The Isle of Man Photographic Society enjoyed a double bill again this week, with a presentation from Tony Curtis for our first half, followed by a series of folios of digital images from the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union.

Tony, a long-standing club member, is a semi-professional photographer, offering his services for weddings and corporate customers alongside his day-time work, as well as just simply enjoying taking a picnic and walking our island countryside with his camera.

He presented a miscellany of images with a well-paced commentary explaining the why, where and how of his work.

Some delightful images of Cornwall, similar in landscape to the island and sharing a mining industry history started the presentation, taking in popular tourist sites such as Perranporth, Sennen Cove, the Lizard peninsula, Land’s End, the Mynack theatre, and the Eden Project.

Later, he moved to landscapes of the island, including a lovely shot of the three lighthouses on the Calf of Man, taken from the seaward side of the Chicken Rock, and finishing with some of his wedding portraits.

It was a very pleasing and enjoyable presentation which, it is hoped, will encourage other members to show their work.

The folios from the L&CPU provided our second half entertainment and were particularly interesting to members as it transpired - and unbeknownst to any of us - that a significant number of the images included were from manx photographers.

Some, such as Jeremy Broome-Smith, Sue Blythe and Barry Murphy, are IOMPS members but it was good to see members from the Western Society had also done well to have their images selected.

Our island is indeed full of talented people.... and a major inspiration to us all.

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, March 27, will be the competition assignment Manx Wild Flora and Fauna, to be judged by local wildlife expert Neil Morris, with the award of the Isle of Man Bank Cup as the prize.

Meetings are open to the public with a modest entry fee for non-members, and all will be given a very warm welcome. Full details of our programme can be found on our website at www.iomps.com.