APERTURE
The magazine for the members of
Lytham St. Annes Photographic
Society
Christmas Edition 2012/13 Season
CONTENTS
Editor’s Welcome – Page 1
New Presidents Welcome – Page 2/3/4
Tribute to Terry – Anthony Hull / Doug Couzens – Page 5/6/7/8/9
Club News – Page 10/11/12/13
AGM Minutes – Keith Storey
Photshow 2012 – Brian Crawford
Awards and Presentations – Page 15/16/17
Article by Julie England
Features - Page 18/19/20
Lomo Camera
And Finally – Page 20/21
A piece from Mike Peak
Editors Thanks –Page 22
Editor’s Welcome
Hi everybody and Seasons greetings, I am sorry about the wait for this
edition sadly I haven’t been feeling great and school work comes first
(according to my Dad).
This year I am trying to make aperture more interactive and social. Obviously
it will still contain lots of club news and photographic content but it will also
have a couple of quizzes and a bit of humour.
I have included some extra pieces and articles that would normally have
appeared earlier in the year but will act as a catch up.
Hope you enjoy
Jake
E Mail – ACuff06@aol.com or written submissions welcome.
St Peter and Lucifer were at the gates admiring the clouds when the subject got onto
photography. They couldn't agree whether Heaven or Hell had the best photographers so
they decided to arrange a photo contest.
St Peter rubbed his hands with glee and Lucifer demanded to know why he was looking so
smug. "Well," said St Peter, "in Heaven we have all the best photographers"
Lucifer slowly raised his head, grinned and replied "Ah, but we have all the judges..."
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Presidents Welcome
Presidents Welcome
Besides wishing you all the very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year and I would like
to thank everyone who took part in the Jacobs Join it was nice to have a chance to sit down
and have a chat with you all.
On behalf of the Society I would like once again to offer a warm welcome to all our new
members, we hope you are settling in and enjoying the Syllabus. I was certainly
overwhelmed at the first two meetings of the season by how many people came to visit
with a view to joining us. I hope that with the assistance of our existing members and the
different lectures and competitions throughout the syllabus that your knowledge and
enthusiasm for your hobby will benefit. It does not matter what level of photographic
knowledge you hold or what camera you may have, as we try to cater for every level. If you
wish to know how to do something or anything you are unsure about please ask me and I
will introduce you to someone who will have the answer.
May I also welcome back four of our past members who have re-enrolled Tessa Tackett,
Andy Easthope, Kulwinder Virdee and Dean Gray. Of course I must not forget to extend my
warm welcome to the established members whom form the audience with smiling faces
each week.
Sadly we started the season with the sad news of the deaths of Terry Clarke and Ivan
Cooper both of whom were past members of the Council and had contributed so much to
the Society in their roles. Our thoughts are with their families and I am sure we all have fond
memories of being in their company over the years.
As I am also your Syllabus Secretary I was fortunate to spend a day looking after our guests
Brian Beaney and his wife, when they visited, so I took them to Skippool Creek obviously for
the boats. Brian was absolutely fascinated with Good Hope and I think every other boat
after that and every jetty. After lunch I took them both to Hoghton Bottoms, thinking that
this would be suitable for his creative images and it was. At both locations Brian was in his
element and he reminded me of a dog which had picked up an interesting scent and
determined to search for the reward. Who knows in the future both locations could be
transformed into images that make up part of his next book.
Whilst I was in Brian’s company I did ask him on behalf of the Society if he could produce a
copy of the instructional steps that he takes to produce his images, to which he pointed out
that they are available in his book ”Beyond the Moment of Capture” from Blurb.com.
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I also had another lovely day in the company of Guy & Paula Davies who at the previous
weekend had seen Brian Beaney’s talk at the RPS event. So where else could I take them?
Yes of course Skippool Creek! It was very interesting to see how between them they see and
take different images at the same locations as we saw demonstrated in their print talk.
As for the 1st Projected Digital Image Competition of the season judged by Cy Newton, this is
the first time that I have known a judge to sit and make themselves comfortable amongst
the members. I was ready to start the evening when disaster struck! I had lost the judge!
Thanks to Alan Robinson who kindly pointed out his whereabouts and the fact that he had
made himself comfortable sat in the middle of one half of the membership.
Cy even devoted equal time on all of the images delivering his comments .though I hinted to
him that he needed to speed up, he still insisted on residing over each of the images and
offering constructive critiques on all of them. You can appreciate that is no easy task, with
an assortment of over 80 images. Personally I thought that his comments right at the start
where very valid. Before you take your image, have another look at what you are
photographing, check the background, is it the best viewpoint that portrays what you have
seen.
What I have found to be reassuring was after the 1st print competition when I observed
members sharing their images and not the usual putting them straight back in the box and
going home. Was this down to the encouraging and entertaining judging by Gordon Jenkins
that made everyone proud of what they had produced?
As I have said before it does not matter what score you receive from the judge, it is
accepting and digesting the judge’s comments before going back to make those minor
adjustments or even revisiting the subject matter again if you are able.
Of course it goes without saying that I must thank Emma for her dedicated work behind the
scenes after she has collected the images, she has the task to catalogue them and arrange
them in order before handing them over to the judge.
Talking of judging regrettably we lost out to Southport P.S. in the annual Seaside Invitation
but this must not be reflected on Alan Robinson’s choice, as I thought that all the images
were evenly matched and I even thought that we had won before they announced the
results. As I left I said to a couple of the Southport members that we look forward to them
bringing the little man (The trophy) back across the water where he will be staying with us!
Thank you to all of you who have passed on your favourable comments each week after the
visiting speakers and folio evenings, it restores the confidence.
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Unfortunately due the waiting list and the number of adjudications during the season I do
not think that I will be able to use any new PAGB distinctions from our members, as a
measure of performance this season. But once again it is reassuring to hear that following
the talk from Bob Dennis we have a couple of members who are about to commit
themselves on this venture. We wish them luck for the near future.
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Booths Exhibition your assistance makes it a lot
easier and lessens the burden on the usual volunteers. Your assistance and more prints will
be required once again in February as Mike Farrow has just finalised the dates.
Finally please do not forget if you are ever sat next to someone that you do not know please
introduce yourself. Also if there is any way that I can help then please come and ask or even
tell me!
Anthony
I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it
just isn’t that good. – Anonymous
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. – Ansel Adams
Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what
separates the snapshot from the photograph. – Matt Hardy
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Tribute to Terry
Terry in my eyes and members of Lytham St Annes Photographic Society was a kind and
caring person. Very entertaining, with a good sense of humour, always up for a laugh,
always willing to help others and knew how to charm others to help him. Basically a
character you automatically warmed to. But the real quality that shone through about Terry
was his enthusiasm for whichever role he took on and the attention to detail to get the job
done. Deep down you could not fault Terry.
My acquaintance with Terry started when I joined the photographic society, back in
September 1994. Terry’s role then as Equipment Officer was to set up and store away the
required equipment at the start and end of the evening. Terry took on many roles in the
Society including the mammoth task of the Exhibition Co-ordinator. Dedicated, he tirelessly
came up with new ideas, setting the standard of how the exhibition should appear. Using his
charm he would have a team of keen helpers. Presentation evening would be hilarious when
Terry handed out the certificates and awards. He would attempt to read out the titles of the
winning images which would often have names of foreign places or even a Latin name. Terry
would tie himself in knots trying to read them all out.
One night at the photo club, I thought I would get my own back on Terry for all those one
liners that I was quite often subjected to! I asked Terry if he could read the titles out while I
operated the projector. Terry as always was only too pleased to help, unaware that this time
there were plenty of Latin names and foreign places. When the first one came up he looked
at me, chuckled and swore under his breath before sportingly attempting to read the title
out, much to the enjoyment of everyone in the room. The Judge that evening wiped the
tears of laughter from his eyes and suggested that in the future he should use the
abbreviation LNS. Latin Name Supplied. This was still amusing as the foreign places just
became LNS and this was to become one of Terry’s signatures.
The other thing that Terry was well known for was whenever an arty image of a naked figure
appeared Terry could be heard from the back “You can leave that on!” or “That’s the winner
for me!” Only Terry could say that without offending anyone.
Terry was a good photographer and his best images were those that he had thought up in
his head and later created using props or members of the family. One in particular was of an
umbrella by a door in the rain. The rain was created by use of a hose pipe and in order to
adjust the setting he had to walk through the house to get to the tap. Terry turned the tap
on and made his way to the door only to find that the hose pipe had broke loose and was
watering everywhere in the hallway.
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On competition nights we were in competition against each other, nothing else mattered as
long as I got more marks than Terry and vice versa. We would always agree with the judges
dislikes about the other person’s image and reminded each other of the fact later on.
The knockout competition will not be the same now as I always start by telling the judge
that there is a prize if they knocked out all of Terry’s images in the first round. They never
did. Terry even won that competition and suggested that I should take up knitting.
I always enjoyed helping Terry whenever I could because there was never a dull moment.
Occasionally Terry would ask me if I could make the odd item like a bracket for him,
sketches would appear on all kinds of scrap paper and along with cardboard model. He once
made a wooden model of something he needed for his caravan’s television aerial. “I’ve got a
little job for you” he said placing what could only be described as a misshapen wooden
bobbin that had been gnarled into shape by a beaver.”I need it to be exactly like that for
next week as Pam & I are going away that weekend”. I smiled politely before replying “Do
you want it as rough as this?” Everyone at work laughed at that piece of wood and it
became a handle for a pull switch at work.
Terry and I once went to an interclub evening at a venue somewhere on the Wirral in the
middle of December. Terry picked me up in time for a 7.30pm start and as I got into the car
he handed me the map and instructions asking if I could read a map? Don’t forget this was
before we had Sat Navs.
As we arrived in the village the next part of the instruction was to turn left at the sign for the
Golf Club. Unfortunately no sign was to be seen and we eventually found ourselves at the
next village. Terry laughing once again questioned not only my map reading skills but also
my reading ability. He turned the car around and pointed out a road that we will now follow.
You can imagine the stick I received when we eventually came across the venue and the fact
that there was nowhere left for us to park because we were late. Eventually we parked
down a side street and as we got out of the car Terry pointed out, that, what appeared to be
a main road at the end of the street was probably the one we had been on earlier. We
rushed into the venue still harmlessly bickering and pointing fingers at who was at fault. We
walked straight past the reception and straight through the double doors ahead of us. Even
though we were now late it was OK as we could see that they had not started yet as the
lights were still on. As the doors closed behind us we realised our mistake! Terry’s eyes lit up
with that big grin. We had walked into a pensioners Christmas party. Terry was in his
element and switched on his charm, cheekily asking if we had missed the Bingo.
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I reminded Terry that we needed to make a quick exit and find the right room. He told the
old lady directly in front of him that he would be back later with the mistletoe and not to
worry about kissing me. We went back to the reception desk to enquire where our event
was taking place. We quickly walked into a darkened room, where we were ushered to the
last two remaining seats on the back row. Like a couple of school kids we could not help
ourselves trying to hide our laughter and trying our hardest not to make a noise. At this
point the person in front of us turned round it was our fellow member Dave Marsh who
sternly asked where we had been and the fact that we should have been there at least 10
minutes earlier. Immediately we both replied in unison whilst pointing at each other “It was
his fault”. When we got back into the car and reached the junction with the main road at
the end of the street there in the headlights in front of us was a huge Cricket Club sign. I
reminded Terry that that sign was on his side earlier.
When Terry had his major operation my Dad was in hospital at the same time. After visiting
my Dad I pinched a stalk off a bunch of grapes as I was going to visit Terry on my way out.
When I eventually found Terry on his ward he was asleep, I had just sat down as he awoke.
His face lit up when he saw me and was bothered about how long I had been sat there.
Jokingly holding the stalk up I told him long enough to eat the grapes that I had brought
him. Terry started his reply with “Well thanks a lot” and the rest I put down to the
painkillers he was on.
We last saw Terry at the Society at the beginning of June when he came and sat next to me.
He looked at me and pulled out a trophy from underneath his chair. With that big grin he
asked if I had one of those to hand in knowing full well that I had not. The last time I saw
Terry was on the 6th August when I called to see if he was going to the awards presentation
that evening as I was willing to pick him up and take him. Terry looked at me, winked and
said “I’m not like you I only go when I’ve got a trophy to pick up.”
As we were talking Terry suggested to Pam that he could do with a new computer to which
Pam replied well you will have to sell your camera first. If only you could have seen the
reaction on his face, it was a picture!
Terry bore his illness with tremendous courage, fortitude and good humour.
Anthony
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Terry Clark 1947 – 2012
Very sadly, Terry died on the 24th August after fighting two spells of cancer involving major
surgery.
He joined the Society 1985/6 and throughout his membership worked industriously for it.
Whenever a task arose where structure and muscle were needed, Terry was there. During
his decade as Exhibition Co-ordinator he worked tirelessly, with his team, to put on a good
Photoshow
He was a man with a sharp eye for business, a flair which he used extensively to the
advantage of the club. The effort he put into the sale of donated equipment on e-bay on
behalf of the club were of great benefit to its finances, much to the delight of the Treasurer.
The paperwork that went with it demonstrated just how much research and effort Terry put
into it.
Terry would worry when he needed to put pen to paper but it didn’t matter. He was
perfectly articulate especially with his ribald wit whenever a ‘top shelf’ image came on the
screen. Such gems as, “Can we zoom in?” would bring forth a laugh from the otherwise
solemn members.
Outside the Society Terry exercised the will, the courage and the initiative to go selfemployed in a variety of businesses after serving time as a toolmaker.
Adventurous by nature, he and Pam towed their caravan across many continental countries
as holidaymakers and Terry had also been a professional international coach driver
He lived life to the full through both tragedy and good fortune. Never one to miss the
opportunity to celebrate, no one could possibly forget Terry’s midsummer Christmas party
for those who had visited him in hospital. It came complete with artificial snow and himself
as Santa Claus, It made up for the one he had missed at the normal time,
In the end it took a lot of courage and strength of character for Terry, and his wife and
family, to face up to and cope with his last few years.
The club has had many members but only a few really outstanding characters; Terry was
one - one of the best. We have missed him and will continue to do so. How fortunate that
we as a club and those with personal connections were in having a share in his time and his
talents.
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Reflections by Doug Couzens
A few tears ago I was attending a funeral of another member at the Crematorium and as I
got out of my car I could see Terry sitting in his car opposite, head on the steering wheel. I
walked across to see if he was alright. He said, “Yes” but clearly he wasn’t. He said he
couldn’t tell me what was wrong. He declined my offer of help but then said, “I will tell you”
and he did.
I now wonder whether at that moment, at that place, for the purpose we were there and in
that condition Terry already feared the reason that we there that day.
Whenever Terry was driving away from my house he would always give a blast on the
hooter, as was his custom, as a last farewell. Was it my imagination at his funeral or did I
really hear a distant hoot as the curtains closed upon his committal.
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Club News
AGM Minutes
Minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held at Heyhouses C.E. Endowed Junior School,
Clarendon Road North, St. Annes, on 5th July 2012.
Reports were distributed to members prior to commencement of the meeting with enough time
allowed for them to be read. In the process of changing Aperture from a booklet to a
computerised document publishing the minutes of the 2011 AGM was overlooked. The minutes
were circulated with the usual AGM documentation and extra time was allowed to read them.
1. Meeting Validation.
After counting the members present (39), the meeting was declared quorate by the
President.
The meeting commenced at 7.50 p.m. and was chaired by the Society’s President, Barry
Colquhoun.
2. Apologies for absence.
Elsie Couzens, Mike Dorrington, David and Julie England, Mary Woodland, Walter Smith,
Terry Clark, Ron Davies.
3. Minutes of previous AGM.
Acceptance of the minutes from the 62nd AGM was proposed by Peter Benson and
seconded by Alan Dalton. The vote was carried unanimously.
4. Matters arising from the minutes.
There were no matters arising.
5. Accounts.
There was one question on the Accounts regarding the gifts entry. The treasurer
answered the question to the satisfaction of all present.
Adoption was proposed by Alan Dalton and seconded by Peter Benson.
The vote was carried unanimously.
Cont.
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6. Supplementary verbal reports from Council members.
There were no supplementary reports.
However the President informed the meeting that Jake had won the L&CPU “Young
Photographer Of The Year” award.
7. Questions on the distributed reports.
There were no questions on the reports.
Acceptance of the distributed reports was proposed Janet Boyce by and seconded by
Peter Benson. The vote was carried unanimously.
8. The President’s Summary.
The President thanked everyone on the council for their work and support. He specifically
thanked Jake and explained that due to his age he would not be eligible to be an official
member of the council. The minimum age limit is tied to the Charity status of the Society,
not one of our own rules.
9. Vote Of Thanks.
Rod Boyce gave a vote of thanks to the council on behalf of the
Member ship.
10. Nominations for Council members for 2011/12
The Secretary announced details of nominees, proposers and seconders that had been received.
11. Election of officers and other Council members for 2011/12
There was only one nominee for each position so the nominees were elected unopposed.
12. Vacancies for council members 2011/12
There were no vacant roles to be filled.
13. Announcement of next year’s subscription rate.
The subscription will remain at £24.00.
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14. Appointment of Honorary Auditor.
Peter Benson proposed that Mr Lawton be again appointed as Honorary Auditor. This
was seconded by Alan Dalton and was carried unanimously.
15. Announcement of any other motions received under the constitutional rules.
The Secretary reported that one motion had been received. The motion, relating to a
“Creative Competition” was read out and discussed by the membership. It was realised
that the word “permanent” should not be in the wording of the motion and an amendment
was accepted by all to remove it.
The motion was carried with only 3 votes against.
Andrew Ogilvy accepted a role of initiator of the new competition.
16. Presentation.
The President thanked Alan and Joyce Robinson and Alan Yeoman for
their work over the year and presented each with a gift on behalf of the
membership.
17. Closure of the meeting.
The President thanked all present for their attendance at the AGM and
closed the meeting.
The time was 8.52 p.m.
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PHOTOSHOW 2012 REPORT
Once again the very high standard of photographs displayed received praise from all
who came to this, the Society’s 64th annual exhibition. Visitors, young and old, were
enchanted with the range of subjects covered. Without exception the very high
quality of the images was outstanding and illustrated once again why LSAPS is so
well respected within the L&CPU area.
The Inter-school challenge entries received considerable praise for the high standard
of the children’s efforts. Over 150 photographs were submitted from three schools.
My thanks go to Andy Ogilvy for his work in co-ordinating the competition and
inspiring the children to have a go. Games Dojo donated the prizes once again.
The Community competition, run in conjunction with the Express newspaper and
sponsored by J.R.Taylors with a theme of Jubilee Street Party, received many
entries and the judges had a very difficult time choosing the final six from which the
winners were chosen. Again the quality of the photographs was outstanding. The
Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire was kind enough to present the prizes in the Café
area of the store.
As this year was the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen we created a special exhibition
in the New Room at the church with copies of the newspaper photographs from the
editions of the actual Coronations of the Queen in 1937 and 1953.
The Chadwick Hotel donated a meal for two to the local couple that won the Express
supported competition for couples who were married in 1953 and gave the most
interesting account of how they met. Whiteside taxis provided free transport to and
from the hotel. More good publicity for the Society.
2012 presented us with a number of major events, all competing for the interest and
money of the public .I believe that we did well to maintain the number of visitors to
our Exhibition and the donations. Our extra events also gave the Society good
publicity and confirmed once again that we do a great deal in promoting Photography
in the Fylde area as laid down in our Constitution.
It has to be said that staging a major exhibition like Photoshow takes a great deal of
work by many members. With such a high standard to maintain each year the big
jobs fall on just a few stalwarts who year after year pull out the stops and ensure that
all runs smoothly. The Society should be very proud of them. Next year we will be
asking more members to take on small tasks so that in the event of illness the
organising will still run smoothly and not fall onto the shoulders of the same
members year after year.
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My thanks to all those who did a wonderful job on door duty, especially those
members who did not submit entries to the show. You are all a credit to the Society.
Full listings of all the seasons’ winners and those from Photoshow are available on
our website.
Most visitors had a go at the voting slips and Emma analysed the results and
distributed the slips to the authors of the photographs. The visitors seemed to enjoy
the little bit of fun it provoked.
As last year we enrolled more new members inspired by the contributions of existing
members. This is a very good sign that the Society is strong and healthy. Many
visitors have expressed pleasure at the way members are embracing new
technology without losing the core values of traditional photography. It is natural that
the number of slide entries is reducing as technology improves so this may well be
the last year that we have a slide section. Council will debate this at a future
meeting.
For me as Co-ordinator the final results will only become clear when all the financial
costs are analysed and our Treasurer makes his report to Council but so far all looks
promising. The proceeds from the raffle helped cover most of the costs of the extra
publicity material needed to compete with all the other events on during the period of
the show.
Brian Crawford.
Photoshow Co-ordinator.
Two photographers walking along a street and they pass a beggar sitting
with his hat up-ended on the pavement, begging for money. One guy
keeps walking. The other stops, later when they catch up with each other
the first guy says to the other. "Hey I saw you stop for that beggar. What
did you give him?"
"Oh" says the first guy, "1/125th at f5.6"
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Do you have any opinions or have you come across any interesting or
unusual articles about latest photographic innovations let me know
and I can publish them in the next copy of Aperture!
Awards and Presentations
Hayange Internation AV Festival, France.
22nd,23rd & 24th November 2012
It’s with great delight that I can report another success for British AV! Keith Storey and Ron
Davies won the “Peter Coles” prize last weekend at the Hayange International Festival in
North East France with “Un Homme Honorable”, a version of “An Honourable Man” which
was made partly in French.
There were 133 entries from eight different countries, 30 of these were de-selected and the
remaining 103 were played over the 3 days. The full results are given below.
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Keith is still a comparitive beginner in this AV game of ours and he has hardly ever been out
of the prizes. Obviously he’s learning a tremendous amount from Ron but this true story of
his Grandfather, who made a great difference in improving the lives of miners in the 1930’s
and 40’s, is quintessentially his own. The majority of the archive images are from his
family’s collection of photographs. Many of the images used in the sequence were shot
during the making then turned into B&W images to match the rest.
The sequence had an Honourable Mention in the British Nationals last year, an Hon Mention
in the Peter Coles Trophy (previously known as the Geoffrey Round Trophy)in Capel Currig
and it won the L&CPU AV Championship – and now this. (It will go to Australia in the New
Year – Good Luck Keith and Ron!!)
Especially lovely is the fact that the organisers of this festival spontaneously decided to
honour the name of our dear friend Peter Coles by awarding a special prize in his name. This
is presented every year.
The winner of the Grand Prix was “La Grand Prairie” by Jacques Van de Weerdt and JeanPaul Petit. Many of us will remember that these two came over here and judged in our RPS
Internationals in September and also gave presentations to several British Clubs. Their
winning sequence, which is very cleverly constructed, uses the painting of the American
artist Hopper. The sound track to this is superbly produced. A very worthy winner!
The “Gaphe” Photography team led by Ricardo Zarate organise this festival and all work very
hard to make everyone welcome. They have a tremendous sense of humour!
The prize-giving, though serious in its content, turned into a joyous – even a hilarious –
occasion! One prize appeared in a huge box which burst open and in a shower of silver
confetti there appeared a glamorous fairy in the form of Rachel Herman, Secretary of the
club! I may add that the penalty for receiving a prize was that every winner went home with
confetti in their hair – their pockets – their shoes! Whatever would wives and partners think!!
The Saturday evening was given over to the Gala performance and the AV’ers present were
joined by probably 150 members of the general public. The cinema was full! How good to
see such local support.
Apart from seeing the winning sequences again we were treated to a presentation by Italian
diaporamist Alessandro Benedetti whose good lady Grazia Gamba was on the jury.
This was followed by a showing, arranged by Lorenzo de Francesco the Director of
Audiovisual Services for FIAP, of a number of French language sequences from the FIAP
International AV Collection.
Other members of the jury were Vincent Martin and Emmanuelle Bas, all the jury members
are diaporamists.
Having served on the jury at Epinal 2 months ago I sympathised with their task!
Julie England
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Grand Prix Trophée
Joseph Aque
La grande prairie
Petit Jean-Paul
& Van de Weerdt Jacques
1er Prix
Ode a Buddha
Bartolozzi Gian Carlo
2ème Prix
Une maman
Calvez Jean-Yves
FR
3ème Prix
Plaquette FPF
L'appartement du 23
Zarate Ricardo
& Lucas-Leclin Gilles
FR
004
Béhin
Rottiers Patrick
FR
005
Le 203ème jour
Brion Christian & Danièle
FR
006
Modi
Hendrickx Christian
BE
007
La cabane
Séguret Hervé
FR
008
Œil pour œil
Cicciotti Giacomo
009
La maison de Sarah
Armand Jean-Pierre
FR
010
Colours of underground
Teyck André
& De Smet Armand
BE
011
La couleur entre les doigts
Adversi Ivano
& Berselli Cristina
012
Un bouton sur le nez
Terrienne Jean-Louis
013
Elogio dei piedi
Vecchi Umberto
014
Io
Ricou Maurice
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FR
IT
IT
IT
FR
IT
FR
Prix Spéciaux
015
Photo
Ode a Buddha
Bartolozzi Gian Carlo
016
Graphisme
Colours of underground
Teyck André
& De Smet Armand
BE
017
Bande Son
La cabane
Séguret Hervé
FR
018
Narration
Le 203ème jour
Brion Christian & Danièle
FR
019
Originalité
Un bouton sur le nez
Terrienne Jean-Louis
FR
020
Série Sonorisée
Prix UR05
New Moon
Herman Rachel
FR
021
Documentaire
Revoir Négrine
Kautzmann Claude
FR
022
Scénario
L'appartement du 23
Zarate Ricardo
& Lucas-Leclin Gilles
FR
023
Peter Coles
Un homme honorable
Storey Keith
& Davies Ron
GB
024
Reconnaissance
Le photographe de Lorgues
Roux Jean-Pierre
& Azam Sylvie
FR
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Reconnaissance
Pourquoi pas moi ?
Maulavé Kris
FR
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Reconnaissance
La lady de New York
Gérard Wyrzykowski
FR
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Encouragement
Ernest Faury
Schmisser Jean-Marie
& Kwiatkowski Pascal
FR
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Encouragement
L'Hermione, la fregate de 12
Masson Philippe
FR
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Encouragement
Un pas au-delà du seuil
Lanini Emio
IT
030
Encouragement
La poste T
Kies Claude
FR
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IT
Features
It was a nervous time for film photography when digital cameras took off in the 1990s, and
seemed set to take over entirely. But with some help from Vladimir Putin - then deputy
mayor of St Petersburg - the little Lomo camera became a retro cult classic, and showed film
had a bright future.
In 1991, a group of Austrian art students on a trip to nearby Prague found, in a photographic
shop, a curious little camera. Black, compact and heavy, the camera was rudimentary. The
lens was protected by a sliding cover. Loading, focusing and rewinding were all done by
hand. After developing the shots, the students found it produced pictures unlike anything
they had seen before. The colours were rich and saturated, an effect heightened by the
lens's tendency to darken the corners of the frame to create a tunnel-like vignetting effect,
and there were dramatic contrasts between light and dark. The Austrians were hooked, and
so were their friends when they showed them the results back home in Vienna.
The little camera was the Lomo LC-A - Lomo Compact Automat, built in Soviet-era
Leningrad by Leningrad Optics and Mechanics Association - and very soon a craze was
born. It was an analogue Instagram in the days before digital photography. This Lomo craze
may have ended up helping save film photography from an untimely end.
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In 1992, the students set up Lomographic Society International, exhibiting shots taken on
unwanted Lomos they had bought up from all over Eastern Europe. Then, in the mid-90s,
having exhausted the supply of left-over Lomos gathering dust in Budapest, Bucharest or
East Berlin, they went to the camera's manufacturers - still making optics in St Petersburg and persuaded them to restart production. The negotiations were helped along by the
support of the city's then deputy mayor, Vladimir Putin.
On Friday 23 November, Lomography is celebrating its 20th anniversary, by starting a series
of parties in some of its 36 stores around the world.
Taken from the BBC NEWS website.
Editors View!!
For me this showed that the old film camera, often spoken of by members, perhaps
still has a place in the future of photographers with new generations of
photographers appreciating the use of film and the challenges it presents for those of
us born into a disposable society where speed and ease of use replace the obvious
skills required for photography perhaps in its more basic but original form.
AND FINALLY!!
Mary & Joan were retired ladies who went walking each week. Last year they tried a new
area and contacted the Warden for advice. He gave them a leaflet and assured them that if
they would follow the yellow markers on the posts and trees they would enjoy the walk and
be back in time for tea. When they failed to return by 5pm their husbands contacted the
Warden who sent out the search party. He was puzzled as the area covered by the leaflet
and map was only about 10 acres. They were found feeling dazed and confused. They
assured the Warden that they had followed the yellow markers. So how did they get so lost?
The answer was that they had been following some good examples of Xenthoria parietina,
the bright yellow lichen!
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The word Lichen originated from the Greek meaning for an eruption or wort. A famous Greek
botanist, Theophrastus (371-284BC), used the term to describe the superficial growth on the
bark of olive trees.
There are some 1800 lichen species in the British Isles in locations varying from woodland,
your local park, seaside, walls, your roof, pavements etc. These widely varying locations
mean that it is likely that there will he same good examples near where you live.
They are an unusual life form, composed of a symbiotic relationship between an Alga and a
Fungus. They display a wide range of colours and forms.
You will probably discover lichen in your local churchyard on the ancient gravestones. They
benefit there from being undisturbed and from the nitrogen in the bird droppings, for our
avian friends find a useful perch on the gravestone. Here is a chance to have a guess at the
age of the lichen colony. The tombstone will give you a date and if the lichen looks old, it
probably started growing at the time the tombstone was erected. Many species only grow
about 1mm each year.
Have a good look around when next visiting the seaside particularly rocky locations. If you
get the chance visit Skomer or Skokholm islands off the West Coast of Wales where they
live in great abundance. Here is testimony to clean air, an abundance of moisture and the
nitrogen they need from the bird populations. If you can't get to the islands go to nearby
Stackpole Churchyard to see a great variety of lichen.
Your local park is a good place to discover this interesting part of the natural world. Lichen
can be found growing on trees that have been there for some time, although not necessarily
for aeons.I have found some good samples on Crab Apple trees and on birch frees. There is
a good chance that you will find several varieties growing together.
Whilst they will adhere to almost any surface, they prefer a rough substrate. This type of
surface captures the moister and nutrients more readily, allowing the lichen to take hold
more quickly. "Take hold" is often misunderstood for although they cling to the surface, they
do not form roots.
They are interesting and picturesque to photograph without difficulty. There is the
advantage that they don’t move and are very shallow in structure. This will mean that you
will not require a great depth of field, giving you a faster shutter speed and consequently less
shake to blur the image, particularly if you use a tripod. Take a closer look at the specimen
you have just photographed and when it is on your computer screen enlarge it and marvel at
the intricacies of design.
Mike Peak
PS. Did you know that in 1967 Princess Margaret had a Diamond-set golden brooch
designed in the pattern of a piece of Lichen she picked up in Scotland? It was made by
Andrew Grima and was sold in 2006 for £12,000!
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LOCATION? OR AN UNUSUAL
PLACE YOU HAVE FOUND YOURSELF TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS! –
share your thoughts with the club! Tell the club about your favourite
special places for taking those images you enjoy the most.
Thanks for taking the time to read Aperture, hope
you enjoyed it and will keep an eye out for the next
edition early in the New Year. So if you have anything
you think relevant to photography or of interest to
Club members please may I have them and I will try
and include them in a future edition.
JAKE
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