Club News

Our first competition of the 2022-23 season took place on 27 October 2022 and was also our first competition in our ‘new home’ at Thakeham Village Hall. The judge was Malcom Bull, from Steyning Camera Club, who is well known to our members and was welcomed by Sarah Beard. Malcolm did us proud, giving advice as he reviewed our images and adding numerous amusing anecdotes into the process. This all made for a very enjoyable evening.

We had an eclectic mix for our first members' evening of the season.

Martin Emmett, a member of Bognor Regis Camera Club lives near Pagham Harbour and during the Covid 19 pandemic when going out was restricted he decided to explore and photograph Pagham Harbour.  Especially in 2021 he photographed the harbour through the seasons and presented his work through a month-by-month review of what the harbour has to offer photographically in terms of both landscape and wildlife.

Our first meeting in a new venue, the Village Hall in Thakeham was held in a bright airy room on a site with adequate parking. Along with regulars some new and potentially new members were welcomed by Janet Brown the Club Chairman who also reminded members of the club's Flickr sites for members' photographs. Displays of seventeen members' photographic activities over the Summer with commentary then followed. A diverse range of images from landscapes to townscapes, birds, people and vehicles as well as examples from a photoshoot of the Milky Way led to lively discussion.

I know, everyone can't wait to attend an AGM, and this year we had an excellent turn out, thank you to those who came. The usual business was conducted, but this year we also had to decide how we would run competitions. It was a choice between continuing to mark out of twenty or abandon scores and have highly commendeds and a judges pick. Given the somewhat contentious nature of this ths discussion we had was very constructive and the move to abolish scores was passed by a large majority.

Prior to the proceedings I presented the trophies.