Social event - HPIC Christmas Party 22/12/21

Oh! What a night! Proceeding went on ‘til late, fighting broke out and the

police were called and several arrests made but the HPIC Christmas was a

much more sober event and all the more enjoyable for that.

A great deal of thanks goes to Sue Gibson who planned the event. It was

great fun. About twenty people enjoyed the celebration of Mikey Hey win

this year’s Challenge Trophy; the results are shown below, a splendid

buffet offering a wide range of hot and cold food for all tastes including

some magnificent deserts; lemon marang pie, pavlova and a chocolate

log. Sue also did us proud with a challenging quiz some of the questions

within which are shown below just in case members would like to

undertake the challenge over the festive break. Answers will be

forthcoming when meetings resume in 2022.

The pictures are by kind permission of Kamal Samanta.

The Top Five Results of the HPIC 2021 Challenge Trophy:

Mike Hey	105
Richard Fulcher	87
Graham Sykes	74
Tony Renshaw	62
Barbara Sheldrake	55

Congratulations Mikey!

The Quiz Questions Compiled by Sue Gibson – Thanks Sue

General Knowledge

1. How many pennies were there in a pre-decimalisation Pound?

2. You never walk alone is a show tune from which musical?

3. Which letter is represented by a single dot in Morse code?

4. Which country is the world’s largest producer of Olive Oil?

5. The Halliwell Jones Rugby League Stadium is in which town?

6. What was Dorothy’s surname in the Wizard of Oz?

7. Who made the headlines after cheating on ‘Who wants to be a

Millionaire?

8. With which UK airport is actress Lorraine Chase associated?

9. Which spice is named from Hungarian for pepper?

10.In which City do you find the Mary Rose Museum?

Groups of Animals – name the collective noun

1. A ……… of Hyenas

2. A ………... of Owls

3. A ………. of Otters

4. A ………. of Squirrels

5. A ………. of Vultures

6. A ………. of Barracudas

7. A ............. of Whales

8. A ………. of Snails

9. A ………... of Elephants

10.A ........... of Woodpeckers

Answers Next Year!

Mike Hey with the trophy for the monthly challenge

Club members enjoying the buffet

Speaker – Alison Taylor ARPS – Seascapes and Landscapes 15/12/21

Our last speaker of the year, if you had thought that taking seascapes was not

inspiring or you had not thought about this genre, then Alison definitely changed your

mind during the course of the evening.

Alison talked about her passion of photographing seascapes, what it was that

inspired her about seascapes, her love of waves, textures, light, the contrast

between all the elements within the scene before you. Alison shared her knowledge and skills on how to get the most out of a landscape or

seascape.

Along with locations which included anywhere on the North East Coast, from

Northumberland down to East Yorkshire and more importantly where to get food and

drink, parking to be safe.

Some hints were:

• Safety first

• Ideas of what to capture and what to see

• Work on an outing tide which is safer

• Composition changes all the time

• Look around you and take in the different composition and how the waves are

• running

• Watch the Body of the waves each photograph is different

• Black rocks – wet

• How different the coast line is the within a short distance

• Always look behind you.

• Important to keep going back and to get to know your environment

A most enjoyable and thought-provoking evening.

Outing - Night Time Photography 06/12/21

Twelve brave souls went out into the night to photograph Huddersfield at

night. The rendezvous was St. George’s Square at 19:30, from whence

several groups of photographers sallied forth into the dark to take

pictures of Huddersfield town centre in all its pre-Christmas finery.

A tripod and a head torch proved to be useful accessories on the night

and having a fellow photographer also helped as ideas as, to location,

composition and camera settings inspired one to experiment and try out

new things.

Time flew by but, at just gone nine, it started to rain and whilst some

were drawn to the pub others harboured thought of home and a hot

shower.

Four members agreed to share one of their images, taken on the night,

and they are shown below together with some comments by the authors.

Star Lights Suzy Powell

I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. I enjoyed the longer exposures, but

also using F/16 to get the “star” lights.

“Ask for Angela” campaign van Alan Stopher

‘Three of us spent a pleasant hour looking for scenes in St George’s

Square, John William Street, New Street and King Street. In the latter we

came across a team promoting the “Ask For Angela” campaign. It is

aimed at keeping people safe from sexual assault in bars and other

venues by using a codeword.

University Light Trails Graham Sykes

Brake lights approaching Shaw Head roundabout compliment the colours

of the University buildings as vehicles rush between sets of traffic. The

effect enhanced with the wet road surface adding depth to the reflections.

Image taken with a slow shutter speed giving extended light trails, with

the use of a small aperture adding star affect the bright street lights.

Night Time Photographer

Great fun, great night!