Programme

For the past few years, Jonathan has worked on a project photographing the waterscapes of the UK. From Scottish lochs to the cliff tops of Cornwall and Wales. He’ll be sharing his best tips and techniques for landscape and waterscape photography as well as sharing his entire process of preparation and planning, including understanding how the light plays with the landscape, analysing the weather forecast, finding a composition, and what camera settings and gear to use.

A print talk in 2 parts. (i) Landscape / Rural.  (ii) Urban / Street. A mix of 70+ mono and colour prints.

He is a professional with an eye for capturing the moment and finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. Jack, an official photographer at the Coronation of King Charles III, will recount his favourite anecdotes and give an insight into his profession.

Ross-on-Wye members come along to entertain us for the evening.

Neil, a member of Afan Nedd, shares with us his passion for the landscape.

Simon explains the profession of medical illustration.

Dean’s talk is based on 7 visits to Japan, his favourite country to photograph. The images will take us through the vast metropolis of Tokyo to the serenity and culture of Kyoto, with a few other locations along the way.

Ed will explain How to take and process images using a tracking telescope.  Individual 2- minute exposures are stacked to make many hours of data for each image.  Telescopes are 1000mm and 2000mm focal length and range from F4.5 to F8.  Use of narrow band filters help to produce a more complete image and fight against light and air pollution.  The fact that the heavens do not move perceptively in our lifetime means that we can take many more images of the same object over the years and add this data to that already collected.  It is a fascinating hobby, though can get expensive as you will hear!
 

Back by popular demand, Grete will explain why Africa has a special place in her heart, with its raw beauty, ever-changing landscape, and vast array of exotic flora and fauna, prompting her to keep going back time and time again.
 

Working loosely on the theme, ‘So You Want It Darker’ Gareth takes us on a journey of subjects and locations, which include urban and indoor images together with images of people, buildings, animals and trees in the landscape and much more.
 

Monmouth members come along to entertain us for the evening.

Nigel has teamed up with Permajet will demystify the process of achieving perfect prints with an insightful and practical presentation intended to breathe new life into the print scene at camera clubs.

Starting with colour space, precise monitor calibration and moving through soft proofing techniques. Learn how to select the best paper for your images and utilise paper ICC profiles to ensure your prints look as stunning as they do on your screen.
 

A Practical Evening – To make the most of this session, you will need to be prepared to sit in front of the lens as well as behind it as we will have fun and games as well as learning loads in creating some competition winning images. Bring hats and coats, scarves and jewellery, broken specs and any other accessories like pipes, cigarettes, walking sticks and canes. But most of all bring your ideas & a sense of fun.
 

Gerald shares images from a very special place.
 

The return of the multi award winning British actor and photographer. Perhaps best known for playing builder Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street and James Barton, in Emmerdale, Bill will share how he photographs the wet stuff in all its glory. From waterfalls to seascapes, urban canals to mountain streams, Bill leaves no stone unturned in his quest to uncover the mysteries of H2O, and how we as photographers can unlock its full potential.