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Chichester Walls - Thursday 23rd November '23
Challenge = 'Interesting Rooflines'
Challenge = 'Interesting Rooflines'
Eight MCC Members met up at the Cattle Market car park and set off to 'Walk the Walls' ... with the challenge in mind.... each member put their own slant on the challenge (naturally).
Sussex Steam Rally - Saturday 8 July 2023
Six of our members made the trip to Parham Park House, to take a look back in time. From classic cars, motorbikes, to Steam Engines, Steam Trucks and Cars as well as old fairground rides and organs. The 30 min drive gave a variety of opportunities to photograph.
Lancing College Chapel - Thursday 23 March 2023
12 members spent a few hours in and around Lancing College Chapel. The results can be seen below as members pointed their cameras in many directions.
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Road trip....
Those 7 Magnificent Men.... Battled the road works and congestion to make it to the Hawk Conservancy, Aldershot. As the members got together the sun came out, however there was a in chill in the wind. A quick drink and snack in the cafe and then a walk around the park to get our bearings ready for the flying displays.
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Throughout the day we were treated to some excellent displays of flying all with very good commentaries, giving out lots of information about the birds.
The results from the day can be seen here and no doubt a return visit will soon be on the cards again.
The results from the day can be seen here and no doubt a return visit will soon be on the cards again.
MCC @ Marwell Zoo - Thursday 9th February 2023
So, without any concerns regarding the bitterly cold weather, (It wasn’t that cold but it helps with the dramatic effect), eight members of Middleton Camera Club and a guest from Bognor Camera Club, set off for Marwell Zoo on Thursday 9th February.
All skilled in the craft of animal tracking, the first species that took the eye and several shots was the Robin. It seemed strange as it is extremely prevalent in my garden and I wondered if the journey could have been avoided had we all have settled at my abode for the day?
However, we were soon into the swing of it with the viewing of Zebra, some strange looking antelope and some cold looking penguins.
Then it was an angry looking cat creature, the auto focus being pushed to its limit as it battled with the nearby fencing. The lofty giraffe next door was thankfully a little easier to photograph even if it did make our necks ache!
Next up was the tigers which had us all peering through another annoying fence, our camera’s auto focus now sounding as if it was about to burn out! Despite that, there were some half decent images for us all and our spirits began to surge.
Who can resist the Meerkats? We definitely couldn’t as we took photo after photo after photo of the renowned insurance salesmen. One hundred and fifty shots later we all had a photo of the cute little animal. Sadly, we all had the same photo!
The decision was then unanimously taken that it was time for a well-earned break and we strode to the nearby café. All was going well until Steve H and Alan found that they had both mistakenly chosen vegan sandwiches. The meal was salvaged though as they both had muffins to fall back on.
With bellies full, the intrepid group went back out, stopping again at the Tigers who were now both a little livelier and gave the opportunity for further buzzing of motor drives.
There were wallabies galore and a brief visit to see some lizardy looking creatures. This gave me chance to test out a very large lens hood, designed for that moment when glare is the problem in such trying conditions. I was pleased that it caused amusement to all but not so happy that it didn’t work!
As we walked around nonchalantly, it was obvious that our large lenses were causing a lot of heads to turn from onlookers. It was either that or they were wondering how many men of our age could be out without a carer?
There was no doubt that we were beginning to tire and with a visit to the Snow Leopard in the can, and another liquid refreshment break, we left for home.
Despite the aching legs and backs everyone appeared to enjoy themselves. It was a case of going home to sort through 450 plus pictures of various mammals, amphibians and a bird.
All skilled in the craft of animal tracking, the first species that took the eye and several shots was the Robin. It seemed strange as it is extremely prevalent in my garden and I wondered if the journey could have been avoided had we all have settled at my abode for the day?
However, we were soon into the swing of it with the viewing of Zebra, some strange looking antelope and some cold looking penguins.
Then it was an angry looking cat creature, the auto focus being pushed to its limit as it battled with the nearby fencing. The lofty giraffe next door was thankfully a little easier to photograph even if it did make our necks ache!
Next up was the tigers which had us all peering through another annoying fence, our camera’s auto focus now sounding as if it was about to burn out! Despite that, there were some half decent images for us all and our spirits began to surge.
Who can resist the Meerkats? We definitely couldn’t as we took photo after photo after photo of the renowned insurance salesmen. One hundred and fifty shots later we all had a photo of the cute little animal. Sadly, we all had the same photo!
The decision was then unanimously taken that it was time for a well-earned break and we strode to the nearby café. All was going well until Steve H and Alan found that they had both mistakenly chosen vegan sandwiches. The meal was salvaged though as they both had muffins to fall back on.
With bellies full, the intrepid group went back out, stopping again at the Tigers who were now both a little livelier and gave the opportunity for further buzzing of motor drives.
There were wallabies galore and a brief visit to see some lizardy looking creatures. This gave me chance to test out a very large lens hood, designed for that moment when glare is the problem in such trying conditions. I was pleased that it caused amusement to all but not so happy that it didn’t work!
As we walked around nonchalantly, it was obvious that our large lenses were causing a lot of heads to turn from onlookers. It was either that or they were wondering how many men of our age could be out without a carer?
There was no doubt that we were beginning to tire and with a visit to the Snow Leopard in the can, and another liquid refreshment break, we left for home.
Despite the aching legs and backs everyone appeared to enjoy themselves. It was a case of going home to sort through 450 plus pictures of various mammals, amphibians and a bird.
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