Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-04)

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©

CATHY

CORNES

© ROGER WALDING

© JOHN CROWL AND

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SANDRA

WALD

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Whenwastheclubfounded?

Themarkettownof Ross-on-Wyeis locatedin

themagnificentWyevalleyin rural

Herefordshire.Borderedbythepicturesque

woodlandsof theForestof Deanandthe

castlesof theWelshMarchesit offersthe

membersof thelocalRossPhotographic

Societyrichopportunitiesforimagemaking.

TheSocietycelebratesits70thanniversary in

2020 andcurrentlyboastssome 42

members.Wideraffiliationis withthe

PhotographicAllianceof GreatBritain(PAGB)

viatheMidlandCounties Photographic

Federation(MCPF).

Whatdoesyourcluboffertonewmembers?

Newmembersarealwayswelcomedintothe

club;thoseinterestedcanperuseourwebsite

forup-to-datedetailsof theclub’sprogramme

of weekly meetings, outings, in-house and

Thisclubislocatedin

thepicturesquemarket

tow n of Ross- on-Wye

Club

Join

the

externalcompetitions,andexhibitions.Of

particularinterestis ourinstructionalProject

Groupinitiative;heldmonthly,it is ledby

experiencedclubmembersandaddresses

technicalandartisticaspectsof photography

allowingnewmemberstogainexpertise and

confidencein theirimagemaking.

Describea typicalclubmeeting

WemeetweeklyonWednesdayeveningsfrom

SeptembertoMay.Proceedingskickoffat

7:30pmandcouldtypicallyfeatureaninvited

speaker,anin-housecompetition,aninter-club

battleor a members’evening.A breakforcoffee/

teagivesmemberstheopportunitytochatand

exchangerecentideasandexperiencesin

photography.Wewindupat around 10:00pm.

Doyouinviteguestspeakers?

The Society’s central location allows us to invite

5 TheOfficebyRoger

WaldingTheexpressive

tonalpaletteofthis

photographlendsitselfto

anevocativeera.The

laptop of its day!

1 QuietBeautyby

JohnCrowlandThelight

ontheskinandthe

diaphanousmaterial

makefora wonderfully

natural portrait shot.

2 StealthModeby

CathyCornesCathyhas

framedthisimagevery

effectively,while

capturingtheessenceof

this long-eared owl.

6 TurningtheWheel

bySandraWalding

There’sobviouslya lot

goingonin thisengine

roomandSandrahas

donewelltocreateorder

and a central focus.

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