Posts tagged sports
Chairman's monthly blog...

A good month for the Society during October in terms of quality of the Tuesday night presentations, Good attendance and a group of new members signing up.

Anticipating a larger than normal turnout for our ’Special Presentations this month it was decided by the committee to use the upstairs hall at Chapelfield. This has proven to be a correct decision and we will continue to use the larger space when neccessary.

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A masterclass in Sports Photography by Mark Pain

Last Tuesday’s ‘Special Presentation’ (8th October) was a fantastic evening of terrific images from the master of sports photography Mark Pain.

With the continued growth in the membership f the Society and the knowledge that guest tickets tickets would be in great demand it was decided to use the larger  upstairs hall at the Methodist Hall. Our confidence paid off as once again the room was full and another three new members joined the Society on the night.

 Apart from the amazing photographs Mark went into great detail about some of his images and the preparations that a professional photographer is required to plan and carry out in order to be in the right place at the right time to get the shot…or as Mark puts it ‘Capturing the Moment’

 Mark emphasised a number of times the importance of knowing your camera intimately and knowing exactly what your camera can do and just as important what it can’t do. 

Mark also spent time answering questions from members of the Society both during his presentation and afterwardfs

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