It was a
great shame that only a few members managed to turn up for the AGM/Show,
I suppose the weather did not help matters but it turned out to be a
very enjoyable day, also having the new lecture room with full
blackout facilities made Roger Parry's colour processing and
printing demo a great success, but time ran out on us and
unfortunately we did not have time to show any of our own members
slides or even run the slide of the year competition, sincere
apologies to members who brought slides for this.
The
main items covered at the meeting are in the minutes published
elsewhere in this newsletter, the only added item to them, and I'm
pleased to say that Sandra Craske is standing again as Treasurer for
the coming year, "Many thanks Sandra for taking on this
important task again" also I was very pleased to hear that John Pearle has
completed the chemical sales takeover, and he is now open for
business, "Many
thanks also to John" but
I was very disappointed that not more members came forward to give
their services as committee members or helpers the same old apathy
seems to prevail again.
I
told the members who were at the AGM the full story in every detail
of the dispute between the NEC and the Area 22 co-ordinator and
committee, I am sorry to say that at the end of the day the club
lost 16 members who resigned, but not all of those members that
resigned, did so over the dispute, I know of at least 5 who would
have resigned anyway ie. age, ill health, and now lack of interest
in photography, I hope now we can put this matter in the past and
get on with making the Colour Reversal Club better, with this in
mind, may I please have your ideas on the following.
After
what you have read in the recent newsletters, your thoughts for any
changes for the Constitution.. next Years AGM and items for that
day, other items that you would like to see in the Newsletter, ie
Digital Imaging etc. Yours truly has recently upgraded to a new PC
and I must admit although DI is not new to me, I have been
interested in it for a few years but never had a PC with enough
power to run the imaging programs, now I have, and prices seem still
to be falling fast, so it is now software material I have to find,
but this not as expensive as It sounds, as a few months ago whilst
browsing in a large news agents I found the full version of 'Adobe
PhotoDeluxe' attached to one of the computer magazines, with all its
accessories ie 150 photos and 200 decorations, also after reading
some of the experts review's on photo imaging software, it is an
excellent program even at the full price of £88.13, so getting it
for nothing it is even better for Pete. and I think it will do until
the piggy bank runs to
the full version of 'Photoshop'!
Before
I finally leave this page, may I please remind you that if you have
not paid your subs for this year, will you please send them to your
area co-ordinator as soon as possible!
Many
thanks, all for now.
Best
regards,
Pete.