5th November
Well the 5th November certainly was celebrated with a “banging” talk from Julian Cremona . Julian is a naturalist, photographer, teacher and explorer. Head of Dale Fort Field Centre for many years in Pembrokeshire, he is now retired but has taken on Zoom to deliver insights into some of his wildlife trips.
A welcome return to Tenby Camera Club, he enthralled his audience with stunning photography of the natural & wonderful wildlife of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is only one fifth the size of the UK but but it is brimming with awesome wildlife. A slideshow of 300 images was shown, each one capturing the unique and incredible biodiversity of this tiny central American country. Habitats of coasts, rain forests, marshland and rivers were explored showing the adaptive behaviour of nature.
Travelling by car & water taxis a large portion of the country was covered & Julian expressed praise to the delightful local people, a good cuisine and special accommodation.
The wildlife was just remarkable, with day & night time shots, we saw an abundance of birds, butterflies, frogs, spiders, bats, lizards, crabs and snakes. All sorts of colours and sizes, many endemic to Costa Rica or Central America,
Not only were we guided through the wildlife, but the photography metadata was freely shared so we could see how the image was captured . Many of the images were taken in very difficult conditions, rain, mist, low light, at night and with heavy leaf cover . Good to see how you can cope with those conditions and still get a remarkable photograph. Cameras and associated equipment was discussed with advice on what to take on such a trip.
The praise for Julian from all the attendees was notable and it is great to know he will be returning in the New Year via Zoom for another presentation.
Julian was happy for Tenby Camera Club to open up the event to non members whose ticket payments and donations went totally to The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Many members also donated so an excellent final total of £400 was raised.
This fundraising event was kindly sponsored by the Tenby business of Paul Deverson Photography.
Sunday night, the 8th November, we held an extra social event on zoom . Our last evening of Firebreak Lockdown was celebrated with a fun Quiz. Charlie Kidd and Pauline Boswell compiled an interesting set of questions which made members laugh and groan in equal measure . A very relaxed time was had by all . Many thanks to Charlie & Pauline and congratulations to the winners Ray & Jan Hornett.
A welcome return to Tenby Camera Club, he enthralled his audience with stunning photography of the natural & wonderful wildlife of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is only one fifth the size of the UK but but it is brimming with awesome wildlife. A slideshow of 300 images was shown, each one capturing the unique and incredible biodiversity of this tiny central American country. Habitats of coasts, rain forests, marshland and rivers were explored showing the adaptive behaviour of nature.
Travelling by car & water taxis a large portion of the country was covered & Julian expressed praise to the delightful local people, a good cuisine and special accommodation.
The wildlife was just remarkable, with day & night time shots, we saw an abundance of birds, butterflies, frogs, spiders, bats, lizards, crabs and snakes. All sorts of colours and sizes, many endemic to Costa Rica or Central America,
Not only were we guided through the wildlife, but the photography metadata was freely shared so we could see how the image was captured . Many of the images were taken in very difficult conditions, rain, mist, low light, at night and with heavy leaf cover . Good to see how you can cope with those conditions and still get a remarkable photograph. Cameras and associated equipment was discussed with advice on what to take on such a trip.
The praise for Julian from all the attendees was notable and it is great to know he will be returning in the New Year via Zoom for another presentation.
Julian was happy for Tenby Camera Club to open up the event to non members whose ticket payments and donations went totally to The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Many members also donated so an excellent final total of £400 was raised.
This fundraising event was kindly sponsored by the Tenby business of Paul Deverson Photography.
Sunday night, the 8th November, we held an extra social event on zoom . Our last evening of Firebreak Lockdown was celebrated with a fun Quiz. Charlie Kidd and Pauline Boswell compiled an interesting set of questions which made members laugh and groan in equal measure . A very relaxed time was had by all . Many thanks to Charlie & Pauline and congratulations to the winners Ray & Jan Hornett.