In fact, the Committee has worked hard since the AGM in April designing a Programme which includes several excellent guest speakers who are likely to generate interest in different aspects of photography, some of these subjects not having featured previously! The popular monthly photographic fun ‘challenge’ is also being reintroduced to encourage members to use their cameras (or smart ‘phones). The theme set for the month of October is ‘Abstract’, which should stimulate those little grey cells, though there are a few examples on the Society website!
We were most pleased to be able to welcome four potential new members of varying experience on the introductory evening. It is our hope that the more ‘relaxed’ style of our first night might encourage them to come along again to our next meeting on the 19th October at 7.00 pm at the St John Ambulance Headquarters, off Glencrutchery Road in Douglas. This second meeting will take the form of a studio portrait session with various lighting set-ups and models. Help will be on hand to guide the less experienced to learn new skills in the genre of indoors photography. Members’ entries will also need to be submitted next Wednesday for the first Open Competition.
Returning to our first night back, in addition to a selection of excellent large mounted prints on display around the room, our President gave a presentation of his own images, mostly taken in 2022, which featured the ‘local’ Wallabies, Cornwall sights, various sea birds, seals around our coastline, offshore Dolphins (taken from the Marine Drive), insect close-ups and the beautiful gardens at Milntown, Lezayre.
Guests will always be welcome to attend our meetings, no matter what experience or skills they possess, subject to the payment of a small (nominal) charge to offset the Society’s running costs. If you are interested, please look at our website www.iomps.com for further details of the Programme and other details.
By Antony Hamilton
