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WCC NEWS
Worcestershire Camera Club
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Header image by Nigel Hooton LRPS
This Week - Tuesday
Contents
It’s time for the needle match that Please let Clive know if you have
is the WCC Annual Nature Compe- work to show, either as prints or
This Week’s Programme
tition with judge Terry Bickley PDI. (NB The print stand will be
Club Exhibitions
DPAGB AFIAP BPE3*. 7.30 pm start. there only if requested ).
Members’ News
It’s also the final hand-in to John We’ll be sharing some beautiful
Burrows for your MidPhot entries.
and stimulating photography that
we’ve discovered, too.
Club Activities
Photographic Cases
Diary/Out and About
Competitions & Exhibitions
These include:
Around the Web
One set with examples of multi-
PAGB/MCPF News
layered ‘found’ images that are
Commercial
visually arresting and meant to
Next Week
stimulate us to question our notions of familiarity.
Unprotected by Tessa Mills FRPS
Contemporary Group
Another photographer offers photographs taken on the street
We’ll be continuing our exploration about which he says: ''In this seof images from WCC members on a ries, I regard an impending spectavariety of themes, topics and work cle as an aggregate of figures. New to You?
in progress.
When I have found my place, I wait If you’ve not been to a CPG session,
for the moment when each figure come along; find out more, it’s
Contemporary Group
will harmonise beautifully.''
sights and surprises. Everyone is
The WCC Contemporary Photografour
short
photo-essays welcome.
phy Group meets as usual on
Plus
Thursday, 5th February, at 7.30pm
about people who live at the bor-
at Claines Royal British Legion,
derlands of Europe.
Tessa and Clive
[email protected]
Cornmeadow Lane, Worcester. aggregate of figures. When I have
found
always full of good humour, in-
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Club Exhibitions
Douglas says:The private viewing on Saturday
evening at Barbourne was well
supported, with about 45 people
attending, and significantly more
than half were guests invited by
club members. The evening was
very successful and the prints
liked by all.
Before the event we learned that
two people had asked about
buying prints on the evening and
interest was expressed in three so no sales yet, but will any author who does sell a print please
let me know.
I would like to thank Anne Burrows who came along to make
sure that everyone was kept in
the right frame of mind with a
full glass of wine in the hand.
Douglas
And more…
Following last week’s feature,
Roger P tells me he also sold a
pic at Malvern Hills Science Park,
so that would seem to have been
a great success!
Picture panels by Clive Haynes FRPS
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Members’ News
Wintry
Les Bailey sends this chilly trio of New
Year’s Day images, explaining “This
group ran into the sea at Grève beach on
Jersey, and ran out again pretty quickly only the ‘tubby’ guy stayed in more than
a couple of minutes!”
A touch of Spring
Ewan Drackley says:Those of you who like snowdrops might be
interested to know the early snowdrops are
now coming out at the Painswick Rococo
Garden Gloucestershire. (Ewan’s images, left)
Had a relaxing ride there last weekend.
Their coffee shop also has great chocolate
cake… bang goes the diet…
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Club Activities
We had a very interesting evening last week which included
the London Camera Exchange’s session introducing a range of
equipment including the Lytro latest offering, the ILLUM,
which generated lots of interest among members, as John
Burrows’ photos demonstrate! (Here’s an example of use…)
James Finch of Intro2020 offered a £100 discount for members
on sales of the Lytro resulting from tonight’s presentation: if
you wish to take advantage of this offer, contact Gareth at
London Camera Exchange, Worcester, or email James quoting
Gareth with Bob F.
the offer and confirming your membership of WCC.
Is the Chairman tempted?
Jayne tries out the ILLUM
Angie & Anne checking it out
Ruth & Jackie enjoy a demo
Photographic Cases
Adrian has kindly passed me the job of buying photographic boxes on behalf of members. The cost for print
folders and boxes at Fibre Components varies from £7 to £23.50. There is a delivery charge of £15 for orders
under £150, which is why we offer to collate orders to ensure best value for members. I would therefore
prefer to send one order per year rather than in dribs and drabs. Confirmed orders and payments to me as
soon as possible, but by the AGM on 21st April at the latest. Download your order form here.
Tony Audas
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Dates for the Diary / Out and About
What’s on, exhibitions to go and see, photo-opportunities... Send in your events.
Invitation
The Annual General Meeting of the City of Worcester Twinning Association
is to be held on Wednesday 25th February 2015 at St Dunstan’s Bowling
Club, Greenhill, off London Rd. WR5 2AF, at 7.30 pm. A light buffet supper,
plus free tea, coffee and Glühwein will be provided. The bar will be available
as normal.
Henry Tomsett is our WCC representative as we are corporate members of
the Twinning Association, but if any other member would also be interested
in attending please contact Henry for further details.
National Portrait Gallery - A reminder that the Taylor-Wessing exhibition
runs to 22nd February. Tickets £3 Concessions £2.
Keep the Home Fires Burning - until 15 February 2015 Room 31: free, case
display.
Also currently on, until June 2015 - a display of Lord Snowdon's photographs, free, Rooms 37 and 37a.
Advance notice of the Audrey Hepburn exhibition 2nd July - 18th October
2015. Booking now open & there’s a draw to win two tickets and other
goodies… If you do go to the Hepburn, you may want to see the free display
on the suffragettes which opens on 1st July.
New National Trust property opens today. Booking essential.
10 NT Spots for snowdrops
Remember to check Croome events…
Competitions & Exhibitions
Basingstoke now open - closes 28th Feb. Poster here.
VECC closes 25th February.
ViewBug Big Cats competition and Win a Drone Glorious Moments contest.
Here’s a niche contest for our wildlife ‘togs… Urban Deer!
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Around the Web
Brownie follow-up article on BBC
Do please send me or Stewart your first picture and
story for Photonews if you had a Brownie! (Or indeed, other cameras…)
Hints, Tips and How To..
Paint - self portraits (NB artistic nudity)
Where Should I Keep My Lightroom Catalog?
And more selfies via i-phone…
4 Ways to Use the Warp Command in Photoshop
How to Read a Histogram
How’s your colour discrimination? Try this hue test…
A Beginner’s Guide to Working With Flash Off-Camera
Radian Time Lapse gizmo review
Getting the most out of your Adjustment Brush
Did you see… 2014 Urban POTY winners
Basic Portrait Processing in Lightroom
Victorija Raggana
Using Photomerge for large subjects
French landscapes
PAGB & MCPF Latest News
Here's the PAGB news latest edition that John men- an opportunity to enter PDIs for a national print
tioned in last Tuesday’s presentation: you can sign competition.
up to get the newsletter directly. It’s usually included
in the WCC news but you might miss some editions MCPF News Jan 2015 is here and the archives and
over the summer break if you don’t subscribe directly. direct subscription form for this newsletter are here
An unusual event on p28 might be of interest…
Reduced price entry for the March Photography Show
with the code included in this edition. Also see p3 for
Commercial
Albelli Create any photo product in our range and remember your winter adventures, long after the snow is
gone. Order before 13th February and save 25% on everything!
Promo code: WINT25UK Valid until midnight 13 February 2014.
Next Week
There won’t be a newsletter next week, so keep an eye on the club website for programme changes or news.
Remember the 10th Feb is hand-in for Print Competition 3 and the speaker is Andy Beel FRPS.
Please spend some of the time you save from not perusing the newsletter next week in selecting a picture or
two to send in for future use! Headers ideally cropped to 850x345 proportions, please, or suitable to crop.
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