Exmouth Photo Group
Est. 1969
Remembering Ernie King CPAGB - 19th November 1933 to 28th October 2025
We are very sad to report that Ernie King one of our long standing and valued members died in hospital on Tuesday 28th October.
Our members have many fond memories of Ernie, as we have of Jean his wife who died in 2018. It was always lovely to see them both interacting with our members at local and regional meetings. Ernie was always so friendly and interested in what everyone was doing. One memorable occasion was when they displayed their 60th Wedding Anniversary card from the Queen at one of our Photo Group sessions; they were so thrilled to have received the card and it seemed they wanted to share that. As well as attending our winter season of meetings Ernie and Jean would join us on our summer photographic walks and it was always enjoyable chatting to them in the pub afterwards.
In 2018 Ernie was presented with a framed certificate of Honorary Life Membership of Exmouth Photo Group by our then Chair, Ian Bateman. Ernie had promised Jean that he would continue with his photography and attendance at our meetings and this he certainly did with great enthusiasm.
He had always been active in the world of photography by judging in the region and representing our Group at the Western Counties Photographic Association (WCPF). Ernie maintained his keen interest in all things photographic into his 90s and really enjoyed meeting old friends at the WCPF Members Exhibition in 2024.
Ernie regularly entered his audio visuals in the WCPF AV competition and we looked forward to seeing Ernie on ‘Zoom’ at our Photo Group AV sessions. We all admired his AV called ‘That Sea Wall’ about the catastrophic storm damage to the sea wall and railway line in Dawlish in 2014. Ernie’s photographs covered the subsequent restoration of the railway line and other works so very well. It is a fabulous historical record of Ernie’s images together with his description of the process in his own words. Altogether a great AV by Ernie which can been SEEN HERE
We will certainly remember Ernie’s lovely photography, especially his wonderful capture of wild animals and his photographs of the local area such as ‘The Pier’ , but in particular we will miss his affable and cheerful friendship.
Christine Chittock, Chairperson
Below a few images of Ernie and one of his images - if images are clicked they will move round faster
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Wednesday 29th October Members Evening John Perriam ARPS DPAGB AFIAP
John gave us such an enjoyable and varied presentation, showing a selection of imaginative and creative images using a wide range of techniques.
The first half of the evening was devoted to images taken in 2024 which included fascinating abstract subjects with wire wool, cotton strings, oil and water, outings to Cockington and Delamore featuring the sculpture trail, ICM’s and multiple images in camera, images of the Exeter Christmas lights using the Adamski effect, the Garden house, a visit to Lynmouth with the cliff railway and Valley of the Rocks, and an impressive set of panels showing bits of a car. This was followed by an AV on Hever Castle.
After the break we saw images taken in 2025. These featured a balloon flight from Keynsham , reflections in Bystock pools, a ladder art panel and creative arrangements in Cuppa Cabin cafe, people and events at Devon County Show, still life of decaying flowers using multiple exposure, a panel using objects in the home arranged in a ladder, landscapes in Porlock Marsh featuring dead trees, the Salvation Army band practice, the S. Devon Railway 1940’s day, a selection of clothes in John’s wardrobe showing an effective use of focus, and John’s latest vibrant and imaginative abstracts.
Many thanks to John for giving us such an interesting and inspiring evening which was appreciated by all.
Review by Hon Secretary Gill Stocker
22nd October 2025 Competition 2 Judge Jane Kearney DPAGB
Our judge for this competition was Jane Kearney from Barnstable Photo club.
This was bought forward to this week as Jane was trapped on the motorway last week in a very long delay from an accident. Thank you to Jane for doing a very excellent evenings judging.
There were 4 entries for Colour Prints, 6 for Mono Prints, 35 for Colour DPI’s and 15 for Mono DPI’s. Jane did a brilliant job, giving a thorough, clear review of all the images presented. Jane had an eye for detail, and she gave out many helpful tips to improve the images, suggesting crops, background and composition, borders. Jane said that the standard of all the images tonight was very high.
The overall winning image was The Tram by Ian Bateman. Congratulations to all the winners, and a very big thank you to everyone who took part in our first competition of the season.
Follow the link to view the winners
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme Secretary
Wednesday 8th October Speaker David White ”Wildlife in the Otter Valley”
What a fascinating talk we had from David White. David is an accomplished photographer who won the BBC Countryfile Calendar competition in 2019 with a beautiful cover photograph of a family of pole cats taken near his home. David is a keen naturalist who has a great understanding of the wildlife in the area, and he showed us around 500 fabulous photographs of the creatures living there.
He has a special interest in otters and beavers spending many hours on the River Otter searching for their signs and hiding in the vegetation to photograph them. He gave us a lot of information about their lifestyle and behaviour, and his close up images of them grooming and interacting with their kits were memorable. We were also treated to beautiful photographs of other creatures such as stoats, weasels, hares, rabbits, pole cats, hares, dormice, voles, butterflies and damsel flies.
After the break David showed us some images of the birds who have visited the Lower Otter Valley since the restoration project in 2021. These included swans, geese, spoonbills, Egyptian geese ,glossy ibis,oystercatchers egrets sandpipers as well as several other rare birds. It was encouraging to see so many of them returning to the area.
Many thanks to David for giving us such an interesting and inspiring talk, which we all very much enjoyed.
Review by Gill Stocker Hon Secretary
Wednesday 1st October 2025 Exmouth Photo Group – Practical Evening
Our recent Practical Evening was a resounding success, a fantastic blend of creativity, technical skill, and shared learning. For
those who attended, it was a memorable and rewarding experience. The evening was thoughtfully structured to offer something for everyone, whether you’re just getting started or refining advanced techniques.
Still Life Practice Members had the chance to explore the art of still life photography experimenting with composition, lighting, and angles to bring everyday objects to life.
Photoshop Demonstrations
A huge thank you to Ian Bateman and Sheila Haycox, who gave insightful live demonstrations on Photoshop techniques. Their walkthroughs offered valuable tips on enhancing images, editing workflows, and creative possibilities using post-processing.
Portrait Photography & Lighting
Chaz Madge led an excellent session on portrait photography, showing members how to get the best results using a variety of lighting setups. From positioning to settings, his practical advice hopefully gave an insight to setting up a shoot.
Back button focusing
Was demonstrated by John Perriam. Back Button Focus is a technique where you separate autofocus (AF) from the shutter button
A big thank you to all who contributed and participated, a very enjoyable evening.
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary
Wednesday September 24th Members Evening - An evening with Sheila
Sheila gave us a very interesting presentation with a variety of subjects, styles and inventive Ai programmes, showing us what the future will bring.
AV subjects included “Diversification” showing how the Devon County Show had diversified from its agricultural roots, Exeter Chiefs on Exmouth beach, an RPS Summer Challenge, “Lyla “ a delightful AV of Sheila’s baby great granddaughter, “Winter’s Magic” using the new Suno programme,” Assemblage” showing Budleigh, Goren Farm and places visited in the summer, “The Wonderful Crocodile” a fascinating AI production, two promotional AV’s for the RPS Landscape Group exhibition and World Photography Day, “The Great Realisation” based on a poem by Thomas Roberts, “Coldharbour Mill”, and finally the the “Rock Solid Race.”
In addition to Sheila’s work, Ian introduced us to Pixar a fascinating AI programme. In this members of the AV group appeared as cartoon characters which was amusing.
We also had another chance to see Lynn’s well deserved award winning AV “Shoes”, and afterwards Chaz photographed her receiving her certificate from Ian.
Many thanks to Sheila for stepping in at short notice, and giving us such an enjoyable and informative evening.
Review from Gill Stocker
It was the first opportunity of being able to present certificates and medal to Lynn Middleton Flynn fo her successes in the Jurassic Coast International Audio Visual Salon. Chaz Madge took this image of Ian Bateman the Chair of the Jurassic Salon being presented with her medal and certificates.
17th September 2025 Members Evening Nova Fisher and Mo Martin ARPS DPAGB/AV, AFIAP-AV. Our own members evening, great to see club members presenting their work.
Nova Fisher: started the evening with her project of the renovations of the greenhouse and the gardens throughout the years since moving into her magnificent property in Lympstone.
We were taken on the journey of how Nova started learning about what to plant and where to plant around the grounds. We watched as the renovation of the greenhouse took place and then the abundance of fruit and vegetables which were produced through the seasons.
Nova has been trying to clear and improve her large pond, wading in and doing all the plants to improve the quality of the water.
Nova, each year, has been involved with the plant giveaway in Lympstone, and she also brings her excess food to the local Salvation Army food bank on a Tuesday . Brilliantly sharing of all her hard work and abundant produce.
A fabulous journey and talk of the progression over the years.
Mo Martin then, for the second part of our evening presented her journey to achieving her qualifications in Audio Visual. Gaining FIAP acceptances and explaining what was needed to achieve her letters after her name.
What a great set of AVs Mo produced, we had a brilliant variety of different subjects from
around the world. Mo took us to France with the beautiful Camargue horses. The poppies in London. Off road motorcross. The bears with the fun song Teddy bear’s picnic. The poignant four notes AV about Alzheimer's.
A fabulous evening from both members of our club. A very big thank you to both.
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary
Wednesday 10th September Speaker Andy Francis CPAGB BPEI “From Brush to Ballet to Bullet”
Andy is a member of Barnstable Camera Club, and he has been a commercial photographer for many years. He has recently worked on projects with the RNLI, a local Ballet and Dance school and the Devon and Cornwall Armed Police Firearms Unit.
He began by explaining how David Bowie has influenced his approach to photography, by showing the video“Never Play to the Gallery” which stresses the need to be authentic, push the boundaries, and never fulfil other people’s expectations.
Andy showed us how he had used Ai, Firefly and brushes effectively for his projects for the Ballet School and the RNLI. We learnt a lot from this and it gave us a good insight. We then saw some beautiful images taken in the dance studio and theatre, a selection of portraits, and a photoshoot on the theme of”The Jilted Bride” featuring a model dancing on the shoreline with a hand held drone. In his third project Andy showed us how he had photographed the Armed Response Vehicle officers in the firing range in 5 different scenarios. This was fascinating.
Thank you Andy for a most interesting, unusual and informative evening which was enjoyed by all.
Reveiw by Gill Stocker
Wednesday September 3rd 2025 Open Evening and Summer Challenge
The first evening of the Winter Season was an Open Evening with tea and cakes served during the break. Christine welcomed everyone to the coming season and she gave a warm welcome to visitors and new members.
We also had on display a few prints fromn our Print Exhibition at The Premier Inn recently
Chaz took photographs of Mike Gillan and Lena winners of the Print Panel and Colour DPI trophies, and Mo Mullen one of the winners of the favourite image vote at the Premier Inn exhibition received a copy of her chosen print “Returning Soldier” from Christine.
We then saw the images for this year’s Summer Challenge which made for a very interesting and entertaining evening. Members were challenged to produce 4 images taken during the summer from a choice of 18 categories. The subjects this year were Architecture, Boats, Cityscape, Doorways, Ecclesiastical, Framed, Graffiti and Street Art, Handles, Inspiration, Match, Nature, One Colour dominates, Perspective, Rows of things, Simplicity, Something beginning with L, Tiny, Unusual, Vanishing Point, and Waiting. Members commented on their images and there was a wide variety of imaginative interpretations of each subject.
A most enjoyable evening and many thanks to all those who took part in the Challenge, and to those who supplied such a good selection of cakes.
Review by Gill Stocker
Exhibition of Prints at The Premier Inn Exmouth 30 and 31 August 2025
The Journal printed an article about our Exhibition which can be viewed here.
Our Exhibition of 76 prints from 17 of our members was held at The Premier Inn on the 30th and 31st August was a great success and we had 77visitors on Saturday and 76 on Sunday. The Mayor of Exmouth came along and bought one of John Wickett's images which is going to be used for Rememberance Day. The President of the WCPF made the effort of visiting as well. We had some visitors who said they were interested in joining and would come along to our first meeting.
Everyone filled in their Favourite Image Slip and we had joint votes for two images. We also selected a runner up. This is the list of prints that were displayed and the votes they got from the general public.
It is with thanks to Exeter Camera Club for loaning their print stands and to Mark Reed and Lynn Middleton Flynn who organised the event. We did not have to pay for the room but have donated to the Premier Inn's chosen charity.
Thank you to our volunteer helpers and stewards, Gill, Bryan, Lynn, Christine, Maurice, Ian, Mark and Peter.
Below a few images taken of the exhibition.
Below a few images from the exhibition.
Photography by Sheila Hayox MPAGB/AV EFIAP ARPS AV-AFIAP
Saturday 31st May 2025 we Hosted the Devon Clubs' Print and Digital Battle.
There hasn't been a physical DCB meeting where we could show print panels since 2019 when Torbay Photographic Society hosted the event. The last one was in 2022 but it was Zoom only so it is with thanks to Peter Hyett that he reserected the battle in the hope that we would get enough entries. We run it in 2008 and 2015 and entries then were brilliant but it was a little disappointing to only get 6 Print Panel entries and 9 Digital Sets.
However the day went well and all the images that were entered are on the Devon Clubs Battle page on our website plus all the results. We came second for a Penning the Essence of Nature panel and Lynn's print from that panel was awarded Best Print image. Go to the DCB page to view all the information
Jurassic Coast International AV Salon
We have just had a two day Zoom session shoiwing 113 AVs from all over the world. Several olf our members entered and received FIAP Acceptances and one member, Lynn Middleton Flynn qwas awarded a Judges Choice award which receives a medal and certificate. It was for her AV called Shoes. Well done Lynn.
The Gala Day is on the 14th June and you can now access the programme in both PDF format and a page turning Programme which has all the award winners and FIAP acceptances. Some of our members will be having their AVs played
AV Group 4 Way Battle
First of all, great news, we won the 4 way battle of AVs against Wilmslolw, Wolrcester and Adelaide. We each had to enter 5 AVs and his year we had 115.1 points, Wilmslow 112.2 points, Adelaide 102, and Worcester 96.4, points. Its always a good eveing because we often see some unusual AVs or ones that we haven't seen before. The Score sheet that Ian has collated is on the AV Group page
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Exhibition of Prints at Exmouth Library throughout May 2025
It is thanks to Mark Reed and Lynn Middleton Flynn that we have a display of prints in Exmouth Ligbrary throughout the month of May. Thank you members for supplyijng us with your prints. We hope to be able to display our work at the end of August at The Premier Inn.
Thank you Christine Chittock for putting together a collage of a few priints.
Exmouth in Bloom Calendar Launch 8th May 2025
We were asked to supply images for the Exmouth Bloom 2026 Calendar and a few of our members had their images printed. The Launch was held at the Countryside Park and the Calendar for 2026 was presented to each photographer who had their images printed and were able to attend.
Photograhers: Christine Chittock (with the Mayor Steve Gazzard), Gill Stocker, Teresa Brown, Jennifer Satterly, Bryan Webb, & Lynn Middleton-Flynn
Wednesday 30th April AGM 2025, Presentation of Awards, Chair’s Challenge.
The AGM took place in the first part of the evening with thirty one members in attendance. The 2024 Minutes, Officer’s reports and financial statements were all approved by a unanimous vote, and the committee was also unanimously elected ‘en bloc’. Mo thanked Gill for stepping up to be Secretary at short notice, and Deidre thanked the committee for working hard for the benefit of the club. No proposals or items under AOB had been received.
Trophies were then presented to the various members for awards earned throughout the year, and Chaz Madge was presented with the Chair’s Shield for all the work he has done for the club. Images are below which were taken by Chaz Madge.
The second half of the evening was the Chair’s Challenge, and Christine gave a thoughtful critique of all the entries submitted. ‘Light and Triptych’ were the subjects for this year’s Challenge, and Christine chose two of her favourite images from each category
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Light: Morning Light by Dave Thoburn and Winged Light by Sheila Haycox.
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Triptych: Dead Yellow by Peter Hyett and Ticktrip by John Wickett.
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Below the four images that Christine Chittock chose as the one she liked the best, two from Light and two from Triptych, however Christine chosed as her joint favourites the two from John Wickett and Peter Hyett TrickTrip and Dead Yellow.
Members Receiving Awards - Three members to receive awards were not at the meeting- Lina Valukyiene gained 1st place for the Monthly DPI ward and Mike Gillan gained 1st place folr the Print Panels plus the Chairs Challenge had two winners John Wickett and Peter Hyett.
Review form Gill Stocker and Sheila Haycox, photography Chaz Madge
The WCPF AV Competition was held on 26th April 2025 at Woodbury Village Hall, and the wonderful projection system in the hall allowed all of the entries to be seen and heard in very high quality. The competition is run by Ian Bateman who is also a member of EPG With the wonders of Zoom technology our judge, Howard Bagshaw, was integrated flawlessly into the day from his home near Stafford.
Several of our members were winners and below are the results plus a few images of our winners. Peter Fry was representing the WCPF and handing out the presentations to the following members.
John Perriam, Sheila Haycox, Christine Chittock
Mo Martin, Lynn Middleton Flynn, Ian Bateman
Elaine Bateman - unfortunately no image is available
John Perriam ARPS DPAGB AFIAP Hon President
50 years a Member
We now have a member who has been a member continuously for 50 years. John Perriam, see the review further below of John being presented with an engraved Dartington Glass. The Following was published in The Exmouth Journal on the 29th April 2025. View Exmouth Journal HERE
Presentation for Exmouth Photo Group Honorary President
A special presentation was held to honour a man who has been a member of a photo group for 50 years.
Exmouth Photo Group held the event on Wednesday, April 23, to honour John Perriam ARPS DPAGB AFIAP for his 50 years of membership.
He was presented with an engraved Dartington wine glass and a specially composed poem to mark his achievements and thank him for his contributions to the club.
John is currently the honorary president, having joined the group in 1975. He has held several official posts, including chairman over three separate periods.
His photographic interests cover a wide range, including landscapes, street photography, still life, and events, and he also creates audio-visual sequences from his work. Christine Chittock, chairperson, said: "John contributes a great deal to the life of the club, organising the ‘Image Makers Group’ which helps members to informally show their work and gain positive critiques.
"John has willingly given his time and experience for many years, mentoring and helping others to improve their photography."
Exmouth Photo Group welcomes enquiries from interested photographers. To see some of their work, there will be a display of members’ prints in Exmouth Library from May 2 to 31, 2025.
To find out more about Exmouth Photo Group, please contact Gill Stocker at honsecretary.epg@gmail.com.
On Sunday the 27th April at 19.15 Christine Chittock our Chairperson, was interviewed by Devon Air Radio's Chat Show Host Howard James. The interview lasted 15 minutes.
Christine was very professional and she managed to get lots of information about Exmouth Photo Group very well.
Please listen to the recording.
Wednesday 20th April Image Makers Group led by John Perriam.
This was an excellent opportunity for members to see the work presented by the group during the year. As an introduction, Christine recited a light hearted poem praising all John’s achievements in organising and promoting the group.
John then explained that the aim of the group was to encourage members to experiment in a non competitive way without fear of criticism, and that anything goes.The format is open images both prints and digital, and monthly challenges which this year were Worms Eye View, Creative Water, Creative Shutter Speed, World in Motion, Lakes and Ponds, Buildings and Streets. Members were encouraged to talk about their images, and it was interesting to see the variety of creative interpretations.
The evening finished with Christine reading another fitting poem as a tribute to John. On behalf of the club, she then presented him with an engraved Dartington wine glass as thanks for all he has done for the club, and to celebrate his 50 years as a member of EPG
John Perriam receiving an engraved glass as a thank you for all the support he has give to the club, John joined the club 50 years ago. Photograhy by Chaz Madge. Review by Hon Secretary Gill Stocker
Panels Evening - 16th April 2025 - judged by Gordon Aspland fom Newton Abbot club.
We had a wonderful arrray of both print and digital panels and Gordon found it very difficult to choose his favourites. He did indicatge that he is now into street photography so we were not surprised to see the winning panel do well. Mike Gillan put in two street photography panels but the one Gordon particularly enjoyed was taken in Exeter and he used a Go Pro to take the images
Gordon made very consructive comments on all the panels and he results and winners can be seen HERE
9th April 2025 Speaker Stuart Chapman ARPS CPAGB BPE1 2024 My Year
Stuart Chapman from Paignton Camera Club gave a talk about his years photography in 2024. Stuart presented his photos in large panels, displaying his journey around Ireland and the UK.
We started in Ireland with the castle's, lakes, burial chambers and plenty of nature in the panel presentation. Stuart presented some of the panels in Infared which was very interesting. Stuart took us on a journey around Wales and the UK next. We viewed his journey around Anglesey and northern Wales with the mines and light houses and again lovely nature. Back into the UK we were treated to Winscombe hill climb, regattas, sunsets, waterfalls, air shows, high key images of birds from Bampton cliffs. We visited nuns cross on Dartmoor, Malham cove, Kimmeridge ledges, Whitby Abbey, Magpie mine, and more areas, all presented again in great panels. What a busy year.
Stuart bought along beautiful prints and great quality printed books. A great evening's presentation which we all enjoyed.
Review by: Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary
Wednesday 2nd April Members Evening
At the start of the evening we welcomed Ann Hall and Marion Drew, the organisers of the Exmouth in Bloom Calendar Competition 2026, who expressed how pleased they were with the entries from members of our club. Several of our members had taken part in this competition throughout the year, and the winning entries from Christine, Gill, Sheila, Jen, Lynn, Bryan, and Teresa were shown on the screen in month order. The winners were then presented with certificates, and many thanks to Chaz for taking a group photo.
We then saw some beautiful, creative images from Mary Gebauer one of our newest members, who showed us some stunning shots of snowdrops, bluebells, colourful sugar flowers, Dartmoor scenes, and an atmospheric misty shot of Sidmouth in the rain. Thank you Mary for a very enjoyable presentation.
After the break we saw the entries from the Basingstoke National Photographic Exhibition, some stunning images which were appreciated by all.
Thank you Peter and Carol for presenting this.
Review by Gill Stocker, Hon. Secretary
Below images taken by Chaz Madge of the Exmouth in Bloom certificate presentation and audience.
26th March 2025 = A Two Part Evening as some of the club went to Dawlish and Teignmouth Camera Club for the 2nd part of the South Devon League Battle whilst the remaining members stayed in Exmouth for the International Exchange between Edinburgh, Gibraltar, New Zealand Waikato PS and EPG
Part 1 on home ground: International exchange of 30 images from each club, sent around the clubs for enjoyment, pleasure and appraisal. We had a lovely variety of images, of birds, especially the beautiful photograph of bee eaters and a beautiful high key of a bird in the snow, flowers, architecture, bw and lots of other lovely photographs.
We had a very enjoyable evening with everyone joining in with comments and banter. Thank you to Peter and Carol for organising and coordinating this event which was enjoyed by all.
Part 2 away for the South Devon League Battle
Six of EPG members attended a packed room at Dawlish and Teignmouth tro view Pedrio Landers, Chairman of the WCPF judge the 60 Digital Entries in total from Crediton, Newton Abbot, Dawlish & Teignmouth plus Exmouth Photo Group. The event went very well with the top two images coming from our club which meant that we had won the SDL Trophy. Chaz Madge was there with his camera so was able to get a photograph of Pedro handing the trophy to Christine Chittock, our Chairman.
It was a great evening with lots of lovely cakes and the results for the both competitions, photogvraph and all our images we entered are on the SDL 2025 page.
Please click here to view images and results for the South Devon League
Reviews by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary and Sheila Haycox Vice Chairman and webmaster.
Wednesday March 19th Competition 4
Our judge for competition 4 was Helen Moore ARPS from Liskeard Camera Club. Helen is the secretary for the WCPF. She enjoys taking pictures of nature, people, things and abstracts. She gave a thoughtful, positive critique of each image presented, with many useful pointers on how each image could be improved.
There were 72 entries in total, 11 for colour prints, 7 for mono prints, 15 for mono DPI’s and 39 for Colour DPI’s. The overall winning image was Nautilus Revealed by Peter Hyett.
Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to all those who took part. Check out and view the images by clicking here.
Review by Gill Stocker
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Photography by Chaz Madge
12th March 2025 Speakers Linda Pearson ARPS Bob Pearson FRPS EFIAP DPAGB
Linda and Bob presented the evening with so many beautiful prints selecting individual images for us all to view in the break. We witnessed the most beautiful prints from Tuscany with subtle color's, printed on the most complimentary papers. They both shared their work from the Galapagos, Cuba, patterns in rocks, Zion Park, Bryce Canyon, Death Valley, Santini. Bob explained his love of Infared explaining about his converted cameras. They then finished the first half off with various stunning nature images.
The second half of the images Linda and Bob presented AVs with the most stunning photography.
We went to Galapagos Islands, Japan, Hebrides, Botswana and finally to finish off the evening Yellowstone in the winter.
The most beautiful evening was enjoyed by everyone, outstanding body of work . Thank you, Linda and Bob.
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Members Evening. Peter Hyett ARPS, EFIAP/b,BPE2 Carol Hyett LRPS AFIAP and Christine Chittock CPAGB AFIAP
What an interesting and informative evening from three talented members! Peter and Carol began by focussing on their studio photography work, photographing professional models, acrobats and performers. We learnt how to use different equipment, backdrops and props for creative effect, effective lighting to produce deep shadows, the importance of timing to capture movement, and how composites can be used to tell a story. Peter and Carol beautifully captured the artistry of the performers, and it is easy to see why their images have been so successful in international salons.
After the break,Christine gave a presentation on how to create successful photographic panels. Her process was to define a clear theme, identify a central concept, think about what to communicate, decide on a layout and background, and consider how composition colour texture and tones can be used to best effect. She explained that a useful starting place, was to make a folder with a collection of possible ideas, and she showed us how this had helped her to decide what worked best. We also had a chance to see her beautiful prints which were on display. A very helpful presentation with lots of useful tips and advice.
Thank you Peter, Carol and Christine for a superb evening which was enjoyed by all.
Review by Gill Stocker. Honorary Secretary
26th February 2025 Mix and Match between Exeter Camera club and EPG - Judge Peter Fry ARPS DPAGB BPE4*
Our judge for the evening, Peter Fry, joined in the spirit of the evening enjoying the heckling from both of the clubs. A lovely turn out from Exeter camera club joining everyone here in Exmouth. A great evening for the annual Mix & Match competition. There was plenty of friendly heckling from the audience back and forth, but Peter dealt with this very well, joining in with the spirit of the fun evening.
The final results were Exmouth 51and Exeter 49 very close with the final images on the screen a match. Well, done Exmouth, a big thank you to John and Sheila for choosing and putting together our winning images. A fun evening full of laughter.
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary.
Images taken by Chaz Madge
19th February Set Subject Competition Judge John Baker
Our judge for this competition was John Baker from Exeter Camera Club. There were 3 Sections in all, At Work, Architecture, and Footpath/Footpaths. A wide variety of imaginative and creative images were presented in each category, and John gave careful consideration to each image, giving good pointers and advice on how each image could be improved.
Thank you to all members who entered giving us such an enjoyable evening. Congratulations to all the highly commended, bronze, silver and gold winners, and after adding up all the points the winner of the Set Subject is Teresa Brown.
To view the winning entries please click here
Photos from the evening by Chaz Madge
12th February 2025 Jonathan Genevaux Waterscapes
Our last zoom for the season Johnathan Genevaux a evening of waterscapes starting over in France where Johnathan comes from, soon to be living in Scotland.
Johnathan gave us so much information throughout the evening. He covered the equipment he uses. Especially enjoying his sturdy tripod and L bracket. He explained his use of Kase filters for obtaining his long exposures.
Johnathan explained Open Street maps, photo pills, Windy.com, google maps in great details. Google maps helped with showing all the different terrains that you are able to view, helping out with before you even go out into the landscape and what conditions you could encounter. Saving a lot of time and helping to get the great photographs.
Johnathan's top tips were to arrive early, observe, composition, focus on foreground and think about your frame. Use your phone to scout for images.
Check out his website for more information and images https://jonathangenevaux.com/en/en-home/
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme s
5th February 2025 - Speaker Sheila Haycox ARPS MPAGB-AV, EFIAP, AV-AFIAP
This was an excellent evening. Sheila showed a variety of inspiring AV’s, revealing her talent for creativity, story telling and using AI. The evening began with an artistic AV entitled “Flower Art” and this was followed by “Concrete and Peace” set in Milton Keynes, and featuring a Buddhist temple and a Peace Pagoda in a charming Japanese garden.
Sheila then showed us several of her interesting AV challenges. These included “Shipping Forecast” showing seascapes with a humorous commentary, “Gay Pride” in which she was challenged to take photos within a 3 metre area in the Manor Gardens, “Winter Art”a project using 81 images which she had effectively altered using Photoshop, and “I Remember When”,using photos from the past.
In her AV’s of the Owl and the Pussy Cat and Deep Dive, Sheila introduced us to the marvels of AI in editing and using a script to make a podcast. This was fascinating, and gave us an idea of how AI could affect the future of photography.
Sheila’s talent for story telling was shown in “Cuppa Cabin”featuring a quirky cafe, where items from the past were displayed in old sheds to create a sense of nostalgia, “Dangerous Tranquility”about a balloon trip, “Lucky Escape”a tragic tale about a lifeboat rescue, and “Royal Sanctuary” an exploration of the Saltee Islands, a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland, and privately owned by the Neale family.
Thank you Sheila for an inspiring evening which was appreciated by all. Review by Gill Stocker
WCPF Interclub Print and Digital Championship - 2nd February 2025
The Print and Digital Championships was held at the Corn Exchange, Exeter and full details of our results can be viewed here.
Sheila Haycox manged to gain an award for her Print, Jet Ski Turn and got a Highly Commended.
The Exmouth Journal has printed a piecew about the WCPF Champ;ionship which can be viewed here
Photo by Christine Chittock
29th January 2025 Speaker via Zoom Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB.
Stan gave us an excellent talk on Photo Art.showing us the inspiration behind some of his creative photographic artwork, with details of how it is produced. He said I am always far more interested in turning my photography into art, rather than producing work for competition purposes. Please visit his website it is well worth a visit.
Belolw some of his images.
Competition No. 3 - 22nd January 2025
Our judge for Competition 3 was Ian Hosker LRPS from Sidmouth Photography Club. Ian has been active on Flicker for 15years, and he has an interest in documentary and drone photography.
There were 6 entries for Mono Prints, 13 for Colour Prints, 28 Colour DPI’s, and 11 Mono DPI’s. Ian gave many positive comments on the images presented, focussing on perspective, light, and the way the images were presented as a whole.
The overall winning image was On Point by Peter Hyett. Congratulations
to all the winners and many thanks to all those who took part.
To view the images and results please click here.
Review was produced by Gill Stockker, Hon. Secretary
Photos by Chaz Madge
15th January 2025 Speaker Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB AV-EFIAP APAGB
Ian Bateman a long-standing member of EPG presented a fantastic first evening of 2025 back in person.
Ian started the evening with describing about the Taking of Pictures and the method and equipment we have used through the ages. From the first image taken in 1838, to present day, where a trillion of images are taken every year.
We then went on to see a variety of Avs from Ian, starting with, The Beach, all about the history around Budleigh Salterton beach and the town. Talking about, the salt that was produced by the local monks, Sir Walter Raleigh and his paintings and the steamer paddle boats that used to take passengers along the coast. So much research and local history.
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Photo by Chaz Madge
The next AV we enjoyed was called the valiant soldier. The pub that time never called. Now turned into a museum in Buckfastleigh Devon. An insight to time standing still in a time warp.
City of Darkness was our next delight, created from a visit to Hong Kong, the walled city. Ian explained all about the planning of images and sourcing his music to each AV.
Then on to London for the AV about the Longplayer’s permanent home is in Trinity Buoy Wharf. Ian included special effects in this production.
Next, we had an AV from Elaine called Illusianaries a light exhibition in Canary Warf beautifully produced.
Then we viewed 2.1 ratio of a variety Cathedrals from around the country. The we went to a very different AV called Holloway, created from a visit to Dorset and a hollowed-out pathway, called Hell Lane.
To finish of the evening we went to Cyprus on the school trip on the SS Uganda ship. Ian created another fascinating, historical and brilliant produced with effects and again great music.
A very big thank you to Ian for a very enjoyable evening. Greatly appreciated by all our members.
For more information visit Ian’s website
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme Secretary
8th January 2025 Speaker Les Forrester BA Hons ARPS DPAGB EFIAP BPE3
Our first zoom of 2025 sharing with Sidmouth Camera Club
Les Forrester started the evening by sharing what he called bite sized information. Les gave detailed information of how he achieved his beautiful, delicate, pastel images. Les researched each area that he photographed for possible buildings for his architectural images, using google maps and weather apps.
Les talked about his underground projects which he processed either high key with a slight hint of colour or low key, both with stunning results. Les demonstrated the before and after of a lot of the images presented, which was very useful and inspiring.
We visited many buildings abroad, library’s, parliament buildings, hospitals, churches and more. Les talked about the choices of what to include or leave out of your images. After leaving Venice with the fascinating fishing boat area, Les gave us some beautiful images from his home area of Yorkshire.
He presented beautiful, trees in snow, piers and lighthouses, using long exposure to great effect.
Everyone had a wonderful evening of beautiful images and lots of great advice.
For more of Les work, check out his website
Review by Lynn Middleton-Flynn EPG Programme secretary