Morning All

Short and sweet this morning – visiting grandchildren is the cause!

Message from Lewis

Wednesday August 19th day trip.

An exhibition of 100 of the winning entries from the wildlife photographer of the year competition is being shown at Rheged near Penrith. We plan to organise a trip to visit this.

Journey time is about 1 hour so we aim to leave at 9.00 am. Entry fee is £5 plus a contribution for fuel costs to the driver.

If time and weather allow, we can spend the afternoon doing some landscape photography so bring your cameras.

Rheged does have a cafe and also picnic tables so you can bring your own food or buy it there.

Please let us know if you would like to come along so that we can organise who will be driving.

Message from Si

Blackpool Illuminations: Ride the Lights on 29 August 2023

As Si says: it’s a great night. Slow light trails all night.

Enjoy the Lights and promenade from Starr Gate to Bispham – while it’s closed to traffic for one night only. Come along on your push bike or on foot for an evening of fun in the Lights!

Literally tens of thousands of people turn up, dressed in all kinds of trimmings, lights, costumes and fancy dress (or maybe not!) for an evening of great family fun on the sea front. Further details: Blackpool Illuminations website.

Project

If you can cask your minds back to last August, we set up a 12 month project to members (thanks Rhona!), to photograph a subject once a month (if possible) over the 12 month period. This period was from September 2022 to August 2023 inclusive. Now, we are planning our first meeting – Wednesday 6th September – so, could all members who are participating in this project please email in (just to let us know) so that we can plan the timing of our first meeting – cheers.

Thanks to all who have responded to the above – anyone else?

Up and coming programme of events:

• August 2nd – No meeting
• August 5^th – Saturday. Garstang Show: Please don’t forget we will have a stand at the show and we look forward to welcoming you all throughout the day! AND, The Garstang Show is the FINAL Events Cup Destination.
• August 9^th – Meet in the Arts Centre. PLEASE bring your cameras and whatever accessories you may need. We will draw different themes from a ‘hat’ and the idea is you go around Garstang and take photographs that mirror your theme. Then back to the Arts Centre for a brew and possible showing or discussion!
• August 16th – Rheged near Penrith. See above for details from Lewis.
• August 23rd – No meeting as there is a committee meeting at 7pm.
• August 29^th (Tuesday) – Ride the Lights – see above from Si.
• August 30th – No meeting.
• August 31^st (Thursday) – Trip to Heysham and area with Morecambe Camera Club (MCC), 7.30 – 9pm. If you remember MCC ‘visited’ us, in Garstang, back in May and this is a return get-together. We will split into groups of 2/3 and MCC will show us around Heysham and area for the best photographic vistas! We can arrange possible car-sharing nearer the time. Results will be shown and discussed on Thursday 28^th September at their club-house. We do hope that as many members will take part as possible; we need a good turnout please!
• September 2^nd (Saturday) – ‘Paint Garstang’. This is the 2nd ‘Plein Air’ open Art Competition organised by the Arts Centre. ‘Painting’ begins at 9am until 4pm and the judging and presentation of prizes is 4pm – 5pm. They have asked us, at the camera club, to capture the day’s events as part of the occasion. We would really appreciate members to take part, even if only for a couple of hours! Considering the current weather conditions, it may give a whole new meaning to the term ‘Water’ colours!’ If you are willing to partake in this venture, please just let us know – cheers!
• September 6th – First meeting of the new ‘season.’ We have several ideas/thoughts for our first meeting, however, if anyone has any ideas that they think should be incorporated into the meeting please email in – any suggestions considered!

That’s all folks, and try and enjoy the weather!

Mike and Lewis