Meeting 8 November – Roman Germany
A year ago Brian H. went on a tour of 'Roman Germany' and brought back some super images of the sights he saw. From the ancient to the modern, took us through a fascinating glimpse of German life...
Meeting 22 November – Iris Overton Cup
This Tuesday evening we held our annual Black & White competition with the winner being awarded the coveted Iris Overton Memorial Cup .Members submitted a total of 45 mounted black and white prints and we had a very enjoyable evening.
X-Ray Workshop – 26 November
Thanks to our member, William, who is a consultant radiologist, we were invited to an X-Ray Workshop at South Petherton Hospital.Each of us brought everyday objects to x-ray, including shells, cameras, electronic gizmos, tools and other bits and bobs. It's amazing what's inside some of the standard stuff we see and use without thinking about it!
Meeting 13 December – End of Year with Betty’s Mince Pies
In the first part of our meeting we all brought in photos that the club had never seen before and everyone had to guess who the photographer was. Hence 'Spot the Snapper'. This was very entertaining as some members brought in stuff that they had taken 20+ years ago, well before the age of digital. After the break, where we consumed all of the aforementioned mince pies, we viewed an audio-visual presentation put together by Gillian to showcase many of the x-ray images that we took at the workshop we attended in November.
Meeting 10 January – A ‘How To’ Evening With Brian Clarke
Our first meeting of the New Year was one of our regular tutorials with Brian Clarke, this time demonstrating how to use some of the more esoteric facilities of PhotoShop. We had a very stimulating evening being show all about Layers and how PhotoShop can be used to perform miracles on even the most unpromising material.
Meeting 24 January – ‘Shoot A Theme’ Competition
This Tuesday we held our annual 'Shoot a Theme' competition where members compete for a cut-glass trophy. Each member can submit up to three entries, prints or digital images, illustrating a theme nominated by the winner of the previous year's competition. This year the theme was 'Shadows'.