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1902 – Camera Club

Tonights camera club meeting was a members’ night. That means we did our own thing. As it happens, three members of the club had done setups where other people could practice a particular photographic exercise. Colin’s piece was a kind of still life. I say kind of, because it did involve the smoke of aContinue reading “1902 – Camera Club”

1901 – Monday, The Shed

I walked up to the shed this morning, to attend the weekly meeting and find out about the trip later this week. We have to sign in each time we go to the shed. The managers of the shed print a weekly attendee list, alphabetically organised. I’ve been checking the list to see if myContinue reading “1901 – Monday, The Shed”

1900 – I diddn’t get out today

Family commitments meant that I didn’t get out today. Yesterday, I talked about three books, and made commitments for each of them. I am now very aware that I could easily become very boring on the matter. So, I have done something with regard to each book, read one of Gilbert’s letters, and he wasContinue reading “1900 – I diddn’t get out today”

1899 – A Routine

I haven’t looked back through my blogs since I retired, but I am sure that I will have written about this since then. That is a routine, or lack of one. I am increasingly finding myself frustrated by not having a routine. See the number at the top of this post – 1899? Over 5Continue reading “1899 – A Routine”

1898 – Two images

Two images taken with two different cameras, both at the extreme ends of their zoom ranges. The difference in quality is pretty obvious, and there may have been a little bit of camera shake in the lower image, but I don’t think the test (which really isn’t scientific in its conduct) is too unfair. WhatContinue reading “1898 – Two images”

1897 – Photography

I have been giving my photography and approach to the subject some serious thought of late. There is (in my eyes) a slight technical problem – I know a poor worker will blame his tools, and I’m not blaming the tool, I’m blaming my ability to use them correctly. The issue I have with myContinue reading “1897 – Photography”

1896 – The U3A Monthly Meeting

The U3A works on a four weekly cycle, which I am guessing (without doing any reasearch whatsoever, hence the guess) could get out of synch with the calendar months pretty quickly. Actually, thinking about it, if a month has five weeks, then nothing would be scheduled there. Anyhow, to lock the 20 day cycle (nothingContinue reading “1896 – The U3A Monthly Meeting”

1895 – Tuesday Camera Club

Tonight was competition night. This time for prints. Elayne and I both put in three prints. Today’s header picture is one of my prints. It did reasonably well, gaining a respectable 8.5 / 10. I am as proud as anything to be able to say that one of Elayne’s pictures was initially held back asContinue reading “1895 – Tuesday Camera Club”

1894 Today, should have been then.

Today turned out to be what i had really hoped and expected a routine Monday to look and feel like. A had to go and pick up a prescription, but then walked up to The Shed. We had the weekly meeting, and then I just stayed and chatted to a few people. Which was quiteContinue reading “1894 Today, should have been then.”

1893 – Lunch & Rain

It started yesterday with a call from Alex. “Fancy a carvery tomorrow”? When Alex asks that question, it always means one place; The Chairmakers at Worldsend. In our view, it definitely does one of the best carveries in the area. So, no problem with that, an easy yes. We went to the pub, and asContinue reading “1893 – Lunch & Rain”