26 Aug 2021 ~ H2 Photographic Society

26 Aug 2021

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H2 NEWSLETTER

A warm welcome to members and friends of
H2 Photographic Society

Déjà Vu by Chris Shepherd

This Thursday...

We have a case of déjà vu this week. Or perhaps more accurately what we haven't seen before. This week we have the Zoom meeting that we were going to have last week. And last week we had the Zoom meeting that was going to be this week. Confused? You're not the only one but do read on.

Warren and Chris have teamed up to create a presentation. The title of the talk is "Things I wish I had known", which if nothing else sounds mysterious!

One of the promised elements is an explanation of how Chris shot and processed the picture above, plus a lot of lessons learned over the years.

See you all online Thursday.

Flying on Four Wheels by Warren Martin

IT'S SUBSCRIPTION TIME, FOLKS

For those members and potential members, please can we request your annual subscription payment.
Please pay online to H2 Photographic Society ( BACS 30-99-97 33923668 ) and putting your surname in as reference. If you are considering joining, and would like to contact us first, please use the below email and a member will get in touch.

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SINGLE	£45.00
COUPLE	£77.00
CONCESSIONS SINGLE*	£30.00
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H2's Exciting New Programme is Here

The programme for 2021/2 is now complete and you can view it here:

H2 2021/2022 Programme

As you can see we have gone for a hybrid programme with meetings alternating between zoom and in the hall. Zoom allows us to have speakers and judges from around the country and the hall meetings allow for socialising, plenty of practical learning and even the return of some print competitions.

Copped Hall by Paul Simpkin

Last Thursday...

...We had a surprise speaker. He is a stranger to giving presentations to H2 but we all know him personally - enough of the riddles? Yes, it was our very own Chris Shepherd.

Chris showed us a catalogue of his excellent images from recent years: his "365 Challenge" (ensuring that he'd created one strong image for every day of the year), from his visits to the 2012 London Olympics, his images from several rallies and demos that he's photographed, as well as from his many lunchtime photo-shoots.

Chris works in the City and proved that great images can be taken anywhere, of anything and in a short timeframe. Including wildlife images! His presentation had an abundance hints, tips and lessons.

He is very motivational with his enthusiasm and love of photography - one lesson that rang out loudly is that we should all get out more with our cameras. And challenge ourselves out of our fur-lined ruts.

Thank you, Chris. A brilliant presentation

Red Brigade by Chris Shepherd
You will have seen this shot before - it is one of Chris's images captured at an Extinction Rebellion rally

The Zoom invitation for all our meetings is below, all are welcome to come along; members & non-members alike.

Zoom Invite

Topic: H2 Club Evening
Time: "Doors" open at 07:30 PM for 7:45 Start
Every week on a Thursday

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82906584413?pwd=dnFuRG9LUzBzU0hlSFZ3NDAzYkluQT09

Meeting ID: 829 0658 4413
Password: 927576

Swan Lake by Paul Tatman

H2 SHOWCASE is where our club shows its work "to the world".

New images created by our members are added regularly.

Do take a look by clicking here

Camouflaged Assassin by David Hobbs

H2 Programme

Here is our programme for the next few weeks.

Programme as Google Calendar

26 Aug - "Things I wished I'd known" - a virtual evening

We're almost into September, guys, and our New Season will begin. Do take a look at the programme near the top of this Newsletter for more information. We're really looking forward to getting back to "the new" normal :)

H2 Summer Project:
The Song Title Challenge - last few days

Only a couple more weeks to go. With many of our members now learning the magic of layers, let's get our thinking caps on and decide which song title our next creative image is going to illustrate?

Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
A Face In The Crowd (Tom Petty)
The Long and Winding Road (Beatles)
Sound & Vision (David Bowie)
London Calling (The Clash)
Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)
One in Ten (UB40)
Remember The Time (Michael Jackson)
I Have A Dream (Abba)
God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday)

Lean On Me by Jo Cleall

Do Join Us For Our 2021-2022 Season

Our packed new-season's programme starts in September. Whether you enjoy photography as a hobby and wish to improve, or you are more advanced, we would love you to join us. Take a look at our programme by clicking here.

And do get in touch

To contact H2PS click here