Tuesday 9th July – AGM and Presentation of Awards

 AGM's are never the most exciting of meetings, however we managed to cover the necessary business fairly quickly, not least because all relevant reports had been sent out before hand. There were few questions asked at the meeting.

The Competition Secretary had prepared a slide show of all the high scoring images of the year and at the appropriate points we awarded the Trophies, Certificates and, new for this year, the Medals. 

After the meeting conclude we enjoyed a time to socialise enriched by the delights from the catering team, which did not disappoint.

Thanks to all members who came along and congratulations to all those who received awards.

Some of the award winners for 2024.

Sunday 7th July – Summer Lunch

In the past we have had a BBQ for our end of year social but this year we decided to try something different, namely a bring and share meal. The table was groaning with all the food that members had cooked/provided. All dietary requirements were catered for. And we had a wonderful spread of cold meat, quiches, loads of different salads and a veritable feast of puddings, with at least three different pavlovas!!

Before the serious eating began we all assembled for a group photograph. Hopefully in the years to come this will be a happy reminder to all those present of the occasion which was enjoyed by all present. It was great that Tim and his wife could come along and share the occasion with us after his recent spell in hospital. (see pictures below).

A huge thanks to Sue and Pam for their organising and to all members for bringing along the various dishes. A great time was had by all.

Tuesday 2nd July: "New York Boogie Woogie"– A presentation by Keith Snell

 We welcomed Keith to our meeting this evening but his web site suggested he was a landscape photographer in the  Lake District........however this was far from the Lakes and far from landscapes. The images he showed were all taken on a workshop trip to New York with Doug Chinnery and Valda Bailey and featured multiply exposures all done in camera.

Keith included some technical details about white balance and other camera settings and then showed us how he had created the images. Not all cameras have the blend modes for multiply exposures or the facility to change any parameters between the first and second image.

Keith's images were very  subjective!! Some  member's loving them and inspired to try the type in London perhaps, whilst at the other end of the scale members were totally switched off. 

None the less Keith's presentation was informative and provided some useful technical information, at least for those with the flexibility in their cameras to do multiple exposures.