We are club members that like taking photographs, drinking coffee and chatting.

(To find out where we are meeting this week scroll down the page)

Where we are this week (tap a month to jump to it): MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE

MARCH Dates / Locations / Topics

Review images taken in February, Sail Loft, RLymYC

03/03

Click HERE for images PPT. Click HERE for the Slow Shutter Speed PPT


Christchurch, Priory Car Park

10/03

Meet in the Priory Cafe, photograph inside the Priory, then (weather permitting) walk to the river, over the board walk to the ducking stool capturing images along the way


Shallowmeads, Mabels Farm Shop

17/03

We’re going for Plan B as it is likely that it will be a bit breezy for the headland! This practical workshop will be about consolidating what you have learned about SHUTTER SPEED to capture cars, people, and plants with a sharp outline (or not if that is your intention!)


Cliffhanger Cafe, Highcliffe, BH23 5JA

24/03

Weather looks good so we will meet at the Cliffhanger Cafe, Waterford Road, Highcliffe BH23 5JA (park in the street as free until 1st April). Capture street photography outside, landscape, flowers on the tops of the banks, walk/ride down to Chewton Bunny.


Shallowmeads, Mabels Farm Shop

31/03

Review the practical workshop from 17/03 and continue to consolidate what you have learned about SHUTTER SPEED this is an opportunity to improve the shots taken before


APRIL Dates / Locations / Topics

Island Room, RLymYC

07/04

Click HERE for images PPT. Click HERE for the Aperture PPT

Sail Loft, RLymYC

14/04

Plan A: If the weather holds we will revisit the Tulips and see if we can improve on the images already taken .

Plan B: If it rains we will use the outside (undercover area) to work on what we have learned about “Depth of Field”.

Exbury Gardens, SO45 1AZ

21/04

Meet at Exbury Gardens in the entrance cafe at 10am. Please pay at the entrance. From here we will be walking/scootering to the Compass Garden where there are further facilities and toilets. I will be staying for lunch and spend the afternoon mooching around.

Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire SO45 1AZ

Sail Loft, RLymYC

28/04

*** C A N C E L L E D ***


MAY Dates / Locations / Topics

05/05

Solent Room, RLymYC

We looked at images that disappointed, why they disappointed and how we can learn from our mistakes. Click HERE for the presentation.

Exbury Gardens, SO45 1AZ

12/05

We had a super visit to Exbury, we walked (and scootered) to the Dragonfly Pond where we worked at taking landscape images. Click HERE to view some of the images we took

Cancelled

19/05

[Meeting cancelled due to holiday week]

Sail Loft, RLymYC

26/05

“Show and tell”, discuss 5 of your favourites from this month activities. Click HERE to view the images we discussed.


JUNE Dates / Locations / Topics

02/06

A local garden, SO41

Visit to a woodland garden in the local area made available to us by a club member. For more information please contact Tracy by clicking HERE

Sail Loft, RLymYC - “Low Light”

09/06

Workshop on how to photograph in low light conditions

Sail Loft, RLymYC - “Review”

17/06

Review of the images taken during the Low Light practical exercise

Picketts Post

24/06

An outdoor evening workshop. Meet in the car park at Picketts Post at 8pm. Sunset is 9.30 pm. We have time then to discuss the conditions and get ready to take some amazing photographs. Bring a tripod, a flask, a deck chair (and perhaps a glass of something special!)


2026 Competition

Click HERE to view the video