On the 16th of September we had talks from four of our members about different aspects of photography,
First we had David Hastings, who was talking about a trip that he took to the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland. He shared with us some of the many photos he took of the wide variety of birds who can be found there and encouraged those of us who are interested in this type of photography to take this very special trip.
Next, so as to encourage more members to enter prints into the print competitions, Susan Fletcher took us through the process of having your exquisite print fully mounted and ready for display. Although you need one or two bits of equipment, they are not expensive, and the skill level required to complete the mounting is well within members reach. A most encouraging talk
After coffee break Martin Tomes took us deep into the intricacies of focus stacking. This technique is useful when you cannot get all the contents of your picture into one, in-focus, image. This is applicable for landscapes that have items which are very close to the camera, as well as the far distance right down to the microscale where the object you are taking is of the size of a few millimetres or less.
Finally, Dale took us on a trip through the processes he used to produce his very distinctive multi layered shots. He made it seem quite easy but we’ll wait to see the result Produced by Other Members efforts, Produced by Other Members efforts, Produced by Other Members efforts, of other members’ efforts.
Members: Please see the members’ area for some of the presentations.
Our programme of speakers this season comprises 12 excellent speakers covering a wide range of photographic topics. Full details of times etc. are in our club calendar and,to read more about the individual speakers and their talksclick here.
They have been selected as experts in their genre and most of them will be speaking live at our base in St. Mary’s Centre, Felpham. Come and meet them and ask your questions face to face. Visitors welcome; a small charge will be made for your visit.
We also take advantage of the facilities of Zoom so that we can hear from experts who may not be local to Felpham. Attendance at the Zoom events are for BRCC members only, come and join us!
This Season’s Speakers
2025
Elizabeth Zeschin – My Life in Pictures (23rd September) Editorial and fine art
David Jenner – Landscapes – Making the Effort (21st October) Landscape
Joe Houghton – Photography in an AI World (4th November, ZOOM) Artificial Intelligence
Paul Tucker – You Don’t Always Have to Take a Photo (18th November) Travel
Nick Hodgson – Fee Mines, Coal Faces (2nd December) Documentary
2026
Martin Emmett – Adventures in the World of Ultra Macro (20th January) Natural world macro
Graham Devenish – Keep Looking Up (10th February) Astrophotography
Janey Devine – Old Endings and New Beginnings (17th March) Travel and documentary
Linda Bembridge – Abstract with a bit of Landscape (14th April, ZOOM) Abstract
Keynote Speaker: Viveca Koh (There and Back Again: Travels with my Camera) This meeting is on Zoom. Members: see Snapshots for the link. Join us at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start.
This season’s Nature Explore will be held on Monday April 28th, at the RSPB Reserve at Pulborough Brooks. We will meet at the entrance registration point at the top end of the car park at 10:00am.
Highlights from last year were singing Nightingales and Adders (and since then, White-tailed Eagles have been seen on the reserve). Bring your longest telephoto/zoom lens for birds (and possibly a macro lens for insects/ plants) plus binoculars.
Join us for a delightful day at Denmans Garden! This in- person event will allow you to explore the beauty of nature in a tranquil setting. Take a leisurely stroll through the lush gardens, breathe in the fresh air, and admire the vibrant flora.
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just enjoy being outdoors, this visit is sure to rejuvenate your spirit. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with nature and fellow garden photography enthusiasts!
We have a special price of £5.00 per person. Please book on Eventbright (link below) by 29/04/2025 The Midpines Cafe will be open from 9.00am for Breakfast, tea and coffee.
Welcome to Bognor Regis Camera Club. Our club exists to encourage members to develop their skills and interests in all aspects of photography through learning, sharing, showing, exhibiting and competing in a friendly environment. No level of skill is needed, just an interest in photography.
Meetings:
We have a regular programme of meetings on Tuesday evenings from September to June in St Mary’s Hall, Felpham . Our sessions are varied and include excellent external speakers, talks by members, internal and external club competitions and practical evenings.
Club extras:
In addition to our regular Tuesday meetings we have workshops and ‘explore’ sessions out and about, informal coffee meet-ups and summer walks. We have Flickr groups for sharing images, for monthly contests and to encourage members to share a photo a week. Our members’ private WhatsApp group is for more casual photo sharing and up to the minute tips and information.
Cameras:
There is no need to have an expensive camera: our members use a variety of devices to take their photos: from smartphones, digital DSLR and mirrorless cameras, to large format film, and we share in digital and print media. We have interests in different styles and genres of photography and we are always happy to share our passions. It is much more about the content of the result than the equipment.
Competitions:
Though the season we have a series of internal competitions using an external adjudicator to appraise our images and choose their favourite picture (we don’t use a scoring system) and these are both in mounted print and projected digital format, and in both open subject and in themed categories. All members are encouraged to participate.
Flickr is another platform we enjoy, for a monthly competition, just sharing and, we also have a group tackling the challenge of taking a picture a week for a year!!
On the 16 May we held our ‘End of Season Prizegiving and Party’. The above image shows some of the award winners for top position in the many competitions run by the club.
But, despite this being the end-of-sesaon event there are many outings, social meetings and workshops over the summer. Watch the calendar on this site and Snapshots, our weekly magazine emailed to members on Mondays.2024 – 2025 programme
2024 – 2025 programme
The programme for this year is now fully organised and is now available using the Calendar links on this website.
Especially see our Explore/ Workshops page, the list of talented and entertaining speakers in our programme for the coming period and watch out for notices of additional events as they arise.
If you like the idea of a friendly club with photography as its common interest or wish to join a club to progress your interest in photography then Bognor Regis Camera Club can certainly meet your needs.
Use the Contact Us form or just come to one of our meetings or workshops.
On Tuesday , May 7th, we held our final indoor meeting of the 2023/24 season. It was both a very happy and a very sad occasion as we honoured the prizewinners and said farewell to our President, Rob de Ruiter, and to our Chairman, Carolyn de Ruiter, who are moving away into the Wilds of Wiltshire. We wish them well in their new home and their new, exciting surroundings and thank them sincerely for their enormous contribution to Bognor Regis Camera Club over many years. Fortunately, as they have family commitments nearby, we hope to see them again during the new season.
As Carolyn pointed out in her address during the presentation prizes, this final indoor meeting of the season does not mean the end of camera club activities over the summer. There will be, from time to time, other activities such as the planned visit to West Dean Gardens that is coming up shortly, summer walks in company and our annual exhibition, which opens on the 29th of July.
For the presentation of prizes, our retiring chairman took top spot with five trophies. Very many congratulations to Carolyn.
Left to right:
David Hastings
Jan Derrett
Tony Lord
Paul Tucker
Carolyn de Ruiter
Martin Tomes
Other winners not present are: Celia Henderson, Tony Arromba and Jim Wakefield
As Carolyn pointed out in her address during the presentation prizes, this final indoor meeting of the season does not mean the end of camera club activities over the summer. There will be, from time to time, other activities such as the planned visit to West Dean Gardens that is coming up shortly and our annual exhibition, which opens on the 29th of July. And, of course, the monthly Clickers coffee morning.
Our 2024 to 2025 season we’ll start with the Opening Evening. on the 10th of September at 7:30 PM in our usual meeting place of St Mary’s Centre in Felpham. At that meeting, members will be given the details of the 36 events which are planned to run through forthcoming season.
The meeting closed with a short presentation by Tony Lord about his 2023 ‘Selfies’ project and his prizewinning photo book.
