Morning All

Thanks to all the members who managed to join us last Wednesday for members evening; we thought it went well and we all learned something; especially panning!

August dates for you:

August 6^th Saturday – Garstang Show – the club has a stand, in the exhibition tent (end of). So, if you are at the show please come and see us and say hello!

August 10^th Wednesday – members evening, all welcome. Amongst other things we will be giving a talk/presentation on an editing ‘Work-flow’ using Lightroom, Topaz AI DeNoise, Topaz AI Sharpen and possibly Photoshop for colour images.

August 13^th OR August 14^th – Saturday and Sunday respectively – Events cup at the ‘Three Sisters Race Circuit – a Go-kart track in Wigan. Details to follow later.

August 17^th Wednesday – members evening, all welcome; we will be doing a similar ‘Work-flow’ but for monochrome images.

August 29^th Monday – the club will have a stand at the summer fete in the grounds of Oaklands on Dimples Lane. If you are going, please say hello!

Below is an email from Emma Bateson, Lancashire Mind. Please have a read and if you are interested, please deal directly, just click on the link; closes Friday 26^th August. This looks really exciting and could be a ‘feather-in-the-cap’ if we got one (or more) chosen!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

Wow, it’s getting warmer, at least ‘till Wednesday!

Thanks, first of all, to Stan for his talk last week on ‘panning’, and organising the subsequent shoot. It was really enjoyable and I think we all got something from it.

Just in case you missed it:

Holker Hall: Events Cup opportunity, this Sunday 17^th July

Opening Times:

Friday 11th March – Sunday 30th October
Wednesday – Sunday, 10.30am-5pm (including Bank Holiday Monday)
Gardens, Parkland, Cafe, Gift Shop & Food Hall

Admission:

Single Season Ticket – £35
Double Season Ticket – £55
Annual Pass – £21
Hall & Gardens – £13.50
Gardens Only – £9.50

Getting there:

Post code for SATNAV is LA11 7PL.

‘Extra’ – What’s on Sunday 17^th July:

‘The Car’s the Star’ Classic Car Show at Holker Hall

Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club are proud to welcome you to their annual ‘The Car’s the Star’ show, held in the spectacular parkland surrounding Holker Hall.

The event will include displays from all eras of motoring and motorsport – with classes and awards for all types of vehicles – as well as arena displays, trade stands and autojumble.

The Car’s the Star takes place between 11.00am and 4.00pm.

There is also plenty to see; check out their website: https://www.holker.co.uk

Meeting up? We suggest meeting up at 12.30ish in the main car park for a ‘sandwich’ lunch or the main café is very close.

Obviously, with the ‘The car’s the Star’ classic car shows it’s going to be busy! And very warm!

Wednesday 20^th July

Members evening: even if you didn’t manage to attend last week, you are, of course, most welcome this week and you can take part in the 2 mini projects listed below.

• We will be reviewing and discussing the panning shots taken last week.
• Mini project 1: Members to take a photo of a small feature of a Garstang building – they then show the image on the screen in the club and other members try and guess which building it is.  The author then reveals the identity of the building with a wide angled image’.
• Mini project 2: members would show up to 3 images in RAW and then their edited results from those images and talk about how/why they did them. The panning shot could be one of them, but not necessarily though.
• Small demonstrations on editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
• Tea and coffee, of course!

August dates for you:

August 6^th Saturday – Garstang Show – the club has a stand, in the exhibition tent (end of). So, if you are at the show please come and see us and say hello!

August 10^th Wednesday – members evening, all welcome

August 17^th Wednesday – members evening, all welcome

I’ve (Mike) taken a deep breathe, re-mortgaged the house, and bought a new Canon camera – the R6.

So, consequently I have a few Canon lenes for sale, if anyone is interested.

1. EFS 10mm – 18mm f/4.5 – 5.6 IS STM, excellent condition, asking price £150
2. EF 50mm prime, f/1.8 STM, excellent condition, asking price £120
3. EFS IS STM 55mm – 250mm f/4.0 – 5.6, excellent condition, asking price £200
4. EFS 18mm – 135mm f/3.5 – 5.6, IS NANO USM, good condition, asking price £200

If anyone is interested, please email me on: mikejenner17@gmail.com

That’s all folks and keep cool!

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

The sun has got its hat on! Heat wave on its way – what, in Garstang? Time for those sunrise and sunsets shots!

A message from Sarah Keast:

Esthwaite to see the Ospreys? 

If you fancy going to Esthwaite Water in the lakes to watch and potentially photography the Ospreys Sarah is co-ordinating a visit there. Last time I was there (April) the electrically powered boat cost £45 for 2 people for 2 hours, which was enough time. They are very professional and training is given! The boats are very easy to ‘drive and steer’ and you are very clearly told where you can and cannot go!

Sarah’s preference is to go early August on a Monday or Wednesday, but could do others.

If you are interested, please contact Sarah directly on her email:

sarah-keast@hotmail.com

A message from Stan:

The organisers of the Soap Box Derby have asked if our club has a video photographer who would video the event for them. If not do they know anyone who might video the event for them. If you are interested please contact Stan directly on: stanley.pearson@talktalk.net

July dates for the diary:

Potential Photography Opportunities

16th & 17th July, Saturday and Sunday: Great Ecclestone Show.

17^th July, Sunday: Events Cup outing to Holker Hall; details below.

17^th July, Sunday: The Lancaster Grand Prix (cycling) will return to Williamson Park; Women’s and men’s races over 14.5km in the countryside in the Lancaster district.

Member’s Evening

Wednesday 13^th July: Stan has very kindly offered to give a talk/presentation on ‘panning’, after which we will practice outside the Arts Centre. I’ll drive my car up and down and Stan will be around to give further encouragement! So, BRING YOUR CAMERA!

During a tea/coffee break, I could organise some of the RAW panning shots to show your efforts after the break.

I have a couple of demonstrations on editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Then I will introduce some other small projects that we have come up with; showing results next week. So, you are most welcome to join us!

Wednesday 20^th July: hopefully, following on from the previous week!

Holker Hall: Events Cup opportunity

Opening Times:

Friday 11th March – Sunday 30th October
Wednesday – Sunday, 10.30am-5pm (including Bank Holiday Monday)
Gardens, Parkland, Cafe, Gift Shop & Food Hall

Admission:

Single Season Ticket – £35
Double Season Ticket – £55
Annual Pass – £21
Hall & Gardens – £13.50
Gardens Only – £9.50

Getting there:

Post code for SATNAV is LA11 7PL.

‘Extra’ – What’s on Sunday 17^th July:

‘The Car’s the Star’ Classic Car Show at Holker Hall

Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club are proud to welcome you to their annual ‘The Car’s the Star’ show, held in the spectacular parkland surrounding Holker Hall.

The event will include displays from all eras of motoring and motorsport – with classes and awards for all types of vehicles – as well as arena displays, trade stands and autojumble.

The Car’s the Star takes place between 11.00am and 4.00pm.

There is also plenty to see; check out their website: https://www.holker.co.uk

Meeting up? We suggest meeting up at 12.30ish in the main car park for a ‘sandwich’ lunch or the main café is very close.

Obviously, with the ‘The car’s the Star’ classic car shows it’s going to be busy!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Afternoon All

Sorry but the newsletter is a little later than normal ‘cos I’ve been out and about!

Many thanks to all members that came to the members evening last Wednesday and taking part in the ‘Then and Now’ task and other topics!

I thought it was productive, enlightening and interesting!

A message from Maurice:

The Southport Air Show: unless you want some competitive shots and have to spend the day getting in and out of Southport plus parking fees etc. you can get a good(ish) view from the coast at St. Annes. Depending where the aircraft are housed, we’ve seen them overhead many times. The best one is Blackpool in August….and it’s free!

A message from Stan:

On Sunday 18^th September, Longridge will hold a Soap Box Derby which is a potential photographic opportunity for club members.

https://www.longridgesoapboxderby.co.uk

Additionally, I have agreed with the main sponsor to photograph the event for them and they have asked me to cover specific parts of the Derby. After giving it some thought, it would be better if we had one more photographer. I am therefore looking for a volunteer from our club to team up with me.

There will be a maximum of 30 Soap Box teams. At approximately 3-minute intervals teams will run in each of the following time slots:

10.00 to 11.30

12.30 to 14.00

15.00 to 16.30

The last time slot may be restricted to the 10 fastest Soap Box teams.

The course will consist of a start, jumps, water baths, bone-shakers, chicanes and finish. Our 2-man photographic team will be given special access to the course at certain points but will need to wear Hi Viz jackets, which I will provide, and strictly comply with the rigorous health and safety requirements.

The sponsor would like to ensure that all Soap Box teams are photographed. Hence, during the first run (10.00 to 11.30) I will photograph all Soap Box teams starting and the volunteer would photograph all Soap Box teams finishing.

For the 12.30 to 14.00 and 15.00 to 16.30 runs, the volunteer would be free to choose any part of the event from start to finish to photograph

After the event we would edit our photographs and exchange all images by Friday 23^rd September. I would then filter the combined set to eliminate duplications etc and then send to the sponsor.

Please ask members to email me if they wish to volunteer to join me and be part of the 2-man photographic team.

Please contact Stan directly; Stan’s email: stanley.pearson@talktalk.net

Possible dates for the diary:

July

Potential Photography Opportunities

9th & 10th July, Saturday and Sunday: Southport Air Show.

16th & 17th July, Saturday and Sunday: Great Ecclestone Show;

17^th July, Sunday: Events Cup outing to Holker Hall; details to follow next week.

17^th July, Sunday: The Lancaster Grand Prix (cycling) will return to Williamson Park; Women’s and men’s races over 14.5km in the countryside in the Lancaster district.

Member’s Evening

Wednesday 13^th July: very interesting things being planned – details to follow. You will need to bring your camera.

Wednesday 20^th July: hopefully, following on from the previous week!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

A reminder of various dates:

June

June 29^th – Wednesday – members evening, part 2 – following on from the ‘Then and Now’ images taken last week we will be comparing your ‘new’ image to the ‘old’ image.

Please send your ‘new’ images in so that I can have them ready for presentation.

Please, also bring any images that you ‘shot’ on the last members evening (down by the river) to show; these would have been taken on 25^th May; you can edit them ‘live’ if you haven’t already.

July

Potential Photography Opportunities

Fylde Vintage and Farm Show; Sat 2^nd – Sun 3^rd July; the Showfield, Salwick Road, Wharles, Kirkham, Lancs, PR4 3SN

Southport Air Show; 9th & 10th July 2022

Events Cup outing is on Sunday July 17^th to Holker Hall

Great Ecclestone Show; 16th & 17th July 2022

The Lancaster Grand Prix (cycling) will return to Williamson Park; Women’s and men’s races over 14.5km in the countryside in the Lancaster district. Sunday 17^th July

Member’s Evening

Wednesday 13^th July

Wednesday 20^th July

If any members have any further ideas for members evening, PLEASE let us know.

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

Short and sweet today!

We hope that those who ventured to Lunt Meadows managed to take some interesting images.

Next Events Cup outing is on Sunday July 17^th to Holker Hall – more info nearer the time.

Reminder of June dates:

June 22^nd – Wednesday – members evening. Please bring your cameras ‘cos this week we are going around Garstang. Stan’s idea is ‘Then and Now’.

In a nutshell I’ll be giving out, to each member, an old image of Garstang. The idea is that you find the location and replicate the composition of the image; Latest weather info – sunny and little chance of rain.

You will then need to edit your ‘new’ image and present it on the following week, comparing it to the ‘old’ image.

Please, also bring any images that you ‘shot’ on the last members evening (down by the river) to show; you can edit them ‘live’ if you haven’t already.

June 29^th – Wednesday – members evening, part 2 – see above.

If any members have further ideas for members evening, PLEASE let us know.

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

The ‘stand’ in Booths is going well with a few prospective members interested; in theory!

Dates to remember:

June 14^th – Tuesday – our third Events Cup destination at Lunt Meadows, details below.

June 22^nd – Wednesday – members evening. Please bring your cameras ‘cos this week we are going around Garstang. Stan’s idea is ‘Then and Now’. In a nutshell I’ll be giving out, to each member, an old image of Garstang. The idea is that you find the location and replicate the composition of the image; if it’s raining, bring a coat! You will then need to edit your ‘new’ image and present it on the following week, comparing it to the ‘old’ image.

Please, also bring any images that you ‘shot’ on the last members evening (down by the river) to show; you can edit them ‘live’ if you haven’t already.

June 29^th – Wednesday – members evening, part 2 – see above.

If nay members have further ideas for members evening, PLEASE let us know.

Events Cup

Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve,
Lunt Road
Lunt Village

Near Maghull

Merseyside

L29 8YA

Journey: Via M6 and M58 56 min (44.9 miles)

Size

77 hectares

Parking information

Free car park. Donations welcome. Opening hours are 9:30am – 5:00pm. Vehicles left in the car park outside of opening hours will be locked in.

Walking trails

A number of paths run around the reserve. These are unsurfaced and can be rough underfoot, with a number of narrow kissing gates, so aren’t suitable for wheelchairs or mobility scooters. They are in the process of upgrading the access network so that wheelchair-users and those with limited ability can enjoy the site

Access

Visitors can access the site outside car park opening hours but will need to park in the layby opposite the entrance gate and walk onto the site from there. If the gate is locked visitors are requested not to park in surrounding lanes to access the reserve. Please do not park in front of the gate as 24-hour access is required for emergency and other large vehicles.

Lots more information on Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve website.

Lewis and I are both on holiday so obviously won’t be there. If any members wish to car share or meet up at lunchtime, please arrange between yourselves. Have a nice time!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis

Morning All

I hope you are all enjoying the ‘Platinum Jubilee’ and various events and the associated weather! In fairness it has kept relatively dry and warmish though not sure about today!

Potential Photography Opportunities

Carrying on from last week’s newsletter, more possible events have been identified including:

The 2022 Lancaster Grand Prix

The Lancaster Grand Prix will return to Williamson Park on Sunday 17th July.

This year we have added a women’s race which will be run in the morning with the men’s event following in the afternoon.

Both races will start and finish at Williamson Park and take place over a 14.5km circuit through the beautiful countryside of the Lancaster district.

The women’s event will start at 9am and take place over six laps, with the men’s event taking place over 10 laps starting at 2pm.

I took some images from this race last year with varying degrees of success – most deleted! They do move fast!

The ‘profile’ of this race has been raised considerably from last year and I believe it will be ‘live’ on Youtube. The organisers are hopeful Sky will cover next year.

From Greg: Thanks!

Appleby Horse Fair starts Thursday 9 June 2022

RAF Cosford Air show Sunday 12th June 2022 near Stafford
Although slightly outside our local area I thought this show worth a mention for several reasons:
1. It’s the only RAF Air show left in the UK + Jubilee event.
2. Apart from the flying display this & Hendon form the official RAF museum sites with rare exhibits like TSR2, V bombers etc – much bigger site (custom designed) than you might think and well worth a day out any time of year.
3 The show also has very strong ground exhibits, including their Vintage Village manned by “in costume” personnel, period vehicles, jeeps, trucks etc Good atmosphere.

Blackpool Dog Show Inskip Friday, Saturday and Sunday 24th, 25th & 26th June 2022

Fylde Vintage and Farm Show – Sat 2^nd – Sun 3^rd July; the Showfield, Salwick Road, Wharles, Kirkham, Lancs, PR4 3SN

Southport Air Show, 9th & 10th July 2022

Great Ecclestone Show 16th & 17th July 2022

Blackpool Air show 2022 Dates: 13th & 14th August 2022

So, if you see anything interesting, please email in!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis