Author: BCCrobin
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Alan Sargeant – Member No.1
Banbury Camera Club are saddened by the recent death of member Alan Sargeant. As treasurer he issued Camera Club membership cards and as he always paid his dues first, he had “Member No.1” on his card. Tribute to Alan Sargeant by Andrew Spackman On 2 August 2001, as Secretary of Banbury Camera Club, I received…
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Tony Grice
Tony was a member of the club in the 1970s and 1980s and, when other commitments allowed, he rejoined in 1999. He brought to the club his unrivalled knowledge of photographic equipment and techniques, a willingness to share this with everyone and a limitless capacity to support and encourage individual members. A camera club meeting…
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Valentina Kulagina (Member 2006 – 2018)
On 9 April 2021, Keith Long received an email from his friend Elena in Moscow: “Valya (Valentina) left us tonight. She was unable to cope with the disease. This was the brightest person I have ever known. The light went out …” She was a victim of Covid. I can’t think of better words than…
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Isabel Smith (Member 1948 – 2006)
Isabel Smith joined the Banbury Camera Club in 1948, just one year after the club’s formation. In 1997 she was the first and only person to be awarded honorary life membership of the club. Isabel died on 25 June, 2006, aged 88 years, after a long illness. A section of the annual exhibition is in…
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Harold Robinson (Member 1999 – 2008)
Harold Robinson Harold joined Banbury Camera Club in 1999 and very quickly made his mark with his wonderful photographs. The picture shown here of the Lancashire workers in a trench scored 20/20 in a competition with another club. It is typical of the superb black and white photographs he took in his native Lancashire in…
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CACC Rosebowl Competition – League Match
The Chilterns Association Of Camera Clubs Rosebowl Competition is a projected image competition consisting of a series of fixtures run from November to February, followed by a Final. Banbury Camera Club has entered this competition this year for the first time for many years. The competition is organised as a league to find the highest…
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Exhibition 2021
Banbury Camera Club’s Annual Exhibition was open from Tuesday 2nd November until Thursday 11th November 2021. The venue: The Heseltine Gallery, Chenderit School, Archery Road, Middleton Cheney, OX 17 2QR. The exhibition was open during school hours weekdays 10am—4pm and at the weekend 6 & 7th November 11am—4pm . We were delighted to be back…
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Projected Digital Images Competition 18 October 2021
On Monday October 18th Banbury Camera Club held its first Projected Digital Images Competition (PDI) of the new season. The Judge was Cathy Chantley ARPS. The results were as follows.
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Print Competition No 1 Season 2021-2022
On Monday September 27th Banbury Camera Club held its first Print Competition of the new season. Because of reduced membership following lockdown entries were fewer than usual. This led to the decision for member Chris Baldwin being asked to be judge. The results were as follows.
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Battle against Stratford Photo Group
On Tuesday 4th May 2021 Banbury Camera Club competed in a photographic inter-club battle with Stratford Photo Group. The Judge was Dave Tucker. This competition has been run annually for 7 years. It is normally a print competition but unfortunately as this year’s competition took place on-line it had to be a digital images competition.…