Egg and Chips, please

With the winter season coming to a close, 18 members set off for a cracking three-day photo shoot on Cracow, Poland

Unspoiled by war damage, Cracow is a place to wine at the supermarket prices, dine in delicious local cuisine and sightsee - all of it easy on the pocket.

Our hosts made us welcome wherever we were. Our second day was a sombre trip to Auschwitz, a place treated with great reverence by all who visit. It impact on us as a group was enormous, almost life changing. The lte afternoon was spent trying to explain to our driver that we were hungry - not easy, even in sign language. He eventually got us to the Castle at Skala, which was closed but did have a restaurant at the base of the cliff that opened especially to cater for us hungry travellers. The waitress, unfortunately, did not understand the egg part of "egg and chips"

Extract from Central Somerset Gazzette,
24th May 2007

14th August 2007.
Mid-Somerset Camera Club has been to Weston Super Mare on an organised trip to practice low-light photography

FLORA AND FAUNA STAR IN NEW EXHIBITION

Keen mid-Somerset photographers have opened a new exhibition of their nature and animal photographs at Strode Theatre in Street.

The Flora and Fauna collection of images, taken by members of Mid-Somerset Camera Club, opened to the the public on Tuesday and will run until Saturday December 15th.

During the eight week event, wildlife photographer Andy Rouse - who has worked on BBC One's Countryfile and ITV's Wildwatch programmes - will make a guest appearance to talk about his work.

This will be the third exhibition at the theatre by the Camera Club now in its 32nd year.

What a Night

The Andy Rouse evening at Strode Theatre was a great success, and a special thanks to Jacqui Price for all her behind the scenes work. The amazing pictures we saw were a testament to the skill you can attain if you have a love of your subject and the tenacity to chase every opportunity to get a good photograph. His Kingfisher photographs were so good you felt you were their watching. Andy not only entertained us with his photography but his wit and sense of humor made the evening seem far too short and I for one could have stayed all night. If you want more visit his website at www.andyrouse.co.uk or www.andyrouse.co.uk/blog.asp. Thanks to Andy and all his team and I am sure his new book on understanding RAW photography will be a inspiration to those who buy it. Thanks to members of the club who distributed posters and sold tickets, and thanks to all the staff at Strode Theatre.   John Gould, Chairman