Here I am listing our “to come “ meetings which will take us into May and the end of our published official year.  It seems only a short time ago when we were meeting a healthy throng of newcomers to the club and I would suggest that all have gotten into the spirit of things. Must be my age trying to kid me into the rapid passing of time as we already signing up for our presentation evening in May. Even having a busy childhood, it never went as fast as this, why ? Answers please on a postcard !  Anyway, as the author H.G.Wells  gave us,  Things to Come.

April  1^st.  Ade Givney presents  UK Landscapes : Lake District/ Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales.

April  8^th. John Griffin  talks on Photography with a difference.

April  15^th.  The judging of our final competition for this year “ Anything Goes “  judged by Paul Dunnall.

April 22cnd.  Two of our members Stan Pearson and Lewis Thompson give a talk of their choice.

April 29^th.   Tom Lee   gives us a complete breakdown on infra red photography……  what it is,  how it works …….etc.

May 6^th.  Terry Hewitt tells of an Imperfect Safari,  sounds very interesting !

Some of our members have been paying a visit to the Photography Show which is being held at the N.E.C. from March 14^th. thru  March 17^th. An annual event with all the latest equipment to try out. We look forward to their feedback.  It is well worth a day out . From April we will be starting out on our five events lasting until August. I also give notice that our FREE 4 week course , to those who have a camera and would want some tuition or those who are thinking of buying one , starts in July.

That’s all folks !

Maurice Barker

garstangcameraclub.co.uk

Hello all and welcome to the March edition. Recent weeks remind me of a music group and a novel, Wet, wet, wet,  and the book , Fifty shades of grey ! The recent outdoor conditions for camera people.

At club level , we have enjoyed presentations on Landscapes in New Zealand and lastly, Urban and Street photography, this attempted to show that we don’t have to pass the Equator to make good images. We have also had our third competition Creatures and Plants of the world judged. Thank you to all members who submitted images and as the Judge commented “ many images of an excellent quality”

March 4^th  gives us a ZOOM session by Kevin Pigney and his passion for Wildlife detailing locations, camera settings etc. Sounds good.

March 11^th.  Judging of our competition, the Humanity Cup by Daryl Giles.

    ..    18^th.  Paul Dunmall dicusses, Titles…why do we have them ?

    ..    25^th  Our own Tim Flesher will talk on  “6 contrasting countries in Southern Asia “

April 1^st. We have Ade Gidney presents  Landscapes within the UK……… Lake District  /  Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales.

A timely reminder to dust off the cameras, wipe the lenses and !! charge the batteries, both camera and personal.  See you in April.

Maurice Barker

garstangcameraclub.co.uk

Hello to all readers ,this will be a shorter than usual report since we will be “closed for Christmas “. To now, we have had a successful calendar year and take a short break. We have just had a very enjoyable social evening, thanks to everyone who helped to make it possible, we all know that these events do not just happen.

I will list the next five meetings taking us into February and they are as follows  :-

Jan. 7^th………Neil Protheroe   ZOOM  on  New Zealand Landscapes , my thoughts and knowledge of landscape photography.

  ..    14^th…….Jerry Webb      ZOOM  on  Urban and street photography.

  ..    21^st…….Creatures and Plants Competition  judging by  Sheila Giles.

  ..    28^th……Members evening  the “Show and Tell Challenge “

Feb. 4^th……..Rene de Heer   ZOOM  on  Blowing Hot and Cold,  Nature photography Up North and Down South.

May I finish by wishing everyone, the best of Season’s Greetings and a Happy and Healthy 2026.

Maurice Barker

garstangcameraclub.co.uk