December kicked off with a fantastic Nature Competition. 62 images of birds, mammals and insects were entered to be judged by Jenny Hibbert MPAGB, EFIAP/g, AWPF and President of the WPF.

Jenny, as an experienced wildlife judge, appreciated the high standard of work submitted. Her critique was beneficial to the authors with careful comments and praise.

Jenny commended nine images which were by David Bundock (three entries), Jayne Crocker (two entries), Dave Lewis, Liz Wallis, Cheryl Hewitt and Rosie Dungey.

Next came the Highly Commended class of which there were 10 featured images. They were by Charlie Kidd, Liz Wallis (two entries), John Whitehurst (two entries), Paul Richards, Dave Bolton (two entries), and Jan Sullivan (two entries).

The difficult task then was to give the awards to the top three.

In Bronze position was ‘Dropped it’ by Rosie Dungey, a great action shot of a pelican .

In Silver position was Liz Wallis and her ‘Ringed Plover Display’ showing beautiful plumage.

In the Gold position was Dave Bolton and an image (pictured) full of of interest and skill ‘The honey bee flies home’.

A very high calibre of work was presented by club members and so it is no surprise that Tenby has a justified reputation for its’ nature work.

On December 9 the Club welcomed Martin Patten, a member of Watford Camera Club.

He has a string of photographic qualifications to his name which showed clearly when he presented his ‘Improving your Photography’ talk.

He covered a wide range of subjects from Wildlife to Architecture, showing clearly how to improve with simple things how to boost the quality.

Martin explained how important it is to plan, prepare and organise yourself and your equipment. When taking a photo consider the angles, lighting, time of day and the weather.

It is good to make your photograph tell a story and engage with the viewer with atmosphere and quality.

His Tip ‘Seeing, Thinking, Taking’ certainly would be helpful to many. Shoot for success and shoot less. His comments on post production, noise reduction, sharpening and lens correction were also taken on board.

He emphasised that we need to prepare, and organise all aspects of a shoot, to be more successful. A thoughtful presentation which was very well received by the zoom audience.

On December 8, the Club took part in the Afan Nedd 9 way Battle. Five colour prints were entered from each club. The judge for the evening was Roy Thomas.

Tenby did very well scoring two 20s and two 19s and an eighteen. This meant with scoring 96/100 the club won the first placing. An interesting competition with a wide range of topics, well judged and presented.

The Club will reconvene on the January 6 with a talk by Dave Watts ‘Above and Below’.

The Committee would like to wish all members and followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.