Last night's Special Presentation was jointly produced by Old Coulsden Camera Club and NDPS and was attended by a large number of the members from both societies.

Renato divided his presentation into two halves covering the poles, both North and South, before the break and then Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone after the break. This meant a cold (-30 degree) first half and a hot equatorial climate for the second..!

But the Poles first - there were some great pictures of penguins, Antarctic birds, and landscapes. Renato's style of experimenting with exposure, high key and low key, shone through these images and produced admiration in the audience when he explained that it was done in-camera with very little postproduction work. It was while he was showing this series of pictures that he offered some excellent advice, 'When you are on a shoot ask yourself, "Why am I taking this picture?"'

The first part concluded with his Top Tips - Keep it Simple; Understand Your Subject; Look for new angles - Move Around; Maximise your time and keep going back..!

The final part was Putting a Story Together. His work for the Papua New Guinea Tourist Board to promote the country as a destination. Here he showed a series of portraits, even using a fish eye lens for a dance routine.

In Sierra Leone he worked in a chimpanzee sanctuary, illustrating this part with some great pictures including emergency rescues of chimps offered for sale in the street.

Again, he concluded with some Top Tips. Understand your camera; Be creative; Be different and get inspired.

An excellent evening with lots of technically good and heart-warming photos from around the world.

We look forward to Tuesday 18th May when the members of OCCC and NDPS will hold their first joint Members’ Evening which will gives us a much better opportunity to learn more about each other.

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