28th January
Tenby Camera Club welcomed on 21st January, Colin Trow-Poole, who delighted the zoom audience with his exceptional talent . Titled, People & Places, Colin showed panels of images, predominately Black & White, set in many UK cities . Visiting museums, art galleries, unusual streets with graffiti using them as setting for the people to wander through to be captured on camera. Many points of techniques were discussed to help achieve a great balanced image. Drama, moods and storytelling jumping out at you .
This was particularly illustrated with a set of images taken in France of the memorial village of Oradour-Sur-Glane . On the 10th June 1944, the village was in Nazi occupied France. It was destroyed when 642 of it’s inhabitants, including women & children were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company . A very sombre event treated compassionately and thoughtfully. Superb images, showing the crumbling buildings and rusting vehicles, capturing a moment in time of a harrowing day .
Following on from such a shocking time, Colin lightened the mood only slightly with his award winning FRPS panel. A study of street life, so seeing poverty and penury, but with kindness and sympathy . A diversity of impoverished street people, musicians, beggars, all captured with creativity. Gritty and realistic showing the darker side of our society.
From his sensitivity to safety advice Colin sustained our interest throughout in a quiet and thoughtful way. A super speaker who was warmly thanked.
Tenby Camera Club has recently been active in two external Competitions.
The first being the Memorial Trophies Day held via zoom with 21 Welsh camera clubs competing. Tenby achieved a respectable joint 4th place in the colour section and a joint 3rd in the mono section.
The Brian Jennings Competition held again by Zoom was hosted by Trostre Camera Club. This was a seven-way Welsh club battle, each club submitting 5 images . It was a stunning night for Tenby Camera Club with 3 of the images gaining top scores. The final score was 488/ 500 so a notable triumph and it meant gaining the 1st place too.
This week, the 28th January we should have had Alyn Wallace stunning us with his “Night Sky Wonders” of astrophotography . Unfortunately due to a family illness it had to be postponed. The talk will be rescheduled as soon as possible. There will an opportunity to book a ticket for the new date if you couldn’t make the last one !
Keep an eye out on the website for information for that and all events coming up .
This was particularly illustrated with a set of images taken in France of the memorial village of Oradour-Sur-Glane . On the 10th June 1944, the village was in Nazi occupied France. It was destroyed when 642 of it’s inhabitants, including women & children were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company . A very sombre event treated compassionately and thoughtfully. Superb images, showing the crumbling buildings and rusting vehicles, capturing a moment in time of a harrowing day .
Following on from such a shocking time, Colin lightened the mood only slightly with his award winning FRPS panel. A study of street life, so seeing poverty and penury, but with kindness and sympathy . A diversity of impoverished street people, musicians, beggars, all captured with creativity. Gritty and realistic showing the darker side of our society.
From his sensitivity to safety advice Colin sustained our interest throughout in a quiet and thoughtful way. A super speaker who was warmly thanked.
Tenby Camera Club has recently been active in two external Competitions.
The first being the Memorial Trophies Day held via zoom with 21 Welsh camera clubs competing. Tenby achieved a respectable joint 4th place in the colour section and a joint 3rd in the mono section.
The Brian Jennings Competition held again by Zoom was hosted by Trostre Camera Club. This was a seven-way Welsh club battle, each club submitting 5 images . It was a stunning night for Tenby Camera Club with 3 of the images gaining top scores. The final score was 488/ 500 so a notable triumph and it meant gaining the 1st place too.
This week, the 28th January we should have had Alyn Wallace stunning us with his “Night Sky Wonders” of astrophotography . Unfortunately due to a family illness it had to be postponed. The talk will be rescheduled as soon as possible. There will an opportunity to book a ticket for the new date if you couldn’t make the last one !
Keep an eye out on the website for information for that and all events coming up .