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Mamba warning: 28 August

Irish photographer and trainer, Joe Houghton, gave a salutary warning on 28 August about being aware of your surroundings. While taking long exposure photos of a South African waterfall he stepped back to discover a deadly poisonous Black Mamba snake … Continue reading

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A touch of the Irish: 28 August

Our guest speaker via Zoom on Friday 28 August at 7.30pm is Irish photographer Joe Houghton. He will be talking on Long Exposure Photography.  Joe’s work has been featured in many Irish and international publications, in books, and by the … Continue reading

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Wuthering photos: 19 August

Lugging camera equipment across desolate moors shows dedication of the first order. So ‘well done’ to our five members who took part in our outing to Brontë country. You can read a report on their trip and see an extensive … Continue reading

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Garnett’s gems: 14 August

Creative photography is not a specialist genre, it is part of what we do with every photograph, said Glenys Garnett our guest speaker via Zoom on 14 August. She went on to demonstrate how relatively simple photos drawn from landscapes … Continue reading

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Malham Outing: 22 July

The Club outing to the Malham area produced some interestingly different approaches in the style of photography adopted by members. You can enjoy a selection of the images here.

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Birds in Flight: 17 July

What camera settings do you need for a fast moving bird with a seven feet wingspan coming straight towards you but likely to dive into a lake? The answer according to last Friday’s speaker, Larry James, is “it all depends”. … Continue reading

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Lawnswood: 30 June & 5 July

The Club managed its first outing of the season under Covid-19 safety conditions with two small groups of members visiting the Victorian cemetery at Lawnswood. You can see a report on the event plus a generous selection of the images … Continue reading

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Programme details: 2 July

Full details of the Club’s Friday evening programme via Zoom have now been published for the period from August 2020 to early January 2021. The online programme means the Club can keep up its educational and entertainment role despite the … Continue reading

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Hobart link: 21 June

Our link with Hobart Photographic Society in Tasmania is growing stronger with regular sharing of images and ideas. Despite Hobart being 9 hours ahead of the UK we have even managed to have a live link up without too many … Continue reading

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Exciting plans: 13 June

The Club has revealed that it is working on exciting plans for the 2020-21 season. The key step, made necessary by the Covid-19 crisis, is that meetings in the first part of the season (at least) will be held online. … Continue reading

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