Dr Keith Snell from Keswick Camera Club treated us to his talk entitled “My Restless Lens” which covered a range of genre from  Abstract – patterns and shapes; Portraits and Figurative Art; Wildlife and Landscapes. Keith’s images were taken on several continents and all demonstrated his knowledge of the subject matter and the precision and attention to detail in his approach. Each image was supported by an explanation of the compositional techniques used employing powerful use of leading lines, the rule of thirds and the importance of geometric shapes, especially triangles.

Wildlife images ranged from chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic to a cayman devouring an anaconda in the Panatal region in Brazil, puffins in the Farne Islands and many African birds, all photographed in context.

In the landscape section, Keith demonstrated the simple, but not necessarily easy art of careful and controlled intentional camera movements to create pleasing, impressionistic type images.

Whilst the images alone were a feast to enjoy, the accompanying narrative delivered in an enthusiastic and engaging style took the overall experience to another level and members will have taken away many ideas and techniques to practice and develop.