THURSDAY 4th November
A visit from Gloucester Camera Club
It was almost two years ago that several members of our club made the journey up the A38 to Gloucester where they showed their work to Gloucester Camera Club. March 2020 had been scheduled for a return visit, but the covid-19 pandemic put paid to that and lockdown meant the meeting was cancelled. A new date was set and it was with great pleasure that we were able to welcome the members of Gloucester Camera Club to our recent Zoom meeting.
Dave Whittle opened the evening by saying it was a pity we couldn’t actually meet in person to chat face to face, but a virtual meet was better than nothing at all. He then handed over to Mike Watson who introduced each person in turn.
Kevin Daws was first up and he showed some of the many images he had taken on several safaris in such places as Kenya, Botswana and India. His images of lions, tigers, zebras and elephants certainly gave a feel of the enjoyment he had whilst on these far flung adventures.
Rob Thomas has always taken an interest in photography but didn’t take the hobby seriously until he retired. Almost all the images he showed were taken locally, Westonbirt, Gloucester Cathedral and his back garden featured heavily and all displayed how his interest has grown.
Bob Harding split his presentation into two halves, the first took us on a journey through his original digital cameras starting with a 6 megapixel camera in 2003 through to a 12 megapixel camera in 2008. A short audio visual ‘The Colours of Morocco’ concluded Bob’s presentation.
Mark Kemp’s love of steam trains certainly showed through in the images taken at several meets of his Railway Charter Group. Belonging to such a group enables Mark to ride the train to photogenic locations, jump off to get passing shots and make use of the re-enactors to give each image a story.
Angela Danby took us through her photographic journey from a child to the present day. She entered her first competition at around the age of eight and is still entering her images into competitions and salons now. She entertained us with images of the many ‘visitors’ she gets in her garden.
Dave Houston shared his competition images through the levels of beginner, intermediate and advanced and commented on the remarks given by the judges. He said that ‘giving an image a helping hand with post processing can really improve a shot’ and showed us before and after images to prove his point.
Mike Watson concluded Gloucester’s presentation by talking us through the processes he had made to several of his images. He said he finds that using techniques such as dodging, burning and blending help to make the colours and textures in a photograph stand out more.
Many thanks to all the exhibitors for an entertaining and varied evening.