Club Meeting, 'What I Did in the Summer' - Tuesday 9th September 2025.
On Tuesday 9th September Morpeth Camera Club members were invited to show a selection of their recent
Projected Digital Images (Pdi’s) on a theme entitled ‘What I Did This Summer.’ A simple format which could
include a day trip to a place of interest, some random favourite images or a holiday destination. Up to ten
images with a timeline of 5 minutes was the requirement.
The evening started off with a tribute to John Barnes, one of our longstanding members, former Chairman
and administrator for our Facebook page, who suddenly passed away during the summer break. A sequence
of images taken by John followed, including natural history, stark monochromes, colourful graffiti and pictures
taken when he volunteered at Belsay Halls’ restoration.
Pat Wood then gave us a selection of her images, of derelict farm buildings, detritus, woodland and church
interiors. This was followed by Peter Downs’ abstracts of still life and tree bark, graphic window detail and
examples of flora. Paul Appleby showed colourful images of holidays in Nerja and Bardolino, birdlife at
Thornwick Bay and Nelly’s Moss Lake at Cragside.
Natalie Wright showed us photographs taken on her walks around Morpeth, Hebron, and Gosforth Nature
Reserve and Buttermere, which included shots of heron, kingfisher, butterflies and craneflies. Martin Goble
followed on with phone images taken while visiting Robin Hood’s Bay, the Cleveland Way, Shafto Crags,
Ingram Valley and Simonside Crags. Also using his phone, Keith Pratt’s images included scenes at Cragside,
Beamish Museum and nighttime images at the Hirst Park Event.
Jeremy Cooper followed with a theme on churches visited during the summer break. Included were Bothal,
Howick, Edlingham and Embleton churches, with Jeremy providing the audience with a short history and
nuggets of interesting information on each, ending with images of flowers at Kipling Hall, Richmond. Davy
Bolam delivered an audio-visual presentation about the SS Hestmanden, the last remaining steam-driven
cargo vessel used in the wartime convoys. As a floating museum and a memorial to Norway's war sailors,
it was recently berthed on the Tyne.
David Moore provided an eclectic mix of signage at Hay Farm Steading, insects, graffiti, memorabilia at
Woodhorn, St Mary’s Lighthouse and the Royal Quays Marina. Dave Birch took us on a camping trip in
Swaledale, featuring lead mines, rolling landscapes, waterfalls and the meadows of Muker. Dave Bisset
named his presentation Yorkshire Rocks and Ruins, which featured the lake at Plumpton Rocks, the ruins
of Bolton, Fountains and Jervaulx Abbeys, concluding with Brimham Rocks.
This evening’s presentations were a great opportunity to show one’s work and to connect with others in a
non-competitive environment. Chairman Jeremy Cooper thanked all who took part and who provided a wide
variety of subjects, after which refreshments were enjoyed.
Steph.
Projected Digital Images (Pdi’s) on a theme entitled ‘What I Did This Summer.’ A simple format which could
include a day trip to a place of interest, some random favourite images or a holiday destination. Up to ten
images with a timeline of 5 minutes was the requirement.
The evening started off with a tribute to John Barnes, one of our longstanding members, former Chairman
and administrator for our Facebook page, who suddenly passed away during the summer break. A sequence
of images taken by John followed, including natural history, stark monochromes, colourful graffiti and pictures
taken when he volunteered at Belsay Halls’ restoration.
Pat Wood then gave us a selection of her images, of derelict farm buildings, detritus, woodland and church
interiors. This was followed by Peter Downs’ abstracts of still life and tree bark, graphic window detail and
examples of flora. Paul Appleby showed colourful images of holidays in Nerja and Bardolino, birdlife at
Thornwick Bay and Nelly’s Moss Lake at Cragside.
Natalie Wright showed us photographs taken on her walks around Morpeth, Hebron, and Gosforth Nature
Reserve and Buttermere, which included shots of heron, kingfisher, butterflies and craneflies. Martin Goble
followed on with phone images taken while visiting Robin Hood’s Bay, the Cleveland Way, Shafto Crags,
Ingram Valley and Simonside Crags. Also using his phone, Keith Pratt’s images included scenes at Cragside,
Beamish Museum and nighttime images at the Hirst Park Event.
Jeremy Cooper followed with a theme on churches visited during the summer break. Included were Bothal,
Howick, Edlingham and Embleton churches, with Jeremy providing the audience with a short history and
nuggets of interesting information on each, ending with images of flowers at Kipling Hall, Richmond. Davy
Bolam delivered an audio-visual presentation about the SS Hestmanden, the last remaining steam-driven
cargo vessel used in the wartime convoys. As a floating museum and a memorial to Norway's war sailors,
it was recently berthed on the Tyne.
David Moore provided an eclectic mix of signage at Hay Farm Steading, insects, graffiti, memorabilia at
Woodhorn, St Mary’s Lighthouse and the Royal Quays Marina. Dave Birch took us on a camping trip in
Swaledale, featuring lead mines, rolling landscapes, waterfalls and the meadows of Muker. Dave Bisset
named his presentation Yorkshire Rocks and Ruins, which featured the lake at Plumpton Rocks, the ruins
of Bolton, Fountains and Jervaulx Abbeys, concluding with Brimham Rocks.
This evening’s presentations were a great opportunity to show one’s work and to connect with others in a
non-competitive environment. Chairman Jeremy Cooper thanked all who took part and who provided a wide
variety of subjects, after which refreshments were enjoyed.
Steph.