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A Mountain Man's Perspective on Birds

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Written by TomH
Published: 18 December 2020

A Mountain Sky

On Thursday 3 December, Paul Bingham began by saying "I am not really a photographer". First speaker at our club to say that! We soon saw through the pretence, though,  and I have to tell you that he really is quite a photographer.

He told us that his whole attitude to life is coloured by his love of mountains and birds. He's what you'd call a real "Birder". I believe that is a sort of religion involving pilgrimages etc.

Read more: A Mountain Man's Perspective on Birds

Second Digital Competition Evening

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Written by TomH
Published: 02 December 2020

Our Second competition evening by Zoom took place on 26 November. Consistent with our policy of using judges from far-flung exotic places Mike Barnard LRPS ABPPA BPE2 from Bridlington presided.

Warning that he would be judging the quality of the images, not their titles, Mike nonetheless provided plenty of constructive feedback. A neat idea for using gradients on corners to tone down backgrounds was new to me.

Read more: Second Digital Competition Evening

Five on a Theme

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Written by TomH
Published: 02 December 2020

On 19 November our meeting was devoted to presentations by seven members of a set of five images on a theme which they chose themselves. As usual this wide brief was fulfilled in a number of different ways.

Don Crabtree's theme was the guide who conducted us round the Haworth workshop of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway last year. He had taken a number of shots of this undoubtedly photogenic subject and demonstrated how backgrounds can be controlled to improve the presentation of a portrait.

Read more: Five on a Theme

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Upcoming Events

  • "Humanitarian Vision" a talk by Jim Holmes (March 04, 2021 7:30 pm)
  • Interclub Competition - Round 3 (March 06, 2021 7:30 pm)
  • ”Inside My Head” - Janet Haines (March 11, 2021 7:30 pm)
  • 4th DPI Competition (March 18, 2021 7:30 pm)

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