On Tuesday next week, October 22nd at 7.30pm, we compete in the Sherborne Bradford Abbas shield once again. This is held in Bradford Abbas Church Hall, DT9 6RF. Parking can be tight so don't leave it to the last minute to get there, particularly if you are bringing along our prints! We have done very well in this competition over the last few years and won it 2 years ago. Our fellow competitors are Shaftesbury, Yeovil, South Petherton and, of course, Sherborne-Bradford Abbas Clubs. This is always a good evening out so do come along if you can.
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What an evening! Charlie Waite delivered a wonderfully entertaining talk on landscape photography to a packed audience at Wincanton Memorial Hall on Wednesday, October 2nd. There were over a hundred people in the audience, not all of them photographers, who thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Thank you Charlie. Our thanks also to Toby Erlinger of Fotospeed for stepping in at short notice and ensuring Fotospeed had a presence at the evening with their stand of papers, inks and products for sale on the evening. As a result of the ticket sales and raffle Wincanton Camera Club are pleased to be able to present the Disabled Photographers' Society with a substantial cheque. They were represented on the evening by Tom Molloy, President of the society, who had travelled from Coventry to be with us. Charlie is a long time supporter of this charity. Our thanks also go to all club members who got stuck in and helped make this evening happen. Our next meeting is on October 16th at 7.30pm in our usual side room at the Memorial Hall. The theme is a Critique Evening. |
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We hosted our first internal club competition on Wednesday September 18th at Wincanton Memorial Hall 7.30pm. Even if you did not enter any photographs, these nights are some of our most well-attended evenings as there is so much to learn from seeing the images and listening to the judge's comments. We welcomed Steve Field from Bristol, a new judge to our club, who went through our images, prints and DPIs, with good humour and insightful comments.In the DPI section Brian gained top marks with a 20 for "Black and white Springer", closely followed by Lachlan with 19 for "Shoe Shine" .
In both sections it was good to see a very varied range of subjects including some cracking abstract work and street photography, as well as Portraiture, Landscape and Still Life.
To see the scores from all competitions, including this one, click on our Club info page
I have been fortunate to twice hear Antony Penrose speak about the life of his incredible mother, Lee Miller. Antony has curated his mother's work and maintains the Lee Miller Archive and Penrose collection at Farley Farm House.
This coincides with the release of a feature film, starring Kate Winslett, which is being released on September 27th. I would recommend all photographers find out about Lee Miller and her role in the history of photography.
Lee - Starring Kate Winslett - Biographical film about Lee Miller, to be released in British cinemas on September 27th 2024.
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Wincanton Camera Club are delighted to announce that Charlie Waite will be coming to Wincanton Memorial Hall to speak to us on October 2nd 2024. This will be a very special event and as such we are opening admission up to the general public. Fotospeed will be in attendance to market their products as Charlie is one of their ambassadors. There will also be representatives from the Disabled Photographers charity in attendance as they will be sharing in the funds raised by this event. Charlie is a long time supporter of this charity.
Click here for much more information about the event and for a link to purchase advance tickets. We fully expect this event to sell out so do not delay booking your tickets. |
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On Saturday, June 29th, four of us from Wincanton Camera Club travelled to Rod Warren's RawPics studio, near Ilminster, to meet with professional model Natasha J Bella for 4 hours worth of studio photography. Natasha is a professional freelance model and photographer, based near Leeds, who was able to guide us through a model shoot. All lighting and universal triggers were provided by Natasha within Rod's very versatile studio. The session was limited to 6 photographers so that each had plenty of opportunity to take photographs and have time with Natasha, who was able to advise as we went along. All were agreed that this was an excellent outing and that we must repeat the experience in the future. Our thanks to Natasha and to Rod who was on hand to assist if needed.
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