This week saw another evening of excellent photography for members of the IOM Photographic Society, with Sue Blythe, one of our committee, providing a wonderful presentation on ’The Tigers and Peoples of India’.
Sue, Maughold based and with her own studio facility and photographic business, is one of our most highly qualified members, holding a string of qualifications.
The visit to India was a ’treat’ - justified by one of those ’once in 10 year’ anniversaries for her husband and something Sue had wanted to do for some time.
Her visit was clearly an emotional one - a love and respect for animals and nature, and an appreciation of the warmth and hospitality of the local people, was clearly evident throughout the evening.
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Tigers are an endangered species, today closely monitored in several of India’s national parks, but increasingly appreciated for their economic benefit in terms of tourism and wealth generation.
Sue’s visit to the Ranthambore Park was part of a specialist photographic tour, with experienced guides able to show - very successfully - the best places to get some really close-up shots of these top predators.
The commentary was excellent, explaining the family relationships - matriarch Machali and her offspring Krishna and Noor and in turn, their cubs, their territories in the park, and their prey.
The images were superb, the tigers shown to great advantage. Then followed some lovely images of the people - their colourful saris, proud parents with smiling children - but also showing some of the wider issues, of poverty, waste and the need for clean water.
In addition, some very evocative images of the Taj Mahal and the neighbouring area were included in an evening that delighted our audience.
The vote of thanks was given by club president, Chris Blyth.
â?¢ The society meets at the Art Society Building (Thie Ellyn) in Withington Road, Douglas, with all meetings starting at 7.30pm.
Our next meeting on Wednesday, February 13, will be the judging of our third open competition covering both prints and digitally projected images.
Meetings are open to the public, non-members with a modest entry fee, and all will be given a very warm welcome.
Full details of our programme can be found on our website at www.iomps.com.
One of Sue Blythe’s excellent images from her presentation on the tigers and people of India