Next Meeting
Martin Keene from the
Press
Association gave us a good show with some great press photography.
He had at his disposal pictures from a number of top quality press
photographers and he was able to give us some background information
about them. He showed how cameras were concealed around Westminster
Abbey for the Royal Wedding in order to get the views that nobody else
could see. There were also some stunning pictures fom the China
Olympics. Special thanks should go to member Peter Beardow who arranged
the evening for us.
This Month Wednesday 21st December Competition and Christmas Social
I trust you have all been working hard on your
Decisive
Moment prints. The subject had me puzzled for a while but I have
finally made a decision. It remains to be seen if the judge thinks my
idea (or yours) fits the bill. You can enter up to two mounted prints of
any size which fit the title of "The Decisive Moment". The judge, Martin
Faiers
, will be asked to chose the best three prints that fit the title. We
will ask him to be fairly flexible to give everyone a chance. Remember
he is looking for the best picture, not the best interpretation of the
title. The Society members will vote to choose the winner from the best
three. The winner will get to keep the Hammond Trophy for a year. The
Hammond Trophy was made by former member Mike Hammond and it is in the
shape of a Hasselblad made of glass.
Following the competition we will have our Christmas social. Members
can bring along a guest to join us and the competition winner will be
expected to foot the bill. Just in case he doesn't, it's probably a good
idea to bring some food and drink with you.
Coming up
In January we have Stuart Pickford with a slide show called From Jazz to
Calypso
.
In February there will be a model session in the main hall.
In March we have the return of Ann Smith with some digital infra red
and still life.
Membership Drive
We have had a good year in the Society with a number of top quality
speakers as well as talks from several of our own members. Like everyone
else we are feeling the pinch financially so I would like to encourage
every member to introduce some new members in to the Society. A few
extra subscriptions would help us to maintain the standard of speaker we
have had in the past. Without a little extra income you may have to
listen to me droning on again about some technical stuff you are really
not interested in. You have been warned.
