New Camera

 

 

Print came 3rd in competition

 

This last week or ten days seems to have been dominated by all things photographical .   Just after my last post, my camera club took part in a ‘print battle’ with four other local clubs.   I do love hearing the judges comments at these competitions and seeing which images do best – it’s a great way to learn.  In the event, although our club came joint third with 2 other clubs, one of my prints came 3^rd overall. 

 

Last Tuesday, both Liz and I treated ourselves to new cameras.   We both bought Panasonic FZ200’s – this model is much lighter  than the Canon and has a brilliant Leica lens with a huge range.   It won’t replace the Canon but it will be much handier for taking on holiday and fell walking.   It had its first outing on Saturday when we went to see the new hotel '30 James Street'.   This iconic building was originally owned by the White Star Line which was the owner of the Titanic and has always been one of my favourite Liverpool buildings.   Inside, photographically, it was a bit disappointing but I’m sure, when it’s finished, it will be most impressive.   It was a beautiful day so we stayed in Liverpool for an hour or so photographing the Liver, Cunard, Mersey Docks and Harbour Board building and Albert Dock before the cold really got to us.

The photography group we belong to had a very interesting talk with photos, last week, from a mountaineer.   It was really fascinating but it  didn’t explain to  me why on earth anyone would want to put themselves through such hardships and danger in the name of fun!

Underwater

leaves

 Last Friday’s felters meeting was a little challenge.   The idea was to create a piece of felt from a small bag of ‘bits’ – wool tops, fibres, fabric scraps etc. which everyone was given.  It’s amazing what ideas people came up with – my offering was a fairly tame underwater scene which, in the fullness of time, will, with some stitching,  become a picture – I’d made one with leaves on a couple of days previously and that too will require some stitching.

On Thursday, we went, with his parents, to Manchester to see our grandson play his own marimba composition in a lunchtime concert – what a proud moment.   A marimba requires the instrumentalist to use  4 ‘hammers’ at the same time – I would have difficulty just holding on to them, never mind playing a melody with them.

In the meantime, I have been fairly productive – a cotton tote bag, a little quilted needlecase, a tweed purse, a silk cushion and a book cover!   I’ve also, at last, finished constructing the silk and satin evening purse from the sampler I made weeks ago.  Added to all this, and with lots of huffing and puffing and even a few curses, I have finally warped my loom again and I’m well into another project in mostly shades of red.

This weekend has been entirely taken up with printing and mounting 18 prints to be entered for the Club's Annual Competition.   Wish me luck!