Hello to all…….just where is this year going ? July has seen the completion of our second year’s “freebie”, four weeks of tuition for members of the public who, having a camera, but not knowing how to get the best out of it, Digital cameras have a programme known as the green square ie you just point and shoot, the camera doing all the work. This course is to make the owner to become more proficient and creative. It has been very well attended with an average of around 15 places each week.

Thanks must go to two people particularly, our Chair, Mike who I think must have some Swiss genes in his persona, his organisational skills on the nights run on time and are like clockwork ! Secondly to Stan Pearson for the hard work and preparation of the course content, not forgetting his knowledge. Well done the both of you. A very big thank you, also,  to the membership as a whole for their conviviality, tuition and refreshments . Well done everyone !

We continue to use our “quiet period “ with our Events Cup Competition and on the free nights (something about hen’s teeth) to visit local places of interest, more on a social basis.

As you are reading this, it will only be four weeks until the start of our new season which begins on Wednesday, 3rd.September.

Ther are still many photograph opportunities left during the summer with the Garstang Show, 2 Air Shows, both free, Blackpool Aug 9-10^th.  Southport Aug 30-31^st.and a number of local Village Shows, why not enter the photography section IT’S FUN. Not as Bill Shankley was asked if football was a matter of life or death, his reply  “ oh no! It’s much more important than that ! “

Maurice Barker

garstangcameraclub.co.uk