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The H2 Newsletter

Wow! what a great way to start the year! Last night we were treated to a presentation by Jonathan Saull that had everything in it - technical info, laughs, emotions, inspiration. Everything you could want from a talk and more.

Jonathan is way too modest about his achievements. With the quality of the presentation and the images, it is really easy to see home Olympus wanted him to be a Mentor.

Why not give your eyes a treat and look through Jonathans portfolio on Flickr.

Next Week
It's the Natural History competition which, judging from the excellent entries I have seen, should give our judge a challenge to pick a winner from. If you havn't already please email a digital version of your prints to dpi@h2photo.org.uk with the subject NaturalHistory.

Photo Hunt
The Photo Hunt gives you 12 subjects to be creative with. Why not play with ideas and new techniques to come up with the most interesting interpretation you can of the subject.

British Otters (Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary by Jonathan Saull

UPCOMING EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS

We have three dates for you to put in your diaries. They are external competitions that our club is entering.
The first is St Ives Interprint Competition held on Saturday 22 February 2020 at the Free Church Centre, Market Hill, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AL. The day consists of firstly, of an exhibition of all entered images which can be viewed between 10am to 4.30pm. After that, between 6pm and 9.30pm the images are judged (this year by Monica Weller FRPS) and presentation to the winners.

The second is the East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies (EAF for short, thankfully) Inter-club PDI and print competitions. They are both held at the Fulbourn Centre, 31 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5BS.
The PDI competition is being held on Sunday 9 February 2020 between 10.30am and 4pm
And the print competition is on Sunday 8 March 2020, again between 10.30am to 4pm.

By competing in these events, H2PS will be up against the best club photography within our region; it is challenging, yes, but important to inspire us to keep our standards high, develop and improve. And useful, motivating and enjoyable to view the images that other clubs are producing. Pop these dates in your diary and come along and support your club.

Paul (Major)
External Competition Secretary

The Old Tow Rope by Jonathan Saul

The H2 12 Days of Christmas Photo Hunt

The rules are simple: try to create the best image you can for each of the subjects below.

The Subjects

Christmas
Blue
Water droplet
Living animal
A door knob or handle
An eye
A shadow
H2
Movement
Light lines
An everyday object
Winter

Deadline for submission is 19^th January (mail-in details will be in the newsletter).

Heading Home by Jonathan Saull

Dates for your Diary

Thursday 16 January: Tom Morton Natural History Competition
Thursday 23 January: Photo Hunt, The Results
Thursday 30 January: What's in the Bag
Thursday 6 Feb: Portrait Practical Event
Saturday 22 February 2020: St Ives Interprint Competition
Sunday 9 February 2020: EAF PDI competition
Sunday 8 March 2020: EAFPrint competition

Meetings begin at 7:45pm.

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Meetings are Thursday evenings 7:30 for a 7:45 start

Address:

Much Hadham Village Hall
High Street,
Much Hadham,
SG10 6BP

Free parking to the rear of the hall.

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