Newsletter 1 was issued on 26th November 2000. The full text of the newsletter is available as HTML version (41K) or PDF version (114K)
The contents list of newsletter 1, together with information about the field meeting in March 2001 appear below.
Cave Photography News
- Future plans for the Cave Photography Group - Footleg outlines where we go from here
- Hidden Earth 2000 Photo Salon - David Gibson reports on this years BCRA conference photography competition
- Cave Photography Field Meetings - Details and dates of photographic field meets planned for the coming year
- Irish Caving Conference Photography Competition - David Gibson was a judge at the Irish caving conference photography competition and gives us an inside view
- Whatever Happened to Underground Photographer? - David Gibson has been finding out about the fate of the popular specialist magazine
A Winter Cave Photography Tip
- Footleg gives some seasonal advice
CPG Spring Field Meet
- Richard Rushton provides more details about this planned weekend in the Dales - see below
Readers Letters
- Your chance to let us know what you think
Short Pitch Composition
- Richard Rushton shares his experiences of vertical photography on a small pitch
A DIY Vacuum Cushion
- David Gibson describes an idea for a compact camera support
Advert: David Gibson's flashgun Slaves
Digital Corner
- In the introductory article of this regular column Footleg gives us a general overview of digital photography
3. Cave Photography Group Spring Field Meet - March 2001
The Cave Photography Group Spring field meet is due to take place in the Yorkshire Dales over the weekend of the 24th and 25th of March 2001. Following on from the successful photographic field meets held over the last few years, the CPG are putting together a weekend aimed at cave photography and all things relating to image capture in the underground environment. In addition to taking photographs underground this includes a whole raft of other aspects of underground imaging, such as lighting, modelling, video, film, digital, post processing etc.
Over the last few years we have had presentations from professional cave photographers such as Chris Howes, John Forder, and many others who have helped to pass on some of their tips on producing high quality photographs and images. We have had workshops on darkroom techniques as well as on a modern digital approach. We have visited some outstanding caves on field trips such as White Scar Cves and Illusion Pot, to allow those participating to experience some stunning scenery - then capture it on film. In the case of White Scar, we even had a lake to contend with. All this was based in the beautiful surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales.
The Weekend
Saturday will be an 'above ground' day, based in the comfort of a local conference centre, where workshops and slide shows will be held. We will also hold a mini salon to exhibit your work to others, which will be an ideal opportunity to gain advice and experience before taking the plunge into exhibiting at the BCRA conference. As in previous years we will award a prize for the image judged to be the best entered.
Sunday will be dedicated to an underground activity in a local cave. This will give you the ideal opportunity to try out some techniques and effects under the guidance of experienced underground photographers whilst being in an actual cave environment.
We Need You
You can help to make the weekend a success by volunteering to give a short talk, a slide presentation, or a demonstration of a photographic/image capture technique - basically anything which you would like to share with your fellow underground adventurers. If you have any equipment that you could bring along to the weekend, such as a Digital Camera, Computer, Darkroom Kit, Camera, Lighting etc. then Richard Rushton would like to hear from you. Please bring along some examples of your work to show to others and to enter into the mini salon. Even if you don't feel you can give a presentation then we would still really like to see you and have you participate in this weekend.
What To Do Now
If you would like to attend the weekend then please fill in the form accompanying this newsletter and return it to Richard (see home page for address). If you have any questions relating to the weekend and the intended caving venue then please do not hesitate to contact Richard by letter or by e-mail. We have to make a small charge of £5.00 to cover the cost of room hire and administration for the weekend. Camping and B&B style accommodation will be available at the venue.