News - Members' Articles

This Week Alan Humphries takes us to familiar places that he has shown us before but shows us how a Leica Minilux has provided him with the tool to record the fascinating subjects.

















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David Askham's lucky dip into his long-forgotten collection of digital pictures



Every January I set time aside for revisiting old images hidden out of sight on my computer. This year I chose to filter pictures taken with my oldest Leica digital camera. There were thousands. So I concentrated on unflagged files and was amazed by what I found. Follow the link and tell me what you think.


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On 6th December we gave a glimpse of Pam & Cled Lewis's Indian Safari.
This week we add some more photographs and not just of the wildlife.
We reiterate their travels and add Cled's views on the equipment he used.



Pam Lewis


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Samba Deer - Pam Lewis




Pam Lewis




Cled Lewis




Cled Lewis




Cled Lewis
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Alan tells us about this small port and how it has been rejuvenated. Alan's maritime connections have given us some fascinating articles.




Watchet Revival




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet




Watchet Revival
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We wish you a good New Year and we hope you can come to Sketchley Grange in the Spring.


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The Leica Fellowship would like to send good wishes to all members and visitors to our site both for Christmas and the New Year.
We have posted a few topical photographs. You can read more if you visit our news page.












All I Want For Christmas Is A New Leica




Christmas Greetings
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David Askham - 'Colour Perception and the Photographer'

How do you perceive colours, throughout the spectrum? Most non-photographers don't know or don't care, unless colour perception has impacted their careers in some detrimental way. Yet a surprising three millions of the UK population are affected by Colour Vision Deficiency or CVD. If you do the arithmetic, we probably have five or more members with CVD issues, within the Leica Fellowship.

Member David Askham has written a thought-provoking article about this subject, based on his recent experiences with operations on his own eyes. After the lens had been replaced on his left eye, (his preference), he discovered that certain colours were not what they seemed. Read more of his article here.


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Pam & Cled have recently returned from a safari in India and the photos of wild tigers show the highlight of the mammoth journey.






Pam & Cled Lewis
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Keith Walker shows us how to use a Leica M with a CMOS sensor to get close ups and tells us about the beautiful and fascinating bee orchids.



Keith Walker - Leica M Close Ups




Keith Walker - Bee Orchids



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This week Ken Davis tells us about an iconic shop in Chesterfield that s no longer with us. It is also a story of his use of the M series.





Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Johnson's Ironmongers, Chesterfield 2022




Mr & Mrs Johnson 2002




A Selection of Goods




The Paraffin Pump




Customers in The Shop




After 129 Years Johnson's Is Now Closed




Johnson's Becomes Dotique
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Alan Humphries tells a fascinating story of these unusual homes in Rotterdam.



CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN





CUBUS WONINGEN




CUBUS WONINGEN




Blaak Market Hall.




The White House - Europe's First Skyscraper
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This week Keith Walker entertains and educates us about milk trains and pick-up goods trains that were an essential part of our transport system from the 1930s to about 1960.



Milk Train 1 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Milk Train 2 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Milk Train 3 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Milk Train 4 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Milk Train 5 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Pick-up goods Train 1 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Pick-up goods Train 2 - © 2024 Keith Walker




Pick-up goods Train 3 - © 2024 Keith Walker
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Denis describes his experiences on a South American Cruise with his much missed wife Charlotte. His photographs are shown roughly in the order he talks about the places. It certainly looks like an unforgettable journey.



1 Punta del Este Blue Lagoon Restaurant




2 The Welsh Settlement Patagonia




3 Charlotte Gilbert at Thatcher Drive Falklands L




4 The Freedom Memorial Port Stanley




5 Passing Cape Horn in Calm Seas




6 Sun Set at Cape Horn




7 Punta Arenas Harbour




8 The Statue in Punta Arenas




9 Sailing off the Coast of Chile




10 The P X Glacier off Chile




11 Sun Set off Chile Coast




12 City Square Lima




13 My Favourite Shot of Machu Pichu




14 Dry Stone Joints at Machu Pichu




15 Entering Gatun Lock - Approach




16 The Americas Bridge , Approaching from The Pacific
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Alan Humphries shows us some photographs of people, 'informal and street' portraits and raises some interesting points about this important aspect of of Leica photography.




Delicious




Meditation




Erik




Oh Dear!




What Do You Think, Cled?




Practice
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Keith tells us about his love for the Goodwood Revival and all about its history. His photographs with his new M11 and a 35mm Summilux capture the feeling of the weekend. Thank you Keith.



Emmanuel Pirro © 2024 Keith Walker




Beautiful Cars and People © 2024 Keith Walker




Boys and Bikes from Bavaria © 2024 Keith Walker




Autograph Hunters ©2024 Keith Walker




When Bikers Meet © 2024 Keith Walker




Wining ERA © 2024 Keith Walker




Leica Store © 2024 Keith Walker

One from 2015



Auto Union & Mercedes 'Silver Arrowa' © 2015 Keith Walker
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The weather tried to wash out our weekend in Tiverton but a great day out on the coach and good hospitality at the hotel added to our chance to catch up with each other all made a success of the weekend.



Gareth Lewis - Dartmouth - Leica X Vario




Cled Lewis - Give Me Some




Sally Tarlton - Tony Photographig The River Dart




Dartmouth - Gareth Lewis - Leica X Vario




Sally Tarlton - Braveheart Steaming Out Of Dartmouth




Sally Tarlton - South Devon Railway and European Eagle Owl




Pam Lewis - European Eagle Owl




The Leica Fellowship Evening Get Together
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Alan Humphries describes the way the Dutch "Bruin Vloot" has adapted to become a major attraction on the Ijsselmeer, Markermeer and the Wadden Sea.



Zuiderhaven, Harlingen




Zuiderhaven





Tjalks & Klippers Waddenprom





Tjalk & Aak- Zuiderhaven





Outward-bound





Klippers-Zuiderhavn





Klipper coming out of the mist





Aak under sail






Guests Under Instruction
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Helping the natural world has seldom been more necessary than in current times. Global warming has had a catastrophic impact on some countries. Wide-scale flooding is but one aspect. Centuries-old migration routes have been disturbed with huge cosequences among the insect world and birds.

There is national concern over the sudden decline in the numbers of winged pollinators in the UK. Butterflies, bees and moths are relative rarities in our garden nowadays. So, the sudden appearance of Comma butterfly was a moment to celebrate and record. With its characteristically scalloped trailing edges to its wings, it was quite definitely a Comma butterfly.





Such an opportunity; such a challenge, dare I hope it would stay long enough for me to lay my hands on a camera?


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Melinda Stone tells us how, despite not counting herself as a photographer, she has joined the Fellowship and thoroughly enjoys it.
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The Leica M11
Ken Davis has written an article for the Newsletter about his experiences with this camera and we are publishing a shortened version here.
Let us know what you think by adding comments to this article.



Chesterfield Market




Shops in Chesterfield




Peak District Sky




Geranium - Leica R Series 70-210 f4 zoom.




Leica IIIg taken with 60mm Macro Elmarit on the M11
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