Murcia photo of the month October 2025
Here’s the top image of the month taken by the Los Alcázares Digital Camera Club (LADCC)
Flight was the competition theme last month and, unsurprisingly, photos taken at ‘Aire25’ proved very popular with our photographers. Unfortunately, none of them won the competition but, as a reminder of the wonderful air display held in San Javier in June this year, these photos can be viewed on the scrolling bar above.
The winning two photos pictured somewhat smaller ‘flight’ images! Our members were given quite a tight brief on what they had to photo, as the word ‘flight’ can be interpreted in many different ways - flights of fancy, a flight of stairs and even a flight (sampling) of wines or beers for example. However, for this brief, members were given the following interpretation: “an object in flight is any object that is moving through the air or space, typically after being launched, thrown, propelled or released, and is not in contact with the ground or a solid surface”.
Gary Hull once again managed to conquer the brief with a spectacular photo of a male Amegilla bee also known as a ‘digger bee’ which he took in Los Alcázares. Bees move incredibly quickly and are not known for their willingness to sit still for a photographer and hence the skill and technique shown by Gary was acknowledged by the members in their voting. Hiding in bushes close to his home he used a 2000th of a second shutter speed which enabled him to get a pin sharp photo of the bee but with some blur of the wings showing it was in flight. The exposure too was toned down on the beautiful coloured flowers as Gary didn’t want the viewer to focus on these, but principally the bee in flight.
“Decisions decisions”
Debra Duncan took second place with another amazing photo entitled ‘White-tailed Eagle’. Debra took this on a recent trip to the Isle of Mull in Scotland, whilst visiting the island with another group of like-minded photographers. The white-tailed eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in the UK with a wingspan of over 2m and is often given the nickname of ‘the flying barn door’! However, this wonderful photo highlights the flight and precision of this beautiful bird, with its eyes totally focused on its unfortunate prey.
“White tailed Eagle’
I’m sure you’ll agree that both of these stunning images wouldn’t look out of place on the pages of any photography or natural history magazine!
This proved a great monthly topic for the members which resulted in a higher than average monthly score for the group, thus suggesting that either our photography is improving or that ‘Flight’ was an easier topic!! Members of course will argue the former!!
With the club’s next monthly topic being ‘Abstract’ it will be interesting to see what unusual photos the group can come up with. Word from the inside is that it is already proving a challenging topic title for the group!
This popular club usually meets twice a month, at the Las Claras Centre in Los Alcázares, on the first Tuesday of every month and, often, an outing toward the end of the month, where the group gets together to collectively work on the topic for the monthly competition. With modern day technology we can all keep in contact for training sessions, sharing knowledge etc via ‘group chats’.
We are interested in hearing from anyone who would like to join us when the opportunity arises. You will be put on a waiting list and be contacted when a space becomes available. If you would like more information about the Club please do not hesitate to look at our website,
www.ladcc.es, or email us at informationladcc@gmail.com.
Share the pleasure of photography in the Mar Menor area
The Los Alcázares Digital Camera Club (LADCC) was founded in 2006 and was originally called the LA Digital Cafe, where members met over a coffee to discuss photography. This quickly developed into a more formal programme of monthly photo competitions and outings to places of photographic interest.
Over the years, the club has adapted to the changes in camera technology and techniques, and continued throughout Covid by using ‘Zoom’ for online meetings and learning sessions.
The club is now a small, enthusiastic, friendly group where members encourage and support each other at the start of, and throughout, their photographic journey. The group includes a wide range of people with varying skills, all of whom are happy to share techniques, tips and ideas to improve one’s hobby.
They have monthly competitions and outings that provide an opportunity to explore different aspects of photography and develop camera craft and artistic skills. Their indoor sessions may include in-house training, reviews of monthly competitions or planning outings to cover topics discussed.
They meet once a month at the ‘Centro Cultural las Claras’ in Los Narejos, which has super facilities and ample parking. Any outings are usually towards the end of the month to link in with our regular competitions.
New members are most welcome and if you would like more information, please make contact as follows:
- Website: www.ladcc.es
- Email: informationladcc@gmail.com
