Thanks for the entertaining delivery and dive into your memories Peter, really quite enjoyed. As a relative youngster (just turned 40) I'm thinking about joining my first Camera club in September, Evesham. I have been taking photos as a hobbyist for a little over 3 years now pretty much on my own, so perhaps, like minded individuals will expand my horizons so to speak. Whilst I'm thinking about your video and points raised, I think your points on the perceived negatives of camera clubs exactly matched my perceptions after speaking to several photographers, but I'm going to put their views to the test.

Its been a while, and I have been if'ng and ah'ng on this image, between a crunchy colour image, a black and white, and a cinematic esk style (which i'm trying to resist at the risk of over doing it) - So with a departure from my usual style, I have gone for a punch in your face style...

South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England.

Paddy's Hole is a small harbour constructed from slag in the lagoon on the Teesmouth side of South Gare. It is named Paddy's Hole because of the many Irishmen who helped build the South Gare

This inlet of the river provides a safe haven for small boats and fishing craft which are left high and dry in the mud at low tide.

However, the surrounding area is such a mix of contrasts. Teesport, oil refineries and chemical plants on the near horizon, sweeping views south across the sands to Redcar and the North Yorkshire coast and cliffs or north to Hartlepool and the Headland, the open sea, the river, sand dunes and mud flats, ships, small boats, fishermen’s huts, a lifeboat station, wildlife, birds and fauna and Eston’s ironstone hills on the far horizon and so much more...

Larger size image can be seen here > https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-moore/48039820743

Thank you David. - I'm looking at the weather outside, and I'm thinking the heavy rain and flat conditions might make for some interesting images and a vlog. Might mean I'm going to get a soaking for my troubles, still more images may follow

Thank you Peter.

Thanks Steve,
This really was my first foray in to taking photos of this type, so rather enjoyed the experience albeit rushed and fraught with danger. One of the cows, stepped right over the fence that separated us, I hasten to add I was out of there like a flash - Wasn't expecting her to be so bold.

Following on from the silly Bluebell Season that grips us photographers each year I thought i'd like to branch out (like what i did there?) from Landscape photography into trying a little bit of Wildlife and Wildflower photography. It didn't go quite to plan!

I think I really underestimated the time needed to get a good shot as well as record a video and try to photograph a sunset almost all at the same time.
Here are some of the photos taken.... You can also watch how I went about getting these photos here in a little 5 min video if you want more insight into my process and the total lack of preparation > https://youtu.be/hjU9UC1iBHM










All images shot with Pentax K-1 + SMC Pentax-DA* 60-250mm F4 ED (Modded) + HD Pentax-D FA 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED DC WR

Regards
Geoff

Working well for me today, woke up by the sound of the mobile pining to notifications... #1 in Explore.

Hello There!
Welcome to the forum Rich.

Thank you David for taking us through the woodland ramble. That was very enjoyable. Lovely images to boot.

Thanks Peter. Hoping to improve on some of them as I'll be revisiting a few of the locations featured in the upcoming weeks.