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Is the grass always greener in a place far from home? Not necessarily so, as we learned from the confines of Covid. Many photographers found that when people were constrained to their home patch, it was still possible to produce a creditable body of photographic work without leaving their home patch.

We have lived in the English West Country for over 40 years; a great deal longer than in our previous lifestyle where we moved, on average, every 18 months; and spent over 8 years living abroad. But we have seen many changes over recent decades. You could say that we are getting to know our neighbourhood!

Yes, we are well settled and have got to know and appreciate the tranquility of our rural setting: the perfect location for a keen photographer. So when we were visited by Covid-19 constraints, it was no hardship to look at our locality more critically.

Covid is now behind us and, fortunately, our family was not adversely affected. Now we are older and less able to roam the world as we once did. Drawing on the wisdom derived from long and varied lives, I found the inspiration to write this reflective article on the Lure of Local Landscapes.
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This week Pam Lewis tells us about Dyffryn House near Cardiff and shows us photographs of this fine place. It's worth a visit if you are in the area.




















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Douglas tells us about initiatives in Paris to keep alive wet plate technology in the 21st Century.
Our photographic predecessors had to work hard and skillfully to create their images.


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Ken Davis takes us to Birmingham when he returned in 2019 to be greeted by a very different New Street Station area.
If you go, take a very wide angle! There are lots of opportunities for good photos.





























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Tony and Sally have been to Stanton House Hotel to stay overnight and see what it's like.
We include some photos here and if you go to 'Our Next Meetings' page

https://www.leica-fellowship.org.uk/our-next-meeting

you will see more of the hotel, which looks just right for our important 50th Anniversary Weekend














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Keith takes us to the Goodwood Revival to see the exotically clad people more than the cars. He has succeeded in using an M camera to its natural best.



Give Us A Push




Hurry Up Dad




Lotus Lady




Never Too Young



Nice Blazer




Old Friends Meet




School Cap




Spitfire Fan




Sunglass Sophistication




The American




In Memory of The Queen




The Sound Of A Merlin
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Dennis tells us about his visit to Scarborough and the fascinating Spanish galleon Nao Victoria. This was the sole survivor of the round the world mission in 1519 that proved the Earth was a globe.























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This week Cled shows us photographs taken of the red kites at the Llanddeusant feeding centre.
As you read his article you might be as surprised as the webmaster was that Cled had used a Leica M with a 75mm Summilux, who would've chosen that combination to take most of these. A couple were taken on the Panasonic by Pam.




Leica M11 - 75mm Summilux




Leica M11 - 75mm Summilux




Leica M11 - 75mm Summilux




Leica M11 - 75mm Summilux




Pam - Panasonic G9




Pam - Panasonic G9
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Philip shows us the results of working with this interesting combination of lens and body. When you view Philip's flowers, I think you will agree with him that it works. Thanks Philip.























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We continue our railway theme with Alan Humphries' story about the Exbury Gardens Railway. His photographs show what a delight this is.
Keith and Ken built 'OO' model railways but here the creator built a working steam railway!











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A bit of a change this week. The photographs this week are of Keith Walker's and the webmaster's model railways.



Keith Walker's Model Railway




Keith Walker's Model Railway




Keith Walker's Model Railway




Ken Davis - Gillibrand Park MPD




Ken Davis - Gillibrand Park MPD




Ken Davis - Gillibrand Park MPD




Ken Davis - Gillibrand Park MPD




Ken Davis - Gillibrand Park MPD
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Gareth Lewis shows us a Steam Punk Weekend at Crich National Tramway Museum.


























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The Weekend in Worksop, attended by about 30 members, was very successful due to Tony and Sally Tarlton's organisation and an excellent hotel.
Worksop and areas close by provided lots of places to visit and the weather was kind to us.
The presentations on the Peak District by Jonathan Ratnage and South America by Hugh Elliott were both entertaining and educational.


Worksop - Lion Hotel


Mr Straw's House


Worksop Priory


Worksop Priory

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COMPETITION RESULTS


Drinking Fountain Kyoto - Dennis Steel


The Path - Jay Charnock


Flat Calm - Roger Finney


Rooted To The Ground - Ken Davis


Putting The World To Rights - Steve Mckay



Salford Quays Shadows - Ken Davis
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Keith shows us some of his excellent photographs of steam on the railways all taken with a Leica M. He also recalls the days many of us 'boys' remember of trainspotting when we were kids.

Returning to September 2025, we hope members who are on their way to Worksop have a good weekend and send our best wishes to all members.



Alersford Sunset Mid-Hants Railway




Corfe Castle Station, Swanage Rly




Maintenance, Ropley Station Mid-Hants Railway




Mendip Vale - East Somerset Railway




Nr. Bishops Lydiard, West Somerset Railway




Near Kingswear




Paigton





Simmering, Corfe Castle Station, Swanage Rly




Evening, Staverton Station




Proud Railwaymen, Alersford Station
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No photographs this week. Here are the details for our weekend in Worksop from 5th to 8th September.
We also outline Gerald Stone's proposals for a new visit to Wetzlar in May 2026
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Good Afternoon,

this website update is to tell you about website based fraudulent stores.
David Askham has found this on the Leica Forum:

This link will take you to the Forum posts:

https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/423905-caution-leica-fake-stores/

Please be careful.
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Dennis Steel's Whitby Goth Weekend
Dennis tells us about the Goth Weekends in Whitby and, as well as showing some great portraits of the Goths he gives us history and information about the event and also tells us the best way of travelling to Whitby and where to get the best food!



Olivia




Amelia




Ava




Ivy




Lily




Willow




Derek




Two Faces




For Freshly Smoked Kippers
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This week Pam Lewis has written a short article about her most used Micro Four Thirds lenses that perform well in this format.



Tiger - 100-400mm




Rose - 12-60mm



12-60mm




Kingfisher - 100-400mm
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This week Dennis takes us to the splendid flower festival in Madeira to see some of the splendid costumes. He uses two Leica CLs. The ending of the CL / TL line by Leica was a decision many users were annoyed by and we can see why.



Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 18-55mm





Leica CL 18-55mm




Leica CL 55-135mm




Leica CL 55-135mm





Leica CL 55-135mm




Leica CL 55-135mm - HDR














18-55mm
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This week Alan describes his experiences with the D-Lux 8 and it seems to be a fine camera. We hope you enjoy the photographs.



A Very Rare Beast




Across The River Exe from Lympstone Harbour




Departing Alresford




Dredging at Exmouth Marina




Motorcyclists at Westbay Dorset




Oh Bouy!




The Goat Walk - Topsham


We should all have received our copies of the Newsletter by now. Unfortunately we forgot to put the author's name on the last article. It is by John Lewis.
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