14th October - Titchwell and Thornham

20 of us enjoyed the bracing weather at Titchwell and a few hardy souls went on to Thornham too.  We explored the new East and Autumn Trails which give good views of the reed beds and marshes.  By mid-afternoon it was 'nice weather for ducks' and when I asked someone what could be seen from the Parrinder Hide, their answer was 'rain and mud'!

By the time it took to drink a cup of coffee, the weather had cleared and looked promising for sunset at (very!) high tide at Thornham.  

Here are a few images from our day out.

THORNHAM by Francesca Shearcroft

RACING TIDE by Francesca Shearcroft

MOODY SUNSET THORNHAM by Marnie Ball 

SNIPE by Marnie Ball

TITCHWELL SKYLINE by James Ball

BIRDS AND SURFERS by Di Daniels

GODWIT by Di Daniels

ROBIN by Roy Scrivener

TEAL by Graham Goodwin 

THORNHAM BOAT by Roy Scrivener 

TITCHWELL 1 by David Wilkin

RSPB Titchwell 1 by Andy Caws

TITCHWELL 2 by David Wilkin

RSPB Titchwell 2 by Andy Caws

DUSK AT THORNHAM by Andy Caws

9th October - Photographing cats, dogs & other animals by Martin Fry

There were over 40 of us in the audience to hear Martin Fry, a Norwich based professional photographer, talk about photographing pets.  Many of Martin's images can be seen in calendars and greetings cards and he shared some of his behind-the-scenes secrets with us.  Martin showed us hundreds of his images illustrating the wide range of styles within pet photography which truly went from the sublime to the ridiculous!  It was interesting to see Martin's commercially successful images - a change from our usual competition images and the judges' favourites.

Malamute Pup © Martin Fry

Bassett Biker © Martin Fry

Many thanks, Martin, for an entertaining evening.

Andy 
WDPC Chairman

25th September: Digital Competition Round 1 - Open

Our first competition of the season was a digital event, having an open theme and a total of 59 entries. 

As always we were treated to a blend of constructive comments and humour from Angela Adams, our judge for the evening, which contributed to making the well attended evening a great success.

A big thank you to Angela and everyone who attended and contributed to a great first round and below are the top scoring images. Well done everyone!!

ANNECY OLD TOWN by Sarah Pymer

BEACH HUT ABSTRACT by Francesca Shearcroft

CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE by Graham Goodwin

GOLDFINCH IN FLIGHT by Di Jackson

HOLDING BACK THE STORM by Keith Mountford

INACHIS IO UNDERSIDE ON ECHINACEA PURPUREA
by Caroline Tillett

KING OF FISHERS by Robin Orrow

KINGS CROSS by Andy Caws

LANGDALE VALLEY by Mark Clayton

LAST RAYS by Keith Mountford

LEVERET AT LUNCH by Caroline Tillett

OXBURGH HALL by David Ryland

PATHOS by Shirley Betts

RECYCLE ROBOT by Christine Alcock

SKYLIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA by Kim Scrivener

SWALLOW GRACEFUL PROFILE by Melvin Holmes

WHERES MY PORRAGE by Robin Orrow

Friday 21st September - Sea Mere Gardens, Hingham

Thanks to all who turned up for our first Club Event of the new season.  Judy Watson gave us a quick introduction and tour of the different areas of interest within the fantastic gardens.  We were amazed to discover that most of the planting and ongoing upkeep of the garden is carried out by Judy with help from just one student. After the guided tour we all went off to do our own thing.  Some of the resulting images can be seen below - hope you enjoy them.

Regards
Di Jackson
(Events Secretary)


  

by Keith Mountford

by Marnie Ball

by Marnie Ball

by James Ball

by James Ball

by Keith Mountford

by Di Jackson

by Di Jackson

by Andy Caws

by Keith Mountford

by Di Jackson

by Di Jackson

Sea Mere Gardens

Welcome Back...

Great to see so many members return for another year last night. Some fantastic images taken over the summer and below are the top three of the evening. Thanks to Robin Orrow for presenting the evening.

INSIDE THE FLAME by Christine Alcock

LOOK NO FOOD IN HERE by Robin Orrow

HIGH TIDE AT BRANCASTER STAITHE by Francesca Shearcroft

Welcome Back!!!

Just to remind everyone that club meetings resume this evening with a presentation of Summer Images taken over the August break.

Look forward to seeing you all this evening

The Committee

Exhibition at Dragonfly Gallery, Watton

Twenty members of the club provided 60 images for our first exhibition which is being held at the Dragonfly Gallery in Watton.  Many of the exhibitors were there for the preview evening last Friday which was also attended by the Mayor of Watton, Paul Cooper and his wife Maureen, the Mayoress.  

Many thanks to David Blake and Robin Orrow who took these photos at the preview evening.