Club Meeting, Vice Chairman's " Money " Challenge - Tuesday 23rd April 2019.
Throughout the season, members of Morpeth Camera Club are set photographic tasks with the aim of encouraging
them to record subjects that they would not normally photograph, whilst learning new techniques that may improve
their camera skills and knowledge. Members that choose to take up the challenge respond with up to four images
that hopefully meet the criteria and then discuss how they completed the task. In his third and final challenge, Vice
chairman John Barnes had asked for images on the subject of "Money". Composition and context was down to the
author but each image had to feature notes or coins.
Alastair Cooper responded with images of Turkish Banknotes. He had been attracted by their vibrant colours and
decided to get in close and try some macro photography. The author and the audience then discussed depth of field
and the lighting of this successful submission. Emily Parkin had also tried close up photography for the first time
with an image of a model tractor on a green background with two pence coins laid out behind gave the impression
of a ploughed field in a very different interpretation. Fine details of English £5 and £10 notes were the focus of Dave
Bissets attention followed by current coins and a humorous image of the leaning tower of p's featuring 1p coins.
Kate Phillipson had taken a different approach with an image of the iconic "Monopoly" board. A game that everyone
could identify with, including its fake money and memories of wheeling and dealing. A close up of a £2 coin, a zoom
burst image of coins and a map covered with a passport and euros entitled travel money completed her entry.
Old money was the subject of Davy Bolams images that depicted pre-decimal currency. These included a farthing,
a half penny, a penny, a silver threepence, thrupenny bits, a shilling, two shillings, a florin and an old pound note,
all lit using side lighting on a white background and photographed from above. The magnetic properties of current
coins were displayed by Glyn Trueman with a coin sculpture on a magnet and coins stacked on end. Another image
entitled pocket money and an origami boat made out of a £20 note on a sea of coins showed great imagination.
John Thompson carried on in the same vein as he invited the audience to closely look at his pictures and guess the
title from the subjects displayed. Dirty Money, Frozen Assets & Cash in Hand were met with much appreciation and
groans, in a very well executed and imaginative set. John Barnes completed the presentation with his images that
included profile shots of the queens head that he had converted into monochrome and boosted the contrast to bring
out the detail of the coins. John then thanked everyone who had contributed to the evening and to those who had
responded to his challenges over the last two seasons.
The second half of the evening continued with a presentation of images from Dingwall Camera Club's 2017 National
Pdi Competition. These images were submitted to the nature section of this renowned salon and featured a stunning
array of subject matter, all of outstanding quality. These were admired and enjoyed by all present and rounded off a
good evening of photography.
Davy.
them to record subjects that they would not normally photograph, whilst learning new techniques that may improve
their camera skills and knowledge. Members that choose to take up the challenge respond with up to four images
that hopefully meet the criteria and then discuss how they completed the task. In his third and final challenge, Vice
chairman John Barnes had asked for images on the subject of "Money". Composition and context was down to the
author but each image had to feature notes or coins.
Alastair Cooper responded with images of Turkish Banknotes. He had been attracted by their vibrant colours and
decided to get in close and try some macro photography. The author and the audience then discussed depth of field
and the lighting of this successful submission. Emily Parkin had also tried close up photography for the first time
with an image of a model tractor on a green background with two pence coins laid out behind gave the impression
of a ploughed field in a very different interpretation. Fine details of English £5 and £10 notes were the focus of Dave
Bissets attention followed by current coins and a humorous image of the leaning tower of p's featuring 1p coins.
Kate Phillipson had taken a different approach with an image of the iconic "Monopoly" board. A game that everyone
could identify with, including its fake money and memories of wheeling and dealing. A close up of a £2 coin, a zoom
burst image of coins and a map covered with a passport and euros entitled travel money completed her entry.
Old money was the subject of Davy Bolams images that depicted pre-decimal currency. These included a farthing,
a half penny, a penny, a silver threepence, thrupenny bits, a shilling, two shillings, a florin and an old pound note,
all lit using side lighting on a white background and photographed from above. The magnetic properties of current
coins were displayed by Glyn Trueman with a coin sculpture on a magnet and coins stacked on end. Another image
entitled pocket money and an origami boat made out of a £20 note on a sea of coins showed great imagination.
John Thompson carried on in the same vein as he invited the audience to closely look at his pictures and guess the
title from the subjects displayed. Dirty Money, Frozen Assets & Cash in Hand were met with much appreciation and
groans, in a very well executed and imaginative set. John Barnes completed the presentation with his images that
included profile shots of the queens head that he had converted into monochrome and boosted the contrast to bring
out the detail of the coins. John then thanked everyone who had contributed to the evening and to those who had
responded to his challenges over the last two seasons.
The second half of the evening continued with a presentation of images from Dingwall Camera Club's 2017 National
Pdi Competition. These images were submitted to the nature section of this renowned salon and featured a stunning
array of subject matter, all of outstanding quality. These were admired and enjoyed by all present and rounded off a
good evening of photography.
Davy.