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17th August 2020
Thornbury Camera Club met again on Zoom. This time one of our members, Ian Cook told us of a trip he and his wife had made to New Zealand. Four weeks in a camper van organised by the Caravan Club. They visited the south island first, starting in Christchurch and travelling south along the east coast and back up the rugged west coast. Finally they crossed to the north and travelled almost to the northern tip.
The cities and towns visited had two architectural characteristics: Art Deco and Scottish Settlers. Christchurch was from the Art Deco school while Dunedin to the south was more Scottish Settler influenced.
South island is larger but with a smaller population: about a fifth of the total. It is characterised by mountains and lakes while the north island is much more commercial. Auckland, in particular is a commercial centre. Judging from Ian’s photos, Auckland is an international city the like of which can be found anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, those insistent that a camera Club should get out and use cameras took themselves off to the centre of Bristol. Following the Thunderstorms earlier in the day, the light wasn't quite as good as the last few outings but it wasn't bad and it didn't rain more than a few drops until well after they had finished. Following established practice, several club members visited The Hole in the Wall afterwards for refreshment.
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Thornbury Camera Club met again on Zoom. This time one of our members, Ian Cook told us of a trip he and his wife had made to New Zealand. Four weeks in a camper van organised by the Caravan Club. They visited the south island first, starting in Christchurch and travelling south along the east coast and back up the rugged west coast. Finally they crossed to the north and travelled almost to the northern tip.
The cities and towns visited had two architectural characteristics: Art Deco and Scottish Settlers. Christchurch was from the Art Deco school while Dunedin to the south was more Scottish Settler influenced.
South island is larger but with a smaller population: about a fifth of the total. It is characterised by mountains and lakes while the north island is much more commercial. Auckland, in particular is a commercial centre. Judging from Ian’s photos, Auckland is an international city the like of which can be found anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, those insistent that a camera Club should get out and use cameras took themselves off to the centre of Bristol. Following the Thunderstorms earlier in the day, the light wasn't quite as good as the last few outings but it wasn't bad and it didn't rain more than a few drops until well after they had finished. Following established practice, several club members visited The Hole in the Wall afterwards for refreshment.
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10th August 2020
Once again, “Lockdown Thornbury Camera Club” split into two. One group travelled to Aust to take photographs while the other remained at home with Zoom. At first Zoom had seemed the better option. The weather was close with high humidity and a promise of thunder. In the event there was good light and a slight mist. We are expecting great photographs to come out of this visit.
Back at home, Janet Oxenham showed some of her pictures under the collective title of “A Bit of This and a Bit of That”. Janet started with images taken of lockdown: roads with no traffic, Gloucester Quays with no people. She then expanded her viewpoint to show pre-Covid images from round the UK and round the world. In the UK she visited Cowes week for spectacular pictures of sailing boats – and not so spectacular images of capsizes and broken masks!
In the UK she visited Yorkshire and, closer to home, Slimbridge.
She seems to have a particular attraction for 1940s re-enactment meetings. The great thing about people dressing up is that they want to show off: they want to be photographed. Janet’s foreign trips took her to Marrakech where people were less easy to photograph: there is a cultural dislike of being imaged.
Once Janet had completed her pictures, the floor was thrown open to anyone else who wanted to show something. The result was an unplanned mix including Photoshop from Steve Wells and audiovisuals from Dean Packer and Rob England.
Whether members visited Aust, or stayed at home, all seem to have had a good evening.
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3rd August 2020
This week there was no Zoom meeting so even more people from Thornbury Camera Club joined the trip out to take photographs. On this occasion 17 people made the trip to Oldbury on Severn. The weather and light were excellent with clear skies with a few clouds. For the photographer, the attractions of Oldbury are the village itself, Thornbury Sailing Club, paths along the Severn and lakes near the power station.
Simon had made arrangements with the Anchor where the group was made most welcome.
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This week there was no Zoom meeting so even more people from Thornbury Camera Club joined the trip out to take photographs. On this occasion 17 people made the trip to Oldbury on Severn. The weather and light were excellent with clear skies with a few clouds. For the photographer, the attractions of Oldbury are the village itself, Thornbury Sailing Club, paths along the Severn and lakes near the power station.
Simon had made arrangements with the Anchor where the group was made most welcome.
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27th July 2020
Despite the weather (Day 4 of the Test Match was a write-off) about a dozen members of Thornbury Camera Club found their way across the Severn to Lydney Docks. As they arrived the weather cleared and, in superb evening light, photography was both pleasant and productive.
Back on Zoom the remaining club members made a vicarious trip to Lydney through Barbara Gibbons’ photographs which included images from last year’s club trip across the water.
Barbara’s images covered the range from gardens and landscapes to the detail of macro photographs of flowers and insects. Her images were, for the most part, local (no evidence here of trips to the USA and the Far East!): Westonbirt, Slimbridge and Newark Park were all mentioned. It was the CORVID lockdown which seemed to be most productive, forcing her to reassess the contents of her own garden. Roses and close up details of flowers were the result. Having seen these images, let no-one say that the lockdown has been totally negative.
Barbara’s photographs of birds were often accompanied by film and recordings of the bird’s songs.
It was her macro photographs which will remain with me for a long time. I remember particularly the head of a blue hoverfly, and of bees visiting flowers in the Spring.
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Despite the weather (Day 4 of the Test Match was a write-off) about a dozen members of Thornbury Camera Club found their way across the Severn to Lydney Docks. As they arrived the weather cleared and, in superb evening light, photography was both pleasant and productive.
Back on Zoom the remaining club members made a vicarious trip to Lydney through Barbara Gibbons’ photographs which included images from last year’s club trip across the water.
Barbara’s images covered the range from gardens and landscapes to the detail of macro photographs of flowers and insects. Her images were, for the most part, local (no evidence here of trips to the USA and the Far East!): Westonbirt, Slimbridge and Newark Park were all mentioned. It was the CORVID lockdown which seemed to be most productive, forcing her to reassess the contents of her own garden. Roses and close up details of flowers were the result. Having seen these images, let no-one say that the lockdown has been totally negative.
Barbara’s photographs of birds were often accompanied by film and recordings of the bird’s songs.
It was her macro photographs which will remain with me for a long time. I remember particularly the head of a blue hoverfly, and of bees visiting flowers in the Spring.
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The results and winning images for Comp 5 (Open) and the final results for the year are under the Competitions tab ********** |
The results for the 3 way Battle held on 16th September were as follows: Thornbury 464 points Crossbow 446 points Sodbury and Yate also 446 points Several of our members gained a maximum score of 20 points so special congratulations to them. Janet has sent a flyer to the membership containing our entry, the photographers and the individual scores. ***************** |
Following on from discussions at a recent club meeting there is a link HERE to an article in Amateur Photographer regarding the Law and Street Photography
Mark Hayward has shared with us a post processing site that he uses which is now free to download.
It can be found at http://www.dl-c.com/ - link HERE - (Digital Light and Colour)
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Oz Parfitt showed us how he used his images to fill text. His notes on this can be
found on the Tips and Tricks page HERE
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Following on from Simon Riches' talk on 'What catches the eye in DPIC,
Rob England has found 3 links on what judges look for in competitions. They can be found
in the Tips and Tricks page HERE
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Rob England has found 3 links on what judges look for in competitions. They can be found
in the Tips and Tricks page HERE
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3 Way Battle Results for 2018
The results of the 3 Way Battle were:
Thornbury 396 Points
Sodbury and Yate 384 Points
Crossbow 377 Points
A link to our entry is HERE
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Updates for this season regarding competitions
There will be no beginners pdi competition (Just one competition for all)
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The 3 year restriction has been lifted for competition entries
Also, please note the new sizes for pdi competition images for the coming year
- 1600px wide x 1200px high (max)
If you need help with resizing, there is a link to Steve Wells' powerpoint
presentation HERE
There will be no beginners pdi competition (Just one competition for all)
and
The 3 year restriction has been lifted for competition entries
Also, please note the new sizes for pdi competition images for the coming year
- 1600px wide x 1200px high (max)
If you need help with resizing, there is a link to Steve Wells' powerpoint
presentation HERE
George Collett has obtained his CPAGB. The pictures and details can be seen in the
May newsletter update. Congratulations to George.
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3 Way Battle Results for 2017
The results of the 3 Way Battle were:
Thornbury 400 Points
Crossbow 386 Points
Sodbury and Yate 379 Points
Congratulations to George Collett, Janet Oxenham, Andy Gillingham and Simon Riches
who each scored 18 points for one of their pictures.
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Ian Cook's notes on his talk on Photoshop Elements 13 can be found HERE
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Simon Riches gave us a talk on how to mount prints. A link to his talk can be found HERE
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The results for the 3 Way Battle in September 2016 were:
Sodbury and Yate 449
Thornbury 441
Crossbow 428
Congratulations to Sodbury and Yate!
Below are the 3 pictures from TCC members that received the maximum of 20 points each. You can enlarge on the pictures by clicking on them
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Sunlight Through the Window by Janet Oxenham
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Historic Laycock by George Collett
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Lily by Barbara Gibbons
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Barrian Cup 2016
The Barrian Cup was held on Saturday 11th June in Barry. Congratulations to George Collett and Peter Howarth who both scored 19 out of 20 (pictures below). Out of a total of 26 clubs, Gwynfa Camera Club were the winners with 96 points. Thornbury scored 86 points placing us around the middle of the competition.
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Old Boats by Peter Howarth.
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Hunting Buzzard by George Collett
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Click on pictures to enlarge
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DPIC Results 2016
To see results and the winning pictures click HERE