Virtual Meeting, Members Evening - Tuesday 6th October 2020.
The Morpeth Camera Club virtual meeting on Tuesday 6th October took the form of a Members evening,
when ten members took part by showing an eclectic mix of images and an audiovisual presentation:
The evening started with a creative & imaginative AV presentation
from Davy Bolam entitled ‘Do you dream in Colour’. This comprised of a large number of colourful abstract
images derived from photos of a diverse mix of subject matter including buildings, sculptures, trees and
smoke trails, that had been skilfully edited to produce a very colourful show.
Next on was Sue Dawson who gave an interesting presentation describing images
taken in the Millennium Green Garden, a hidden gem tucked away in Old Bakehouse Yard off Newgate Street in
the centre of Morpeth.
Then we briefly looked at a short series of images of historic buildings
from the Scottish borders produced by John Barnes, who was unfortunately absent due to family illness.
In the following presentation, Pat Wood showed a mixture of images
starting with landscapes, followed by images of animals in a zoo and a number of photographs of her cat.
Peter Downs then presented a collection of creative photographs of flowers, many
of which were from his garden. In some instances Peter showed the original photographs followed by the edited
versions, describing how he had processed them using computer software to create the artistic images he wanted.
‘Photos Ancient and Modern’ was the title of the next presentation from Dave Bisset
In the first part he showed a series of images taken when he was in Africa between 1968 and 1974, including
some landscape photos and wild animals including the black rhino, which is now a critically endangered species.
He then went on to show images he had taken on recent camera club outings including Little Mill lime kiln.
Following on, Paul Appleby displayed and talked about images he had
recently taken in Ribblesdale, Crummockdale and South Lakeland. These pictures showed the huge variety
of beautiful scenery, that included waterfalls, hills, dry stone walls and barns, erratic rocks, lakes and tarns.
Karin Jackson then presented a series of photographs she had taken on
a visit to the Black Country Museum at Dudley in the West Midlands. This open-air museum is in some ways similar
to Beamish, with old buildings and many exhibits from a bygone era. Karin’s photos included trolleybuses, old cars,
an old school classroom, a sweet shop, canal boats and a forge that was part of the local chain making industry.
In the penultimate presentation, Steve McDonald showed a series of images
from a holiday in the highlands of Scotland. His photos, including many featuring snow-covered mountains, were
taken while out walking in the area around Corrour, which has the highest station on the British railway network.
The evening finished with Glyn Trueman showing a series of pictures taken since the
beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. These included images from some lockdown projects including milk and
water droplets, wild flowers frozen in ice and garden birds. He then showed some other images taken while out
for exercise during lockdown and after the easing of restrictions. These included pictures of wildlife (deer, hare,
puffins etc.)
Steph/Glyn.
when ten members took part by showing an eclectic mix of images and an audiovisual presentation:
The evening started with a creative & imaginative AV presentation from Davy Bolam entitled ‘Do you dream in Colour’. This comprised of a large number of colourful abstract
images derived from photos of a diverse mix of subject matter including buildings, sculptures, trees and
smoke trails, that had been skilfully edited to produce a very colourful show.
Next on was Sue Dawson who gave an interesting presentation describing images
taken in the Millennium Green Garden, a hidden gem tucked away in Old Bakehouse Yard off Newgate Street in
the centre of Morpeth.
Then we briefly looked at a short series of images of historic buildings from the Scottish borders produced by John Barnes, who was unfortunately absent due to family illness.
In the following presentation, Pat Wood showed a mixture of images
starting with landscapes, followed by images of animals in a zoo and a number of photographs of her cat.
Peter Downs then presented a collection of creative photographs of flowers, manyof which were from his garden. In some instances Peter showed the original photographs followed by the edited
versions, describing how he had processed them using computer software to create the artistic images he wanted.
‘Photos Ancient and Modern’ was the title of the next presentation from Dave Bisset
In the first part he showed a series of images taken when he was in Africa between 1968 and 1974, including
some landscape photos and wild animals including the black rhino, which is now a critically endangered species.
He then went on to show images he had taken on recent camera club outings including Little Mill lime kiln.
Following on, Paul Appleby displayed and talked about images he hadrecently taken in Ribblesdale, Crummockdale and South Lakeland. These pictures showed the huge variety
of beautiful scenery, that included waterfalls, hills, dry stone walls and barns, erratic rocks, lakes and tarns.
Karin Jackson then presented a series of photographs she had taken on
a visit to the Black Country Museum at Dudley in the West Midlands. This open-air museum is in some ways similar
to Beamish, with old buildings and many exhibits from a bygone era. Karin’s photos included trolleybuses, old cars,
an old school classroom, a sweet shop, canal boats and a forge that was part of the local chain making industry.
In the penultimate presentation, Steve McDonald showed a series of images from a holiday in the highlands of Scotland. His photos, including many featuring snow-covered mountains, were
taken while out walking in the area around Corrour, which has the highest station on the British railway network.
The evening finished with Glyn Trueman showing a series of pictures taken since the
beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. These included images from some lockdown projects including milk and
water droplets, wild flowers frozen in ice and garden birds. He then showed some other images taken while out
for exercise during lockdown and after the easing of restrictions. These included pictures of wildlife (deer, hare,
puffins etc.)
Steph/Glyn.