 NEWSLETTER IN THIS EDITION: Club Outing – Bromley Town Centre Summer Project Photo Hunt Survey Articles Events & Exhibitions New Kit CLUB OUTING – BROMLEY TOWN CENTRE 6pm, 8th August Bromley United Services Club To have a bit of a catch up before the new season and get another opportunity to make images for the summer project, we will be having an outing this Thursday. After a walk around the town centre, the group will head back to Bromley United Services Club for a drink. If you’d like to come along, look out for the invite to join the WhatsApp group or email secretary@bromleycameraclub.org.uk SUMMER PROJECT One month to go! Hope everyone is getting on well with the theme and making some great images for this seasons summer project. Our first night back at the club will be on the 5th of September which is when we will be sharing each group’s presentation so make sure your 8-10 minute slideshow or video is all polished by then and is sent to us by the 3rd of September or brought in on a USB on the night. Any photographs made within the borough of Bromley between the 16th of May and the beginning of next season are permissible. If you have any questions, contact secretary@bromleycameraclub.org.uk PHOTO HUNT 5th September As well as displaying the summer project on our first night back at the club, we will also be showing images from the photo hunt around Bromley that we had at the end of last season. Please send any images you took in response to the categories to secretary@bromleycameraclub.org.uk ideally in jpeg format and no larger than 1600 pixels along the longest side. Please can the file name state your name as well as the category you want the image to be responding to. The deadline for submissions is the 29th of August. SURVEY In order to get a better idea of what people want, we have created a survey to help shape Bromley Camera Club going forward. It only takes 5 to 10 minutes to fill out and we would really appreciate any and all thoughts you have. In doing so, hopefully, you will get more of what you want out of the club. You may have received an email about the survey already but if not, you can follow a link to it by clicking on the button below. Survey ARTICLES An interesting article and some striking imagery about Chernobyl from the Guardian. Chernobyl A week in wildlife images from the Guardian. Wildlife EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS Open Day at Cobham Mill 2pm-5pm, 11th August KT11 3AL Free Changing Spaces: 60 Years of Design with Habitat Closes 11th of August Design Museum Free Abstractions: Studies from the National Theatre Closes 31st of August National Theatre Free Ian Berry: The Secret Garden Closes 8th of September The Garden Museum Free Victorian Photography Closes 29th of September St. Paul’s Cathedral Churchyard Free NEW KIT Canon R1 Camera Flagship, professional level design 24 megapixel stacked full-frame sensor up to 40 frames per second and utilises CF type B cards Canon R5 mark II Camera 45 megapixel stacked, full-frame sensor 8K video @ 60 frames per second 4K @ 120 frames per second Tamron 28-300 f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD Lens Huge super zoom range Moisture sealed design 20 elements in 13 groups Sony full-frame E mount Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.4 Lens Wide aperture Classic focal length and design Customisable control ring |