New Garments are a Success
July 23, 2008
Marion (Holness, Publicity Secretary) has found a new and local supplier for our custom embroidered garments such as sweatshirts and polo shirts.
Sue Wheatley of AlphaStitch in Eastry has been able to give us better prices than our previous supplier and has no minimum order quantity. It is also good to support a friendly and helpful local firm. The garments are excellent quality and value for money; they have been well recieved by the members. Sue has also done some custom items like baseball caps and sew-on patches.
If you are interested in garments or other items bearing our club logo then please contact Marion.
/Graham
Deal & District Camera Club
June 27, 2008
The Annual General Meeting of the above Club was held on Wednesday, 25th June 2008.
The following Officers and Committee were elected for the 2008/2009 Season:
President: Dave Longley
Chairman: John Harrop
Vice-Chairman: David Brown
Secretary: Nigel May
Competition Secretary: June Hill
Programme Secretary: Graham Robinson
Treasurer: Tony Catt
Publicity Officer: Marion Holness
Committee – Tony Cole, Jill Fowler, John Maclellan and Les Mullage.
Selection Committee – Tony Catt, Tony Cole, June Hill and Graham Robinson.
The Club will now be in recess for its summer break and will recommence on Wednesday,
3rd September 2008 when the presentation of the Annual Awards will take place.
Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
Club Night
June 15, 2008
On Wednesday 4th June 2008, a “Circuit Training” night took place which consisted of various members of the club demonstrating different techniques. These were mini-lectures where five or six members could visit each table for about 15 minutes to find out about techniques such as lighting, cropping negatives and using tones while developing, among others.
The night was a great success with positive feedback from many members. It would be fair to say that most members came away having learnt at least one thing which was the object of the evening. It allowed people to ask questions and get hands-on with techniques that they might not have normally used. The club hopes to have more of these evenings in the future.
Many thanks to the people who took part and shared their expertise.
Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member
Digital Lecture by John Bowsher CPAGB
June 15, 2008
Apologies for this late entry on the blog. On Wednesday 21st May 2008, John Bowsher CPAGB, delivered a digital lecture including tips and information on scanning black and white negatives. He then went on to demonstrating scanning using various settings.
He included various shortcuts in Photoshop in his presentation, also showing how layers are used and their benefits.
He finished the evening with some Audio Visual displays of his own collection. The night was enjoyed by everyone who attended.
My apologies again to John for this late entry.
Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member
Annual Colour Print Competition
June 13, 2008
On Wednesday, 11th June 2008 the Club held its Annual Colour Print Competition.
There was an excellent entry on a variety of subjects from both sections.
The judge for the evening was Chris Shore, FRPS, EFIAP, MPAGB, BPE4*
and the results were as follows:-
Intermediate Photographers
1ST: David Brown with “Cartwheel start”
2nd: John Ridout with “Down, but not out”
3rd: John Ridout with “Grand Design”
Highly Commended:: John Harrop with “Quality time English style”
David Brown as winner of the Intermediate Photographers Section was also entered in the Advanced Photographers Section:-.
Advanced Photographers
1ST: Diana Tudor with “ Kent country
2nd: Kay Monk with “Foaming tide”
3rd: John MacLellan with “Another day, another time”
The following entries in the Advanced Photographers Section were highly
commended by the Judge:-.
David Brown with “Cartwheel start”
John MacLellan with Nerine bowdenia”
John MacLellan with “Out of depth”
Kay Monk with “Days end”
Diana Tudor with “Exmoor pony”
Sarah Smith was congratulated on gaining her LRPS for which she submitted
a panel of 10 monochrome prints.
Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
On Wednesday, 28th May 2008 the Club held the Annual Projected Images Competition and the Annual Slide Competition.
The judge for the evening was Paul Andrew and the results were as follows:-
Projected Images Competition
1st: Nigel May with “Tulips”
2nd::Vivienne Lavender with “Beach Beauty”
3rd: June Hill with “Dicentra Spectrabilis”
Slide Competition
Intermediate Photographers
1st: John Harrop with “Reflected Boats”
2nd: Ian Farrant with “Cabbage White”
3rd: Ian Farrant with “Clematis”
Advanced Photographers
1st: Clive Boreham with “Closed for winter”
2nd: John Bunting with “Black, white and red all over”
3rd: June Hill with “Sandstone Waterfall
Report by Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
Annual Monochrome Print Competition
May 18, 2008
On Wednesday, 14th May 2008 the Club held the Annual Monochrome Print
Competition. The judge for the evening was Glyn Bareham LRPS and the results
were as follows:-
Intermediate Photographers
1st: Annie Spencer Smith with “Two autumn apples”
2nd: Jim Whalley with “Shibboleth, Tate Modern”
3rd: Ian Farrant with “The windmill”
Advanced Photographers
1st: Sarah Smith with “Stargazer Lily”
2nd : Sarah Smith with “Dahlia”
3rd: Nigel May with “War of the Worlds”
The winner of the most Creative Print was Jim Whalley with “Shibboleth, Tate Modern.
Report by Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
The Competent Amateur by John MacLellan
May 10, 2008
On Wednesday, 7th May, John MacLellan treated us to an array of approximately 230 images which he has sympathetically restored over the past 30 years from mostly discarded negatives. This is a mere 10% of John’s collection so one can only begin to imagine how much time John devotes to this task. The images included such subjects as wartime photography, including vehicles and troops, and family portraits and holidays with some beautiful pictures of children enjoying themselves.
John showed us prints from photographers such as Violet Banks, Donald Cox, C P Abbott and Audrey de Bernieres. They dated from the 1900’s to the 1950’s and if the dates were not shown on the negatives, John was able to give an estimate to the age by the style of the transport and clothing.
John has particularly studied the de Bernieres family and has been lucky enough to speak to members of the family to put names to faces and find out more about their lives.
He showed pictures of small Scottish villages, the workers and the harsh realities of working in the snuff mills and woolen mills. They showed workers standing proud wearing aprons to protect them from the grueling conditions they must have endured. No health and safety or protective equipment in those days!
There were many poignant images. The one which remains in my mind is of a one-legged man on crutches limping down the middle of the road while all around him women are foraging in the ruins, maybe for something to sell, to eat, or to find something from their past lives. Each of them bearing the scars of war.
An evening of memories for some and education for others which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Let’s hope John continues this brilliant work.
Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member
Slide Show by Hubert Evans
May 10, 2008
On Wednesday, 30th April, Hubert Evans treated us to a slide show of every few seasons.
We experienced a tour around the continent of Africa, taking in some exciting views. Hubert is a great believer in the standard 50mm lens and showed this off in his many slides. He has a very observational style which helped the viewer to take in the beautiful scenery.
There was an interesting mixture of images and some great portrayals of the characteristic colours, architecture and people of the continent.
A fantastic and inspiring evening enjoyed by all
Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member
Annual Portrait Competition
April 26, 2008
On Wednesday, 23rd April 2008 the Annual Portrait Competition was held.The competition was judged by Helen Taylor ARPS DPAGB BPE3* The portraits entered included works that were closely cropped, people at work, staged models, monochrome and colour photographs, among others.
The results were as follows:
Prints
Winner: Ian Farrant (20 points)
20 points also: Ian Farrant and Tony Scarff
19 points: Ian Farrant and Peter Vears
18 points: Tony Cole, Ian Farrant and Tony Scarff (2)
Slides
Winner:Peter Vears (20 points)
18 points:: Tony Cole (2)
An enjoyable and informative evening was enjoyed by all.
Report by Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
