Roger introduced the meeting with a few notices. “The World of Denis Thorpe” Exhibition We are mounting another exhibition of Denis Thorpe’s superb monochrome prints from 17th to 27th March at the Café Adventure in Hope. Social Media At last month’s AGM, Zoe Sampson kindly offered to serve as our ‘social media officer’. Les Nixon It is with great sadness that we’ve learned that Les Nixon – formerly a long-standing member of our Society – passed away on 17th February. His funeral will take place at 2pm on 20th March. RIP Les.
The guest presenters for the evening were both Sheffield based photographers, Phil Smith and Mark Tomlinson.
“A Project-based Approach to Photography“ Phil introduced his photography by talking about his “Projects” which embrace a variety of topics. Street Portrait was one of his favourites but we were also treated to images from several others; Protests, Smoking, Scruffy Dogs, Shadowlands & Seaside Decline to name but a few. Phil introduced his photography by talking about his “Projects” which embraced a variety of topics. The spectacular images of the rocks known as the “Wheels” gave him the chance to introduce an app he finds very useful. Photo Ephemeris helps you plan outdoor photography in natural light. According to the website “it’s a map-based Sun, Moon, and Milky Way calculator”. Sunrise or sunset from a particular location can be planned with perfect precision as you can see at what compass bearing the sun will be, given a specific location and time. The second app Phil recommended was Ventusky, an application that allows a display of the development of pressure, wind, cloud cover, precipitation, and temperature at a chosen location. Phil uses the app to see what cloud cover will be like from a particular view and even what height the cloud might be thus making sunrise photos a little less hit and miss. The photographs below represent a tiny fraction of the variety of images that Phil has produced and to see more it would be worthwhile visiting his Instagram or Facebook pages.
Mark Tomlinson was our second presenter following a short refreshment interval. The theme was “Dark Satanic Mills“ Mark has been involved with the production of steel throughout his career and had many stunning images to show us from the heart of the foundry, starting with an explanation of how steel came to be at the centre of Sheffield’s history from the need to produce millstones through the production of scythes and the part that rock, river and lime played in the development of the industry. Mark was at Sheffield Forgemasters when he was asked by his boss to take a photograph to enter into a prestigious industry competition. Winning 1st place not only pleased the boss but lead to Mark being asked in subsequent years to take further photographs. He obliged and won the competition twice more! Not only did the success benefit the company but Mark found he could take photographs in parts of the foundry that would be off limits if he was not an employee. This did lead to one camera being melted but fortunately it was a company one not his own! Images of the sparks flying, molten metal being poured and a colossal press were enthralling as were the three audio visual shows Mark included in his presentation. He also explained that although some processes have been automated, there is still a huge amount of human judgement required to produce the quality products for which Sheffield is still renowned.
You can see many more of images and the much wider diversity of Marks photos at Sheffield Photo Society Members Gallery.
Roger thanked both Phil and Mark for a fantastic evening warmly appreciated by all the members and guests.
Next meeting April 10th when two of our members, Ian Stanyon and Steve Elliot will be our presenters.
Present Keith Brown, Ann Smith, Roger Moore, John Sampson, Joan Clough, Sheila Reynolds, Sheila Woodhouse, Hazel Watson, Axel Chapman, Jim Swithenbank, Nick Chalkley, Ian Stanyon, Zoe Sampson, Margaret Drabble, Ian Holmes, Jeanette Holmes. Alison Johnston Apologies Paul Hatt, Jason Deitch, Karen Frenkel, Wayne Hallam, Mike & Judy Smith, John Loveless, Ray Fowler, The meeting began with a welcome from Keith. Margaret acted as minute secretary in the absence of Paul. The Minutes from the 2024 AGM were all approved and no matters arising. Chairs Report 2024 – Ann Smith It has been a lovely year with CHVPS sharing with like-minded people, ideas, images and laughter. A great year of evenings and outings from Underground Sheffield to “Dental Devices”, VIA USA, Africa and more. Thank you to all members who have contributed in 2024 in so many different ways. Sharing images, supporting the coffee morning, setting up (and dismantling) the 2024 exhibition 3 times! Organising the “none” Christmas meal, making teas, coffees and washing up, working back stage on the committee, encouraging and appreciating those from with in and external lecturers who have shared images and dream with us this year; compiling the Yearbook and entering the exhibition. I am not going to go into detail of all the events and evenings we have enjoyed this year. I will try and summarize but it is hard and I don’t want to miss anyone or images out. So a quick dash through 2024 – I hope sparks some memories and inspires you once again! Great images from members shared at the December meeting with titles covering the variety of interests from members. “Weekend in the Lakes”, “A Year in Brough”, “Animal Trails”, “Sunday In The City”, “Dating Sites” (as never seen before!) and “A bit of this and a bit of that”. Thank you Steve, Joan, Judy, Robert, Alison and Keith. The 2024 General and Themed Exhibition “Man at Work” was well received with members enjoying a different way of evaluating the images entered with input from the floor. We now have “trophies” for all four top images – Catherine Cup – Best Colour Image; Denis Thorpe Best Black and White; wooden bowls for Best General and Best themed – thank you Paul for making these for us. Thanks must go to our external contributors: Erica Oram – “A bit of this and a bit of that” inspired all those present. Joe and Amy Dalton from Aston Hall Farm in Aston, shared life on the farm with us. Great to see somewhere familiar to many present from a different view. Also great to see Amy’s keen eye for composition. Malcolm Imhoff took us over mountains all over the world in his AV Evening. Ashley Franklin “The wider world of photography” looked at the interesting history of style, impact of portraits, fashion, war and the press on photography. Meanwhile back by popular demand we held the now annual Scavenger Hunt in May. Members set off to explore Castleton for the evening while taking 5 images on this year’s theme, Circles. Meeting back at base to share their finds and drink tea! Congratulations to Zoe who won the members’ vote. Zoe and John Sampson took us along with them on a trip down the “Chobe River of Dreams” showing their passion for Africa, animal (especially elephants, John!) and photography – great to share with you. Paul Hatt’s interpretation of “Kinder Mass Trespass” had great landscapes and lots of interesting history thrown in. Wayne Hallam’s “Brace Yourself” images along with explanations of designing and creating braces, dentures and other dental devices! A great evening all round. In the Autumn, we held a Coffee Morning in the Old School, Hope to raise funds for the Club. I admit myself and other committee member (who will remain nameless) did mutter along the line of “why on this lovely sunny Autumn day, ideal for some image catching, are we inside with no one having turned up?” I turned my back for a minute, turning back to find the magic house had arrived, with people piling in to enjoy cake, coffee and to check out the 2024 image exhibition. It was a great result, thank you one and all who helped set up, made cakes, donated raffle prizes and spent money! The ”none” Christmas meal was another highlight of the year presenting no pressures to the committee to come up with a photo quiz – I am saying nothing! It was a lovely evening. If you would like to see more details of 2024 please buy a copy of the Yearbook to see the report in full! Thank you Roger, for once again preparing and organising this. It has been a busy year all round and once again I couldn’t do the job of chairman without the back up and support of all the committee members. Thank you Paul, John, Roger, Keith, Ian and Margaret. I may take a rest from the chair and have a lie down in 2024”! Keith thanked Ann for her second year as Chair – it has been a really good year. Finance – John Sampson, Treasurer The balance sheets were shown on the screen, although copies of the accounts had been sent out previously by email. The m ain points of interest between 2023 and 2024 were outlined. We had spent £51 more last year than in 2023. The main reason for this was the purchase of carry bags for the exhibition display stands. These cost £460.00 in total. Thank you very much to Ian S for organising these with Alpkit, and also for the grant of £250 from the local councillors; therefore we have spent just over £200.00. We made a bit more on subscriptions and also from fund raising events – the meal and coffee morning. The Yearbook broke even – thanks once again to Roger for all his work on producing this. Keith had done an estimated budget for the visiting speakers for 2025 – although the estimate might be slightly more, we still have money to spare. The insurance went up by £25.00 but all in all, 2024 was run on an even keel. Assets –The only change was the purchase of the storage bags. We have kept the insurance the same and everything else is unchanged. Budget forecast this should be up in 2025. There will be a £5.00 per meeting additional charge for the hire of the hall which was reasonable. We have some good speakers arranged for 2025 – especially Alex Hyde in December. Coffee Morning, Social Meal and the Denis Thorpe photo exhibition all help to raise income. We don’t plan any major purchases for 2025. We will cancel the annual Zoom subscription of £160.00. We used Zoom a lot in 2020/21 in the Covid Pandemic, but we have not used this since. Subscriptions these will remain the same as last year – £35 per person, and for spouses/partners the cost will remain £25.00. There were no objections! There were no questions and John was thanked by Keith for a great job on the accounts. He also thanked Ian for all his input on the storage bags – these are kept in the Sacristy at St. Peter’s Church, Hope (free of charge in exchange for putting up the photo display in Wakes Week) these will really protect the boards and stands for the exhibitions. Keith also thanked John for securing the grant for the bags. Election of Officers Notification went out before the meeting; and in his absence, Keith said Paul had not received any other nominations. The President, Ray Fowler, who couldn’t be at the meeting, asked Keith to inform us all that, due to his health condition, he wished to stand down as President of the Society. He is unable to attend meetings and feels that he is unable to contribute to the society in the way he used to. He has been delighted to see the Society grow and achieve the vision that he and Peter Harrison had when they started the Society over 20 years ago. He is now happy to hand over the reins into very capable hands, all being well, for the next 20 years! Thank you, Ray for all your contributions over the years. Margaret would send a Thank you card to Ray. Keith had been nominated President, and was very happy and delighted to take over this role. The Chair, Ann, is standing down after two years in office. Roger is the new Chair – he is delighted to do this, as his last session as Chair was during lockdown in 2020/21. Paul will remain as Secretary. Keith with assistance from Margaret will remain Programme Secretaries. Ian Stanyon volunteered (after the AGM) to be Vice Chair – we are very grateful for this. Thank you. John Sampson is still willing to be Treasurer. Ian Stanyon and Margaret are prepared to continue on committee. All these nominations were proposed en bloc. Thank you all. There are non-committee positions – namely Paul Hatt is the Webmaster and does an excellent job. Zoe Sampson volunteered to be Social Media Secretary The position of Archivist is still vacant if anyone wants to take this on. Refreshments are provided by Margaret and Nick (check this) Roger is happy to continue preparing and producing the Yearbook. Keith and Margaret to continue as Social Secretaries/ Programme arrangers. Gordon Hopewell is happy to continue as Auditor. AOB Margaret went through the programme for 2025 – copies would be available for the March meeting. We have some good evenings planned, with several external speakers, especially Alex Hyde in December. With Zoe’s assistance, we would try and promote the special evenings via Parish News, posters etc. Hopefully this would also encourage people to join the Society. There was no other business and awards and certificates ,for the 2024 Exhibition, were presented as follows:
General Category 1st – John Sampson – “Mother & Child” 2nd – Steve Elliott – “Bolts Over Blue” 3rd – John Sampson – “Clash of The Giants” Commended – Keith Brown – “In Prayer” Commended – Alison Johnston – “Serenity” Commended – Zoe Sampson – “Branch Manager”
Theme 1st – Steve Elliott – “Framing the Fog” 2nd – Keith Brown – “Curious Seagull” 3rd – Margaret Drabble – “Sit” Commended – Alison Johnston – “Concentration” Commended – David Allwood – “Danish Royal Life Guards” Commended – Ann Smith – “Man, Dog and Sheep at Work”
Denis Thorpe Trophy – John Sampson – “Mother & Child”
Catherine Cup – Steve Elliott – “Bolts Over Blue”
Following the presentations (and a cuppa) Roger entertained the members with “Just Scapes”
The final meeting of the year and we had the extra treat of mince pies provided by Zoe Sampson at the interval. As there were no notices Ann was able to get the meeting underway immediately. This month was a chance for club members to show what they have been up to in a session called “Beat the Clock”. Six members took up the challenge: – Alison Johnson, Joan Clough, Steve Elliott, Robert Nicklin, Keith Brown, Judy Smith. Each presenter was allowed to show as many photos, (or as few) as they wanted but they had to make sure that they beat the 10 minute clock.
Alison Johnson showed us a range of photos from her visits to a variety of locations as far spread as Cornwall and Australia. The title of the presentation “A bit of this and that” gave us only a hint of the variety and quality of her photos. Beautiful landscapes of both the Cairngorms and Cornwall were interspersed with wonderful photos of birds, squirrels and dolphins. Slightly nearer to home were some scenes from the Quarry Bank mill and also the Hope show. The spectacular Sydney harbour bridge and the opera house were followed by the wonderfully named Tasmanian Devil.
Joan Clough gave us photos from “A Year in Brough” which included the terrible damage caused by the floods and the excellent efforts that went into rebuilding the Brook wall and adjacent road. Beautiful snow scenes and a stunning sunrise, reminded us that sometimes we don’t need to venture far from our own doors if the conditions are right.
Steve Elliott chose the weekend he spent in the Lake District during which he was blessed with the most wonderful weather for photography. Loughrigg tarn, Elterwater, Ullswater and Rydal Water were all photographed in the perfect calm that allowed stunning reflections of mountains and sky. Glimpses of the Langdale Pikes and Honister pass were also captured in near perfect conditions as was the much photographed Slaters Bridge and a gorgeous sunrise over the Brathey river.
Robert Nicklin explained to the many uninitiated, the basics of dating sites and the kind of photos that are commonly posted. He had taken the trouble not only to do the research but then chose to stage photos of himself in many of the stereotypical poses that he had frequently seen. The audience were not only amused but entertained and a little in awe of the time and trouble Robert had taken in acquiring and arranging the props for some quite tricky and well posed portrait shots.
After the break for a mince pie and a hot drink it was time for Keith Brown to give us his presentation titled “Sunday in the City”. This was a visit by Keith and Sam around various haunts including a bank in which Keith once worked, which is now a rather unique venue to dine. Keith was particularly impressed with the vault door preserved as part of the toilets! Apart from St Pauls they also saw the emblem of the Worshipful Company Of Goldsmiths and the wonderful views from the tower block where Sam works.
Last but by no means least was Judy Smith and “Animal Trails”. Judy has been hunting out the artistic interpretation of the many animals used to entertain the public and also to raise money for local organisations. Her presentation began with the “Bears” in Leeds that raised £100,000 for the hospital. Judy then showed us the frogs of Stockport and pointed out that the maps you buy to locate the animal art dont always make it very easy. Her third set of photos were the sheep in Newcastle which raised £193,000 for the hospice. Last of all came the photos of the Buxton snowdogs of which there were twelve, all raising money for Blythe House.
Thankyou to all six members for a great evening and we’ll see you all in January.
The evening began with a few reminders :- Please collect your exhibition prints if you haven’t already done so (Keith has them); Castleton Christmas lights are on from 16/11/24; Your committee has decorated a tree for the St Edmunds xmas tree festival which also begins on the 16th; Our autumn meal is Thursday 21/11/24 7:30pm; The January meeting will, like last year be a theme of “Winter” but by ten members rather than the committee (contact Keith if your willing to present).
The main event for the evening was the collaborative work of Joe and Amy Dalton from Aston Hall Farm who delighted us with both a video (helped by Eric Willoughby) and a presentation. Joe gave us an introduction to the farm and the six generations of the family and also explained a little about the size and diversity of the land. Those of you that know the area will have some idea of the scope, from meadows in the Hope valley to the heights of Win Hill as well as the various water courses, streams and woodland that constitute a mixed farm. Of course the livestock is a very important element both to the farm and the presentation but cute was possibly not something we expected until we saw the wonderful photos that Amy included.
Many thanks Joe and Amy for a memorable and very enjoyable evening and we will hope to see you back in the coming year with some more insights into what farming in the Hope Valley is like. (Maybe even a few more photos showing that the sun doesn’t shine all the time.)
Anne introduced the evening with a thankyou to Margaret Drabble for an excellent coffee morning at the old school in Hope (£138 to club funds). Appreciation for the members that put up the exhibition photos on the previous day and also helped with the morning and clearing everything away afterwards. A reminder that Margaret needs to know who is coming to the autumn meal on November 23rd at Castleton village hall (£18). Further thanks went to Ian Stanyon for the work he has done to source covers for the exhibition boards and the clips to replace the fragile perspex ones.
During the course of the evening several members had heard about the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights and there is an app that will keep you up to date on the possibility (My Aurora Forecast & Alerts). Little did we expect to miss them whilst in our meeting! There is another celestial photographic opportunity on October 17th when the “Hunters Moon” is hopefully going to appear. The presentation for the evening was by Zoe and John Sampson with the title of “Chobe River of Dreams
As John was suffering with a throat infection Zoe was the narrator for the evening which she did with great style. As she explained, John had wanted to see the Chobe from the photographers viewpoint for a long time. They booked a trip with Pangolin Photographic Safaris which seemed to fulfil their hopes and desires (possibly fulfilling Johns dreams). The Linyati river becomes the Chobe forming the north eastern border of the Chobe National Park in Botswana.
It was very difficult for Zoe and John to compress hundreds of photos into an evening presentation but it must be said that the quality and variety of their photography held us all spellbound. Many details were given of the location, the journey, the hotel, the boats and numerous cameras and lenses. Suffice it to say that it was detailed and enlightening. However, what many of the members wanted to see was the wildlife and we were not dissapointed.
Exceptional photos of a huge diversity of animals in a range of settings showed what an amazing experience they had had. On this webpage we cannot show or even list the range of wild life shown but her is a small selection to give you a flavour of a great evening.
It must be said that Elephants were a frequent subject for the presentation and they did admit to a particular fondness for “Elly”. There were some very scary shots of Hippos getting rather too close along with crocodiles and lions. A dazzling array of birds were also featured, the fish eagle being the largest (I think) and the smallest were the bee eaters and kingfishers. The impala, kudu and giraffes looked majestic whilst the buffalo and baboon were suitably content.
Many thanks Zoe and John for all the hours reviewing photos and putting them into a presentation , it was a wonderful evening.
Ann introduced the meeting with a reminder that we have a coffee morning on Saturday September 28th from 10am at the old school in Hope (raffle prize donations to Margaret Drabble). Secondly the members were offered the new and beautifully photographed 2025 calendar from Steve Elliot for £10. Ann also mentioned the Canadian photographer, Debra Garside who recently visited her fathers birthplace of Hayfield and asked for a guide to the area. Ann and Paul accompanied Debra for a lovely stroll up through Hayfield, past Kinder reservoir and on up to the “downfall”. Debra left us with her book, as well as some Maple Cookies, which we will raffle for club funds.
The presenter for the evening was Malcolm Imhoff FRPS FACI(M) AV-EFIAP who gave us an “An Audio Visual Journey” and what a journey! Malcolm is an audio visual expert with decades of experience and is also a very accomplished mountaineer as was soon evident. It is not possible on this website, to do any kind of justice to the variety and professionalism of his presentation. The quality of photography, the choice of music and breadth of subjects tackled was wonderful.
Malcolm and his wife loved the Lake District and “Love will remain”, which was the penultimate AV of the evening was in memory of the many happy holidays they spent there prior to her demise. Mountains figured in many of the AV shows as they have been an important and absorbing part of the “journey” Malcolm has taken in his life so far. The Lake District, Wales, Scotland and Ireland all featured in one or another of the presentations. However Malcolm is a very accomplished mountaineer with over twenty 4000ft Alpine summits completed. Breath-taking snow covered peaks in the Swiss alps were accompanied by thoughtful soundtracks to make an absorbing AV.
The images presented below will give you a hint as to the professionalism and enthusiasm required to put on such an entertaining evening. It was also evident that expeditions to a wide range of places feature in Malcolm’s experience, with trips to Venice, Nepal, France and Japan also being included in the evenings presentations.
It would be great to see Malcolm back with us in the future if he is not too busy on his home territory down in the midlands or on adventures much further afield!
And finally… I couldn’t finish this page without a last reference to our Canadian visitor (further images at debragarside.com) shown below collecting her award and also being “entertained” by the clubs valiant chair.
Ann introduced the meeting with a reminder that our annual photographic exhibition is now in Bradwell Church until Sunday August 11th when it will be dismantled and stored. Thanks go to the members that moved the equipment to Bradwell and put up the prints.
The main event of the evening was the return of Erica Oram CPAGB AFAIP BPE3 who was giving the members her latest presentation:- “A Bit Of This, A Bit Of That and The Other”. As you can see from the photos, Erica brought along a number of her prints to help illustrate the style of photography that she prefers. The main point was that the more conventional competition photos, those that please the judges, are not of great interest as far as Erica is concerned. To highlight the kind of photo that excites her, the opening photo onscreen was of a storm drain that is part of the Victorian system under Sheffield
Many of the members were enthralled by the prospect of an underground tour and Erica advised that we would need to be online when the next slot was available as they get booked up very quickly. The photos in the tunnels showed fascinating patterns of light shinning of the wet bricks or the water. Following on from the intriguing underground photos came a series of candid shots of people and dogs, lots of dogs! Whether visiting Lisbon, Prestatyn, Cleethorpes or Rhyll, the photos showed people at leisure, walking, chatting, crabbing or simply sitting. Nothing was posed and usually Erica is shooting “from the hip” so that both the young and the not so young didn’t notice the photographer.
After the break a cuppa and chat Erica went on to the second half of her talk which featured some wild seas, misty mountains and some great shots of people at a very muddy scrambling event.
Thankyou Erica for a great evening and we hope to see members at the next meeting
September 12th – Visiting Speaker – Malcolm Imhoff FRPS FACI(M) Audio visual show
This month we had hoped to feature members photography questions and their solutions. However, as there were too few questions submitted some of the members volunteered to present a topic of their choosing.
Ann introduced the theme of this months meeting and also thanked Margaret for organising a very successful outing to the Bugsworth canal basin (and pub). Thanks were also extended to the “team” that put the exhibition up at Hope church and of course, moved it back into storage prior to the next occasion at Bradwell church. The first presenter for the evening was Ian who explained how to transfer photos from camera to laptop or tablet. This was in response to a question from a member and was dealt with using Google photos as one example of an easy way to simplify the task. Ian also tackled the issue of sizing prints and mounting them for our exhibition, showing several formats and giving hints on how to make the process as simple as possible.
The second speaker of the evening was Wayne who explained how he used Photoshop to great effect when enhancing images. Amongst the numerous examples and techniques Wayne showed us were three that he had created for previous exhibition entries.
Following a tea break and accompanying biscuit or two the members re-assembled for 3 more presentations with the titles of; Depth of Field, Macro Photography and Making the Most of It.
A short presentation on Depth of Field from Paul. Introducing the idea that members that almost always use the camera on “Auto” might try Aperture Priority to try photographs with a large aperture and hence a narrow depth of field.
Mike showed a number of Macro Images taken on a trip to Bulgaria with Judy. The photos almost all utilised a narrow depth of field to help emphasise some great images of insects. Spending so long on your knees in wet grass at the crack of dawn certainly deserved the reward of the stunning photos Mike had to show us all.
Keith closed the evening with a presentation of photos taken on a trip to Switzerland. Despite the tourist board showing many photos of blue skies over the Alpine peaks, the weather on the trip was rather different. Snow and mist featured extensively hence the title “Making The Most Of It”. A particular view of the Matterhorn involved waiting for half an hour and hoping that the cloud might lift from the peak.
This meeting was all about the annual exhibition and for the first time all the exhibition prints were on display so that members could vote for their favourites. As well as a popular vote the club had the pleasure of welcoming Erica Oram from the Sheffield Photographic Society once more. Erica agreed to appraise the prints submitted by members and provide some helpful feedback on their good points whilst indicating possible ways that they could be improved. She also pointed out her own favourites which allowed the club to award the Catherine Cup and the Dennis Thorpe Trophy.
(Results of the vote and the prints that Erica thought were exceptional to follow shortly.)
The exhibition always has a general category so that members can exhibit their favourite photo taken in the previous 12 months and a category that provides a bit of a challenge. The theme for this exhibition was “Man at work”.
General Category
Bolt over BlueAfterglow at Penmon PointIn PrayerWaxwingKinder TwilightWindy MillerClouds Over UllswaterSerenityLong Tailed DuckHeading Off-PisteStreet SellerPeakshole WaterSymmetryMorning RunMother and ChildClash of the Giants
Theme “Man at Work”
Finn gets a trimMine’s a pintSitCurious seagullFishermanDanish Royal Life GuardsTurningChecking the planeVolunteer at workConcentrationThai silk weavingGetting readyMan, Dog and Ma at home at workFraming the fogSawdust
General Theme in order of popularity
Theme “Man at Work” in order of popularity
Mother and Child – John Sampson
Framing the Fog – Stephen Elliott
Bolts Over Blue – Stephen Elliott
Curious Seagull – Keith Brown
Clash of the Giants – John Sampson
Sit! – Margaret Drabble
In Prayer – Keith Brown
Concentration – Alison Johnson
Serenity – Alison Johnson
Danish Royal Lifeguards – David Allwood
Branch Manager – Zoe Sampson
Man, Dog & Sheep – Ann Smith
The exhibition is on display at Hope Church until Friday 28th June
Our chair Ann Smith explained the purpose of this months meeting which was in part to collect entries for the annual exhibition and secondly to take part in a photography activity which is refered to as the “Scavenger Hunt”. The exhibition will be appraised at the next meeting in June by Erica Oram CPAGB. AFAIP BPE 3 and all the members attending will get the opportunity to vote for their favourite photo. Erica will award the Catherine Cup and the Dennis Thorpe Trophy for the best colour and monochrome image.
For the Scavenger hunt Ann explained that each participant had to take 5 photos on the theme of “Circles”. Everyone had to be back within 45 minutes and hand in their photos after which we all had a well deserved cuppa. After the break each set of photos was displayed on the screen and after several times through, a simple vote was taken in which each member nominated the set of photos that they thought were the best.
Congratulations to Zoe Sampson who won the members vote
The five images above by Zoe Sampson won the vote for the best set of photos
