Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell visited the clubs Digital Stills Group, to show some of his photgraphic work. Austin a self proclaimed "Happy Snapper" showed some photographs of old and present day Parliament scenes, and talked of his interest in photography from his childhood days. The meeting was well attended, and members found the talk very interesting and entertaining, and an insite to the workings of Parliament, with some very good candid shots of MP's in the House of Commons, and the Houses of Parliament.
Members of all the sections of Cleethorpes Camera Club gathered on Friday 9th May 2008 for the annual Awards night. Dennis Farrow presented the night, and Phil Borman presented the Awards and Trophies. Roy Mathews put together a video presentation with clips from the nominated films and photos, and also the winning videos in full. The winners on the night can be seen in the gallery section.
Members of the Digital Group enjoyed a trip round Humberston Church on Tuesday 20th May 2008. The members were allowed to go to the top of the Church Tower to take photos of the magnificent views, something not to be missed..
Members of the Digital Stills group met up with the Radio Humberside Bus at Cleethorpes recently, to take photos of local scenery for the Radio Humberside website. To view the photos follow the link. Click Here
Sean Atkinson of Meniscus and Lecturer in Community Video at the Grimsby Institute popped along to give the Video Section a talk on the Meniscus Film Festival. A very interesting night, Sean showed past films from the Film festival and also some of his own films and animations. Sean also has his own Video production company, Focus 7, based in Grimsby, where he produces Video for commissions from various sources. To read more about Meniscus follow this link ... Meniscus.