IT IS THIS SUNDAY...... COME AND JOIN US
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On
Sunday 1st August.
Bring your camera and join fellow members for a visit to
the Heatherslaw Light Railway
There
should be plenty of photo opportunities.
We suggest catching the 12 noon train from Heatherslaw to
Etal. Coming back the train runs on the half hour up until
4.30 so you can linger a while there for pictures.
Etal has it's14th century castle, thatched cottages, pub,
tea room and wood turner near the river. It is a 6.4km round
trip and at Hetherslaw there is a working watermill, the
Granary cafe and on exhibition two model railways in the
railway room.
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The
return ticket cost is Adult £6.00, Senior Citizen £5.00
Getting there. Heatherslaw is 12 miles south
of Berwick, and on the B6354. From the A1 follow signs for
Ford and Etal.
The
postcode for satnav is TD12 4TJ
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TO
SEE THE RESULTS
FOR ALL CAMERA CLUBS
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Trophies were presented at the
Berwick Camera Club's
Annual Dinner,
by the club's president,
James T Walker, FRPS.
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The
over all club championship was won by Ron McCombe who in
addition to winning the Natural History and Record classes
had the top score for Digital Images.
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The award for the top score in Digital Prints
went to Allan Rogers |
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Michael
McAskill won cups for both the Pictorial and the Landscape
classes.
The trophy for Illustrative work went to Andrew Renton
and the Portrait class cup was won by Michael Barron.
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John Tully won a Rose Bowl for pictures of
The
Borders and a cup for a panel of photographs.
Robin
Simpson received the Jimmy Johnston Trophy for Best Black
& White Print
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The Club's work can currently be seen at the Hayloft
Gallery in Paxton House
in an exhibition which continues until May 2nd.
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A NEW PROGRAM OF MEETINGS BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER.
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WEB
PAGE UNDER RECONSTRUCTION
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23rd
March. |
AGM |
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16th
March |
Best
of Classes |
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Judged
by
Andy Bennetts |
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2nd
March |
Landscapes
of the Borders |
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16th
February |
Plant
hunting with a camera |
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Illustrated
talk
by Sidney Clarke |
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9th
February
..............................................2nd
Print Competition
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It
was a quality evening for the club when Vince Rooker followed
up the judging of the Second Print Competition with a display
of his own superb pictures. |
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The
results from a bumper set of entries were:-
Illustrative:
Andrew Renton?, Peter Eccles , Andrew Renton SP?
Natural History:- Henry Grey, Michael
Barron, Allan Rogers,
Landscape:- Allan Rogers, Henry Grey,
Michael Macaskil,
Record:- Michael Barron, Bob Craig, Peter Eccles.
Pictorial:- Allan Rogers, Enid Taylor,
Bob Craig.
Portrait:- Michael Barron, Robin Simpson,
Becky Laven
SP?
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26th
January.
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The second 'Projected Image Competition' was held on the 26th
January and was judged by Phil
McLean.
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Illustrative,
1 Robin Simpson, 2 Malcolm Pattison, 3 John Tully.
Natural
History, 1 Ron McCoombe, 2 Ron McCoombe,
3 John Tully
Portrait, 1 Bob Craig,
2 Ronnie Tait, 3 Allan Rogers
Record, 1 Ron McCoombe,2
Henry Craig, 3 Peter Eccles
Pictorial,
1 Michael Mcaskill, 2 Allan Rogers, 2 Henry Grey
Landscape, 1 Michael Macaskill,
2 Ron McCoombe, 2 Ron McCoombe
The
winning picture in each catagory can be viewed in the gallery
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| JAMES
JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL TROPHY COMPETITION |
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ON
THE 19TH OF JANUARY MEMBERS ENTERED BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS
AND VOTED FOR THE BEST .
ROBIN SIMPSON TOOK BOTH FIRST AND SECOND PLACES WITH PICTURES
OF A WINTER TREE AND A CHURCH.
THIRD EQUAL WERE JOHN TULLY WITH A PICTURE OF BOATS AND
A BOB CRAIG WITH A PORTRAIT.
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| THE
OTHER BERWICK CAMERA CLUB |
WE
HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ROSIE APPELTON IN AUSTRALIA,
SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BERWICK VIEWFINDERS CAMERA CLUB
AND
SHE
INVITES US TO LOOK AT THEIR NEW WEBSITE.
IT
REALLY IS AN EXCELLENT SITE, WITH GREAT PICTURES AND AN
INTERESING PROGARM OF EVENTS.
(Berwick is 26 miles south east of Melbourne)
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www.berwickviewfinders.com.au |
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ALTERED
IMAGES
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ON
THE 15th OF DECEMBER PETER CLARKE GAVE A THOUGHT PROVOKING
TALK ON THE USE OF RAW FILES AND DEMONSTRATED OF JUST A
FEW OF THE FACILITIES IN THE PHOTOSHOP PROGRAM. IT WAS CERTAINLY
A STARTING POINT FOR FOR IMPROVING THE IMAGES WE TAKE.
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PETER ECCLES KEPT A WEATHER EYE OPEN TO CAPTURE THIS PANEL
OF BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES.
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ON
THE 8TH OF DECEMBER JOE PAYNE SPOKE ENTERTAININGLY ON HIS
EXPERIENCES AND THE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED DURING HIS CAREER
AS A LOCAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER.
HE ALSO JUDGED THE COMPETITION TO PRODUCE A PANEL OF PICTURES
WITH A MATCHING THEME
The entries were placed 1st - John Tully, 2nd - Peter Eccles,
3rd - Paul Marshall, 4th - Bob Craig..
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AV
& IMAGE WORKSHOP
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ON
THE 1ST OF DECEMBER AN AUDIO-VIDEO AND PROJECTED IMAGE WORSHOP
WAS HELD IN PLACE OF A SCHEDULED TALK - CONTRIBUTIONS BY
ALLAN ROGERS, ENID TAYLOR, CLAIRE THACKRAY AND JOHN TULLY
WERE WELL RECEIVED.
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1ST
PRINT COMPETITION
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CAROLYN MCGREGGOR'S PICTURE OF A BEDOIUN GIRL WITH A BUCKET
TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE PORTRAIT SECTION OF THE FIRST PRINT
COMPETITION IN THE 2009-10 SEASON.
Taking
top marks in the different catagories were, John Tully, Ron
McCombe, Allan Rogers, Carolyn McGregor, Robin Simpson. |
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BUSY
STILL LIFE EVENING
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ON
THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER IN A WELL ATTENDED WORKSHOP SESSION THE
CLUB SET ABOUT MASTERING TABLE TOP PHOTOGRAPHY |
RON'S
PICTURE COMES TOP OF THE PECKING ORDER
IN THE BORDER NFU'S 2009 AGRI COMPETITION AT
THE
GALASHEILS CAMERA CLUB |
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IT
WAS RON MCCOMBE'S IMAGE WHICH WON THE BEST PICTURE IN THE
COMPETITION. IT WON THE BEST DIGITAL IMAGE IN THE COMPETITION
AND THEN WENT AGAINST THE BEST PRINT IN THE COMPETITION AND
ULTIMATELY WON THE BEST OVERALL PICTURE IN THE COMPETITION
THE
PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN SKELEFTEA WHICH IS IN NORTH EAST SWEDEN.
IT WAS A OPPORTUNIST PICTURE, THE BIRD LANDED ON THE TREE
IN FRONT OF THE HIDE FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.
THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE HIDE WAS -25° AT LUNCHTIME.
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BORDER
BATTLE
ON
THE 10th OF NOVEMBER THE PLEASENT VIEWING OF SOME FIFTY IMAGES
BY CLUB MEMBERS RESULTED IN THE SELECTION OF TEN PICTURES
(AND TWO RESERVES) FOR SUBMISSION TO THE BORDER BATTLE COMPETITION
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CAMER
A - DER IE |
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"HOW DO THEY DO THAT?"
ON THE 3rd OF NOVEMBER, WITH THE HELP OF JOHN TULLY AND
BOB CRAIG WE FIGURED OUT WHAT SOME OF THE BUTTONS ON OUR
CAMERAS CAN DO.
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WINDOW
SHOPPING PHOTOSHOP .
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ON
THE 27th OF OCTOBER LYNN McCOOMBE GUIDED MEMEBERS THROUGH
THE VAST ARRAY OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE ON THE PHOTO SHOP
SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
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MOUNTING SUCCESS
ON THE 20th OF
OCTOBER BOB CRAIG GAVE A DEMONSTRATION ON THE VARIETY OF
WAYS THAT INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE MOUNTED AND JAMES
WALKER SHOWED HOW EFFECTIVE A PANEL DISPLAY CAN BE.
HIGH
STANDARD IN PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION. |
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