Belinda Buxton Studio Workshops -Thursday 8th and Saturday 17th March

Two groups of us attended Belinda’s studio workshops - for most of us this was our first experience of studio work so we were feeling slightly apprehensive and not quite sure what to expect.  We needn’t have worried as Belinda, and our model for both sessions Hayley, quickly reassured us that we had nothing to worry about. Both Belinda and Hayley provided all the help and support we needed in a friendly informal way which enabled us to relax and enjoy the experience of working in a studio environment with a professional model.

Hope you enjoy some of the images we managed to capture:

By Andy Caws

By David Wilkin

By Diana Graham

By Graham Frost

By Rachael Trivett

By Roy Scrivener

By Christine Frost

By Francesca Shearcroft

By Di Jackson

By David Wilkin

By Roy Scrivener

By Graham Frost

By Rachael Trivett

By Christine Frost

By Francesca Shearcroft

By Di Jackson

By Diana Graham

Team Thursday

Team Saturday

Tuesday 6th March – "A learning curve" by Justin Minns

Despite having a change of venue we had a packed house for this evening's meeting when we welcomed Justin Minns, an award winning landscape photographer, to talk to us about his images.
His presentation outlined 10 key areas to focus on to be able to take winning landscape images. The first and foremost being to get up early and arrive at your destination an hour before sunrise. The other points discussed included the necessary homework to be done before leaving home, to be prepared to revisit the same location to get the shot you are after, to get in close, as well as the more obvious aspects of light and composition.
Justin used lots of images throughout his talk and also included the exif data which in many instances was very helpful.
In additions to talks Justin also runs workshops either as a 1-2-1 or in small groups.
His images can be seen on his web site, click here.

Tuesday 27th February – Print Competition: Macro

Despite the weather many members turned up for the macro print competition and there were over 60 images for our judge, Howard King, to comment on.
We were delighted to welcome Howard to our club and were relieved that he had made it through the adverse weather conditions. His comments were considered, clear, concise and constuctive.  
Thanks to everyone who entered.

The high scoring images are shown below:

Wasp Spider by Mick Ladner 20/20

Dandelion Head by Suzi Senior 20/20

Aeonium by Pam Rutty 20/20

Looking Back by Graham Frost 20/20

Romanesque by Roy Scrivener 20/20

McCley's Stick Insect by Francesca Shearcroft 20/20

Mating Cardinals by Dave Angood 20/20

A Light Dusting of Pollen by Kim Scrivener 19/20

Lily Stigma by Liz Blake 19/20

Bolt Reflections by Jan Murphy 19/20

Signs of Life by Di Jackson 19/20

Clematis Leaves by Paula Cooper 19/20

Capillary Thread Moss by Di Jackson 19/20

Old Hands by Di Daniels 19/20

Bracket at the Heart by Suzi Senior 19/20

Needle and Thread by Andy Caws 19/20

Lisianthus by Liz Blake 19/20

Whitetailed Bumble Bee by Chrsitne Alcock 19/20

Sunday 18th February - Historic City of Ely

18 members plus 2 guests met up on an amazingly fine morning to explore the delights of England’s second smallest city.  Ely is compact enough to explore on foot and we all set off in various directions in search of that ‘special’ photo.  Quite a few groups headed straight for the magnificent Cathedral with its famous octagon and stained glass windows others explored the riverside area or the Market Square.  The Market Square proved to be very popular particularly the stall selling the many varieties of pies!

As well as the images below showing various aspects of this very fine small city we will be having a fun competition later giving members an opportunity to show some more of their images. 

Welcome All by Roy Scrivener

The Cathedral by Jan Murphy

The Aisle by Francesca Shearcroft

Cathedral from the Almonry by Roy Scrivener

Angel by David Wilkin

Him and Her by Fred Thompson

Swanning Along by Heather Ryder

Ely Cathedral from afar by Jim McConnell

South Aisle by Geoff Lingwood

Crown Point by Graham Jackson

River Ouse by Christine Alcock

Vaulted Ceiling Detail by Di Jackson

Tied Up by Fred Thompson

The Fisherman by Jan Murphy

Artist at Work by Geoff Lingwood

Down by the River by Andy Caws

Dwarfed by Heather Ryder

Ely Reflections by Francesca Shearcroft

Sausages by David Wilkin

Memorial by Jim McConnell

The Octagon by Di Jackson

Four Candles by Graham Jackson