Club Reports

For the first meeting of 2026 member Dave Hornsey gave an interesting talk on the journey that he and his wife Janet had made to Namibia and Botswana. Showing a superb selection of projected images taken by the couple over a period of 6 weeks commencing with photographs of the amazing sand dunes in Namibia. Dave did admit that he was a little younger when they climbed to the top after arriving as soon as the gates to the National Park were open. Frequently staying until the p

The Forum Norwich Although the morning of the 9 th December saw extremely heavy rain, by the evening it was warm and dry as a group of Club members assembled outside The Forum, Norwich, to start their photoshoot around the city. Commencing with the Royal Arcade, the members soon broke up into small groups of 3 to 5 as they decided what they felt offered the best photographic opportunities. As usual, the Jarrolds store was well illuminated, and several groups of tripods were

The members had an opportunity to learn and show their camera skills at the Club meeting on Tuesday, 2 nd  December. The evening was described in the programme as ‘ Members practical evening.’ Colleagues and friends of members had set up tabletop displays that could be photographed. There was a wide range of subjects from vintage cameras to Lego trains running past impressive buildings to flowers and macro photography using a complicated computer-controlled imaging system. A

On Tuesday 18 th  November the guest speaker was Wayne Davy who explained the rules that are set down as part of the training of judges for The East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies. (EAF) Wayne explained the criteria used and the way they are applied by EAF judges that we use for our competitions. He told members how he looks at images and how they can lose or gain points when shown mounted or projected as Projected Digital Images (PDI’s). Several members raised

Beccles Photo Club members enjoyed an excellent and informative evening when Linda Pargeter told the story of the discovery and rebuilding of the former trading wherry Maud. Originally built by the famous wherry builders Halls of Reedham in 1899 Maud could carry forty tons of cargo from Great Yarmouth and other places to various destinations in Broadland. She was designed for the specific purpose of carrying timber, but as time passed, she carried other goods including sugar