The Group met at 10:15 on 8^th January with the theme ‘Close Up’.

All 6 people attended.

Rosemary Franklin and John Clark did not submit a folio – for various reasons, they had a very busy December.

The theme gave members a great opportunity to play with the Macro settings (or Macro Lenses) on their cameras.

Overall best picture was Anjie Sargeant’s ‘Pussy Willow’ – again the overall standard of the folios was very high (see Group Web page for individual samples).

February’s theme is ‘Mood/Atmosphere’.

There was some discussion about further theme topics and John Hawke emphasised that members should look for photo opportunities during the next 6 months to fulfil future topics – noting, in particular, May’s theme ‘Bleak Open Spaces’ best taken in the Winter months.

Rosemary Crumplin reminded members that folios should only contain 1 archive photo to encourage people to submit new content – in response to the discussion that followed, John Hawke stated that the new content covered the period of all future themes.

The Group met at 10:15 on 10^th December with the theme ‘Twilight/Night Photography’.

All 6 people attended.

The group had organised a photoshoot on 24^th November to visit the Winchester Christmas Fair. We met up at 15:50 as planned to give us some ‘twilight time’.

Several pictures were taken in challenging light conditions but the session ended because it was very cold – two of us were somewhat warmer after sampling some Gluhwein!

Member’s responses to the theme were asked to include at least 2 pictures from the photoshoot. Overall best picture was John Clarks’s ‘Tree at Winchester Christmas Market’ although the overall standard of the folios was very high.

January’s theme is ‘Close Up’. John Hawke outlined some ideas for this theme that included macro, close cropping to enlarge, and telephoto zoom.

The Group met at 10:15 on 13^th November with the theme ‘Nostalgia’.

Only 5 people attended with Anjie Sargeant on holiday.

Member’s responses to the theme were wide ranging as would be expected. Overall best picture was John Hawke’s ‘Fairground at Beamish Museum’.

Members were encouraged to explain why their photographs evoked nostalgic memories. Mike Liberson’s Mars Bar picture prompted laments about its marked reduction in size (as well as the plate size of the original Wagon Wheels!) We also found out that John Clarks photo was his first cot toy – exposing its age as ’74 and a half’.  Pam Liberson’s photo of a nursing chair is a treasured heirloom – the tapestry was done by her great grandmother and the carving done by her grandmother (or the other way round – she could not remember).

December’s theme is ‘Twilight/Night Photography’. The group have organised a photoshoot on 24^th November to visit the Winchester Christmas Fair to take at least two pictures for the December folios. We meet up at 15:50 to give us some ‘twilight time’.