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This Week - Tuesday 17th Contents

This Week

Next Week

Club Exhibitions

Members’ News & Pictures 1

Members’ News & Pictures 2

Members’ News & Pictures 3

Diary

Competitions & Exhibitions

For Sale

PAGB/MCPF

Around the Web

And Finally…

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WCC NEWSWorcestershire Camera Club Editor: w-news@worcscc.uk

This week Mike Sharples ARPS

MPAGB EFIAP BPE3* presents HappySnaps & The Many Faces of China, an

evening of prints.

Images - Harwell by Ruth Bourne LRPS

Contemporary GroupUpdate

The report on our February meet-ing, complete with a selection ofmembers’ images and links to our‘Featured International Photog-rapher’, is now available on theWCC website.

You’ll see that the header slide-show has also been updated witha selection of group images.

Digital GroupThursday 19th Feb 7.30 pm

At Claines British Legion

Bob Oakley will be looking at allaspects of taking and processingHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) images.This will be from taking stage topost-processing with demonstra-tions on using various software.

We won’t have time to look at mem-bers' work this week, so please keepthese for the next meeting!

See also the new PhotoBookletssection on the website.,

Next Week - Tuesday 24th

Next week sees a needle match - the

annual 3-Way Battle between Wall

Heath, Evesham and WCC. We take

turns to host this competition and

this year it is at home, so do come

along to support, and of course, en-

joy the images!

24th February is also the final hand-in

date for print competition 3.

The AV group meets as usual, also at

the Claines British Legion.

Come along and enjoy an informal

evening developing your multime-

dia presentation skills.

It’s also the start of hand-in time for

the annual AV competition.

AV GroupThursday 26th Feb 7.30 pm

Double Edition

A ‘twofer’ this week! Please note there

won’t be a newsletter next week; in-

formation on the next two weeks is

included here, but do keep an eye on

the website in case of any updates.

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Club Exhibitions

Douglas says:-

We recently completed the hanging of members' work at Barbourne and Thornloe Lodge.  This will be on

display for the next three months.   If you would like to see that work, both surgeries would be delighted if

you popped in - just sign the visitors' registers and then wander around the exhibitions.

· Barbourne Health Centre is on the corner of Crown Street and Droitwich Road, very close to where we

meet at St Stephen's Church. (67 prints)

· Thornloe Lodge Surgery is at 29 Barbourne Road, diagonally opposite St Georges Square (16 prints).

Between now and the end of our season I would like to refresh our exhibitions at Crowngate, Swan Theatreand Quanta Training. If you would like to contribute to any or all of these exhibitions please enter your work

on the exhibition website.  What you need to know about contributing is posted on the site under Forthcom-ing Exhibitions.

Douglas Gregor

Douglas

Roger Plant alerts us to a recent page in Worcester News. A half- centrefold plug for the current APFH

Barbourne exhibition . . .

He added a quip from a member upon seeing the  piece when he spotted that both the exhibition organiser’s

and Publicity officer’s pictures were spread across the page!  “Glad to know that corruption is alive and well

in the WCC and serving a good purpose!”

You might also notice a bit of canny product placement in the picture of Ella by Roger!

In the Press

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Members’ News & Pictures

New MemberA warm WCC welcome to Matt

Hodgkisson, who writes:-

I started at an early age (around 7

or 8) with a basic instamatic film

camera taking pictures of anything

and everything (guess you do at

that age).

I then progressed though to film

SLR and finally digital SLR, all the

while improving (hopefully).

During that time the one thing I

loved to photograph above all was

aircraft both in static displays and

in flight, will include a couple of

shots to give you some idea of my

photography. I will still pretty

much take pictures of anything

else but aircraft and mechanical

objects are where I am happiest

and do my best work

Please feel free to ask any ques-

tions, I am always happy to share

what I have learnt and hopefully

pick up a few ideas myself  along

the way.

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You may recall that Les Bailey put out an

enquiry about CSCs a little while ago, and

he also kindly agreed to feed back...

I have the Fujifilm XT 1 now, and on

James Woodend's suggestion bought the

10-24 lens too. I had the 18-55 and

55-200 second hand with the XPro 1, all

great lenses. I have yet to use it in anger,

but intend to take a few shots with the

Fuji and the Nikon D800 side by side for

comparison.

My first impression is that the Fuji is

much more like a DSLR in terms of con-

trols, super TTL optics so can be held in

the familiar shooting position, great fo-

cus and superb lens, especially stabilisa-

tion for shaky old buggers like me. And

of course very light and portable.

Les has also been out and about taking

some great graffiti shots.

These three shots are just samples of

graffiti, taken near Stourbridge in what

was once a very large factory, and is now

a derelict site with just the odd wall

standing. I went there last April and have

been intending to return and take some

‘proper’ shots. All these are hand-held,

and taken fairly quickly. There’s loads of

potential for better, so maybe this year!

It might be that the artwork isn’t the

same now, but it might just be worth

going.

Overleaf is a selection of graffiti images

taken in central Birmingham.

CSC Feedback

Members’ News & Pictures 2

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Les reckons there are obviously a few slightly unhinged graffiti artists in Brum!

Members’ News & Pictures 3

Images: Les Bailey

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18th Feb at Bishop Allenby Hall For those with an interest in the smaller

life-forms... Insect expert Bill Indge with an unusual topic…

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Feb Avoncroft Waking the Windmill & Bleak

Midwinter Living History Weekend. The Museum’s Windmill will be sailed for

the first time in 2015 by our team of volunteers.  There will also be the

chance to see the original footage of the saving of the Windmill in 1969 and

bread-making demonstrations in the Toll House. Volunteers will be welcom-

ing you into the historic houses to experience how our ancestors survived

winter in the past.

7th March Waving not Drowning Surviving as an Artist in the WestMidlands 2015 Free event for students.

18th March Will Cheung at Beacon. Will ranks among the top photographers

in the UK He is the editor of 'Advanced Photography' Magazine and has 25

years’ experience working in the photo press. Will was at our club in 2013

and returns with a new lecture on 18th. March 2015. £5 to non-members.

21st March  Droitwich Camera invites you to hear Guy Edwardes

Chrysophobia Darby’s works appear at the Barber Institute from tomorrow

(February 13) until May 17 as part of the third generation of New Art West

Midlands. The initiative sees four galleries showcasing the paintings, sculp-

tures, photographs and installations of thirty bright young things who have

graduated fine art degree courses at universities across the Midlands in the

past three years. Full listings here, several photographic included.

Dates for the Diary / Out and AboutWhat’s on, exhibitions to go and see, photo-opportunities... Send in your events.

Competitions & Exhibitions

The 66th MIDLAND SALON organised by The Midland Counties Photograph-

ic Federation online entry now open, closes 20th April.

VECC Photo 2015 closes 25th Feb.

Neath Salon (you may need sunglasses!) closes 11th April.

The 1st International Salon of Print and Digital Art

Photography VARNA 2015

You have until 10th April to enter the WWT calendar competition.

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For Sale - A2 printer

I am the Secretary of Ross P.S., and have a printer that one of your members might like.

It is an Epson Stylus Pro r3800.It has very little Epson ink left in it, but is in first class condition, and just been serviced, at a cost of £150

It will print from 6 x 4 inch up to A2.

It can be viewed at my home in Ross. Upon purchase, I can deliver to the Malvern area.

I am asking £375 A review of this printer is here.

I myself have only printed some test 6 x 4's off this printer, and the results were quite impressive.

Roger Irwin Ross P.S Secretary. 01989 564164

PAGB News 132 is out.

PAGB DISTINCTIONS WORKSHOP    There will be a long awaited Workshop run by Rod Wheelans and his team

(probably at Smethwick) where members considering PAGB distinctions can take their work for assessment.

This should be a 'must' for potential applicants.

JUDGES’ SEMINAR    In October the MCPF will run a seminar aimed at members who want to know more about

club judging. This is run over the course of one day and includes some practical experience.

If you would like further details as they become available speak to John Burrows - MCPF Delegate.

PAGB & MCPF Latest News

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Around the WebLensculture - World Press Photo 2015

10 Leica Favourites

Surreal Landscapes Beautifully Shot in Black andWhite

You need a bit of time for this - a full documentary onHenri Cartier-Bresson

Fairytale photos.

Dandy Row, Worcester

Did you see.. Churchill in Worcester?

Look to the stars...

A lesson in careful tagging!

Lensculture's Instagram feed

Famous Photographers and their images(Behind Photographs site )

Hints, Tips and How To..

Tips for Sharpening Your Images the Right Way

10 Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned About Street Pho-tography

Spirit of Place

Shutter speeds

How to Use the Text Tool in Photoshop

Street effect

Travel photography tips.

And Finally…Richard Sarginson spotted this unfortunate juxtaposition:

It’s obviously a seriously grave business preparing for an election, you can get buried under the workload you

suddenly have. Avoiding burn-out is critical as you know that, as the campaign progresses, things will hot up.

You start with such hopes, but they can all turn to ashes.