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Seaford Photographic Society
For anybody who is interested in learning more about photography and meeting up with like-minded people, now is a perfect time to join us at SPS. We have a special offer of FREE trial membership from now until the end of 2020 then just £30 from January for the rest of the season. All meetings are on-line using Zoom for the time being. Just send us a message via our Facebook page (@seafordphotographicsociety), or use the contact link on the website www.seafordps. org, and we’ll send you a membership form and invite to our next Zoom meeting. Why not give it a try? We welcome all skill levels, from beginner to advanced.
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The club held its second Summer Competition in August, this time with the theme of ‘Summer’. We had a very good response with over 40 entries and, as would be expected, people interpreted the theme in widely differing and imaginative ways. We had everything from melting ice creams to rain-swept beaches, but the winning image, ‘Dog Days’ by Simon Watkins, was a beautiful glowing shot of a fox, backlit by the low sun. Second place went to ‘Brits on the Beach’ by Anna-Marie Armstrong. Was it a candid shot or was it posed? Of course it doesn’t matter – it was a great summer image. Third went to Peter Cavanagh’s ‘Through Summer Fields’, another very evocative photo on the set theme. 10 people including one guest attending. Highlights of the morning included a meadow with thousands of beautiful Fox Moth caterpillars and we were delighted to see a couple of rare Wasp Spiders. These colourful arachnids are new immigrants to the UK from continental Europe and are confined to south of England at the moment but slowly moving north. The next outing is to Birling Gap on Saturday 3rd October.
Our first meeting of the new season was held at the beginning of September with a later than usual AGM and presentation of trophies, all on-line using Zoom. Congratulations to all who received prizes, particularly our new Chairman Colin Mitchell who, in the Advanced Group, scooped both first place in the Print League and Photographer of the Year. Steven Wares took the trophy for first place in the PDI League. In the Standard Group Simon Watkins took both the PDI League and Photographer of the Year Trophies so he will go up to the Advanced League for the coming season. Simon Rigby came out on top in the Standard Group Print League.
We now have a full and varied programme organised for the year and in October there is a tutorial on Lightroom/Photoshop, two lectures – on ‘Seeing Opportunity’ and ‘Street and Urban Landscape Photography’, plus the usual competitions.
Our outdoor photo meet-ups are proving very Photos from top: Group outing; Wasp Spider; Trophy popular with members as it’s the first time we’ve Winner (Advanced Group) Photographer of the Year Colin been able to meet up in person since March. At the Mitchell – also our new Chairman; Summer Competition 2 end of August we had a visit to Friston Forest for a – ‘Summer’ 1st place – ‘Dog Days’ by Simon Watkins; 2nd morning’s photography and it was a great success with, place - ‘Brits on the Beach’ by Anna-Marie Armstrong. 20 Please mention Seaford Scene when contacting advertisers
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Seaford Museum & Heritage Society Experience history from the stone age to the present day
6,000 sq ft of Local and Domestic History in peace and war. Now with lift and step-free access. The Martello Tower, Seaford Esplanade Closed for just a few more weeks!
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