20th an eclectic mix - Bob finlay

​Following an Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss the future direction of the club, one of our long-standing members, Bob Finlay, gave us a presentation which he had titled An Eclectic Mix. Bob explained that he had used a range of cameras during the course of his photographic journey and had moved between Pentax, Nikon, Fuji and an Olympus camera. He explained that he had owned cameras with cropped and full frame sensors and, most recently, had bought an Olympus four thirds camera. The four thirds system is a standard created by Olympus and Eastman Kodak for DSLR camera design and development. Four thirds refer to both the size of the image sensor as well as the aspect ratio. Bob said he was very pleased with this recent acquisition which produced great images, was light to use and carry on photographic trips and could be hand-held for an impressive 2 seconds when shooting.
 
With some amusing diversions about the cars he and his friends had owned and driven in the past, Bob presented a range of his photographs in sections such as Landscape, Sport and Portraits. Bob has a relaxed but clear and amusing presentational style and this, together with his high-quality photographs, provided a very enjoyable and informative meeting. 
 
Including Bob, about three-quarters of those in attendance then headed for the pub to continue our discussion about photography in general, the club, next year's programme and a wide range of subjects and anecdotes which came to mind, and which were suitably lubricated by the beer.
 
Ray Barnes 
Programme Secretary