Piece Hall outing

Last night saw our first outing of 2020 and our first opportunity to be physically together (albeit socially distanced) since mid-March.

Sue Gibson organised the evening's events, with almost 20 members taking the opportunity to meet at the Piece Hall in Halifax.

Members had around an hour from the meeting time to explore the unique building's balconies, architecture and details, embracing the opportunity to be out taking photos again. Of course, it was also a great opportunity to socialise face to face too!

One or two members also took the time to explore a little further afield in the town after the Piece Hall closed, with Steve Jones getting as far as Dean Clough Mills. Another great place for photography exploration if you haven't visited before.

We finished the evening with a (socially distanced) group photo and a handful of members also partook in a quick liquid reftrshment in one of the open micro-pubs in town before travelling back to Kirklees. 

All in all it was a very enjoyable evening. I hope it won't be too long before we get another opportunity to see each other in person again.

Gareth Martin AWPF, CPAGB 'All in the Making'

This week we were treated to an evening with a difference. ‘All in the making’ was certainly that.

Gareth not only demystified how he put his images together, but shared his thought processes, techniques and stories which made you think of how to use all those images you have long forgotten that sat on your computer.

Gareth inspired us with a selection of different genres from Welsh landscapes in all weathers, to indoor shots of unlikely subjects, to detail study solely of hands.

His black and white images portray his love of monochrome which lead to Gareth’s involvement with Cymru Monochrome, of which he is the Chair.

A most enjoyable evening – thank you Gareth.

Nick Walton talk: All The World's A Stage

Wigan 10 camera club member and local photographer Nick Walton treated club members to an evening full of variety as he showed some of his work and explained his inspiration and very personal; approach to his own brand of photographic art.

Drawing on classic artists from Dali to Carravagio, Nick gave an insight into his complex thought processes as well as taking us through technical aspects of image capture and production. Pictured here are examples of the three main genres he showed us in his absorbing talk.

His mono landscapes were illustrated by dark Icelandic images and included some long exposure work shown here.

The Red String of Fate is a uniquely creative composite with multi-layered ideas as well as images.

Finally Nick’s project to create still life images using a variety of lighting sources, and layers culminated in the amazing Seven Ages of Man. I can’t wait to see the printed version in all its glory.

Thanks Nick for sharing with us you very original body of work.