Friday night at the Arts Club, in St. Johns Church Hall, Warren Street, Tenby, featured a wonderful illustrated talk by Nigel McCall, photographer.

Entitled 'Home and Away,' Nigel, whose hobby is wildlife and landscape photography, presented his wonderful photographs of locations both local to his home, in Carmarthen, and away to places as far as the north of Norway and the Falkland Islands.

Nigel, who is present holder of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year in the urban section, is managing director of his business, Towy Works in Carmarthen. He likes to take his photographs to a high, professional standard, and began by explaining how he sets up his locations, in order to find the optimum positions, lighting and seasonal effects.

Starting with the Towy Valley, both in frost and flood, he explained how he likes to create an atmosphere with his photographs, and plans when he will visit the locations. From castles, Dryslwyn Castle, Carreg Cennan, and on to Dinefwr, we travelled through winter, early morning, late afternoon, spring and back to November. We had bluebells in Castlewood, Dinefwr, water lilies in Aberglasney, and larch trees on the Heart of Wales line, at the Cwnhordy Viaduct.

Next, we visited Pembrokeshire, unusual angles for viewing Strumble Head, Pentre Ifan and Pwllderi. We then visited the Neath Valley, the Elan Valley and the Green Bridge of Wales.

Nigel then showed us some of his wildlife photography, gannets on Grassholm, a very unusual view of a manx shearwater, guillemots and even herring gulls in their natural habitat. As well as the wildlife, Nigel showed us his winning image, from the urban section of the Landscape Photographer of the Year, a murmeration of starlings over Carmarthen.

We then moved on to the 'Away' section, from the Seychelles to Scotland, the Lake District and Ireland.

Nigel has some brilliant photographs taken in the Falklands and the Antarctic, which he included, together with the wildlife of those faraway places, Gentu Penguins, Imperial Cormorants, and the most amazing views of King Penguins.

Part three was a montage of Nigel's photos, put together with the music of Simple Minds', 'Book of Brilliant Things.'

On behalf of the chairman, Kath Brown, who was away on holiday, Roz Oak thanked Nigel and hoped he would be able to return to entertain the club.

There is no meeting tonight (Friday), the next being on Friday, November 14, which will be a talk and demonstation by R. John Blake on woodturning. Everyone is welcome to our meetings, which start at 7.30 pm and are held in St. Johns Church Hall, Warren Street, Tenby.