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Text Box: National U3A Information ‘U3A News’, the national magazine, is published in January, April, June and October and mailed to members.          Extra copies available at monthly meetings for new members and visitors. U3A National Office:  Old Municipal Buildings, 19 East Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 2RN                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Web site:  www.u3a.org.uk     Email: national.office@u3a.org.uk             Tel: 020 8466 6139                          Text Box: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY In January my wife Pamela and I came to the monthly meeting, held at the Salvation Army Citadel, to join the U3A. What I needed was help to convert 35mm colour slides to a digital format beyond my limited experience, so Carol Green, Secretary, kindly suggested that I should say a few words to see what response my request might bring. I asked if anyone would like to join me on my ‘voyage of discovery’ and welcomed those with experience to help us. Carol provided a sign-up sheet for those members to put their names down and told me to put my name on as       coordinator!  Not exactly what I had in mind! However, in a very short time it has worked extremely well, with expert help from Fred Flack. We now need more space than our dining room can provide for a computer, projector and screen, and have moved to the Reynolds Centre, where we can use the U3A laptop and projector. At the February meeting, Carol kindly provided another sign-up sheet entitled simply ‘Digital Photography’. After the meeting I found considerable interest for ‘basic’ help. At the time, with regret, I explained that our initial quest was to digitize colour slides, which was not what members needed, but agreed to consider possibilities. Basic Digital Photography. With several of you on my sheet and others who have also expressed an interest, I propose to extend my activities by starting a BASIC DIGIFOTO group in September. It will have a ‘grass roots’ approach with hands-on experience, to connect the camera to the computer and printer, then to carry out your own tasks using simple routines which are easy to follow. Then begin making your own changes, with help if needed. This mastered, advanced routines       obtained from the other group will be available for the ‘high flyers’ to try out! The Photograph below illustrates just what you can do. We were delighted to be able to reconstruct this 35mm colour slide of our daughter taken in 1969.                           Colin Lambert, Group coordinator

Text Box: Editor’s Note Our Newsletter cannot do justice to Colin’s ‘repair’ and transcription work using digital technology, but needless to say , having seen the original , it is something to aim for, particularly those of you who may also have an interest in family history.  Photographs always add to the story.