Hello to our readers.

As I am writing this, we have just passed the first official day of Spring and , surprise, I am looking outside on a carpet of the “white stuff” !  I well remember in the early 1960s  camping at Watendlath and waking up to a silent and white out as far as the eye could see, it being Good Friday, and not having all the modern clothing and equipment available to us today. We stuck it out for three days !   “It’s not over until the opera lady sings “

The club has just had it’s Humanity Competition judged and the standard of entries was quite high indeed. Our final competition  ANYTHING GOES will be judged on Wed. April 19^th. by Nick Hilton EFIAP  DPAGB BPE5*  ( don’t ask !)

Our programme for April is as follows :-

April 5^th.          Club Workshop

   ..   12^th.         Alf Myers presents  BACK FROM THE STREETS  Live, ie not ZOOM.

   ..   19^th.         ANYTHING GOES   judging.

   ..   26^th.         Member’s Evening   Various activities.                                  

All the above in the Arts Centre starting at 7.30pm.

That gives us only three more gatherings before our season finishes. Where does the time go ?

I would urge more of our members to join in , in entering our competitions even if only to learn more from the judge’s comments. I have had a camera in my hands for the past 70 years and with my first attempt at a competition was awarded  first prize in the Newcomer’s Cup section. Talk about irony ! I think that we are always rather apprehensive at the beginning in sharing our efforts in front of other members. Nothing could be further from the truth. They don’t have to be framed prints, Digitally Projected Images (DPI) carry the same prestige. You can submit images taken on an iPhone and with one of these, you always have it on your person. The best image you never shot is the one where you didn’t have your camera with you !

For more information , check out the website where you can indeed view the winning entries along with commended and highly commended in all of our competitions to date.

Finally, I wish you good shooting.

Maurice Barker

garstangcameraclub.co.uk