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Beavers Photography Trip to Pontypool Park

Last nights photography trip went really well! (I think) I guess the photographs from the kids will be testament to that ;) I did take a look at a few of the pictures and I was impressed! I gave them the task to photograph something alive! Now, if they were clever, which some were...(too clever) they would have found ways of being able to do that really easy. For instance, they could have taken a picture of a leaf! or a tree! which in my opinion IS alive. However, some of the kids thought they were too clever and started taking selfies of themselves OR taking pictures of people walking their dogs! So I quickly reassured them that people or dogs don't count. That said, someone did get a picture of a worm and hopefully some of you were listening to me when I started to point out a few little creatures ? Well, some did listen and they did get pictures so i'm really looking forward to seeing them. 

Below is an arty iPhone picture of the group walking on their annual conker walk.

Scouts Photography Trip

Beavers Photography Talk

Well done Beavers! though next time you better bring some Camera's! Hint hint parents ;). 
Congrats to the few that did bring camera's and I really look forward to our trip next week to Pontypool Park. 

We should expect to see lots of Autumn signs like Grey Squirrels  burying their nuts in the ground and also Jays in the trees. We may end up seeing some Southern Hawkers on the Ponds along with Mallards and other common birds. Get those cameras ready!   

Below are some older pictures of those species mentioned 

Scouts Photography Talk

Scouts Photography Badge

Tomorrow I'll be meeting up with 1st Panteg (St Mary's) Scout Group in Newinn where they are awaiting being taught how to use a Camera! I'll be starting with the youngest group, showing them some of my photographs on this very website and hopefully teaching them what it takes to be able to get creative and take photographs that they are happy with. I'm really looking forward to meeting with them as the scouts will have to work really hard to earn their photography badge! (yes, they have a photography badge!). This week we'll be indoors but next week will be the tester as we venture out to Pontypool Park to put their skills to the test. 

Good luck Scouts!