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More photos are posted on Instagram 4
every second than in the entire history
of photography over the last two Speeling Mistook Competition
centuries! OK — this may be a slight
exaggeration but the real figures are In the April issue we set eagle-eyed readers the task of
something depressingly similar (or even spotting the ‘deliberate’ spelling mistake between pages 3
worse). Of course there are some and 9. The answer we were looking for was ‘exstenive’ on
wonderful pictures taken with digital page 7 in the Village Hall item — thanks to JW for
cameras but too many are drowned in the plethora of slipping in this crafty challenge.
selfies and random family shots. Top Reader’s Award goes to Carol Harris not only for
Tiny screens make all pictures look pin-sharp but how the right answer but also the grammatical errors:
many digital photos are viewed more than once? How Page 3 (Community Council notice) Bullet points two and
many are ever printed rather than glanced at on a smart three should read 'named' not 'name' and Page 5
phone? On Christmas day a very poor quality picture of apostrophe missing in line two (Leighton's 'Famous Five').
our old dog got 41 Facebook ‘likes’ in a few minutes — Special Commendation goes to David Sutton who is
what’s going on? now in his 9th decade. Having left Leighton and lived in
We know there are plenty of newsletter readers who Denmark for the last 40 years, David has only just started
can do much better than this. Many will remember having to use a computer and reads the newsletter online — an
to take so much care because of the costs of film and achievement in itself! He also found a couple of
processing; having to manually focus and even when it grammatical oddities — ‘exstenive’ was only in the paper
was worth knowing about shutter speeds, aperture size and copy and had been corrected in the web version.
film speeds. Note: Patricia & Steve check this box super-carefully!
Leighton News could do with building a bank of
seasonal or topical photographs for the front cover or National Association of
elsewhere. Every picture we are sent is much appreciated Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
but can’t always be placed in a particular issue. However if
you have any photographs which deserve a more The May NADFAS meeting is
considered viewing by our very select readership please on Thursday 26th, 2.30pm,
send them in right now — with date, place and your name Powis Suite, Royal Oak
(or Anon for the modest). Full credits for any we print but Hotel, Welshpool.
also if you send us sufficient numbers we will put all of
them in an online readers’ gallery — permanently The speaker is Roger Mitchell with the
available rather than being lost amid the detritus of subject 'Bess (countess of Shrewsbury) and her
cyberspace. Descendants - the Cavendishes at Chatsworth and Hardwick'.
Non-members welcome, though a £5 donation is requested
to help cover costs. For further information contact:
roger.brown001@btinternet.com or avril@avrilhart.com
Steve Patricia
MARTON WELSHPOOL
Friday April 29th at 7.30 Monday 9th May at 7:00pm
Tickets are £4.00. Doors open at 6:30pm
Under 16s £2.00. at the Assembly Room.
Bar and refreshments. Tickets: £3.50
Refreshments available.
All welcome.
every second than in the entire history
of photography over the last two Speeling Mistook Competition
centuries! OK — this may be a slight
exaggeration but the real figures are In the April issue we set eagle-eyed readers the task of
something depressingly similar (or even spotting the ‘deliberate’ spelling mistake between pages 3
worse). Of course there are some and 9. The answer we were looking for was ‘exstenive’ on
wonderful pictures taken with digital page 7 in the Village Hall item — thanks to JW for
cameras but too many are drowned in the plethora of slipping in this crafty challenge.
selfies and random family shots. Top Reader’s Award goes to Carol Harris not only for
Tiny screens make all pictures look pin-sharp but how the right answer but also the grammatical errors:
many digital photos are viewed more than once? How Page 3 (Community Council notice) Bullet points two and
many are ever printed rather than glanced at on a smart three should read 'named' not 'name' and Page 5
phone? On Christmas day a very poor quality picture of apostrophe missing in line two (Leighton's 'Famous Five').
our old dog got 41 Facebook ‘likes’ in a few minutes — Special Commendation goes to David Sutton who is
what’s going on? now in his 9th decade. Having left Leighton and lived in
We know there are plenty of newsletter readers who Denmark for the last 40 years, David has only just started
can do much better than this. Many will remember having to use a computer and reads the newsletter online — an
to take so much care because of the costs of film and achievement in itself! He also found a couple of
processing; having to manually focus and even when it grammatical oddities — ‘exstenive’ was only in the paper
was worth knowing about shutter speeds, aperture size and copy and had been corrected in the web version.
film speeds. Note: Patricia & Steve check this box super-carefully!
Leighton News could do with building a bank of
seasonal or topical photographs for the front cover or National Association of
elsewhere. Every picture we are sent is much appreciated Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
but can’t always be placed in a particular issue. However if
you have any photographs which deserve a more The May NADFAS meeting is
considered viewing by our very select readership please on Thursday 26th, 2.30pm,
send them in right now — with date, place and your name Powis Suite, Royal Oak
(or Anon for the modest). Full credits for any we print but Hotel, Welshpool.
also if you send us sufficient numbers we will put all of
them in an online readers’ gallery — permanently The speaker is Roger Mitchell with the
available rather than being lost amid the detritus of subject 'Bess (countess of Shrewsbury) and her
cyberspace. Descendants - the Cavendishes at Chatsworth and Hardwick'.
Non-members welcome, though a £5 donation is requested
to help cover costs. For further information contact:
roger.brown001@btinternet.com or avril@avrilhart.com
Steve Patricia
MARTON WELSHPOOL
Friday April 29th at 7.30 Monday 9th May at 7:00pm
Tickets are £4.00. Doors open at 6:30pm
Under 16s £2.00. at the Assembly Room.
Bar and refreshments. Tickets: £3.50
Refreshments available.
All welcome.
