17th oct. mountain photography

Natalie Wright, who has been a member of CCC for a number of years, gave us a talk on 17th October about Mountain Photography. However, her talk included so much more! She explained how her interest in photography, her means of transport and the photographic equipment she uses, has progressed in the 25 years since she bought her first digital camera which had only 1.5 megapixels. 

Natalie showed us mountain photographs she had taken in Banff (Alberta in Western Canada), the Scottish islands of Aran and Skye, and various places in the Lake District National Park which she has visited many times. She explained how she combines her interest in photography with her other interests such as her love of nature, travel, hiking and motor bikes. Despite becoming very ill with Covid in 2021, Natalie has now recovered sufficiently to again experience her joy of hiking up mountains and taking great images on the way. 

As bonuses with her talk, Natalie showed us the photographic equipment she carries in her camera bag when she is on a hike. She also showed us some time lapse photography which she deployed to capture the Northern Lights from Cramlington only a week earlier. 

Members enjoyed hearing more about the interests of one of our own members and insights into how other interests and hobbies can be combined with photography. Natalie received a good round of applause before many of us headed off to the pub.

Ray Barnes
CCC Programme Secretary   ​