News - Short Stories

Late November 2024 brought many areas of the UK a few inches of snow. Here are some photographs in Derbyshire:



November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire




November Snow - Derbyshire
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James Jarché, a famous press photographer in his day, is not a name likely to be known by younger members of the Leica Fellowship. But for those who grew up in the 1940s, they might just remember Jarché’s work in Picture Post and other contemporary publications, fore-runners of British sunday newspapers’ colour magazines. Such weekly papers were extremely popular in the 1940s and 1950s, but relied on a regular supply of the very best of illustrative or journalistic photography. James Jarché was one of the main contributors to Picture Post and Weekly Illustrated, long before television became the medium of choice for news, as Britain became more affluent. That is the background to a fascinating documentary, with considerable photographic content and a reminder of British social history. Read more here…
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Denis Gilbert wishes to sell some of his books and these are listed in the Equipment for Sale page as well as in this news item.
Denis is sending photographs of the cruises he and his wife enjoyed. The first photographs of these are of crocodiles on the Murray River.



Feeding Crocodiles at the Murray River above Darwin . Leica V-Lux 4 by Denis Gilbert


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Feeding Crocodiles at the Murray River above Darwin . Leica V-Lux 4 by Denis Gilbert



The crocodile has just closed on his snack . Denis Gilbert Leica V-Lux 4


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I am pleased that I managed to fire the shutter exactly the second his jaws took the meat . Denis Gilbert Leica V-Lux 4
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First class photographs by Robert Frank who used a screw thread Leica and standard lens can be seen at an exhibition on The Valleys at the National Museum of Wales.
https://museum.wales/news/1362/The-Valleys-New-Exhibition-opens-at-National-Museum-Cardiff/
This shows that this equipment, that can be 70 to 80 years old can still perform so well and you'll get to experience Leica quality in the tradition of film photographs.
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We are featuring photographs and an article about the Exbury Gardens Steam Railway - ‘The Rhododendron Line” by Alan Humphries.


Exbury Station


Last Checks



Naomi



Rosemary
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Gareth has sent these photographs taken on their various outings at the Frodsham weekend 2024.

He will be writing a full report for the Fellowship Newsletter so members can read the detail in there.


Speke Hall


Manchester Ship Canal


Chester Cathedral


Cloisters - Chester Cathdral


Angel Shadow - Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathedral


Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
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Cled set up a still life using his family bible and photographed it with his iPhone and his Leica M11, you can see his results here.




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Dennis Steel believes in the habit of carrying one camera and one lens for local photography. Was this the best choice when he encountered serious flooding and an extremely swollen river Ouse flowing through his local city of York? For this picture, certainly.


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Alan Humphries tells us about the place where he lives with some attractive photos taken on Leica / Panasonic equipment. It looks worth a visit.




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Llanfair Caereinion station on the Llanfair and Welshpool Railway was captured by Keith as the sun highlighted the train crew member.


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These are photographs by Jay Charnock, one of our successful street photographers using Leica Q cameras.





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To start the new year, what would be more appropriate than a wintery scene. Yet, we do not get snow, just by wishing for it. So member David Askham delved into his archives to find one. Here he discusses how a simple opportunity arose, without him leaving the warmth of his home.
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We wish all our members and visitors a Happy New Year. We will be developing the website further in 2024 so look out for more news and changes.


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Cled's atmospheric photo of Tibetan monks jostling to get their Yak tea taken on slide film in a Leica M6.


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This wonderful capture was by Pam Lewis who caught the cellist during rehearsals


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Keith describes how he takes his fine B&W steam train photos in this feature.


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“Walking on Water” is the first in a new series of members' stories of what impelled them to take a specific photograph. They will also reveal their thought processes in capturing or creating their pictures. We can learn a great deal from each other in this way, exemplifying the true meaning of 'fellowship'.


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