Sometimes I do get to places just when God is ready to have somebody click the shutter.

So said the famous American landscape photographer Ansel Adams – and surely this must apply to the members of Strabane and District Camera Club and their new exhibition at the Alley Theatre, starting on May 12th.

This popular district wide camera club has been rejuvenated since a re-launch seeking new members in September 2006 and is proud to hold its first exhibition in the Alley Arts and Conference Centre which opens on Monday, May 12th and runs until Saturday 7th June. Strabane and District Camera Club has over 40 enthusiastic members who meet weekly from September to June.

They hold monthly competitions, invite lecturers who cover a wide range of topics from close up photography through to portraits, printing and landscapes.

All members now use digital cameras, although a few still have film cameras at the back of their cupboards. Some do their own printing; others get their images commercially printed.

The exhibition will show 80 images and covers a wide range of subjects, from landscapes, portraits, events and much more.

In general, the best time of day to take photographs is around either sunrise or sunset when the light is best – and you will see from the exhibition that the club members do suffer for their art by getting up very early and going to out of the way places to get that truly special photograph.

All the prints are for sale through the Alley Theatre and the club members have agreed that all proceeds will be shared by two charities, Marie Curie Cancer Fund and Save The Children.

The exhibition can be seen from 9am – 5pm Monday to Saturday and in the evenings if a production is on at the theatre.

For further information please contact the Alley on 028 7138 4444 or visit www.alley-theatre.com.