Hemel Hempstead Photographic Society

The new season is almost upon us; our first meeting is 6th September and for once I'm pre-occupied with butterflies. Not the colourful camera fodder type that John Marshall and Tom Derbyshire are photographing at Future Gardens, but butterflies of apprehension; what can I write in the Chairman's blog, will the first meeting run to plan, will I achieve my aims over the next couple of years in the chair?

I'm very fortunate to have the support of a great committee and we have a number of dedicated non-committee members who help run our evenings and the studio and digital groups. It's easy to forget or even fail to appreciate the amount of time and effort these people put into the society, and the recent annual exhibition is a case in point. Tom Derbyshire did a brilliant job with several volunteers, choosing and framing entries, transporting them and our stands to the Marlowes, setting up an eye-catching display, ensuring the stand was