‘Through my viewfinder’
Post Office, Staffa, (the uninhabited island of Staffa includes the famous Fingal’s Cave. Fingal’s Cave was immortalised by Mendelssohn in his Hebrides Overture, after he visited the island in 1829) Ronay Island Private Island), with a postcard photo of its (now) unmanned lighthouse. Mull, which has no Post Office, Rockall, an uninhabited piece of volcanic rock about 157 miles west of the Scottish coast. Luing, and Eigg (with a display of mailbag labels) and Soay.
His second half displays were centred Orkney & Shetland. They included some beautiful photo cards of life on the Islands by Thos Kent. The islands are also known as the Northern Islands. Orkney has 20 inhabited islands and Shetland has 16. Orkney is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of the coast of mainland Scotland.
During WWI, the German navy scuttled all its fleet in Scapa Flow in WWII it became a POW camp. Philatelic items displayed, included photo of the German Fleet at the end of WWI, before it was scuttled. An Italian POW camp. A 1930 postcard of an island mail boat. The earliest postmark dated 1932.
A photo of Hardwick Post office (1997), and Unst, supposedly to be the most northerly PO in Britain. The airport is situated in Kirkwall, Orkney. A post card showing the Fair Isle bird observatory and even a Fair Isle Scarf. This ended his display.
Rowland gave a vote of thanks on behalf of those present, thanking Norman for coming all the way from Chester to Loughborough to present his unique and wonderful display of philatelic material and for his wonderful commentary..
The next meeting will be on Thursday April 14, when Mr. George Hardy will present “Nottingham Postal History”. ‘ THROUGH My Viewfinder’ was the subject offered to members of Sileby Photographic Society at its meeting held on Monday, March 28.
Warren Alani, ARPS, DPAGB, AFIAP, ABPE, guest speaker from Smethwick, presented a vast collection of monochrome and colour prints during a very informative evening which he described as ‘an exploration of the decisive moments of photography’.
This was a well structured, informative and entertaining presentation, in which Warren described the techniques and equipment used which had enabled him to produce excellent pictures in his own distinctive style, and he thrived on the opportunity to share such information with his attentive audience.
His talk covered a wide range of subjects including sport, architecture, the environment and portraiture, describing how the image was obtained and the time it took to photograph it, demonstrating the patience required in waiting for the right moment before pressing the shutter.
Close-up detail was superb and the colours and composition stunning, with the many examples of his work being accompanied by a humorous commentary. Warren told some fascinating stories about the locations and events when capturing his pictures on camera which combined to make a very enjoyable evening.
He also explained that his pictures were not necessarily taken to please the judge, albeit he had been very successful when he did enter competitions, but primarily for what had appealed to him at the time and his ability to produce an excellent image.
John Hoogerwerf, President, thanked Warren for presenting a different and very enjoyable presentation which had contained such wonderful pictures.
The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 11 at St. Mary’s Centre when Malcolm Coulton, VicePresident will present ‘An Evening of his Choice’.
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