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October 2026: Close up workshop
Some examples of work done during our in-house activity night. A number of simple table tasks were designed to improve close up skills and to explore the possibilities of capturing 'texture'. Mono conversions were encouraged in preparation for a black and white competition
July 2026: Venus Pool
A lovely evening with great promise - and yet unusually quiet for butterflies and insects so we had to work really hard for everything.
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And yet, a special treat to highlight the session: four beautiful fallow deer. Kev seems to have captured the 'top' shot this time (other valiant efforts came close).
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We had ten members stalking the field - all very convivial, including a little timely refreshment in Leebotwood to round things off
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July 2026: Prees Heath
Another chance to visit the Prees Heath reserve, haven for the silver studded blue. Were were joined by local expert Nigel Ball to guide us through the best techniques for capturing these rare beauties. Sized at only 10 - 15m, and with low light and a steady breeze, these were tricky captures.
Finding a suitable plane of focus is key to getting anything like a sharp image. Shot of the day goes to Ian Pickles (again) for finding and capturing a super conjugal pair. Essex skipper and small heath also on show.
June 2026: Going Outdoors
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LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE
Our summer programme kicked off with a Chairman's challenge to take landscapes with layers of depth. Our location, at the top of Burway Hill, set the scene for finding compositions with a foreground, mid layer, and background.
Experimenting with vertical (portrait) format and specifically including a close foreground element was the criteria for success, but fine evening light also drew out some conventional landscapes too.
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