253 October 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Langbank Camera Club<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY HINTS & TIPS<br />
FOCUS – keeping it sharp<br />
With The Studio<br />
Bridge Of Weir<br />
Modern Autofocus cameras are very accurate and produce perfectly sharp<br />
images most of the time, but they can be fooled in certain circumstances.<br />
Focusing through a window - if the window is dirty or if there are strong<br />
reflections from inside the room then the camera will often focus on the<br />
glass and not on the scene beyond the window.<br />
This is the same with mirrors – you will often focus on the mirror rather than<br />
the reflection.<br />
Your camera will generally choose what to focus on automatically - unless<br />
you tell it otherwise. This is generally the subject CLOSEST to you. This<br />
could be the tree branch in the corner of the shot rather than the mountain<br />
scene you are looking at. Or a fence post rather than the person you are<br />
trying to photograph.<br />
If you are able to choose the focus point manually you can select which part<br />
of the scene is in the sharpest focus. Or recompose the shot so the subject<br />
you want sharp is the closest subject.<br />
Autofocus can easily be fooled by subjects moving either towards or away<br />
from you – the lens will appear to<br />
‘hunt’ for a focus point and will not<br />
settle on any point, try putting the<br />
camera in ‘Sports’ mode.<br />
The first meeting of the <strong>2015</strong>/16 session was an opportunity to meet new<br />
members and to develop the syllabus and competition topics for this new<br />
session.<br />
We will be providing tutorials and talks on many topics this year. For<br />
example using photo management tools, including library, backup and<br />
storage techniques as well as more advanced topics using photographic<br />
image processing tools. We will also be covering many related computer<br />
topics including the compatibility and/or the ability of applications to run on<br />
a Windows 10 machine.<br />
September’s competition topic was ‘Seaside Structures’. The competition<br />
entries, all from Scotland’s coastline were excellent and varied in style and<br />
content. The winning submission was a monochrome image, taken at night,<br />
of the Forth Rail Bridge by Derrick McPherson. Gary Ramanathan took<br />
second and third place with his images of a light beacon (mini lighthouse)<br />
and the Newark Pier, Port Glasgow.<br />
Due to the way your camera works if you try focusing on a plain wall or an<br />
empty sky it will generally not be able find a point of focus.<br />
Low light conditions also make it difficult to focus, in a dimly lit hall or trying<br />
to photograph the sky at night - manual focus is the answer. Some cameras<br />
will activate a ‘focus assist’ infrared system when using the flash.<br />
Every Month The STUDIO – Bridge of Weir (07904 419578) will bring you hints and<br />
tips to improve your photography - regardless of what kind of camera you have.<br />
More detail on each tip can be found on the <strong>Advertizer</strong> web page<br />
http://www.advertizer.co.uk/<br />
The main <strong>October</strong> meeting will be held on the 12th at 7.30pm. The<br />
competition topic is ‘Scottish Castles’. The Projected Digital Image (PDI)<br />
meeting will be held on 26th of <strong>October</strong> at 7.30pm. All club meetings are<br />
held in the Langbank Church Halls, Langbank.<br />
Membership of the club is only £10 for the first year. If you wish to find out<br />
more about camera club please visit our website: www.langbankcameraclub.<br />
weebly.com or contact Derrick McPherson at langbankcc1@gmail.com with<br />
your enquiries.<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Camera Club<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Camera Club reopened for the <strong>2015</strong>-16 session on the 9th<br />
September.<br />
We meet at 7.30pm every Wednesday evening at the Carrick Centre in<br />
Houston. Keen photographers, novices or beginners are welcome to come<br />
along.<br />
Anyone joining can benefit from the series of guest speakers, workshops<br />
and outings that we plan throughout the year.<br />
We regularly hold club competitions for<br />
beginners and more advanced members.<br />
Also having friendly battles with other clubs<br />
in the area helps to keep us thinking about<br />
new subjects to photograph.<br />
Our first guest speaker, Tom Docherty, will be<br />
at the club on the 28th <strong>October</strong> at 7.30pm<br />
to present his talk about photographs of<br />
‘Glasgow, Old & New’.<br />
As a reminder, here are a few of the winners<br />
from the Annual Competition.
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