Seven Valley's 40's weekend

TENBY AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

Over the weekend of 29^th30th June members of the club travelled to Kidderminster to enjoy the Severn Valley Branch of the Great Western Railway 1940’s weekend.

Kidderminster and the stations on the line to Bridnorth all had displays of period vehicles both of military and civilian.

On the station concourse’s there were superb displays on the 1940’s memorabilia, air raid shelters, ARP post even a barber to give the fella’s a ‘short back and sides’. Hundreds of re-enactors were everywhere, military staff stopping you and asking for your identity cards. At Highley station a mock battle between the British and German troops took place with Mr Winston Churchill, General Montgomery addressing the nation from the station footbridge following the battle.

The weekend was full of photographic opportunities for the club members, so many being taken it was reported that a couple of photographers used up their battery power.

The weekend concluded with a mock wedding at Arley station under the watchful eye of the Home Guard. Finally at Kidderminster station a service of Remembrance for those who gave their lives during the 1940’s.                              

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TENBY AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

‘Getting creative juices flowing’ that’s what members were doing last Thursday evening 6^th June at Tenby.

Starting in Crackwell Street, the group set up taking pictures of the harbour and then moving to different locations around the castle and harbour area. With the beautiful warm evening it gave the club members good reason to get out and enjoy their photography. Ray and Doug were milling around and giving advice and tips which gave the members a reason to try out their skills and experiment more.

The club meet this Thursday 14^th June at Jameston village hall 7.30am which will give those who went to Tenby a chance to show some of their images. It is hoped that the chairman Roy Packer will be coming along to talk about ‘Light Room’

Visit to Carew 23rd May 2013

TENBY AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

A challenging evening 23^rd May for the clubs summer workshop photographers was a visit to Carew Mill. Ray Hines the tutor for this workshops asked members to look at landscapes and to consider the unusual, try different techniques using different apertures and shutter speeds. The weather turned very cold and lots of grey sky tested the photographer’s skill.

On Thursday evening 30^th May members met at the Jameston Village community Hall where Ray asked members to discuss their images and in turn he gave his own view on how and why the image could be improved. It was a useful evening with the club members looking forward to next weeks shoot in Tenby when the subject will be ‘Twilight Images.

16/05/2013 First workshop with Ray Hinds

TENBY AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

Thursday 16^th May was the clubs first meeting of the summer programme held at Jameston Community Hall, a workshop ‘Taking Better Photograph’s’ was introduced by Ray Hinds an experienced photographer and one of the founder members of the club.

Ray began the evening for beginners in photography talking about aperture, depth of field and using shutters and apertures creatively. The evening was attended by 12 members of the club with a few new faces who we hope will continue to come along. During the coffee break it gave the members chance to talk to each other and discuss any issues they may have.

Ray continued the evening showing many examples of his own images ranging from landscapes, sport and wild life, and even obscure images that make that a very interesting subject. The workshop will run for 6 weeks with visits to various locations to use the tips and instruction in a practical way.