![]() ![]() Wildlife and Work of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy 2018 Never the less, I feel that I am not alone in admitting that I would have been particularly pleased to have produced coastal seascapes approaching his standard. Accepting that it was one of the first presentations of this lecture, it was felt that perhaps too many images were included and that it would have been beneficial to shorten the talk slightly. His decision to project several overlapping images simultaneously, made it difficult to appreciate the detail of the resulting small images, particularly if joining the meeting with a lap top. Noel had a fluent, easy going, light hearted presentation style, which flowed effortlessly. Of prime importance were a pair of long-legged wellingtons so that he could paddle in the sea and the muddy beaches to gain advantageous positions, often using a carbon fibre tripod of Enduro brand, which being susceptible to saline deposits from seawater needed frequent dismantling and washing. Dramatic skies were sought and wet conditions did not deter. He often used big stopper filters to flatten the seas, together with long exposures. He had an affection for the square format, which is not so common today and his portrait format shots were cropped to a 7 x 5 ratio, rather than the usual in camera one of 16 x 9. ![]() The mid-day hours were generally avoided for photography. These are the hours when the low light turns warm and modelling is accentuated and normally busy locations are devoid of people, except for the occasional fellow photographer. Noel showed many excellently lit coastal scenes, greatly enhanced by rising in the early hours of the morning and the evening to capture the golden hours. The format was to start in the south-west, taking in Devon and Cornwall and then to proceed in a clockwise direction around the British Isles, to take in Wales, the north-west, Scotland, Northumberland in the north-east, Anglia in the east and thence to the south coast. The images shown are a cross-section of his work and many would not be competition material, but are included because they are representative of his likes. ![]() He acknowledged the great benefit that joining a camera club had afforded him in 2005, sufficient to spark his development into becoming a full time professional. On this occasion, the talk had just been assembled and was focussed around the theme of water and reflections, one of his favourite photographic subjects. Noel has visited Nantwich twice from his home close to Stafford, but this presentation continued with the club’s current use of Zoom. ![]()
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