Dear Members,
A bit later than normal for this newsletter I'm afraid, mainly down to a PC problem which is still ongoing!
Tuesday nights assessment was once again well supported with 32 prints and 40 PDIs up for the judge Chris Whiting to work through. Once again Jillian had to restrict the entries and we may have to look at a different system if the current trend continues, however that is for the future. I said Chris had to work his way through the images and he appeared to make hard going of it, almost turning an assessment into a competition by holding back print after print however he managed to change his system for the digitals. This just goes to show how hard the job of judging is. Well done to all of the authors who managed to score 10s and to the near misses, to get 9.5s is so very close, and as long as the judge justifies the dropped half points with constructive critique then we can hopefully recognise how close we came.
Tuesday 1st June. There is no planned meeting due to the bank holiday.
Treasure Hunt. Liz gave a run down of how the hunt will run on Tuesday night. The details are:- Date - Tuesday 8th June, meet at the carpark in Alma Road from around 6:30 - 7:45, you are welcome to bring your partners/wives/girl/boyfriend/husbands and friends. Liz & Jack will set us off in 2-3 minutes intervals ideally in pairs, for this FUN event you will need to bring clipboard/pen or pencil, with the aim to finish back at the carpark to hand in your clue sheets and relocate to the pub nearby, The Old House at Home. I'm told that these evening have been fun in the past. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us, should it be really inclement than common sense will take over, straight to the pub!!!
Tuesday 15th June. The last of this seasons assessments with George (cropper) Walsh judging. Last time he was here a certain senior member put in a very closely cropped image as 'judge bait' I wonder what will happen this time!
Ideas. Thanks to all 3 or 4 members who have sent suggestions in for the subjects for next seasons Les Fredericks trophies. This seems to me to be a poor selection so far, dare I say not very inventive.
So come on you have a few more days to get some ideas sent in. Any idea is better than none, how about some right off the wall ones, for example, 'survival' or 'odd angles' . What would be ideal is a subject that makes you think outside of the box about your image.
Photo opportunities. This weekend there is a 'Truck & Troop' show at Beaulieu from 10am each day. Sunday 'The New Forest Brass Band' will be playing at the bandstand in Romsey Memorial Park 3pm.
My Regards and keep snapping!
Terry
A bit later than normal for this newsletter I'm afraid, mainly down to a PC problem which is still ongoing!
Tuesday nights assessment was once again well supported with 32 prints and 40 PDIs up for the judge Chris Whiting to work through. Once again Jillian had to restrict the entries and we may have to look at a different system if the current trend continues, however that is for the future. I said Chris had to work his way through the images and he appeared to make hard going of it, almost turning an assessment into a competition by holding back print after print however he managed to change his system for the digitals. This just goes to show how hard the job of judging is. Well done to all of the authors who managed to score 10s and to the near misses, to get 9.5s is so very close, and as long as the judge justifies the dropped half points with constructive critique then we can hopefully recognise how close we came.
Tuesday 1st June. There is no planned meeting due to the bank holiday.
Treasure Hunt. Liz gave a run down of how the hunt will run on Tuesday night. The details are:- Date - Tuesday 8th June, meet at the carpark in Alma Road from around 6:30 - 7:45, you are welcome to bring your partners/wives/girl/boyfriend/husbands and friends. Liz & Jack will set us off in 2-3 minutes intervals ideally in pairs, for this FUN event you will need to bring clipboard/pen or pencil, with the aim to finish back at the carpark to hand in your clue sheets and relocate to the pub nearby, The Old House at Home. I'm told that these evening have been fun in the past. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us, should it be really inclement than common sense will take over, straight to the pub!!!
Tuesday 15th June. The last of this seasons assessments with George (cropper) Walsh judging. Last time he was here a certain senior member put in a very closely cropped image as 'judge bait' I wonder what will happen this time!
Ideas. Thanks to all 3 or 4 members who have sent suggestions in for the subjects for next seasons Les Fredericks trophies. This seems to me to be a poor selection so far, dare I say not very inventive.
So come on you have a few more days to get some ideas sent in. Any idea is better than none, how about some right off the wall ones, for example, 'survival' or 'odd angles' . What would be ideal is a subject that makes you think outside of the box about your image.
Photo opportunities. This weekend there is a 'Truck & Troop' show at Beaulieu from 10am each day. Sunday 'The New Forest Brass Band' will be playing at the bandstand in Romsey Memorial Park 3pm.
My Regards and keep snapping!
Terry
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