VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL SIGNALS, BLANDFORD ON MONDAY, 14TH APRIL 2025

The Questers’ Committee are currently arranging a visit to the Corps of Royal Signals at Blandford on the Monday 14 April 2025.  There is a maximum of 15 on this trip and although the minibus can take 16, the tour has space for 15 only. I already have some names.

First come, first choice of seats on the bus!

It’s a minibus trip leaving at 9.15am prompt from Wickes.  The cost of the minibus, entrance and a guided tour should not exceed £18 per person.  We need at least 12 names to make this trip financially viable otherwise it will be cancelled.

There is a café selling hot and cold food and drinks for lunch after the guided tour.

If you are interested in going to this interesting military museum in Blandford, please let me know as soon as possible at:

pete.duncan69@live.co.uk

Thank you,

Pete

POSSIBLE VISIT TO ROYAL SIGNALS CORPS MUSEUM MONDAY 14 APRIL 2025

The Questers’ Committee would like to find out if there is enough scope to organise a visit to the Corps of Royal Signals at Blandford on the above date.  There is a maximum space for 15 on this trip and although the minibus can take 16, the tour has space for 15 only.

This will be a minibus trip leaving at 9.15am prompt from Wickes.  The cost of the travel, entrance and a guided tour should not exceed £18 per person.

There is a café selling hot and cold food and drinks for lunch after the guided tour.

If you are interested in going to this museum in Blandford, please let me know at the main meeting on Wednesday, 12th February or preferably email me at:

pete.duncan69@live.co.uk prior to that date.

Thank you,

Pete

Photography Group January Meeting

The Group met at 10:15 a.m. on 20th January with the theme ‘Past Holidays’.

Only 5 people attended – with such a small number, a unanimous vote for best picture was given to Pam Liberson’s ‘Fighting Monkeys.’

The theme and date were changed to accommodate Anjie Sargeant’s date for her second hip replacement. ‘Past Holidays’ was a departure from the group’s usual practice of a theme that encouraged people to go out and take recent pictures. All the photographs submitted were of excellent quality and the stories behind why they were chosen proved both interesting and entertaining – one was taken over 40 years ago!

Because of upcoming long term treatment for Pam Liberson – effectively reducing the group to only 3 people – it was decided to postpone the February meeting until March.

Apart from lengthy discussions of health problems, Mike Liberson and John Hawke  examined the difference between bracketing exposures (for enhancing dynamic range) and focus stacking (to provide greater depth of field). The use of presets were also explained with particular reference to editing in programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Affinity Pro.