What's On 2021

January

13 January - Annual General Meeting and Review of the Year

Presented by: The Committee

A brief AGM including Chairman’s and Treasurer’s reports and election of the Committee for 2021.

This will be followed by a presentation and discussion of our plans for 2021.

Project vote: Mechanical (Dec 2020 project)

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.

27 January - Mongolia

Presented by: Julian Elliott - www.julianelliottphotography.com

Julian is an award winning professional freelance landscape and travel photographer as well as an occasional writer based in the Loire Valley, France but he also travels across Europe mainly encompassing France, Italy and the UK.

Mongolia – From the landscape to eagle hunters – takes us on a photographic journey across Mongolia from the famous Steppe landscape to the eagle hunters of the Altai region in western Mongolia.

Project vote: What is it?

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.

February

10 February - Visions of Nature

Presented by: Sue Morris - www.suemorriswildlifeimages.co.uk

A return visit from Sue who gave us a great talk last year. This is a general talk with wildlife images (both wild and captive) from the UK and abroad. She will share background stories and techniques for getting great images whether you are in the wilds of Alaska or visiting a zoo.

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.

24 February - Practical Evening

Presented by: The Committee

A live, online, table top photoshoot over Zoom. What could go wrong?

Ray and Birgit from their respective homes will attempt to shoot still life subjects on top of a table using basic photography equipment.

Project vote: Smoke

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.

March

10 March - An Icelandic Adventure

Presented by: Ray Buckland, Phill Buckland, Steve Tron and Dima Glaskov

In March 2020, just before the first lockdown, an intrepid team of photographers travelled to Iceland to try and capture some images of that amazing country.

On the anniversary of the adventure, the travellers will tell their story with photos and videos.... of snow blizzards, semi starvation, scary driving, and snow bathing.... all in the pursuit of photography.

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.

31 March - Creative Nature and Wildlife

Presented by: Victoria Hillman - www.vikspics.com

Victoria will show us her nature and wildlife photography work including macro photography, birds, mammals and some landscapes. She will talk about how she took the shot including lighting and composition and how to be more creative when covering nature.

Project vote: Winter

Venue: Zoom video call @ 7.30p.m.