The Photographic Society

Each evening after a day in the field, the various parties returned to the lab. to identify specimens, tabulate readings, and write reports. In these matters the resident staff were invaluable, helping with identification and giving advice.

Inevitably different members of the party have different memories of Flatford; certain recollections, however, are common to all: the startling sanitary arrangements (which entailed a pleasant little walk round the mill-pond and past the girls' hostel); an indomitable group of Leicester boys who shared a dormitory with some of the party; an invisible otter called Mickle; a magnificent rendering of "On Ilkley Moor baht 'at" which shocked the warden during a washing-up session, and finally the unforgettable sight of Mr. Pease being pursued by two irate swans.

We feel a great blow has been struck for co-educational biology at St. Peter's.

D.K.H.

Chairman: MR. E. K. ROBINSON. Hon. Secretary: J. E. FEARNSIDE. Hon. Treasurer: C. D. HAMILTON-WILLIAMS.

The Society's first meeting of the Christmas term was both interesting and informative. A portfolio of pictures was displayed and it was accompanied by a tape recorded commentary.

The subject of the second meeting was a filmstrip entitled "Developing your own colour films". This filmstrip gave some useful hints on the correct way of developing reversal colour films. Perhaps, the more enterprising photographers will have been given a spur to develop colour films successfully.

At the first meeting of the Easter term, a filmstrip entitled "Composing your own pictures" was shown. This was most instructive, as it dealt with some of the elementary details which must be taken into consideration before attempting to produce interesting snapshots.

The second meeting was also of much interest, as it featured one of the most fascinating aspeots of good photography—the correct use of flash. This subject was covered by a filmstrip showing both the correct use of flash and the faults to be avoided.

Later in the term, Charlesworth and Scholefield gave a lecture to the Junior School Photographic Society which covered the correct procedure to be employed when developing and printing films.

Biology and Art somehow came to be connected in the Summer Term, photography providing the link. Hamilton-Williams succeeded in producing enlargements of specimens photographed under a microscope by Mr. Pease and the result was quite fascinating, even though the camera never lies!