Meeting of the Photography Group 9th February 2026

Only 3 people attended the meeting with both Pam and Mike Liberson absent. Mike Liberson’s last e-mail indicated that they would be absent for some considerable time.

The theme was ‘One Colour – Four Photographs’. Two of all the submitted photographs were predominantly red whilst Ann Hawke’s preferred choice was white. The best picture was awarded to John Hawke’s ‘Whitchurch Ladybird’. It was agreed, as last month, to attach two photographs from each person to the updated Photography Group’s web page.

Whitchurch Ladybird – John Hawke

John Hawke questioned the viability of continuing after receiving Mike Liberson’s e-mail – i.e. removing the Photography Group from the Anton U3A Interest Group list. He had asked for new members at the U3A Monthly meeting on two occasions and, although two people expressed interest, neither attended any meetings.

Anjie Sergeant suggested a suspension of activities until new members asked to join as well as asking the Anton U3A Chairperson of our situation for her to decide whether the Group should be removed from the Interest Group Web Page. This was agreed. The Chairperson suggested that future meetings be suspended rather tha disbanding the Group John Hawke remaining as the main contact if her recommendation was to disband the Group in the hope that new members are recruited. John Hawke has agreed to remain as the contact.

So this will be the last Group News update from the Group for some considerable time.

Photogroup Meeting 21st January 2026

Only 3 people attended the meeting with both Pam and Mike Liberson absent. The theme was ‘What I See’. The standard of all the submitted photographs were very high with a wide range of subjects for such a wide-ranging theme from stunning wildlife to well-composed landscapes. The best picture was awarded to Ann Hawke’s ‘Tiger chasing prey’. It was agreed to attach two photographs from each person to the updated Photography Group’s web page.

Tiger chasing prey (Samba Deer) – unsuccessful – Ann Hawke

John Hawke gave a laptop slide show presentation of a November 2025 bird watching trip to The Gambia giving a feeling of warmth to an, otherwise, miserable rainy day. This was a heavy cull from approximately 800 photographs. It was interesting to note Anjie Sargeant’s comments relating to her sightings of some of the birds when visiting South Africa – relevant to the Hawkes’ impending tour next month!

The February theme will be ‘One Colour, Four Photographs’.

Photography Group November Meeting

The Group met at 10:15 a.m. on 17th November with the theme ‘Liquids’.

4 people attended – Pam Liberson had been affected by flu inherited from her husband. For such a wide subject there were several featuring alcohol with landscapes also dominant. Best picture was awarded to Pam Liberson in her absence for a photograph of Town Mill and the River Anton, Andover.

December’s theme will be ‘What I See’ – an opportunity to parade best photos that have not been featured in any earlier submissions.

 

The main discussion, because of the very mild weather to date, relegated the theme ‘Winter’ to February 2026 (see webpage)