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About musselburghcameraclub

We are a relatively small but thriving East Lothian camera club of around 50 members. For more club information and how to join please read our home page.

Riding of the Marches exhibition info

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Every 21 years Musselburgh has a week of civic celebrations to commemorate the founding of the Burgh. The Camera Club is participating in the form of an exhibition of photographs of Musselburgh Life showing as part of a huge exhibition by  Musselburgh organisations in the Burgh Primary School, Kilwinning Street, Musselburgh EH21 7EE. The exhibition  will be open from 2 to 9pm Monday 25th to Thursday 28th July, 2 to 5pm Friday 29th and Sunday 31st July, closed on Saturday 30th July.

The website for more information about all the ROM celebrations is http://www.rom2016.co.uk.

Meeting at Kirkcaldy Monday 25 April

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The competition meeting with Kirkcaldy will be at the Hayfield Community Centre, Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5DG   01592 640592 at 7:30pm. We have explained that some of our members are away ( Joe, George and John Knox, Liz ) but I hope that others will make the trip over the water. They take great photographs and are a friendly bunch. You can check up on progress with the Forth Crossing !

Puffins

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Who fancies photographing Puffins on Fidra and Craigleith at the end of the month (sat 30th). price to be confirmed-boat trip from North Berwick. Please let me know asap

thanks

Mike

 

Details for Laurie Campbell’s Workshops

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Laurie Campbell <laurie@lauriecampbell.com>
12:47 PM (7 hours ago)
to me
 Laurie has sent details re his courses, please see below.
Mike
Hi Mike,
Many thanks for your speedy reply and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I was over at Langholm this past weekend, running yet another photo workshop….
As you may have seen, I’ve emailed everyone who made it the workshop I gave to your club members last summer at St Abbs Head because everyone asked me to let them know if I were ever running another event in the area.
The links below, are for the three days were I understand there is still the odd vacancy, but it is this coming Friday, Saturday, Sunday!
Kind regards,
Laurie
Laurie Campbell Photography
Hestia, Paxton,
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1TE
Scotland, UK
email: laurie@lauriecampbell.com
Tel:+44(0)1289 386 736

Laurie Campbell at Aberlady

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RECENT WORK’, A TALK AND PRESENTATION BY LAURIE CAMPBELL
Friday 18th March, 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Waterston House. £9 (£7 SOC members), includes refreshments. Advance booking essential. Laurie picks up from his previous visit in March 2015 to present his very best images from the past year, with the stories behind how and why they were obtained. Subjects covered range from Badgers, Roe Deer, Seabirds, Landscapes, Wildflowers and specially commissioned work for a new book on Highland Wildlife to accompany the screening of the upcoming BBC TV series this spring.With almost thirty years experience to his name, Laurie Campbell was Scotland’s first freelance professional nature photographer. He has won many awards including 23 in the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. As the author of several books, and with a picture library of 160,000 images, the most extensive of its kind by any single photographer working in Scotland, we are thrilled to have him return to Waterston House to update us on his latest work.

If you’d like to come along to the talk please give us a ring on 01875 871 330 or email us.
 ONE DAY NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH LAURIE CAMPBELL
Friday 18th March, Saturday 19th March & Sunday 20th March 2016, 10am – 4pm at Waterston House. £65 (£55 SOC members & students). Advance booking essential. Due to popularity, we’re delighted to announce three more one-day nature photography workshops with Laurie Campbell!

Workshops are structured to show participants how to get the most from whatever photographic equipment they happen to own, with emphasis on the basics of exposure and composition. A maximum of six places will be available on each course so that Laurie can maximise the time spent with each participant in order to offer a bespoke experience.
Click here to find out more about the workshops. To book a place please contact us on 01875 871 330 or email us.

Still life workshop

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A total of eleven club members signed up for the Still Life workshop on 23rd February. They met in two groups:  5  in the afternoon and 6 in the evening at the home of one of the members.

Some had never though of doing still life images; others came equipped with black velvet backcloths and special clamps. The idea was to use a domestic setting and lighting for still life images to show you don’t need expensive equipment just a bit of imagination and some clothes airers, bulldog clips, Blu tack and drapes.

Everyone experimented and provided helpful suggestions to the others. Several people had the upcoming “Abstract” competition in mind. Plants, bottles,shells, jam jars, shoes and  chocolates all featured. Some of the photo subjects were later eaten by the workshop members ! People seemed to enjoy the experience and said they had learned something.

 

Theatre rehearsals photo-op

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Wednesday 13th January  6:30 to ~ 10pm  Brunton Theatre

Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association is producing a show next week and Jane Renton is asking if anyone is interested in going along to the dress rehearsal to take photos of the action. This would provide  practice in theatre photography and hopefully some  photos for the Association to use in their publicity.

If you’d like to go along please email Jane who can provide the link up with MAMA.

jane.renton@btinternet.com