Camborne & Redruth Camera Club

Last Thursday (13-11-08) at the Treleigh Church Hall, Redruth the Camborne-Redruth Camera Club (C-RCC) welcomed the St Austell Camera Club to a Critique evening. 

There was a good ambience in the Hall as the Clubs commented on one another’s Prints and Projected images. Both Clubs were happy to exchange technical information about cameras and lenses used and to explain how manipulations were achieved as there were several images on show that involved multi-layering which was not apparent until the method was explained. 

Reg Poad (C-RCC Chairman) thanked the St Austell Club for bringing an interesting selection of work for discussion. He also thanked the ladies of the host Club for organising the refreshments. 

Roy Hoar (St Austell CC Chairman) also commented on the good work that was on display and thanked C-RCC for their generous hospitality.  

At the recent Cornwall Wild Life Trust’s Photo-Group’s Annual Competition there was success for C-RCC members. Peter Keverne won the Projected Images Flora Class, with Reg Poad in second place and Mary Poad Highly Commended. In the Composition and Form Projected Images Class, Delia Trathen was in third place and in the Flora Print Class she was awarded Second position. 

Tonight (20-11-08) again at Treleigh, starting at 07.30 pm there will be a Practical evening with demonstrations and tuition. Members are reminded to bring their cameras and tripods. 

Next week is a busy time as there are three meetings connected to the club:

Tuesday

Venue: Treleigh Church Hall 7.30 pm audio visual group.  Talk on sound and a viewing of members three minute shows.  Anyone welcome, just the usual £1.50.

Wednesday

CRCC plays St. Ives and Wadebridge in an inter club at Wadebridge headquarters at 7.30 pm.  Everyone welcome to go.  If you need directions please contact Reg.

Thursday

Usual meeting at Treleigh at 1930.  Bring camera, tripod etc this is a practical evening so if you have something you think would make a good subject bring it along.  There will be advice on camera settings if you need it.  Reg will give a short demonstration on how the window mount is cut.

Hope see you
Reg

Last Thursday evening (06-11-08) members of the Camborne-Redruth Camera Club met at the Treleigh Church Hall, Redruth for the second Open Competition of its Winter programme. There was an entry of 124 images for the judge Muriel Somerfield (Helston Camera Club) to place and comment upon. Muriel in her introduction said that as there was such a big entry time would only allow her to give a brief comment on each entry which was a shame as there was so much good work entered. To enable her to differentiate between the many contenders for the final placings she would be marking out of twenty points.

During her commentary Muriel Somerfield was critical of some inappropriate mounting which detracted from the picture and she did not have a liking for the ‘art’ images entered. She praised the monochrome work presented and felt in many cases it was superior to the colour entry.

Results - Prints

Intermediate Monochrome

1. Angry Evening at Porthleven - Jim Tarbox

2. Mortality - Helen Oates

3. The Tower - Alec Weyman

Advanced Monochrome

1. Porthleven - Paul Davis

2. The Works - Bob Morgan

3. Falmouth Harbour - Jenny Goodman

H/C Church Spire - Charles Charlton

Intermediate Colour

1. Up and Over - Val Burtenshaw

2. Strata - Helen Oates

3. Chaenomeles - Christine Hocking

H/C Golitha Falls - Jim Tarbox

Advanced Colour

1. Sly Fox - Bob Morgan

2. Tree in Winter - Charles Charlton

3. Feathertop Grass - Peter Keverne

H/C Island in a Stream - Bob Morgan

H/C That Hat - Mary Poad

H/C Fly Drinking - Bob Morgan

Results – Projected Images

Intermediate

1. Geranium - Helen Oates

2. Early Morning Helping Hand - Val Burtenshaw

3. Silver Studded Butterfly - Helen Oates

H/C Constrictor - Jim Tarbox

H/C Motion of Flight - Andy Davies

H/C It wasn’t me - Kevin Leah

Advanced

1. Headlights - Peter Keverne

2. Tall Ships - Pam Pearce

3. Love in the Mist - Jenny Goodman

H/C Snail Shelter - Carol Weyman

H/C Just in Case – Boscastle - Peter Keverne

H/C Derwent Water Evening - Clive Kingsley

H/C 513 Rides Again - Paul Davis

Mary Poad gave a vote of thanks on behalf of the members to Muriel Somerfield.

On Sunday (09-11-08) members met at Moorfield Car park to photograph Truro from the top level. For new members a short tutorial was given by Reg and Mary Poad. Later the group moved on to Jessops Photographic where its manager Ashleigh Hamson not only showed and talked about the latest equipment but allowed members to have hands-on experience to photograph the floodlit Cathedral and surrounding area. The Group returned to the shop where the results were processed and viewed. Reg Poad (Chairman) thanked Ashleigh and his staff for a very interesting and informative afternoon.

Tonight (13-11-08) at Treleigh starting at 07.30 pm there is a critique evening between C-RCC and the St Austell Camera Club. On Tuesday evening (18-11-08) the AV group meets with a tutorial on adding sound, the showing of the C-RCC entry to the WCPF AV competition and members’ three minute presentations.

The Field Trip Competition will be held on 4th December, entries for this competition need to be handed in the week prior, 27th November. Below is an updated list of the Summer Programme field trips, if anyone knows of a trip which is missing then please contact the webmaster via the contact form on this website.

Only new work will be eligible for this competition, i.e. work that hasn’t been entered in the two previous Open competitions.  New members can enter images of Cornwall.

Summer Programme 2008

May

June

5 St Ives.
15 Cot Valley areas.
26 Godrevy.
29 West Pentire. Poppies and corn marigolds, then onto Crugmeer, Nr Padstow.
30 Smoking Chimneys event.

July

13 Dartmoor Zoological Park, Sparkwell.
20 Boconnoc Steam Rally.
31 Porthleven.

August

7 Boscawen Park.
31 Goonhilly for the Dragonflies and camels!

October

26 Golitha Falls.

November

9 Truro.

Members of the Camborne-Redruth Camera Club met last Thursday evening (30-10-08) for the return match with Blandford Camera Club (BCC), hoping to avenge their defeat in the away leg in September 2008. But it was not to be and BCC defeated C-RCC by a margin of 16 points. Both Clubs presented the same set of prints and 35mm slides as in the Blandford leg to the judge, John Murray (Truro C.C.).

John in his opening remarks said that he was impressed by the quality of the portfolio of prints he was asked to judge, in particular the mount cutting and presentation of the work. Later in his commentary he consistently placed emphasis on the sharpness of pictures and the top pictures and slides reflected these views.

Results -  Prints.

1.      Guinness is Good for You - John Burlton (BCC)

2.      Just Good Fronds -  Malcolm Bowditch (BCC)

3.      London Bus  -  Bob Morgan (C-RCC)

H/C   Eagle in Flight  -  Colin Cross (BCC)

H/C   Swallows -  David Johnson (C-RCC)

H/C   Reflections on New York -  Barbara Jenkin (C-RCC)

H/C   Carnation Flowers -  Dionne Horsfall (BCC)

Results – 35mm Slides.

1.     Landscape with Church - Malcolm Bowditch (BCC)

2.     Steam Engine -  Dionne Horsfall (BCC)

3.     Commando Memorial  -  David Johnson (C-RCC)

H/C  Gorilla - John Burlton (BCC)

H/C  Harbour Side - Philip Williams (C-RCC)

H/C  Girl in a Bowler - Dionne Horsfall (BCC)

H/C  Barn Owl - Colin Cross (BCC)

Overall Points:  C-RCC   BCC

Prints:              82 pts   88 pts

35mm Slides:     80 pts   90 pts

Totals:             162 pts 178 pts

Mary Poad (Competition Secretary) on behalf of C-RCC congratulated BCC on its victory.

Maurice Oates (C-RCC) thanked John Murray for judging what must have been a difficult task, such was the quality of the work.

Adrian Oliver (BCC) thanked C-RCC for its hospitality.

Reg Poad (C-RCC) wished the BCC members a safe journey back to Dorset.

Tonight at the Treleigh Church Hall starting at 07.30 pm is the second Open Print and Projected Images Competition and the judge will be Muriel Somerfield (Helston CC).

On Sunday 09 November 2008 is the projected Field Trip to Truro, meeting at the ground floor of the Moorfield Car Park at 03.00 pm. Jessop’s of Truro at 4.00pm and photographing night scenes afterwards.