Photography
We are a friendly photography group with a wide variety of skill levels and interests. The group meets three times each month. One of our meetings sees us out around the county and sometimes further afield, taking pictures and helping each other to try new photographic techniques and challenges. There are also two meetings held online - in one we share and discuss images based on a monthly theme, whilst in the second we explore a variety of topics related to camera techniques in a little more depth. Over the last ten years we have also held four successful exhibitions . We welcome members with all ranges of ability and equipment - most of us started using our phone as a camera!
There is an annual fee of £10 to join this group to fund the Zoom licence which is used for our online meetings and allows us to post recordings of the meetings on our webpage.
To see many wonderful images from our members please view our two Flickr Albums by clicking on the title below:
Vol 1 (to July 21)
Vol 2 (August 21 onwards)
Group contact: Stephanie Thomas
Telephone: 01208 841484
Group contact: Lindsay Southgate
Telephone: 01208 873371
December 2024 |
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We enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch in Restormel Kitchen, Lostwithiel at the end of November. December began with an Extra Photography session considering the how of Close-up images. There were a variety of images taken with a variety of cameras and lenses, everything from phones to DSLRs with macro lens. The Platform meeting is a review of 2024 including showing our 3 favourite images and sharing why we like them.
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There is no field trip in December, but we are following our New Year tradition and having a "Blow Away the Cobwebs" field trip to Godrevy at the beginning of January. The draft field trip plan for 2025 is on the diary page so please do look and see the photography treats for the coming year. |
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November 2024 |
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Image - MM |
We start the month with a look at Night Photography in our Photo Extra meeting. After our Field Trip last month to play with steam trains our theme for the Platform Meeting is TRANSPORT 3 WAYS. Tradition dictates that our November Field Trip involves Turkey and all the trimmings! |
October 2024 |
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As trailed last month we had a Field Trip to Dingles Fairground Museum in September and enjoyed a trip down memory laneas can be seen in this image! This month we are kicking off wth a discussion on all types of contrast at the Photo Extra meeting. There are always plenty of opinions about different images we share so it is a great way to expand your understanding and experience of photography. The Platform Meeting will include images relating to ICM and vivid colours thanks to our Dingles trip! Our Field Trip this month will be to the Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway at Boscarne Junction. As ever there is more detail on the sub pages accessible from the menu on the left hand side of this page. |
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September 2024 |
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Photographers love Autumn! The slightly shorter days, the turning colours and the quieter Cornish lanes tend to suit us better! There is an action packed month coming up - discussion about silhouettes, sharing pictures of our favourite places, and a Field Trip to Dingles Fairground Museum. Do click on the sub pages to the left for more details. |
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August 2024 |
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We start this month with a fascinating discussion of some of our High Key images at the Photo Extra meeting. These meetings are a great way to extend our knowledge of different techniques and encourage us to experiment in our photography. There is no Field Trip this month as the holidays of our members and their families take centre stage! The usual Platform meeting will focus on the theme of "Wild".
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July 2024 |
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There may be a few more people in the county for the summer but we can still find some space to take our photographs! The Field Trip will be to Roughtor this month, after a Platform Meeting for which the theme is NUMBERS! We will also be looking out for some High Key photography for Photo Extra at the start of August. All the details are on the subpages accessible form the left hand menu |
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June 2024 |
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Image - Jenni C |
Might we be seeing some better weather at last? Let's hope we can take advantage of this for some images on the theme of "events" which is the topic for our next Platform meeting. The Field Trip this month is to the Luxulyan Viaduct. Having looked at High Key images at the start of this month we are now on the look out for "the decisive moment" for Photo Extra at the start of July. Plenty to keep ourselves occupied with! As ever you can access more details from the menu on the left hand side of this page. |
May 2024 |
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May started with a treat as we enjoyed a fabulous visit to Ethy House near Lerryn.
Members were keeping an eye out for images with "lines" as this is the theme for the Platform meeting this month. But then what is a line?...........
We are also working on some high key images to discuss at our nexct Photo Extra meeting. |
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April 2024 |
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Image - Rose
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We have already enjoyed a fantastic talk by Adrian Langdon this month which will be followed by our usual meetings. At The Platform meeting we will be looking at images on the theme of "Emerging", and the Field Trip this month is to Sibleyback Reservoir. All the details from the menu on your left |
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March 2024The year is flying by and we have had some great activities already this year. We continue in March with a Field Trip to Boscastle. All the details on the Field Trip page from the menu on the left. In April we are joined once again by Adrian Langdon with a talk entitled "How to photograph wildlife". This is the second part of the wonderful talk Adrian gave us last year. This one will concentrate more on mammals, insests such as butterfles and dragonflies and reptiles ... though a few birds may drop in. |
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January 2024
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Feedback from January Platform meeting At the January Platform meeting we reviewed our activities for the upcoming year. All members were invited to contribute either in person or via email.
The following is a summary of those discussions:
Field Trips - a draft calendar for 2024 was agreed. Clearly these are subject to amendment where necessary. The website has been updated with locations and leaders. We will review these two months ahead at the Platform Meetings.
Platform meetings - there were no suggestions to change the format of this monthly meeting. A discussion about timing resulted in the decision to stick with the 2pm slot.
Photo Extra meetings - as above the format and time are to be unchanged. It was agreed that the topic for the meeting will be agreed two months in advance so that members have time to prepare input.
There were no further items raised. During the course of the year all members are encouraged to make further suggestions for topics, locations or activities.
The Field Trip in January is to Penzance. All the details can be found on the Field trip page accessible from the left hand menu.
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December 2023
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And so another year draws to a close. Once again we have had a fabulous year of fun and photography. For next year we are sure to keep up the pace so here's wishing everyone a peaceful and restful Christmas before we set off again on January 8th with our Photo Extra meeting...all the details are on the Diary page. |
November 2023
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The Photographer's Eye - our very first members' Zine is back from the printers! It is such a great showcase of the varied work which our members produce. At Photo Extra this month we are looking at the importance of Light in our photography. The theme for images at our Platform meeting is Architecture. As for our Field Trip - it is related to one of our favourite activities - food and drink. Chrstmas lunch is at Stepping Stone in Wadebridge! |
