External Events
Lecture - Monday 6th December commencing at 8pm.
Woodley Camera Club is delighted to be welcoming Allison Mees ‘Living The African Dream'
This is the link to her website https://www.alisonmeesphotography.com …………….where you can find out more about her.
Guests are welcome to join our Zoom presentations. To sign up for a single Zoom session, please go to our website https://www.woodleyphoto.co.uk and click on “Buy tickets for Club Meetings”, then click on calendar and scroll down to the relevant meeting and click on “TICKETS” in green next to the entry. It will take you through the payment procedure for the joining fee of £5.00.
You will be sent the link on the day.We hope to see you there.
Woodley Camera Club is delighted to be welcoming Allison Mees ‘Living The African Dream'
This is the link to her website https://www.alisonmeesphotography.com …………….where you can find out more about her.
Guests are welcome to join our Zoom presentations. To sign up for a single Zoom session, please go to our website https://www.woodleyphoto.co.uk and click on “Buy tickets for Club Meetings”, then click on calendar and scroll down to the relevant meeting and click on “TICKETS” in green next to the entry. It will take you through the payment procedure for the joining fee of £5.00.
You will be sent the link on the day.We hope to see you there.
Kidlington Camera Club Photo Group (KCCPG) would like to inform your club members of our forthcoming talks that can be booked on Eventbrite:
Monday 13 December
Roger Hance “All the Gear and No Idea”
Roger has been involved in photography for over 30 years. Although his main interest is now Natural History, he does not limit himself to one ‘genre’ of photography and likes to feel he is accomplished in many other areas – landscape, portraits, sport and photojournalism.
We all know people in camera clubs that have all the latest camera equipment, but they never seem able to ‘consistently’ take winning images. Yet other people in the club seem to regularly produce images that score highly. Why is this? There are numerous reasons, and in this talk Roger tries to explain some of them and how you can avoid the pitfalls so many photographers fall into.
Visitors are invited to sign up via Eventbrite for a fee of £5 using the link below after which they will receive the Zoom link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/kcc-photo-group-31385270707
Monday 13 December
Roger Hance “All the Gear and No Idea”
Roger has been involved in photography for over 30 years. Although his main interest is now Natural History, he does not limit himself to one ‘genre’ of photography and likes to feel he is accomplished in many other areas – landscape, portraits, sport and photojournalism.
We all know people in camera clubs that have all the latest camera equipment, but they never seem able to ‘consistently’ take winning images. Yet other people in the club seem to regularly produce images that score highly. Why is this? There are numerous reasons, and in this talk Roger tries to explain some of them and how you can avoid the pitfalls so many photographers fall into.
Visitors are invited to sign up via Eventbrite for a fee of £5 using the link below after which they will receive the Zoom link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/kcc-photo-group-31385270707
Workshops, Trips and Courses
Robert Harvey has now published his December newsletter with info including:
- Tour reports
- Photographing hares
- December's Night Sky
- Avenues and tree tunnels
- Wiltshire's ancient places calendar 22
- Info on forthcoming photography tours, illustrated talks and courses for 2022
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Below you'll find details of some of the workshops scheduled for early 2022. Please refer to the quick reference page of the website for all the workshops currently available.
Please visit the website to find out more. For details on all the upcoming workshops for spring and early summer next year please refer to the quick reference page of the website Sarah Howard has also published a useful blog post on The Making of a Successful Photograph. |
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Photography Experts events:
Competition Special with Alex Mustard
6th December 'Selecting for Success' - A special event to coincide with final submissions to the WPOTY competition from a photographer who has consistently done very well in this, the most prestigious of photography competitions.Details here Though known for his success in underwater Photography sections the ideas and concepts Alex will be presenting will resonate with anyone entering the top Wildlife Photography Competitions.
Competition Special with Alex Mustard
6th December 'Selecting for Success' - A special event to coincide with final submissions to the WPOTY competition from a photographer who has consistently done very well in this, the most prestigious of photography competitions.Details here Though known for his success in underwater Photography sections the ideas and concepts Alex will be presenting will resonate with anyone entering the top Wildlife Photography Competitions.
Thursday 25th November Polar Bear Special
Ole J Liodden "Polar Bears and Humans" -An exceptional presentation , there will be stunning images, a full Q&A session and a message to all photographers how their photos can make a difference no matter what the subject.
Rachael Talibart - Highly recommended - In January we have the incredibly talented and creative Coastal and Seascape Photographer Rachel Talibart . Rachel is such a fabulous presenter. An event highly recommended not just for landscape photographers but for everyone as there is so much she offers to all genres. Click Here
Do take the opportunity to join the FREE event with the very talented Will Fortescue Click Here
Will Fortescue is building an excellent reputation for his work in Africa especially his gallery images of Magnificent Tuskers, we will see more of Will in the future but start with a great free introduction to him and his work "Risk and Reward" Click Here. Will is going to give his insight, tips and experience working with short focal length lens for epic images, ideas that are transferrable to many subjects and knowledge useful to every photographer.
Advanced notice Marcel van Oosten returns for an in-depth presentation on curating portfolios into a book , this will appeal to anyone wanting to showcase their work professionally or even to friends and family . Details Here
Click Here for a full schedule of events.
Ole J Liodden "Polar Bears and Humans" -An exceptional presentation , there will be stunning images, a full Q&A session and a message to all photographers how their photos can make a difference no matter what the subject.
Rachael Talibart - Highly recommended - In January we have the incredibly talented and creative Coastal and Seascape Photographer Rachel Talibart . Rachel is such a fabulous presenter. An event highly recommended not just for landscape photographers but for everyone as there is so much she offers to all genres. Click Here
Do take the opportunity to join the FREE event with the very talented Will Fortescue Click Here
Will Fortescue is building an excellent reputation for his work in Africa especially his gallery images of Magnificent Tuskers, we will see more of Will in the future but start with a great free introduction to him and his work "Risk and Reward" Click Here. Will is going to give his insight, tips and experience working with short focal length lens for epic images, ideas that are transferrable to many subjects and knowledge useful to every photographer.
Advanced notice Marcel van Oosten returns for an in-depth presentation on curating portfolios into a book , this will appeal to anyone wanting to showcase their work professionally or even to friends and family . Details Here
Click Here for a full schedule of events.
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Full details of this event Click Here
External Competitions
The Societies of Photographers’ Competitions
Win 12 months membership to The Societies (Which includes fantastic discounts for our upcoming 2022 Convention)
Enter here https://sinwp.com/bon21/
Try us out free for 2 months days here https://thesocieties.net/try/
Win 12 months membership to The Societies (Which includes fantastic discounts for our upcoming 2022 Convention)
Enter here https://sinwp.com/bon21/
Try us out free for 2 months days here https://thesocieties.net/try/
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**NEW** Wonderful Wildlife Photography Competition
The theme is Wonderful Wildlife, any images that depicts the wild world eg. beautiful flora and fauna, insects and bugs, animals in their habitats, forests, landscapes, seascapes, underwater just to name but a few, so let's see your best Wildlife images entered. *Top Tip* Remember the weather can play an important role in your creations. Enter here https://sinwp.com/won/ |
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Street Action Photography Competition
Street photography is an ever-popular subject which captures the daily activates of the streets which we journey along. In this month’s competition we are looking for images with strong clear narratives, so images of people engrossed in an activity is encouraged. As with all competitions remember that good camera craft skills with accuracy of exposure is essential, good lighting is also beneficial, along with decisive cropping and excellent postproduction skills. More info here https://www.sittp.com/sa/ |
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**NEW** Beauty of Nature Photography Competition
This new competition is now open and once again free to enter. The topic is Beauty of Nature and images are welcome from anything in the natural world and the wonderful wildlife that we share this planet with. We would love to see your images from your gardens, walks, birdwatchers, any type of nature, wildlife and landscape that you have caught and wish to share are all welcome in this great competition. Enter here https://sinwp.com/bon21/ |
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**NEW** Urban Stories Photography Competition
Urban Stories is the theme of this month’s competition; the images can define the moments that our lenses capture every day, from moments of joy to scenes of sadness and destitution. So, let your creative eye seek out the wonders that we see before us out in the real world if street and travel photography. We want to see any type of your captured images from your travels from around the globe. Enter here https://sittp.com/us21/ |
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SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 in aid of RSPB
The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers is pleased to announce that the Bird Photographer of the Year Competition in aid of RSPB is back for its 4th year running. Over £500 worth of prizes to be won. The 2020 competition raised a whopping £2,120.61 for the RSPB A minimum donation of £1 per image is requested and 100% of the donations will go straight to the RSPB to help them protect wildlife and the wider countryside you love. More info here https://sinwp.com/bird/ Ben Jones The Societies of Photographers Full information is available here |
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Here is a note from Bob Brind-Surch that might interest our members.
This has truly been a fantastic week for Africa. Not only has the UK government lifted the travel restrictions making it possible for us to travel there, for you to enjoy a Safari but by your travelling to this amazing continent you are bringing much-needed funds that support the livelihoods of thousands who have truly struggled throughout this Covid period. The camps I use and the staff that attend you as visitors are people I've known for a very long time and they've been going through quite considerable hardship over the last 18 months as there is really no support system in place in most of Africa. They love serving you and that’s what keeps them working but it's also important of course that they earn a living and can eat and support their families. They rely on our pounds and dollars to do just that. The wildlife of the area also relies on visitors and their eyes to observe illegal poaching especially ivory. Whilst foreign travellers have not been visiting various areas we have seen a increase in poaching both for illegal game meat as well as ivory and other illegally traded items.
In addition to our being able again to travel to this wonderful continent we all heard last Wednesday that a major milestone had been reached in respect to a ground breaking malaria vaccine being approved by the World Health Organisation that will soon be rolled out across Africa. I know of many people in the many years association with the country who have suffered and died from this horrendous disease. Some of my closest friends and guides are amongst them. We've all dreamt of this day for a long time and it's wonderful that it should coincide with the lifting of the travel ban enabling us to return to Africa.
My long standing relationship with all the camps has resulted in them offering to roll over all bookings cancelled due to Covid and hold prices at what amounts to 2020 levels which is tremendous for us of course. They have further extended this to new bookings resulting in my having a record uptake. This coming spring and as a direct result I am running three back to back safaris to Kenya as well as my normal Tanzania and Uganda trips. I also run trips in the autumn and the great news is that they all will now be running too.
Most of my trips are full or very nearly full but if you or anyone you know wants to take advantage of a remarkably priced guided photo Safari to East Africa please let them know and suggest that they to contact me ASAP. Despite running three separate back to back safaris to Kenya in February I only have one space left for a gentleman sharing with another gentleman. All the other Kenyan safaris are totally full at eight people each. My trip to northern Tanzania in late February early March currently has just two vacancies and my trip to Uganda at the beginning of March gorilla and chimp trekking has just one or maybe two. Details of all of these trips are on my website of course and if you or anyone you know might be interested in these last few places do please contact me directly. My email address is of course bob@naturesphotos.co.uk or my phone 01536 373977 or 07983 427202. I would suggest contacting me this way rather than by the website as I am sure they will fill very fast now we can all travel.
Both my trips in September and October are full I am afraid but I am taking bookings for both these and the spring trips for 2023 although I have no idea what the prices will be just yet. Again please get anybody who you think might be interested to contact me. If I have enough interest I might just be able to arrange another trip to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe in September but I must decide on this in the next two weeks.
Regards Bob
This has truly been a fantastic week for Africa. Not only has the UK government lifted the travel restrictions making it possible for us to travel there, for you to enjoy a Safari but by your travelling to this amazing continent you are bringing much-needed funds that support the livelihoods of thousands who have truly struggled throughout this Covid period. The camps I use and the staff that attend you as visitors are people I've known for a very long time and they've been going through quite considerable hardship over the last 18 months as there is really no support system in place in most of Africa. They love serving you and that’s what keeps them working but it's also important of course that they earn a living and can eat and support their families. They rely on our pounds and dollars to do just that. The wildlife of the area also relies on visitors and their eyes to observe illegal poaching especially ivory. Whilst foreign travellers have not been visiting various areas we have seen a increase in poaching both for illegal game meat as well as ivory and other illegally traded items.
In addition to our being able again to travel to this wonderful continent we all heard last Wednesday that a major milestone had been reached in respect to a ground breaking malaria vaccine being approved by the World Health Organisation that will soon be rolled out across Africa. I know of many people in the many years association with the country who have suffered and died from this horrendous disease. Some of my closest friends and guides are amongst them. We've all dreamt of this day for a long time and it's wonderful that it should coincide with the lifting of the travel ban enabling us to return to Africa.
My long standing relationship with all the camps has resulted in them offering to roll over all bookings cancelled due to Covid and hold prices at what amounts to 2020 levels which is tremendous for us of course. They have further extended this to new bookings resulting in my having a record uptake. This coming spring and as a direct result I am running three back to back safaris to Kenya as well as my normal Tanzania and Uganda trips. I also run trips in the autumn and the great news is that they all will now be running too.
Most of my trips are full or very nearly full but if you or anyone you know wants to take advantage of a remarkably priced guided photo Safari to East Africa please let them know and suggest that they to contact me ASAP. Despite running three separate back to back safaris to Kenya in February I only have one space left for a gentleman sharing with another gentleman. All the other Kenyan safaris are totally full at eight people each. My trip to northern Tanzania in late February early March currently has just two vacancies and my trip to Uganda at the beginning of March gorilla and chimp trekking has just one or maybe two. Details of all of these trips are on my website of course and if you or anyone you know might be interested in these last few places do please contact me directly. My email address is of course bob@naturesphotos.co.uk or my phone 01536 373977 or 07983 427202. I would suggest contacting me this way rather than by the website as I am sure they will fill very fast now we can all travel.
Both my trips in September and October are full I am afraid but I am taking bookings for both these and the spring trips for 2023 although I have no idea what the prices will be just yet. Again please get anybody who you think might be interested to contact me. If I have enough interest I might just be able to arrange another trip to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe in September but I must decide on this in the next two weeks.
Regards Bob
The RPS have a number of workshops on offer.
Click here for more information
Click here for more information