Virtual Meeting, 'Same but Different' - Tuesday 26th April 2021.
On Tuesday 20th April, Morpeth Camera Club met virtually to see the images and hear the comments on the Vice
Chairs’ Spring Challenge on the theme ‘Same but Different.’ Joint Vice Chairs Sue Dawson & Roseanne Robinson’s
challenge was to take the same subject from different perspectives. Members were invited to submit between two
and four images and to interpret each in their own way, be it taken at different times of the day, colour treatment,
lighting, stages of growth, and so on.
Graham Sorrie started the evening with bird images which included different Bluethroat species, Boulmer taken at
different times and using alternative lenses, Tynemouth Pier at sunrise, sunset, stormy and sunny conditions.
Karin Jackson followed with Cragside House from various aspects, summer and winter views of Slipper Tarn, the
Western Hemlock tree through the seasons and the hypericum flower using different creative effects.
Jeremy Cooper came next with images of Dunstanburgh Castle with different foregrounds; at low tide, with sand
patterns and grasses.
Alistair Coopers’ interpretation of the theme was the Chrysler Building, taken from two viewpoints, a shot of a
Pickering railway engine contrasting with one on the Napa Valley line, and crystal waters of Frikas Harbour compared
with stormy seas at Craster.
Glyn Trueman came next with a woodland walk using varying intentional camera movement, interior shots of St Mary’s
Lighthouse spiral staircase and Sycamore Gap in monochrome, using a neutral density filter, and against the light. He
used sky replacement tools to insert more dramatic skies, the Knife Angel emerging above a lighthouse, and daffodils
seemingly afloat in the clouds.
Abstract monochrome conservative blind shadows featured in Paul Appleby’s set together with graveyard scenes taken
from different viewpoints, and an unusual pair of images of a rook with different coloured eyes.
Peter Downs came next with woodland scenes he had manipulated to create a glow effect, a tree using HDR and blur
and a simple garden gate transformed into an abstract using pixalisation.
Stephanie Robson showed her garden in colourful springtime and under snow, a weeping tree in blossom and snow
laden and shiny church organ pipes transformed through filters to form an abstract pattern.
Alternate views of the Morpeth`s Wansbeck using enhanced colour, layered with stamp and sketch effects, and sepia
toned, four different views of the stepping stones and Hollon Fountain and glass owls given colour treatments were
among Dave Bisset’s entries.
John Barnes provided us with a monochrome, grime-effect, 60’s inspired image of an ice-cream van, Cyprus’ Kollossi
Castle with a watercolor, sketch and silhouette treatment. Solarised Turkish fishing boats and an angular night time
shot of the Eiffel Tower.
John Thompson followed with images taken on Blyth’s South Beach over the years. Using the pier as a geographical pin,
shown in sets of four, John illustrated what people do on the beach, from horse riding, fishing, swimming and jet skiing,
followed by boats entering and leaving the harbour, all of which were depicted in contrasting weather conditions.
Following the theme, John Willmore’s view is that taking a photograph is only the start of a process of making a picture.
Starting with a grab shot image, we then saw how he had created something new by cropping, darkening and lightening,
converting to monochrome, resulting in something which he had envisaged of abstract street photography, silhouetted
walkers in the rain, which John had made different and dynamic.
Alternative views of Alnwick Castle, same location different pedestrians, four different images depicting a day at an air
show and an ornamental reflective ball, processed to add colour, to soften and to create contrast was Roseanne Robinson’s
interpretation of same but different.
Finally Sue Dawson showed the audience, four different aspects of a magnolia bush, Newcastle castle from varied points
of view, Impressionistic and blended flowers, and photographs of Bamburgh Castle taken from the same spot, in raw,
in jpeg and by using an iphone, with surprising results.
Throughout the evening each author explained technical details and methods they had used to reach their final image.
Vic Chair Sue Dawson thanked the fourteen members for taking part and providing different views and interpretations
of the theme.
Steph.
Chairs’ Spring Challenge on the theme ‘Same but Different.’ Joint Vice Chairs Sue Dawson & Roseanne Robinson’s
challenge was to take the same subject from different perspectives. Members were invited to submit between two
and four images and to interpret each in their own way, be it taken at different times of the day, colour treatment,
lighting, stages of growth, and so on.
Graham Sorrie started the evening with bird images which included different Bluethroat species, Boulmer taken at
different times and using alternative lenses, Tynemouth Pier at sunrise, sunset, stormy and sunny conditions.
Karin Jackson followed with Cragside House from various aspects, summer and winter views of Slipper Tarn, the
Western Hemlock tree through the seasons and the hypericum flower using different creative effects.
Jeremy Cooper came next with images of Dunstanburgh Castle with different foregrounds; at low tide, with sand
patterns and grasses.
Alistair Coopers’ interpretation of the theme was the Chrysler Building, taken from two viewpoints, a shot of a
Pickering railway engine contrasting with one on the Napa Valley line, and crystal waters of Frikas Harbour compared
with stormy seas at Craster.
Glyn Trueman came next with a woodland walk using varying intentional camera movement, interior shots of St Mary’s
Lighthouse spiral staircase and Sycamore Gap in monochrome, using a neutral density filter, and against the light. He
used sky replacement tools to insert more dramatic skies, the Knife Angel emerging above a lighthouse, and daffodils
seemingly afloat in the clouds.
Abstract monochrome conservative blind shadows featured in Paul Appleby’s set together with graveyard scenes taken
from different viewpoints, and an unusual pair of images of a rook with different coloured eyes.
Peter Downs came next with woodland scenes he had manipulated to create a glow effect, a tree using HDR and blur
and a simple garden gate transformed into an abstract using pixalisation.
Stephanie Robson showed her garden in colourful springtime and under snow, a weeping tree in blossom and snow
laden and shiny church organ pipes transformed through filters to form an abstract pattern.
Alternate views of the Morpeth`s Wansbeck using enhanced colour, layered with stamp and sketch effects, and sepia
toned, four different views of the stepping stones and Hollon Fountain and glass owls given colour treatments were
among Dave Bisset’s entries.
John Barnes provided us with a monochrome, grime-effect, 60’s inspired image of an ice-cream van, Cyprus’ Kollossi
Castle with a watercolor, sketch and silhouette treatment. Solarised Turkish fishing boats and an angular night time
shot of the Eiffel Tower.
John Thompson followed with images taken on Blyth’s South Beach over the years. Using the pier as a geographical pin,
shown in sets of four, John illustrated what people do on the beach, from horse riding, fishing, swimming and jet skiing,
followed by boats entering and leaving the harbour, all of which were depicted in contrasting weather conditions.
Following the theme, John Willmore’s view is that taking a photograph is only the start of a process of making a picture.
Starting with a grab shot image, we then saw how he had created something new by cropping, darkening and lightening,
converting to monochrome, resulting in something which he had envisaged of abstract street photography, silhouetted
walkers in the rain, which John had made different and dynamic.
Alternative views of Alnwick Castle, same location different pedestrians, four different images depicting a day at an air
show and an ornamental reflective ball, processed to add colour, to soften and to create contrast was Roseanne Robinson’s
interpretation of same but different.
Finally Sue Dawson showed the audience, four different aspects of a magnolia bush, Newcastle castle from varied points
of view, Impressionistic and blended flowers, and photographs of Bamburgh Castle taken from the same spot, in raw,
in jpeg and by using an iphone, with surprising results.
Throughout the evening each author explained technical details and methods they had used to reach their final image.
Vic Chair Sue Dawson thanked the fourteen members for taking part and providing different views and interpretations
of the theme.
Steph.