Wayland Men's Shed
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Photography Group - The Shutterists
We are an artistic group with an un-written modus operandi of "For fun"
The Shutterists activities include;
1. Regular outings to photogenic places
2. Learning and improving our camera handling
3. Embracing other creative artistic media
The Shutterists allows all camera types, including mobile phones/tablets. However cameras are not a pre-requisite, for example, one of our keen members will attend outings with his charcoal and sketch pad. Shutterist Outings generally take in a coffee, food and even the odd beer – it’s a social trip as much as a photographic one and we all share friendly banter.
After ‘Shutterist Outings’ a competition is held for the best image of the day. The Winner will receive ‘The Terry Knight Photo Group Trophy’. The Winner retains this Trophy until the next outing at which time a new Winner will be announced and the Trophy is passed on accordingly. The Trophy is awarded in tribute to Terry Knight, one of our original photo group members who sadly passed away in 2019.
If any of the above is of interest, or you have any questions, come see us at the SHED.
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Blakeney Point – 4th July 2018
Terry Knight (left), Steve Franz (middle) and Stewart Haile
Latest News From The Shutterists
The Shutterists Plans For 2026:
For 2026 we welcome a new leader in Stewart Haile who has great plans. Following our November meeting, and discussions, Stewart is reintroducing the monthly challenge. Details of this can be found by clicking the button below. We also have a list of provisional places to visit each month over 2026, again click on the button to see the list.
The November Outing
Location: Centre Parcs, Elvedon
Date: 10th December
We had three cars, John Pepper, Stewart Haile and David Haylocok all drove. We left Watton around 15:00 and met outside the gates at the Parc. As Malcolm is Santa in the Centre Parcs grotto, during the Christmas period, he was considered staff and we benefitted from the Staff Car Park. For those that have never been, the site is huge and there were literally 1000’s of cars there. The weather was cold but clear skies, dusk was coming in but it was still quite light, so we headed into the Parc towards Starbucks and enjoyed a coffee. Chatting about Christmas, todays trip and taking the Michael out of Stewart, as he was the only one to have a croissant!
Refreshments over, we followed Malcolm into the main Parc and headed for the light trails. The site was very busy, which was actually lovely because all the children were so excited. Photography was challenging, both in terms of camera settings and with the sheer volume of people. As we meandered through the walkways and avenues, we all agreed that Centre Parcs had excelled with their Christmas lights as they were truly fantastic. However, capturing the lights, and doing them justice in a photograph, was not easy. Particularly as there was no room to use a tripod.
Once we had completed our meandering, it was time for some more refreshments, so we headed to the Parc’s Sports Bar where we found a huge area of seating and we managed to sit together, even with all our Camera equipment.
Our plan was always to have dinner in one of the many restaurants on site. We had chosen Café Rouge, and I have to say, we enjoyed fabulous service, fabulous food and more importantly fabulous laughs.
A grand day out – with all thanks to Malcolm. An excellent, and unique treat for us all.
Once returning home, I opened up the ‘Best Photograph of the day competition’ to all Shutterists, not to just those on the Centre Parcs outing. The premise being Christmas Lights during December and invited all to submit their images to me which would then be forwarded to a suitable judge.
Christmas is a busy time for us all and so we had 4x entries for December competition. I invited the esteemed gentlemen John Chamberlin to be our judge and with 4x entries – only one winner would be required. The result of his deliberations was as follows:
The winners from the jaunt to Centre Parcs
Congratulations to Al, securing another win. A big thank you to our Judge... A difficult decision to make from the 4 images submitted but overall, the right choice for the winning entry
Winner
"Merry Christmas Santa"
By
Al Middleton
"Interesting 'Candles'. Their natural flame and reflection in the wine glass invoke the ambience of a cozy festive night in by the fire."
"The Path Of Light"
By
John Parling
"Planets Of Light"
By
Stewart Haile
"Sparkle"
By
Grahame Andrews
