Club Meeting, Audio Visual Evening - Tuesday 14th January 2025.
On Tuesday 14th January, Morpeth Camera Club held their annual Audio-Visual Evening (AV) where members are
invited to show some of their AV work old and new. Av’s could be on any subject and should typically be up to about
five minutes in length. These AV presentations offer an excellent opportunity to showcase images across a wide range
of themes that are usually not seen in competitions, allowing us to explore each member's preferred photography genre.
Audio visual work can be complex; the accompanying music should complement the images without overpowering them.
Davy Bolam kicked things off with a presentation about the camera club walks he ran over the summer break in 2024.
We saw images from the circular walk around Warkworth, which featured scenic views of the river, the castle, and bridges.
These walks also included the ruins of Low Chibburn Preceptory, Whalton Village Church with its charming houses, Charlie's
Garden at Collywell Bay. Other highlights included St. Peter’s Basin Marina, Newbiggin by the Sea, and Queen Elizabeth II
Country Park.
Paul Appleby followed with ‘Autumn 2024’ which featured autumnal Lakeland landscapes, Playa Blanca’s rugged coastline,
the vibrant red mountain of Montaña Roja and golden sunsets. Next on was Stephanie Robson with her Av on Boa Vista,
Cape Verde Islands, which captured street life, buildings in various stages of repair, and happy locals welcoming and then
preparing the catch of the day.
David Moore followed with ‘A Flavour of Iceland’, which illustrated its dramatic landscapes, steaming craters, glaciers, dried
lava flows and images of the amazing Hallgrimskirkja church in Reykjavik. ‘Autumn Day Trips’ which had been led by Glyn
Trueman came next, which featured the Northern Spire Bridge and Glass Centre in Sunderland, a Chillingham wild cattle
visit, shore and wetland birds at Hauxley Wildlife Reserve, Ouseburn with its graffiti, posters, boats, bridges, and colourful
night scenes on the Tyne.
Davy Bolam returned with his Av entitled ‘Aln Valley Railway’, a steam enthusiast’s paradise, with shots of old rolling stock,
signage, lamps and colourful peeling paint. Also returning was Paul Appleby with ‘Nature in Northumberland’ which featured
a wide variety of insects, butterflies, fungi, and birds including Meadow Pippit, skylarks, Mistle Thrush and Whitethroat.
Sue Dawson followed with ‘Angels.’ She gave us images of angels at Christmas time, in statuary, art, memorials, the Angel
of the North in evening light and lovely images of seemingly angelic children. Stephanie Robson returned with ‘Jamaica’; a
sequence of beach scenes, town life, colourful traders, outlying townships, graffiti and wall art.
Paul Appleby came back with ‘Summer 2024’ in contrast with his autumn themed Av we saw the southern Lake District with
colourful flowers and green fells. Flamborough and Bempton Cliffs provided us with an array of sea birds including gannets
and puffins. He concluded with scenes at Dunston Steads and Long Nanny, and city life in Corfu.
Davy Bolam concluded the evening with ‘Red Row Vintage Rally’; with its pristine steam engines, tractors, motorbikes; an
array of classic British and American cars, milk floats and original Minis. We saw detailed shots of livery, signage, number
plates, shiny grills and mascots, depicting times gone by. Club Chairman Peter Downs, thanked Glyn for his work in running
the evening and to all who took part, after which refreshments were enjoyed.
Steph.
invited to show some of their AV work old and new. Av’s could be on any subject and should typically be up to about
five minutes in length. These AV presentations offer an excellent opportunity to showcase images across a wide range
of themes that are usually not seen in competitions, allowing us to explore each member's preferred photography genre.
Audio visual work can be complex; the accompanying music should complement the images without overpowering them.
Davy Bolam kicked things off with a presentation about the camera club walks he ran over the summer break in 2024.
We saw images from the circular walk around Warkworth, which featured scenic views of the river, the castle, and bridges.
These walks also included the ruins of Low Chibburn Preceptory, Whalton Village Church with its charming houses, Charlie's
Garden at Collywell Bay. Other highlights included St. Peter’s Basin Marina, Newbiggin by the Sea, and Queen Elizabeth II
Country Park.
Paul Appleby followed with ‘Autumn 2024’ which featured autumnal Lakeland landscapes, Playa Blanca’s rugged coastline,
the vibrant red mountain of Montaña Roja and golden sunsets. Next on was Stephanie Robson with her Av on Boa Vista,
Cape Verde Islands, which captured street life, buildings in various stages of repair, and happy locals welcoming and then
preparing the catch of the day.
David Moore followed with ‘A Flavour of Iceland’, which illustrated its dramatic landscapes, steaming craters, glaciers, dried
lava flows and images of the amazing Hallgrimskirkja church in Reykjavik. ‘Autumn Day Trips’ which had been led by Glyn
Trueman came next, which featured the Northern Spire Bridge and Glass Centre in Sunderland, a Chillingham wild cattle
visit, shore and wetland birds at Hauxley Wildlife Reserve, Ouseburn with its graffiti, posters, boats, bridges, and colourful
night scenes on the Tyne.
Davy Bolam returned with his Av entitled ‘Aln Valley Railway’, a steam enthusiast’s paradise, with shots of old rolling stock,
signage, lamps and colourful peeling paint. Also returning was Paul Appleby with ‘Nature in Northumberland’ which featured
a wide variety of insects, butterflies, fungi, and birds including Meadow Pippit, skylarks, Mistle Thrush and Whitethroat.
Sue Dawson followed with ‘Angels.’ She gave us images of angels at Christmas time, in statuary, art, memorials, the Angel
of the North in evening light and lovely images of seemingly angelic children. Stephanie Robson returned with ‘Jamaica’; a
sequence of beach scenes, town life, colourful traders, outlying townships, graffiti and wall art.
Paul Appleby came back with ‘Summer 2024’ in contrast with his autumn themed Av we saw the southern Lake District with
colourful flowers and green fells. Flamborough and Bempton Cliffs provided us with an array of sea birds including gannets
and puffins. He concluded with scenes at Dunston Steads and Long Nanny, and city life in Corfu.
Davy Bolam concluded the evening with ‘Red Row Vintage Rally’; with its pristine steam engines, tractors, motorbikes; an
array of classic British and American cars, milk floats and original Minis. We saw detailed shots of livery, signage, number
plates, shiny grills and mascots, depicting times gone by. Club Chairman Peter Downs, thanked Glyn for his work in running
the evening and to all who took part, after which refreshments were enjoyed.
Steph.