'Photography during the Lockdown' Talk by Ove Alexander on 14th April

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Written by David Hastings

Ove presented a wide ranging and very interesting talk on a plethora of ideas for photography projects to do at home — ranging from high tech gadgetry in the house to flowers and wildlife in the garden, while we are not allowed out. There was something to interest everyone and anyone who want to continue their hobby during lockdown. The slides from the talk can be found on this link.

Following on from this talk, Ove proposed that we hold an internal club competition on the theme of photography at home, with four sections as follows:

• Creative (including Raid the Archives composites)
• Flora
• Fauna
• Open

The image must have been taken – or composite created – after 31^st March 2020. Maximum 2 entries per author per section. The competition will be held on Tuesday  2^nd June 2020.

Submissions by 5th May on Photoentry.

If you want more detail on any particular subject please contact Ove at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., who will be more than happy to help.

COVID-19

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Written by David Hastings

Virtual sessions using on-line technologies will be held during this period of Covid-19 restrictions

President's Challenge: Buildings and Structures

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Written by Terry Ottway

The first competition of the Autumn Session is always the judging of the President’s Challenge by the members. This year the theme was “Buildings and Structures”.

The judging took place over two rounds with the members asked to choose their best six images, ranking them from 6 points to 1 point. Following this round of judging, the top six images were identified and these were then judged in a second round, with each member being asked to choose their best three images ranked from 3 points to 1 point. After a very close finish, the image titled “As I Saw It” by Roy Nash was chosen as the winner. The six images making the final are shown below.

As I Saw It (1st)	Tower of London (2nd)	London Eye (3rd)
Manhattan Skyline	Gate to Secret Garden	Barcelona Olympic Stadium

Photoshoot at Mellor Cross, Cobden Moor

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Written by Dave Hastings

Yesterday evening’s photoshoot at Mellor Cross, on Cobden Moor, was not the washout that most suspected.

Just a few of us turned out, optimistic that the weather forecast was to be trusted, and the heavy rain, under even heavier dark grey skies, would begin to clear.

The optimism paid off, and we had blazing sunny spells breaking through dramatic cloudy skies. See the photos below, taken last night.