| What | Members Evening |
| When |
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
7:30pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
The Angel Hotel Function Room (map)
47 High Street
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7AQ The Function Room is located on the first floor at the hotel. It can be accesssed either through the front entrance and up the stairs by the bar or through the rear courtyard where there is a set of metal stairs on the left hand side. |
| Other Info | Presentation on cleaning a DSLR sensor and a short talk of Trail Cameras and using CCTV. Also the opportunity for members to show their work and seek feedback |
Category Archives: Club Nights
Christmas Dinner – December 13th 2022
Members met at The Angel Hotel for their Christmas Dinner and enjoyed good food, wine and company. With everyone being “off duty” and no-one bringing along their SLRs, it was down to the serving staff to take some pictures on a mobile phone to record the event.
We now have a break to recharge the batteries and meet again on Tuesday 10th January 2023 for a Members Evening.
Merry Christmas
Christmas Dinner (Note \”B\”) – The Angel Hotel – 13/12/22
| What | Christmas Dinner (Note "B") |
| When |
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
7:00pm
-
All Ages
|
| Where |
The Angel Hotel (map)
47 High Street
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7AQ |
| Other Info | Our annual Christmas get together for dinner at The Angel hotel. Meet at 7 pm for drinks and sit down for dinner at 7.30 pm Deadline for battle entries for the four way battle in January with Swindon PS, Cirencester and Highworth Camera Clubs which is hosted by Swindon PS. |
Competition Evening #2 – November 29th 2022
Our second competition of the season included an Open section and a themed section of “Shadows”. It was very competently judged by Peter Orr ARPS who gave detailed and constructive feedback on the images and also added background information, particularly for the wildlife images on show. Both sections attracted a healthy number of entries with widely differing interpretations of the subject matter. Prints were judged first and a digital projection of each print was used for the first time. This enabled the audience to have a better view of the print content but it was the physical mounted print that was being judged.
The winning print entries were as follows:
– Open Prints “Stag” by Nigel Walkley
Prints Open “Stag”
– Shadows Prints “Shining example” by Nigel Walkley
Prints Shadows “Shining example”
After a short break, the projected images were judged and the winning entries were as follows:
– Open DPI “Rust in pieces” by Dave Bound
Open Prints “Rust in pieces”
– Shadows DPI “Colourful shadows” by Peter Hodgson
Shadows DPI “Colourful Shadows”
This concludes our formal programme and the final activity of the year will be the Christmas Dinner on December 13th which will be held at The Angel Hotel. It only remains to wish our Club and Facebook members Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year.
Competition Evening #2 – \\\”Open\\\” & \\\”Shadows\\\” – The Angel Hotel Function Room – 29/11/22
| What | Competition Evening #2 - "Open" & "Shadows" |
| When |
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
7:30pm
-
All Ages
|
| Where |
The Angel Hotel Function Room (map)
47 High Street
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7AQ The Function Room is located on the first floor at the hotel. It can be accesssed either through the front entrance and up the stairs by the bar or through the rear courtyard where there is a set of metal stairs on the left hand side. |
| Other Info | The second of four competition rounds that contributes towards the award of the Mayor's cups for prints and projected images |
Presentation “My Portraiture Journey” – November 15th 2022
Terry Walters from Swindon Photographic Society gave an inspiring talk on his journey in portraiture photography with over 140 images of his work. Starting from Club photography sessions with models, he moved onto working with both amateur and professional models in a variety of locations including disused warehouses, ruined castles, reenactment events to beaches. His competitive nature and quest for different or unusual images takes him off the beaten track to find them and his work has gained wide recognition with just under 900 images accepted in international exhibitions gaining EFIAP, EPSA and BPE2 accreditation.
A variety of lighting set ups were covered ranging from natural light in both indoor and outdoor settings through to stroboscopic lighting to achieve the desired effects against challenging backgrounds. Guidelines and protocols for working with models were outlined along with the pros and cons of working with amateur v professional models and also being able to handle unexpected moments which were the subject of several anecdotes.
When Terry arranges a model shoot he takes along his “props box” which provides a never ending range of items to adorn the models and create the exact image that he is looking for. Props ranged from clothing items, smoke grenades and imitation firearms to name but a few.
A selection of prints were displayed during the interval which members could examine up close and fully appreciate their quality.
Presentation \\\”My Portraiture Journey\\\” by Terry Walters (Note\\\”A\\\”) – The Angel Hotel Function Room – 15/11/22
Terry, who is a member of the Swindon Photographic Society, will describe his approach to portraiture and explain how this has developed
| What | Presentation "My Portraiture Journey" by Terry Walters (Note"A") |
| When |
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
7:30pm
-
All Ages
|
| Where |
The Angel Hotel Function Room (map)
47 High Street
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7AQ The Function Room is located on the first floor at the hotel. It can be accesssed either through the front entrance and up the stairs by the bar or through the rear courtyard where there is a set of metal stairs on the left hand side. |
| Other Info | A presentation by Terry Walters which describes the steps he has taken to develop and progress his skills at taking portraits. Please note this presentation contains some nude images. |
DPIC Evening – November 1st 2022
The slideshow produced by the Western Counties Photographic Federation of the top entries into their 2022 annual digital projected images competition was viewed and featured entries from the top 10 clubs across the region and the overall winning entries. Over 100 images were viewed spanning many photographic genres and as expected the quality of images was impressive with many having been taken around the globe in some exotic locations.
The travel theme was continued after the interval when we viewed a recorded lecture by Sue O’Connell entitled “Travels in Mongolia”. This described the visits Sue and her husband made to the Altay mountains in the far west of the country, where they spent time with the eagle hunters and attended the annual Eagle Hunting Festival, followed by travelling to the Gobi desert in the south. Over the 45 minutes Sue gave a great insight into the main characteristics of Mongolian culture, their way of life, cuisine, customs and particularly the strong relationship and mutual dependence upon their livestock to survive the very harsh and unforgiving environment.
WCPF DPIC 2022 – The Angel Hotel Function Room – 01/11/22
| What | WCPF DPIC 2022 |
| When |
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
7:30pm
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All Ages
|
| Where |
The Angel Hotel Function Room (map)
47 High Street
Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7AQ The Function Room is located on the first floor at the hotel. It can be accesssed either through the front entrance and up the stairs by the bar or through the rear courtyard where there is a set of metal stairs on the left hand side. |
| Other Info | A viewing of the digital projected images submitted to this years annual competition in the Western Counties Photographic Federation. This usually comprises a collection of inspiring images and makes for an enjoyable evening |
Macrophotography Practical Evening – October 18th 2022
Our much awaited and eagerly anticipated practical evening attracted a great response from the membership and also a number of visitors. Four tables were set up in the room on which a wide variety of displays were evident ranging from autumn leaves, flowers, conkers, acorns, office equipment items, fixings, a model bus and figures and even a ladybird. Lighting accessories included on and off-camera flash units, led lights of various shapes, sizes and output to small led lights in situ in a studio light box. Each table had a supervisor to assist people to experiment with camera settings, take images and answer any questions that arose.
People were able to circulate around the displays and explore different lighting approaches, coloured backdrops and even rearranging the displays in some cases. Conversations were struck up on the equipment and techniques being used as well as comparing images taken.
The limited depth of field in macrophotography is one of the major challenges and the evening concluded with a short presentation on using the photo stacking facility in Photoshop to show the results that can be achieved with sufficient patience and computing power to process multiple images. Hopefully a few attendees will have been inspired to explore this area of photography further.
