Our month has been fruitful and entertaining although the opportunity to take photographs has typically been limited. The month started with a visit to Bishop Auckland where our hosts were the TeesWear U3A Photographic Group. We explained how our group started and what our philosophy is re taking pictures and the type of equipment we use. This was in marked contrast to TeesWear who have speakers and use expensive equipment and software. Contributions from Dorothy, Jean, Judith, Sylvia and Frances showed the high standard that our photographers have reached and how unnecessary it is to use expensive items. After all, why pay £600 for software when we can obtain the same results for nothing. This visit was followed by two visits to Brompton where the Northallerton Photographic Club had speakers from France and Ireland. The photos were outstanding and gave us fresh ideas and incentive to do better next year. Following this, a visit to Nunnington Hall to see Patrick Litchfield’s exhibition. This was definitely worth a visit. We were fortunate to stumble on the pretty village of Nunnington and this is a place that we will be visiting during the coming summer. We teamed up with the Gardening Group to make a visit to Harlow Carr but although the early morning was sunny it soon became overcast and spoilt the opportunity to capture the wonderful colours in the garden. Brian H.
 

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