The images submitted for our Topic ‘The COVID year’ are now online in the Lockdown 2020 Gallery. Our usual January topic would be to pick our favourite images of the previous year, however, it was felt appropriate to choose images that related to the difficult times we’ve faced in 2020. The images reflect some humour, recall the hard times we faced, and optimism for the future.
Club nights / Lockdown 2020 / Monthly Topics / News / Zoom
January’s Topic images, “The COVID year”, will be displayed by a Zoom slideshow on Tuesday 19th January 2021. ***NOTE that this is 24 hours earlier than previously advertised. Members should have an email with the Zoom codes.
Exhibition / Lockdown 2020 / News / Zoom
Notice to members. Sadly, due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we will not be displaying printed images at the Adderbury Institute this year. Instead, we will be holding a Virtual Exhibition via Zoom on Wednesday 18th November at 7.30pm. You may submit three images from the last three years, that have not been seen in a previous exhibition. Look out for the usual email invitation. Images will then appear in our Exhibition Gallery on this website.
News / Photoshoots / Workshops
Please note that all Workshops and indoor photoshoots are suspended until further notice due to the current COVID19 restrictions. Details of future indoor Workshops and Photoshops will appear on the website when they resume. Members should also look out for outdoor photoshoot opportunities in your email Inbox.
The committee were saddened to hear of the passing of former Society member Roy Dickson on 30th September 2020. We extend our condolences to his wife Janet and his family.
The committee was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of Society member David Hunsley on 29th July 2020. Condolences were extended to his wife Anne and their family.
Lockdown 2020 / Monthly Topics / News / Zoom
Following the Zoom slide show on 19th August, members First and second choice images for the topic ‘Wildlife – Garden/Urban’ are now online. Head over to the Lockdown 2020 Gallery to find them. This topic was based on our August Zoom presentation by the inspirational Robert Harvey, who’s talk was ‘Small is Beautiful’ and largely featured Macro photography.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have unfortunately had to postponed all the photoshoots we had planned for this summer and autumn, some of which involved indoor photography and will rearrange these for next year. As we come out of lockdown it might be possible to arrange groups of 6 for an outdoor photoshoot later in the summer. We will keep you posted. We have workshops planned throughout the winter on the third Wednesday of the month commencing on Wednesday 18th November in the Adderbury Institute, but these will only go ahead if the government guidelines on coronavirus, at that...