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Fiona Wallace tells us how the Kilmaurs Club has coped with a year of restrictions

Like many clubs and societies, Kilmaurs Photographic Club has been hit fairly hard by the various restrictions over the past year.   With the first lockdown bringing an abrupt halt to the 2020 season, members found themselves not just unable to get to meetings but so many of their regular photo haunts were now out of bounds. Taking new images almost overnight became a considerable challenge.  Those lucky enough to have beauty spots on their doorsteps within the travel restrictions fared slightly better, but all in all, the situation has meant that the majority of members were left clicking their heels rather than their shutters, certainly as far as outdoor photography was concerned.

Undaunted, some members ventured into new indoor projects such as product photography, while others found a new interest in still life and tabletop photography.  For others, it was rediscovering the beauty in the flowers and wildlife in their own garden. Continue reading “Locked down but not out” →

We were delighted to welcome Mark Hamblin, leading nature photographer, presenting his superb Scottish wildlife photography as our Keynote speaker for 2020, on 24th February at St Joseph’s Academy, Kilmarnock (Fiona Wallace reports)

Continue reading “Mark Hamblin –“Wild Scotland”” →

I am not given to using Americanisms and the word “awesome!” usually just irritates me  (Fiona Wallace reports). But a couple of weeks ago I had good reason to see why our cousins across the Pond are so fond of it when it is merited. And what merited it on this occasion was my visit to Colin and Joyce Robinson.  By the power of inter-galactic travel (or at least a ramshackle auld Toyota Previa from home to Kilmaurs) let me take you to this final frontier. Cue Gene Roddenberry titles: Continue reading “Catchlight: to boldly go …….Colin Robinson” →

A number of newer members have asked what all the various acronyms and organisations are that are regularly mentioned in bulletins and at the AGM, and in particular how they all relate to each other. When I re-read this article, the various bits that connect to other organisations made it sound a little like that old song Dem Bones Dem Bones Dem Dry Bones. So hear the word of the not quite lord:

As a club, Kilmaurs PC is affiliated to several organisations, in particular the GDPU and the SPF.

Continue reading “Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones” →

Continuing our series of articles focusing on club members. In this article we look at club stalwart Bill Terrance.

 If you have been at any Kilmaurs PC evening when club competition images are being judged, you will be more than aware that the name Bill Terrance comes up pretty much every time. Fiona Wallace caught up with Bill over a coffee and a cake (she claims it had FRUIT in it and therefore counted as one of her five a day) to find out what inspires this modest man from Newmilns via County Durham. Continue reading “Catchlight …….. Bill Terrance” →