​This Week's Meeting
Mervyn Clingan, whose firm Taking Pictures is based in Frome, will talk about his work, which includes the photography for Bath Rugby Club among many other projects. See http://www.takingpictures.com.
Hand-in for the second Open Print competition of the season. The judge on 8th March will be Ralph Snook, ARPS, EFIAP/b, DPAGB. See www.rsnatureimages.co.uk.
Remember to bring your own mug if you think it a good idea. (Opinions remain sharply divided!)

Damien Demolder Walkshop in Bath, 2nd March
Sign up at the Club if you want to take part in the workshop which will follow Damien's talk to us on 1st March.

A BATTLE WON

Following FWCC's good showing in the DPIC competition, David's team led us to glory in the Warminster Inter-Club Print Competition last Saturday, which FWCC won. Special congratulations are due to Loveday Powell and Alan Denison, with 1 and 2 maximum scores of 20 respectively.

Battles to come
Our battle with Mid-Somerset Camera Club will take place at The Pipers Inn, Bath Road, Ashcott, TA7 9QL,.on Tuesday 26th February (gremlin alert: NOT Monday as shown on our programme). The meeting begins  at 7.30 pm for a 7.45  start. We hope for plenty of support at what is always a friendly and interesting evening. David can give a lift to three people from Frome. The chosen photographs to represent FWCC are:
Print: Malindi Girl, Workers’ Cottages, Icelandic Outpost, Veiled Dancer, A Beautiful Trio, Balanced, Dawn at the Cement Works, Colville Cement Works, Riley RM Roadster, Snow Girl, Canada Square, Motherhood, About to Pounce, Rutting Red Stag – Richmond Park, Red Stag in Autumn.
Digital: Brown Spider Monkey, Into the Light, Anika, Spiky Flower, Evie Robertson, Flour Power, Tuscany Landscape, My Vase of Flowers Styled as an Old Master Painting, Brittany Coast, Viking Goddess of the Wren, Starling Murmuration – RSPB Ham Wall, Pink Waves, White-faced Whistling Duck, Ferrari - Every Boy’s Dream, Speedway Triptych.
Yet another battle with Warminster Camera Club looms. This time the rules are complex, so please check on https://www.fromewessexcameraclub.com/warminster-battle-rules.html. And please help David to continue our winning streak by sending up to 3 digital images to fwccbattles@gmail.com and by bringing prints to a meeting. The hand-in date is Friday 8th March.
And please don't forget to keep working on the Tri-Battle set subjects.


A Message from Dot Eynon
Thankyou for the cheque* from the photography club. Hopefully we will have a good sum to go to this worthy charity. Geoff thoroughly enjoyed the club and as he got iller he missed the people and the meetings.
The church was packed, with people standing. Thankyou also for coming and helping to give him a good send-off.
Love from Dot.
* £100 for Dorothy House Hospice.

This Week - Fish and Chips!
Please remember to bring your own drinks (glasses will be provided). There will be some salt, pepper and vinegar, as well as tartare sauce. However, you may wish to bring other condiments. David is devising a quiz, and Mary will be presenting the Club Salon awards. 39 of us are going, so it should be a good evening.
NB, though: as we could not meet last week, there are quite a few members who have still to pay for their fish and chips. If you are among them, please seek Criss out and pay her as soon as you arrive.
Also NB: this Friday is the final hand-in date for the Mid-Somerset Battle. Print or digital, open subject. Please help David out by bringing your best prints on Friday, or sending digital images (1400 x 1050) to fwccbattles@gmail.com.
 
Coming Soon
Last week's programme, the visit from Frome Video Club and the presentations by our members, has been re-scheduled to 15th March.
 
Geoff EynonV
Geoff’s funeral will be held at 3.00pm on Friday 15th February. 
St. Nicholas Church, Church Lane, North Bradley, Trowbridge, BA14 0TA.
Afterwards, family and friends will meet at the Peace Memorial Hall, which is very close to the Church.
Peace Memorial Hall, Southwick Road, North Bradley, Wiltshire, BA14 0SH.
After the church service, the Family only will go to the Crematorium. 
Family flowers only, but donations can be made to Dorothy House Hospice Care.
At yesterday's committee meeting, it was decided that the Club should honour Geoff's many years of companionship and service to the Club by making a donation of £100 on behalf of us all. We hope that our members will be well represented at North Bradley on Friday 15th.

Photoelasticity and other Tribattle Subjects
Wheels; Sporting moments; Environmental damage; People in their Element; Symmetry; Lighthouses; Bridges; In an English town/city; Photoelasticity (an effect created using a polarizing filter while photographing transparent plastic under polarized light); Old & New; Wings; Black and white with one colour; Balloons; Landscape; Farming.
Still baffled by photoelasticity? Have a look at https://expertphotography.com/photoelasticity-rainbow-effect-photography/
 

Battles
This Sunday, 10th February: WCPF DPic at Exeter
These photographs have been chosen as FWCC's entry:
1. Myanmar Smile 2. Sea Pool 3. Nervion River Crossing, Bilbao 4. Dance 5.Evie 6. Flour Power 7. Veiled 8. Walcot Street 9. Guggenheim Museum 10. Poppy 11. Spikey Flower 12. About to Pounce 13. Red Stag Rutting 14. Blue Footed Booby 15. Ready Steady Go 16. A Boy and His Lion 17.Griffin 18. End of the Pier
Please find attached the details for those wishing to go to the event on Sunday.
Warminster Print Competition, Saturday 16th February.
These photographs have been chosen as FWCC's entry:
1. Guggenheim Museum 2. Tuscany Countryside 3. Anika 4. Re-design 5. Flour Power 6. Pride of England 7. Spikey Flower 8. Veiled Dancer 9. Eiffel Tower 10. Evie.
Please find attached the details for those wishing to go to the event on Saturday week.
 
Notice of WCPF Council Meeting, 9th March at Bovey Tracey
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J udges:

Gwen Charnock MFIAP FRPS

Phil Charnock MFIAP FRPS

Peter Young LRPS CPAGB APAGB AFIA
 

Members wishing to attend on the Sunday please note Parking
arrangements -
Sunday 10 February 2019 there is no special arrangement
available at the NCP car park under the Corn Exchange, Exeter EX1 1BW.
Those arriving before 9am can get an all day "early-bird" rate of
£6.50 all day otherwise after 9am for over 4 hours will be £11.50.

​Alternative parking is available at Smythen Street EX1 1BN on a pay &
display basis at 6-7 hours for £8 or Mary Arches Street EX4 3AZ on a
pay on return basis, 6-7 hours for £9.

Admission fee per person £7.50 available or on the day or on line
from www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/whats-on/wcpf-photographic-competition/

1. Myanmar Smile
2. Sea Pool
3. Nervoin River Crossing, Bilbao
4. Dance
5.Evie
6. Flour Power
7. Veiled
8. Walcot Street
9. Guggenheim Museum
10. Poppy
11. Spikey Flower
12. About to Pounce
13. Red Stag Rutting
14. Blue Footed Booby
15. Ready Steady Go
16. A Boy and His Lion
17.Griffin
18. End of the Pier