This evening is a chance to visit a new location for the club.

We'll be meeting at the Aston Rowant Nature reserve for a walk around the chalk cutting on the M40.

We'll approach from the bottom of the hill and walk up the more gentle slopes to the top before returning back down.

Apparently there's a pub less than 1/4 mile away.

Sunset: 20:20

Committee Members only - Zoom meeting.

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As the summer nights draw in fast, you'll have the opportunity to see how slow your shutter speed can be and still get a sharp picture.

Top marks for applying your little grey cells and bringing a tripod.

Sunset 19:50

Introduction to the new Winter season and a chance to see the images members shot for the summer challenge.

A chance to get some informal critique on your images from our trained judges in advance of any competition rounds or simply because you'd like some guidance on making your images better. A max entry of 3 images per member submitted to the usual competitions requirements through the club website. Come prepared to listen and learn from your own images and the critique on others. We all see things differently so there is always something new to see and learn.

Guest Speaker Chris Shepherd - "As photographers we often suffer from “Locational Myopia”, constantly wishing we were in some exotic location with the best possible equipment. In this talk I detail my fight with locational Myopia and ways to overcome it as well as personal journey to become a landscape photographer." 

Winner on the night competition - no theme, open. Max 3 entries per member.

100 Strangers by Steve Myall EFIAP BPE5*

"A project to take portraits of 100 people who are strangers to me at the time I meet them. Street photography with permission. Lots of tips on how to approach people and camera technique."

Guest speaker Chris Upton. "20 Ways to Improve your images Many photographers cite composition as the most difficult aspect of photography to master. Whether you are perplexed and confused about the subject, need to refresh your technique or want a burst of creativity this presentation will help you improve your image creation."

Guest Speaker - Polina Plotnikova

Starting From a Blank Canvas - A two part presentation featuring Creative Flowers and Still Life photography in studio. Focusing on how to start creating an image in your mind's eye and proceed to taking photographs only after all details have been thought through. With historical references and technical tips.

Guest Speaker - Graham Harries

At 1:23 a.m on 26th April 1986 Chernobyl in Ukraine hit the world headlines when nuclear reactor no 4 at the VA Lenin power plant exploded during a safety test. The result saw 49,000 people from the city of Pripyat and the surrounding area being evacuated within 3 hours. They were told this would be a short-term measure but they never returned! In 2018 & again in 2019 I visited the exclusion zone of Chernobyl & spent 8 full days exploring the now deserted wilderness. Homes, shops, schools & hospitals sit silent and forgotten with trees growing in the middle of once busy roads. You could walk through the city for hours yet never see another soul. I wondered around with my camera in hand constantly in awe by the beauty that is decay. My visits to the exclusion zone have really left a mark on me.