September is the month where the light and weather can change quite dramatically. If we are lucky we could be graced with a sumptuous sunset or spectacular summer storms. Whatever the weather, we can be sure that the nights are starting to draw in. This means we don't have to wait as long for the 'golden hour' and the 'blue hour'. Those members who ventured out were treated to fine weather and a colourful sunset - and the moon even made an appearance.
We finally got out to take some photos!
Members had the opportunity to sign up to photo shoot outs in a number of local locations. These were organised in groups of no more than six people in line with the Covid ‘rule of six’. One of the chosen locations was the Jubilee campus. By special arrangement with the Jubilee campus estate management we were able to visit the campus to photograph some of the amazing buildings on site. The campus was quiet as the students had not returned. We visited in the early evening which gave the opportunity to photograph through golden hour to blue hour, although the weather didn’t give us much golden light most of the time. It was good to finally see a few of our members in person rather than on Zoom.
The afternoon at St Mary's Colston Bassett was a great success and all six of us felt a great sense of well being going about our photography in such lovely weather. The event went without problems and the six of us managed to move around the Church without any sense of trepidation and hopefully this will build confidence of club members to carry on meeting within the rules of Covid-19.
We also had a group meet in Bingham - well they mostly live in Bingham so they didn't have far to go ... !
Church yards seem to feature quite a lot in shoot outs and it was no exception here. While wondering around it can be quite surprising what you can find. Especially in the case of member John Jones - he came across his namesake!
It seems a good time was had by all, even in these strange times. It's a good thing that we photographers are generally solitary creatures, otherwise there could have been problems. But then we don't always want to take the same image as everyone else.
My thanks go to Judy Thomason, Nigel Essery and Roger Gittings for providing images and words
23 September 2020
