Selsey Camera Club
The Club
Selsey Camera Club was founded in 1969 and has been a thriving camera club ever since. We are open to members of all ages and are a small friendly club. We welcome members of all abilities to join us and our more experienced members are always on hand with any advice or queries you may have.
All members are invited and encouraged to take part in all competitions and activities. It doesn't matter if your camera is film or digital, simple or complicated, cheap or expensive, all are welcome.
We hold our meetings every other Monday starting at 7.30pm in St. Wilfrid's church hall. For a map and directions on how to get there please click Here
Members Photographs
Phantom Rasberry Blower By Dave Johnson
News
Next Meeting
20th February
A presentation by Chris Burstow of Bognor Regis Camera Club’s work.
Prints required for the Monochrome competition on 19th March
Barbers Trophy
This season's open DPI competition for the Barbers Trophy was held on Monday 23rd January and deemed a great success with a record 89 images submitted. (In fact with so many club members now taking an active part , the committee may have to consider reducing the current entry limit of six images before next season's competition).
On this occasion, club members warmly welcomed Walter Benzie ARPS, our judge for the evening. A member of Guildford Camera Club, Walter brought a great deal of photographic wisdom and experience to bear upon the proceedings, all of which made for an extremely enjoyable and informative session.
Despite the high number of entries, Walter gave extremely well considered and incisive comments on each one, carefully balancing the good aspects with suggestions for further improvement. Overall, we received some very helpful advice from Walter on the following aspects:
• composition - especially with the use of space with studio portraiture
• the careful use of a telephoto lens
• the importance of sharpness where it matters
• the use of a low shutter speed to convey movement
• the need to exercise great care when applying digital enhancement techniques
Ballerina-2 Ian Martin
By the end of the evening we had seen a very wide variety of fascinating images, heard some sound advice and, above all, had an opportunity to reflect upon our own work and learn how to become better photographers. Fifteen DPIs gained 18 marks or more to qualify for certificates of merit, and of these, Walter awarded maximum marks to three photos, all taken by our club treasurer, Ian Martin. These were stunning studio portraits entitled "Twins", "Like the Hat" and "Ballerina No 2" , and after careful consideration, the last-named image was declared by Walter to be the winning DPI.
Congratulations to Ian, our worthy winner of the Barbers Trophy, and a big thank-you to Walter for his sound judging and helpful comments throughout the evening.
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