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Cape Camera March/April 2021

April 2021 Outing

(left & right) Richard Goldschmidt, (centre) Pat Scott

(from left & right) Pat Scott, (centre) Richard Goldschmidt
A walk in the forest

Pat Scott, the organiser of this outing, reports

“On Saturday morning, the 10th April, only four of us met at a bonus was that “Camera on the ground” and “Action photog-
Tokai Forest for a CTPS outing, organised by Richard. What a pity raphy” are both coming up, and the morning in Tokai was also
that not more members could join us for such a lovely outing relevant to start experimenting on ideas for those set subjects!!
and great opportunity to have plenty of interesting photo op- On route to the forest we managed to get a pretty good sun-
portunities. rise, which unfortunately was soon covered by clouds; but na-
Firstly we must extend our appreciation to Richard for the many ture always has something to offer the keen photographer and
and varied Outings he has organised over the last couple of a low mist built up and around us and gently drifting through
years, which have not always been as supported as well as they the tree trunks. It was beautiful…and challenging to capture!
could be. These Outings are such a great opportunity to meet Being a Saturday morning the forest and surroundings were
our fellow members (face-to-face, with or without masks!!) and abuzz with people, young and old, all walking with and without
to discuss what to shoot and how best to try to capture the at- prams, running, and cycling through the forest; not to mention
mosphere of our surroundings. It is a time to learn new tech- all the dogs having a wonderful time chasing around. Every-
niques from each other, with a give and take between like-mind- one was thoroughly enjoying the lovely autumn weather of the
ed people; plus, on the whole the Outings are planned to give us Cape, and all giving us so many opportunities to capture the
ideas for the set subjects throughout the year. magic moments!!
A perfect example was that with our next two Set themes being No wonder we had such a great morning and were able to
“Intentional movement, and/or multiple Exposures” followed by shoot such a diversity of subject matter…thanks Richard!!
“Trees and Forests” our Outing to the forest was just perfect. And

All images by Richard Goldschmidt.

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