDR. The presentation included a video in essence capturing a day in the life of David Sadler, based on images he had taken to obtain his ARPS.
David's talk was aptly titled and was well received by members, some of whom said that they had not laughed so much in ages. In conclusion David encouraged us to take images for ourselves, then for other club members and then finally for the judge.
Some of his images may be found on his website: click here.
WDPC met in person at Wells Cole to hear James Sparshatt talk about "Rhythms of Emotion". Mainly black and white images, largely focused on Cuba and South America, a region which James was very familiar with having worked as a photographer on various newspapers out there. His images on the screen were accompanied by many stories which made the images more alive. There was not a photo of a car in sight but mainly people, including some of dancers.
It was a good evening and worth waiting to hear live as opposed to Zoom, we had cancelled James' original booking due to the pandemic. He also brought along a dozen or so large framed images..which were spectacular.
Sadly members attending were down but that probably reflects the current covid situation and one or two members still on holiday. However those there really enjoyed the evening and there were very many positive comments.
James is currently running a gallery in Coltishall, Capital Culture but please check the opening hours on there website before visiting, https://capitalculturegallery.com
Our first competition of this season found us once again utilising Zoom to display our images. Our judge for the evening, Ralph Duckett MPAGB, EFIAP, APAGB, had 70 images to scrutinise, offer critique and score so a busy evening.
Many thanks to Ralph who provided us with some useful tips and helpful comments. He reminded us to pay attention to detail when presenting images for competition.
A very full evening with some great images for everyone to enjoy some of which can be seen below:
Members Scoring 20/20
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| JAGUAR WITH CAIMAN PREY by Dennis Brown |
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| SUNFLOWER by Kim Scrivener |
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| TRANSFORMED by Di Daniels |
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| YELLOW TULIP IN THE SUN by Kim Scrivener |
Members Scoring 19/20
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| GREY SQUIRREL EATING CAMELIA by Ann Barber |
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| WILD SKY by Daphne Lingwood |
Advanced Scoring 20/20
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| ARCTIC DAWN by Nick Akers |
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| COFFEE CUP EXPLOSION by Jan Murphy |
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| GREAT BLUE HERON WITH CATCH by Di Jackson |
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| OUT OF THE BLUE by Francesca Shearcroft |
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| MEADOW PIPIT by Dawn Osborn |
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| THE LOOK by Caroline Tillett |
Advanced Scoring 19/20
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| LIVING LIFE ON THE LEDGE by Graham Frost |
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| FAMILIA COLOURS by Roy Scrivener |
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| MURRAYFIELD LINEOUT by Christine Frost |
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| CHAFFINCH ABOUT TO LAND by Dawn Osborn |
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| CALM SUNSET by Stephen Gregory |
