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Ivybridge & District Camera Club returned from a
summer break on the 1st September with a practical session
given by member David Rayner.
David illustrated
his talk ‘Understanding Aperture’ with a
digital slide presentation designed to explore aperture
in a new light and to reveal some interesting particulars
about this most basic part of camera technology. After
covering optical details such as where the f-number
scale comes from, he revealed scary items such as chromatic
aberration, barrel distortion and diffraction –
and how to avoid them. David then invited members to
explore their cameras more fully and to try using the
P (program shift) and A (aperture priority) modes to
make use of the aperture knowledge gained in the talk.
Some examples were given and a printed handout provided.
After a tea
break David treated members to a digital photo editing
session covering non-destructive cloning techniques
and a look at how the latest version of Photoshop Elements
can be used to increase depth of field in close-up photographs.
The second meeting
in September was the members’ show-your-own work
event and was well-attended by some 40 members, a good
turnout for what is still a holiday season.
The evening started
with an audio-visual presentation, jointly produced
by Ann Owens (Plymouth) and Sylvia Wilson (Ivybridge)
depicting the highly successful Devon Photographic Clubs’
Battle Ivybridge hosted earlier this year. Many of the
members and spouses were glimpsed doing their bit to
make the day work so well and the show also included
reproductions of the winning images. Many thanks to
Ann and Sylvia for the AV and also to Graham Buckler
(Ivybridge), who along with Ann made up the ‘official’
photographer team for the day. A copy of the AV has
been sent to all the participating clubs.
A number of members
then showed individual digitally projected images and
invited discussion about them. Sue Bishop (Liverton)
showed a series of digital images taken while on a photographic
course in the Yorkshire Dales, including one shot that
is reputed to be the second most photographed place
in Britain!
Gert Landers
(Ivybridge) was the only person to bring printed images
on the night, inviting members to comment on her brilliant
panel of wild flower photographs. Graham Buckler showed
a portfolio of local images and the evening was rounded
off with a selection of winning photographs from recent
inter-club battles to get our appetites wetted for the
coming season! Many thanks to all who took an active
part and indeed to the audience for the constructive
comments all round.
The next events
are a trio of competitions on the 27th September, followed
by a practical evening on October the 6th when we will
look at removing chromatic aberration using Photoshop
techniques. Visitors are always welcome to club meetings
and we meet at Bittaford Community Hall from 7:30 pm
on the second and fourth Tuesdays in the month plus
occasional other Tuesdays. Our programme, members’
photographs and much more are all available elsewhere
on this website.
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