CRCNews July 2001

CRCNews APRIL 2000

A look at the contents of the April 2000 edition of the Colour Reversal Club Newsletter, CRCNews.

Thanks to John Pearle, Margary & Kevin Maskell and Dennis O' Conner for coming to my aid at the last moment and finally having enough to fill another issue. I really do need YOU to keep me informed of your activities and latest photographic jaunts and processing. Every piece of copy is urgently required. No matter how small it will help fill the pages The AGM and Open Meeting is due on Saturday the 8th of April, at Rushwick Village Hall, Worcester and may well be over before you receive this newsletter. If not I hope that you will do all you can to come along and support those who have organised this interesting event. The Stereoscopic demonstration looks like being well worth the effort of attending.

Lawrence Edwards has kindly updated the CRC's E6 Formula, which is intended for the Member's Handbook update. However a lot of work has to go into updating the other pages and it will be some while yet before it is ready for publication. If you require a copy now, please send me a S.A.E. and I will send you one.

With copy slow to materialise I am always on the lookout for anything useable and sometimes some D.I. chat helps fill the bill. However don't be misled by John Pearle's Internet find "Caught in the Web" article as this is full of interesting photographic and processing pieces. The long article will be spread over at least two newsletters, with further updates as they come along.

Brian Asquith also produces another interesting chat page, but mainly touches on the use, or should we say, lack of use, of the Club Library. This is a source of knowledge which I am sure members foolishly ignore. Why not give Brian a ring and find out what is on offer. This is a service which could easily disappear if it isn't used.

CRCNEWS JULY 2000

In this issue it has been necessary to publish virtually all of the minutes and actions of the AGM, which has been quite a marathon for Secretary, John Pearle. It was a very busy AGM and your reactions to the outcome will be most welcome. This left no space for an extensive report of the social side of the AGM, which was held at Rushwick, near Worcester and was reasonably well attended. Colour & B&W prints were displayed by John & Mike Deeming and Derrick Forster. Refreshments were available for most of the day.

The main feature was the excellent 3-D presentation (using four projectors) by Bernard C. Brown which, with his informative and very amusing commentary made for a very entertaining afternoon. Bernard proved too that the silver image and Digital image can work perfectly together as many 3-D transparencies were the most striking that I have ever see and it really was a case of "seeing is not believing" as sunsets appeared in the 'east' as jets, cars and people appeared in the most unlikely places around the world. The first section was by way of a lesson on how Bernard goes about producing his slides and gradually led into numerous short and magnificent views around the Grand Canyon. Bernard deserves our thanks for coming along to our meeting and presenting such an excellent and entertaining 3-D presentation.

It appears that our annual meetings have difficulty for increasing the actual numbers that turn up, but this time it was nice to meet a number of new faces an d it was interesting that there were five members of the Slide Folio and it was nice meeting two, David Deeming and Richard Eardley for the first time. My only disappointment was on having to leave early due to being at work early next morning. However our AGM's are always enjoyable and I look forward to them every year, as indeed I am to next year's event.

B&W PRINTS (Pages 8 & 9)

At the AGM it was accepted that the cost of printing the newsletters could rise to take in the use of better quality printing paper, to help picture quality to be improved. I think you will agree that Kevin Craske has done a nice job and that the very fine print quality as shown on these pages is well worth the extra expense. It will be interesting to see what this does for colour pictures when we next use them.

AUTUMN DIDCOT MEETING

Another event which I look forward to. However I'm afraid this year's meeting will have to be cancelled due to clashing with my annual leave, which will be for most of October.

With so much coverage of the AGM just what is left in this issue to interest you! Brian Asquith covers items available in the CRC Library and in particularly Copying and Duplicating. Kevin Craske responds to my (very novice) explanation of DVD, HDTV etc.) in the April New sletter and brings us up to speed on how they work. "Caught in the Web" continues an interesting insight to the numerous sides of our hobby, this time mainly covering making and adding 'masks' in print processing. Our centre piece is a nice display of fiv e black and white prints by Area 9 member, Derrick Forster, which are linked together on explaining how contrast, shade, lines and tones are all used to prove why B&W white photography continues to be as impressive as any full colour photograph or transpa rency. I hope too our newsletter printing will be able to do justice to these fine prints.

Thanks to those who have paid their latest subscription. If you have not done so yet I hope that you will remain with us.

CRCNews OCTOBER 2000

Along with the latest chemical list, Secretary John Pearle gives a very useful description on using 'spoons' to measure chemiclas without using 'scales'. I am sure many will find this very interesting. Please note that this chemical list succeeds any chemical list that may lurk in back newsletters, in the secure section. The latest list and prices will be found in the Member's Handbook section. John also enters a "For Sale" section, which he would like members to follow up and advertise any pieces of photographic equipment etc, to offer other members an opportunity of buying such equipment at reasonable prices and to be able to join in the experience of learning and using photographic techniques which older members may have now given up on. The editor will be pleased to receive your list of items but any such deals must be between the both parties and in good faith and, which the CRC cannot be held responsible. If you wish a "For Sale" section could be added to the web site. Please let me know your thoughts on this, thanks.

A reprint of the 1999/2000 CRC Accounts is produced, showing the inclusion of the 'Portman' account, which was overlooked in the April presentation.

The first draft of the "Questionaire" which most of you have kindly returned is published and gives us some insight as to where you wish the Club to go from here. These will be discussed at coming Committee meetings and reports of anything becoming being passed officially will be published as necessary.

Kevin Craske expains that "Painting with Light" or composing pictures by digital image, needn't be the threat many have feared but by using both your computer and your silver image pictures to take advantage of both mediums can be very rewarding.

Our centre spread is a reproducion of the Artilce "Building a better Copying Stand" (not "A Monochrome View" which appeared in the July CRCN) This article by Eric Dugden first appeared in the Area 3+ local newsletter and is an excellent report on how Eric built himself a better copying stand (includes black & white prints).

From a Scottish Federation Bullitin, Roger Barnet explains how to banish those "Test Strip' blues, and there is a report on a "Two Solution Compensating C-41 Colour Developer".

This edition of the CRCN closes with the 3rd and final part of the excellent "Caught in the Web" article by Barry Sherman.

Bill Reid (CRC Editor).

me on: reidcrcwdr@aol.com