Tuesday 1st March - Focus On ... Low Light

There was excellent support for this informal Focus On session which suggests the recent workshops by Tony Worobiec and Robin Orrow have inspired club members to take photos in more challenging light conditions.  Images from dusk, dawn, the middle of the night and dark indoor conditions were all in evidence among the 36 entries.  It was a tough job for the audience of 40+ club members to identify their top 3 favourite images.  But in the end, there was a runaway winner, Roy Scrivener's Lady Iris Under the Stars.  Well done Roy and Elaine and Andy whose photos were voted 2nd and 3rd!  The top 10 favourites are below.

We finished the evening with a quick discussion of the results of the recent online survey of members' interests, views and preferences.  Many thanks for the extra comments at the meeting.  The Committee will do their best to deliver meetings and events which reflect your views and expectations.  

1st  LADY IRIS UNDER THE STARS by Roy Scrivener

2nd  RIPE TOMATOES by Elaine Stubbings

3rd  MAKE A WISH by Andy Lowe

4th  ELEPHANT SUNSET by Robin Orrow

5th  EGYPTIAN GOOSE AT DUSK by Robin Orrow

6th=  OLD ST PETERS CHURCH by Martyn Anderson

6th=  ACROBATS by Di Jackson

8th=  MISTY LAMPLIGHT by Roy Scrivener

8th=  WELLS SETTING SUN by Christine Alcock

10th  INSIDE THE GRAFFITI SHED by Jack Mitchell

Tuesday 23 February - Round 2 Print competition 'Monochrome'

Adrian Stone returned to WDPC to judge our monochrome print competition.  He commented on the strengths and weaknesses of all 66 prints, going into a little more detail on the Club and Intermediate prints.  Thank you, Adrian, for your constructive comments.  And well done to everyone who entered as Adrian said that our collection of monochrome prints were the best he's seen for a while.

The images awarded 19 and 20 points are below.

ABANDONED by John Bunning (20/20)

TAKE THESE CHAINS by Chris Kot (20/20)

FADO by Andy Caws (20/20)

GANNETS by Robin Orrow (20/20)

GOOD KNIGHT by Elaine Stubbings (20/20)

LONDON OLD AND NEW by Jim McConnell (19/20)

THE WHITTLER by Daphne Lingwood (19/20)

BALL AND CHAIN by Christine Alcock (19/20)

DIVING by Robin Orrow (19/20)

GEOMETRIC BARN by Roy Scrivener (19/20)

Tuesday 9th February - Tony Worobiec 'Night and Low Light Photography'

We welcomed back Tony Worobiec and enjoyed his workshop entitled 'Night and Low Light Photography'.   Taking photos between dusk and dawn can produce some interesting shots often with dramatic lighting.  His examples featured many different themes from coastal scenes, urban landscapes, bridges, funfairs, piers, illuminated buildings, factories, people, abandoned buildings, weather and more.  With each type of shot, Tony offered tips on camera settings and post-processing.

Thank you, Tony, for an informative and inspiring workshop.  You can see more of Tony's photographs on his website http://www.tonyworobiec.com/. 

Tuesday 2nd February - Fun Focus On ... Valentines and Tips on Basic Flash with Robin Orrow

Another good response to the Focus On Challenge.  This time the theme was Valentines - not everyone's cup of tea but nevertheless we had an excellent display of very varied interpretations on the theme!  See below for the 10 favourite images as voted for by club members.  And you can also see Sarah's image which got lost in transit and was missing from last night's entries - sorry Sarah!

After the break we were inspired by Robin's presentation on how to use your flashgun more creatively - very interesting and informative - hopefully we will organise a follow up practical session when everyone can have a go.

1st My Forever Love by Jan Murphy

2nd You Light Up My Life by Christine Alcock

3rd Valentines Kiss by Di Jackson

4th Ring of Love by Tom Thurston

5th Tree of Love by Christine Alcock

6th Heart and Soul by Roy Scrivener

7th Loving Touch or Right Uppercut! by Jack Mitchell

8th Days of Wine and Roses by Andy Caws

9th Rent a Valentine by Tim Leonard

10th= Love Birds by Di Jackson

10th= Love Heart by Andy Caws

I LOVE ROO by Sarah Pymer

Tuesday 26th January - Digital Competition Round 2

Round 2 of this season's Digital Competition had the theme 'scapes and proved a popular topic attracting 80 entries.  The judge for the evening was David Hodgson from Wisbech.

We adopted a broad interpretation and the entries covered landscapes, seascapes, urban landscapes and more.  See below for the high scoring images.

POPPY FIELD by Jim McConnell (20/20)

MAID OF THE MIST AT NIAGARA by Suzi Senior (20/20)

END OF THE DAY by Tom Thurston (20/20)

WINTER SUNSHINE by Heather Ryder (20/20)

NORFOLK STORM SNETTERTON by John Boekee

THE CLOUD FOREST AT SUNSET by Tim Leonard (20/20)

THURNE DRAINAGE PUMP by Graham Jackson (20/20)

NORTHERN LIGHTS by Andy Caws (20/20)

EILEAN DONAN CASTLE by Keith Mountford (20/20)

MEANDERING STREAM by Andy Caws (20/20)

THE STONES ON THE BEACH by Roy Scrivener (20/20)

LOOKING OUT TO SEA by Pam Rutty (19/20)

AUTUMN ON MOUNT TEIDE by Tim Leonard (19/20) 

THORNHAM EBBING TIDE by Christine Alcock (19/20)

TRACKS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Francesca Shearcroft (19/20)

THE BLACK CUILLIN by Keith Mountford (19/20)

CASCADES by Di Daniels (19/20)

LAKESCAPE by Andy Lowe (19/20)

SNOWY SUNSET by Paula Cooper (19/20) 

BAMBUGH CASTLE AT DAWN by Roy Scrivener (19/20)

Tuesday 12 January 2016 - Chris Palmer 'The Prints and the Paper'

We had a good turnout for this presentation by Chris Palmer entitled 'The Prints and the Paper' and we weren't disappointed.  Chris showed us prints featuring a variety of topics from locations near and far.  He described how he arrived at the final image from camera craft, through processing and finally printing.

It was a thoroughly entertaining and informative evening and I'm sure many of us are still mulling over subtleties of Chris's approach to landscape and other genres of photography.  All in all, another inspiring evening.

Check out Chris's work on his website  http://www.chrispalmerphotographer.co.uk/home.