Monthly challenge - The Canal Walk Challenge 15/09/21

42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything*, it is also the high score achieved by Mike Hey in this week’s challenge: “Canal Walk” with his high impact, monochrome image of the canal side shown below.

Rest And Be Thankful - Mike Hey

In second place was Chris Rogers with a score of 17 achieved with a picture of the Worsley Delph Sculpture in Salford depicting a “crane of a curious construction” used to lift the “starvationer” barges whose outlines are shown in the water – in case you were wondering.

The Delph, Mine Entrance Bridgwater Canal, Worsley - Chris Rogers

Geoff Brierly’s image came third with a close up, in the soft evening light, of one of the swing beams of the recently restored lock 23E in the centre of Slaithwaite. (The canal was reopened in 2001)

Huddersfield Narrow Canal Eastside Lock 23 - Geoff Brierley

36 members saw 22 photographs taken on the 14th. August as the club held its first outdoor meeting in over a year in Slaithwaite with a walk along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Insights and image critiques were given by Sue Gibson, Brian Eastwood and James Gibson.

Well done! to the high scorers and thanks to all those who uploaded their images for review.

*. Deep Thought - 1978

Talk - Caroline Preece LRPS - Tools Not Rules 08/09/21

In a most thought provoking presentation Caroline threw out the Rule Book and taught us how to view images, interpret them and make choices about what and how we take our subjects. By using examples of well-known photographs and less well-known photographers she illustrated ways in which an image can draw the eye of the viewer to a subject, emotion or point of view using techniques such as simplicity, positioning of key elements, cropping, grouping, separation, framing and visual weight of the components. We learnt about psychological theory, and along the way found out about photographers who had influenced Caroline’s own photographic efforts. Caroline left us much to think about as we select our own image files and make choices about which elements are important within them. Here are some examples of Caroline’s own photographs which illustrate techniques that she had put to the test.

Workshop - prep for in-club competition 25/08/21

Tonight, we had something different. In the first half members were shown 10 images from the Interclub competition, which already had been scored by a judge.

Members were asked to look at the 10 images and score them from 12 – 20. With 20 being the highest. To mark these in a poll and then compared the clubs scores with those of the judge and members were invited to comment on the image. At the end it was deemed that the members collectively were not far off the judge scores.

In the second half members were put into break out rooms to form teams for the forthcoming in club competition later in the year.

Each team for the competition is to submit 5 images, set subject being abstract, set theme being sport and 3 open or general images.

The rules of the competition were given to each team, the team leaders nominated and discussion followed in each team on how to submit images and to use zoom themselves to discuss their images when needed.

We look forward to the competition being held in October where there will be an external judge commenting on the images and the winning team announced.