An insider's view of UK photography and camera clubs

[Autumn]

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Just thought I'd tell you a funny story.

A few years ago when we were about to visit a local club for a head to head competition, our then President was trying to persuade us to go. He said "It'll be a good night, they always do a fabulous buffet - lovely food." I had visions of smoked salmon and asparagus and other delicacies.

All through the competition, there was a lovely savoury smell coming from the covered table. At half time, the cloth and cling film was removed and, wait for it, were plates of dripping sandwiches together with salt pot. I hadn't had dripping since World War II! I by passed these and thought I would have a beef sandwich, only to find, after I had sunk my teeth into it that it was black pudding.

I ended up by having a dripping sandwich and they are so popular, when we provide a buffet, they are always a must with our club now. In fact the President even requested them for our Christmas Party.

So much for ladylike food. Of course both clubs are male orientated but all sexes partake of the dripping.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Audrey

[Ian]

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Dripping (if anyone isn't aware of what this is - it's the fat usually collected from roasted meat, usually beef or pork) - I can remember pots of dripping on the table along with butter for breakfast when we were on holiday as a child, though I can't remember where.

Very un-trendy these days But I do recall liking it!

I have started buying the stuff in refined form again for cooking traditional roast potatoes and Julia came home with a pot of goose fat (now very trendy for roasting potatoes) today, from the butchers, though the label indicated it was from France (no surprise there!).

Ian

[Stephen]

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Yes dripping was something my mother always used for cooking, she would make her own and also buy it in packs from the butcher. Chips were always cooked in deep beef dripping, though my wife would not dream of it today.

In pubs local to me they often serve free 'mucky fat' sandwiches and they always go down well. Basically these are an open sandwich using beef dripping spread thinly.

Today of course we seem to use oil more for cooking, but roast potatoes are not the same

[Autumn]

Re: An insider's view of UK photography and camera clubs

Dripping (if anyone isn't aware of what this is - it's the fat usually collected from roasted meat, usually beef or pork) - I can remember pots of dripping on the table along with butter for breakfast when we were on holiday as a child, though I can't remember where.

Very un-trendy these days But I do recall liking it!

I have started buying the stuff in refined form again for cooking traditional roast potatoes and Julia came home with a pot of goose fat (now very trendy for roasting potatoes) today, from the butchers, though the label indicated it was from France (no surprise there!).

Ian

I don't know whether it is particularly a northern "delicacy" but we live in Worksop, which is termed as a market town, but it also had mines and is surrounded by mines which are now closed. The cattle market was also closed some years ago. I remember my mother taking us to look at the pigs and cows and sheep etc.

Quite a few of our members and the members of the club in question I believe are ex miners.

Worksop is also know as in the Heart of the Dukeries, as we are surrounded by Stately Homes. Bit of a mix.

We had a couple of ducks from Sainsbury's about a month ago and I have saved the fat (in the freezer) also for making roast potatoes.

[Autumn]

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I am resurrecting this thread, as Peter and others from the Channel Islands, Patrick and Graham of Rainham are Photographic/Camera Club members and have recently been informing us of their clubs and achievements.

May be we should have a dedicated place in the Index for

"Photographic/Camera Club news"

Anyway, to add my news, our Club comes within The North and East Midlands Photographic Federation (NEMPF) Region.

We can submit for selection, Panels (4 prints), Monochrome, Colour, Natural History, Projected Open Slides, Natural History Slides, Open Digital (max eight).

It can be quite difficult to get submissions accepted and many of our top photographers (with honours) have had rejections.

I have had prints accepted in the past but only one a year, so this year I was quite pleased to get three digital images accepted. I submitted 7. Marks are out of 15 and I got 10, 11 and 12. I think 10 and over is accepted.

In January, the images, prints etc., are on display in some place within the area that can house the many prints and panels and the digital images and slides are projected.

This is the first year I have submitted digital images. I think it is only the third year that NEMPF have included digital images.

Do other club members, submit their images to similar Regional Exhibitions?

[Patrick]

Re: An insider's view of UK photography and camera clubs

I am resurrecting this thread, as Peter and others from the Channel Islands, Patrick and Graham of Rainham are Photographic/Camera Club members and have recently been informing us of their clubs and achievements.

May be we should have a dedicated place in the Index for

"Photographic/Camera Club news"

Anyway, to add my news, our Club comes within The North and East Midlands Photographic Federation (NEMPF) Region.

We can submit for selection, Panels (4 prints), Monochrome, Colour, Natural History, Projected Open Slides, Natural History Slides, Open Digital (max eight).

It can be quite difficult to get submissions accepted and many of our top photographers (with honours) have had rejections.

I have had prints accepted in the past but only one a year, so this year I was quite pleased to get three digital images accepted. I submitted 7. Marks are out of 15 and I got 10, 11 and 12. I think 10 and over is accepted.

In January, the images, prints etc., are on display in some place within the area that can house the many prints and panels and the digital images and slides are projected.

This is the first year I have submitted digital images. I think it is only the third year that NEMPF have included digital images.

Do other club members, submit their images to similar Regional Exhibitions?

Hi Audrey

Indeed they do, in my area its the MCPF, Midland Counties Photographic Federation.
The annual exhibition is Midphot, it is around March each year. The exhibition is show at The Old School in Oldbury which is the Smethwick Photographic Societies club rooms, the club actually own the premises through a Trust that the members have shares in.
Over the years I have had personal success there, with the odd Highly Commended, and Commended, a few years ago I got a Gold Medal best colour print, and I won one this year again for best colour print.
I would really like to win the best Mono print but never have.

Patrick

[Autumn]

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Hi Audrey

Over the years I have had personal success there, with the odd Highly Commended, and Commended, a few years ago I got a Gold Medal best colour print, and I won one this year again for best colour print.
I would really like to win the best Mono print but never have.

Patrick

Congratulations Patrick. I remember you showing us one of your winners when you came to lecture to our club. You probably said MCPF, but it would not have meant anything to me at that time - not realising is was your equivalent of our NEMPF.

I always enjoy seeing all the photographs well mounted and framed (if I remember rightly). I find it inspiring to see what others have achieved.

Perhaps you could show your winner for this year?

Here are my three acceptances. You have seen them all before. They are in my gallery.

"Weary, Croatia."


Marks, 10, 11 and 12 out of 15 in order of display.