Lightbox Christmas Cracker
Club members were asked to present and describe images taken over Christmas time, with a festive theme.
Members were asked to describe the image, the settings used and offered some gentle critique. These ranged from locations in Devizes, Corsham, Dorset, Devon, London and the Lake District. There were images of light painting using sparklers, LED finger lights and light bulbs. Images of figures from Christmas trees were popular together with still life.
Derwentwater temperatures of -8C By David Wilkinson, Corsham Christmas Window Display by Sue Wadman, Street Photography by Andy Allen, Christmas Tree By Caroline Wright, Approaching Shower at Budleigh Salterton by Gerald Clarke
Corsham proved popular as the town puts a lot of work into their shop windows. Street photography appeared in the form of a workshop done in London, with fascinating images of steamy windows and out of focus colours beyond. Santa’s steam train appeared at Corfe Castle, there was a laser light show from Kew Gardens and an excellent exhibition based on the Nut Cracker at Avebury Manor.
Sparking Lightbulb By Caroline Wright, Santa Express At Corfe Station By Sue Wadman, Laser Light Show at Kew Gardens By Bridget Codrington, Street Photography by Andy Allen, The Nutcracker Display, Avebury By Sue Wadman, Holly and Ivy By Janet Rutter
In the second half of the meeting, members were shown the 03 Mono images withdrawn from the annual mono competition, due to the number of entries requiring a limit on those presented for judging. These varied in location and style, from architecture and street photography in America, to still life, landscape, Iceland and Italy. Seeing the wide variety of images should make the Annual Mono Competition one not to miss. The locations seen in both halves of the meeting did stir interest in new places to explore on our Workshop Outings over the next twelve months.
Top St Davids Cathedral By Richard Jones, St Pauls Skyline By Caroline Wright, Magnum Force By Craig Purvis, Training Session By David Wilkinson, Wiltshire Firefighter By David Evans
Bottom Kirkjufjara Beach by Robert Harvey, Tulip by Dave Johnson, Steam Train Controls by Steve Evans, Heading Home By Adam Woodhouse, Florence Cityscape By Bridget Codrington
Thank you to all those who offered images for scrutiny, and as in previous years it proved a great way to share knowledge and learn. GC
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