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: Horsey Gap – approximately 46 miles from Watton
Date: 18th November
Group members: Al Middleton, John Pepper, Neil Rowe & Stewart Haile
Al kindly drove and we left Watton around 9am, heading to our breakfast pitstop at Charlottes Café in Stalham. Highly recommended.Post Code: NR12 9AZ
Once fed and watered, we drove to the car park at Horsey Gap. It was just before 10:30 and was already busy with people hoping to see the Seals and their newly born pups. Note: Car park costs £4.00 for 2 hours / £6.20 for 4 hours.
The weather was glorious… bright blue clear skies, cold and breezy but warm in the sun. Horsey Gap was really well organised and managed by many Seal Wardens who were there not only to protect the Seals but also help with visitors to get the most out of their visit. The high sand dunes were roped off from the beach and sensibly there was no access onto the beach where the Seals and their Pups could be clearly seen. According to the Wardens, so far on this stretch of the beach there had been 749 pups born this winter (so far).
The four of us walked upon the Dunes and made our way to some space, in order to set up our tripods and get the images that each of us strived for. Initially the cold was tolerable, the warming sun taking the bite out of the breeze, however after about 2 hours we felt we had the shots we wanted and returned to the car. That, and the cold, and the thought of a pub lunch, being the deciding factors.
We travelled less than 10 minutes down the road to where we had booked our Pub Lunch. The pub chosen was The Nelson’s Head in Horsey. Another establishment that we all would Highly recommend Post Code: NR29 4AD
During lunch we decided that as there were only 4 Shutterists – we each could submit 2 images for the ‘Terry Knight Award’ which is presented monthly for the best photo of the day. Chosen by an independent judge.
The winners from the jaunt to Horsey Gap
Thus for the November outing, our 8 images were submitted to our esteemed Judge – for this trip it was Mr Malcolm Trayhorn and the results of his deliberations were as follows:
1st place - Kisses Mum
Mr Al Middleton
2nd place - Are you looking at me
Mr Al Middleton
3rd place - A slight Disagreement
Mr Neil Rowe
A huge congratulations to Al, securing both 1st & 2nd place. Sony camera with a prime lens, Al subsequently received The Terry Knight Trophy. Well done to Neil too with his image from his Sony music centre.
Gold
"Kisses Mum"
By
Al Middleton
Silver
"Are You Looking At Me"
By
Al Middleton
Bronze
"A Slight Disagreement"
By
Neil Rowe
