Charity of Choice

Hi All

At the Open Day we are planning to have a Photoshoot, it was suggested at our last meeting that we charge a fee of £1 for people to have their photograph taken. We thought about donating this to Charity and wanted to try and get a feel for the memberships chosen Charity. Names in the frame so far

Help for Heroes

Macmillan Nurses

Bassetlaw Hospice

Update: Disabled Photographers Society added

Please feel free to suggest more....

I will take a vote at the first meeting and announce the results that night.

Thanks

Kev

Summer Event One - Bluebells @ Clumber Park

An arty one to get started...

I have just sat down with a beer and transferred my photo's to the computer and so thought that I would create the report for tonights event....

After watching the rain pour down today I was sat feeling sorry for our Programme Secretary, Ray, after organising the get together and enthusing so much about it, it was looking as though it would be cancelled due to the weather. Luckily in the afternoon it started to brighten and the rain stayed off for the rest of the night.

It was good to see some familiar faces, including that of Mr Janaszek who joined us for the night. After a quick chat we all headed, mostly in our own separate ways to make the most of the light and the wonderful subject, Bluebells. Trying our best not to disturb the bluebells there was an extreme amount of weaving, some strange/extreme camera angles to get the shots and the light stayed pretty much ok until everyone had finished.

We then headed down to the lake for some more photo's to finish the night off, although by then the light had pretty much gone. Hopefully there was enough light for James' photo of the rat to come out ok :-)

All in all I think everyone had a good time, shame that the pub visit didn't come to fruition although the tipple of whiskey from Mr Staley certainly went down a treat! - Oh - and thank you to the RAF for the flypasts by the AWACS!

Here's one I took earlier!

Night all...

Kev

RAF Coningsby Trip 12th June

I know that not everyone is as interested in aircraft as me but thought I would post this anyway. RAF Coningsby Friends and Families Day is on Saturday 12th June, we usually attend this as non-paying spectators (ie outside the fence). There is a very varied flying display consisting of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the RAF's newest fighter the Typhoon, Spitfire and Typhoon Pair, RAF Hawk, the Blades and a few others.

Where we stand is positioned at the back of the airbase directly under the display boundary, the photo's from there are the best you can get from this type of event.

We always get good shots from here, BTW, the Lancaster shot of Chris J's over the radar, the Lancaster was taken at this event previously. As were the ones above.....

Anyone wishing to attend please drop me a mail at kevin@coral-design.com

It would be a good place to meet up and have a chat, I am taking a stove too, burgers and sausages, that might get a few more coming along for the day :-)