Club Meeting, 'Five Members, 15 Minutes' - Tuesday 5th October 2021.
"Five Members, 15 Minutes”, was the theme of Morpeth Camera Clubs’ meeting on Tuesday 5th October. This
week we had a members’ evening where five club members gave 15-minute presentations, talking about their
photography and showing us some of their images.
First up was Trevor Langhorne who presented images taken with his first camera. On a climbing holiday in
California, he explained the constraints when trying to photograph climbers from perilous angles. We then
saw sweeping vistas of Yosemite, stark images of war cemeteries in Ypres, textured old doors of southern
France and Henry Moore sculptures on display in Perry Green. He explained that he had always been fascinated
with natural history and geology and his images of the ancient Bristle Cone pine tree, macro shots of flowers,
and the Farne Island bird life reflected his passion.
Peter Downs followed with his presentation entitled Abstraction. He began by explaining that he uses his
images to create art. There are no rules he said, he just sees where his imagination takes him. Using original
images, he presented different versions of that image to portray varying emotions. Abstract versions of fences,
woodland, iron grills, cliffs, harbours, rocks and mountains were transformed to depict warmth, heat and cold.
He uses multilayers to introduce motion blur, texture, colour balance & saturation to create original digital art.
Roseanne Robinson then presented an eclectic mix of her favourite images; depicting family relationships and
celebrations, seascapes, candid shots of people, including Whitby Goth bikers. Colourful images of Cambodian
ladies, children and workmen, contrasted with pastoral Cheviot landscapes and colourful Madeiran townscapes.
Roseanne loves macro photography and we saw excellent examples of her close up work, of seed heads, iris
detail, teasels, cows and sheep.
Paul Appleby continued with a tutorial on painterly image effects. He explained his workflow using layers,
inverting colours to produce a pencil sketch, introducing solarising, blending, wet and dry paint brush effects,
filters and texturising. We enjoyed Paul’s muted pastel images of Warkworth Castle, Italian street scenes,
bridges and arcades, Indian ladies and street musicians in Palma. Paul certainly provided a different aspect
of photographic art with his soft, watercolour creations.
Glyn Trueman concluded the evening with his presentation entitled Life with Mirrorless Cameras (or Living
with Lumix). A Canon man at heart he decided to invest in a lighter, mirrorless camera. A wonderful wildlife
photographer he discussed the merits of the lighter long lenses he was able to use. The audience enjoyed
his array of shore, water and garden birds and we saw excellent examples of macro images of fungi, flora
& insects. Images of the Pilgrims’ Causeway and St Mary’s Island at sunset, Hareshaw Linn and Sycamore
Gap concluded his presentation.
Club co-chairperson Roseanne Robinson thanked all who took part in a very varied evening, covering different
types of photography and featuring some images not seen by club members before.
Steph.
week we had a members’ evening where five club members gave 15-minute presentations, talking about their
photography and showing us some of their images.
First up was Trevor Langhorne who presented images taken with his first camera. On a climbing holiday in
California, he explained the constraints when trying to photograph climbers from perilous angles. We then
saw sweeping vistas of Yosemite, stark images of war cemeteries in Ypres, textured old doors of southern
France and Henry Moore sculptures on display in Perry Green. He explained that he had always been fascinated
with natural history and geology and his images of the ancient Bristle Cone pine tree, macro shots of flowers,
and the Farne Island bird life reflected his passion.
Peter Downs followed with his presentation entitled Abstraction. He began by explaining that he uses his
images to create art. There are no rules he said, he just sees where his imagination takes him. Using original
images, he presented different versions of that image to portray varying emotions. Abstract versions of fences,
woodland, iron grills, cliffs, harbours, rocks and mountains were transformed to depict warmth, heat and cold.
He uses multilayers to introduce motion blur, texture, colour balance & saturation to create original digital art.
Roseanne Robinson then presented an eclectic mix of her favourite images; depicting family relationships and
celebrations, seascapes, candid shots of people, including Whitby Goth bikers. Colourful images of Cambodian
ladies, children and workmen, contrasted with pastoral Cheviot landscapes and colourful Madeiran townscapes.
Roseanne loves macro photography and we saw excellent examples of her close up work, of seed heads, iris
detail, teasels, cows and sheep.
Paul Appleby continued with a tutorial on painterly image effects. He explained his workflow using layers,
inverting colours to produce a pencil sketch, introducing solarising, blending, wet and dry paint brush effects,
filters and texturising. We enjoyed Paul’s muted pastel images of Warkworth Castle, Italian street scenes,
bridges and arcades, Indian ladies and street musicians in Palma. Paul certainly provided a different aspect
of photographic art with his soft, watercolour creations.
Glyn Trueman concluded the evening with his presentation entitled Life with Mirrorless Cameras (or Living
with Lumix). A Canon man at heart he decided to invest in a lighter, mirrorless camera. A wonderful wildlife
photographer he discussed the merits of the lighter long lenses he was able to use. The audience enjoyed
his array of shore, water and garden birds and we saw excellent examples of macro images of fungi, flora
& insects. Images of the Pilgrims’ Causeway and St Mary’s Island at sunset, Hareshaw Linn and Sycamore
Gap concluded his presentation.
Club co-chairperson Roseanne Robinson thanked all who took part in a very varied evening, covering different
types of photography and featuring some images not seen by club members before.
Steph.