This week's Potters Bar and District Photographic Society feature looks at the photos of long-standing member Sam Segar LRPS. They show a mix of local and travel images.

The Society committee member said: "I’ve been taking photos and trying to improve my skill since I first got a small plastic camera when I was about eight years old.

"Over the next 67 years my interest in photography has taken many twists and turns, always looking for something out of the ordinary but also documenting my children as they grew and the places that we visited. This was my 'making memories' phase.

"Since the advent of digital photography and joining Potters Bar Photographic Society in 2008, I’ve started to unlock the wider potential of photography and gained a Licentiate distinction from the Royal Photographic Society."

 

PHOTO GALLERY: 10 OF SAM SEGAR'S PICTURES

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Black and white picture of Amy MacDonald, headlining at Hatfield House's Folk by the Oak concert.Black and white picture of Amy MacDonald, headlining at Hatfield House's Folk by the Oak concert. (Image: Sam Segar)

1. Amy MacDonald

The singer headlining at Hatfield House's 'Folk by the Oak' concert.

"A great day."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Bluebell path in the Wildhill area near Essendon.Bluebell path in the Wildhill area near Essendon. (Image: Sam Segar)

2. Bluebell path

Pictured in the Wildhill area near Essendon.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Male kingfisher at Rye Meads RSPB reserve, Hoddesdon.Male kingfisher at Rye Meads RSPB reserve, Hoddesdon. (Image: Sam Segar)

3. Male kingfisher

Photographed at Rye Meads RSPB reserve, Hoddesdon.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Emperor Dragonfly at Rye Meads RSPB reserve. Emperor Dragonfly at Rye Meads RSPB reserve. (Image: Sam Segar)

4. Emperor Dragonfly

Pictured at Rye Meads RSPB reserve.

"This was a bonus while I was there to photograph the kingfishers."
Welwyn Hatfield Times: Gannet courtship at Bempton Cliffs near Bridlington in Yorkshire.Gannet courtship at Bempton Cliffs near Bridlington in Yorkshire. (Image: Sam Segar)

5. Gannet Courtship

"A trip to Bempton Cliffs near Bridlington in Yorkshire.

"One of hundreds of Gannet photos that day."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Gannet preening at Bempton Cliffs.Gannet preening at Bempton Cliffs. (Image: Sam Segar)

6. Gannet preening

Also pictured at Bempton Cliffs.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Giant Tree Grove, Marina Bay Gardens, Singapore.Giant Tree Grove, Marina Bay Gardens, Singapore. (Image: Sam Segar)

7. Giant Tree Grove, Marina Bay Gardens, Singapore

"The last day of a Cruise in SE Asia with light show and music."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Kanazawa, Japan.Kanazawa, Japan. (Image: Sam Segar)

8. Kanazawa, Japan

"A walk by the river presented provided this enchanting scene."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Machu Picchu in Peru. A magically atmospheric place.Machu Picchu in Peru. A magically atmospheric place. (Image: Sam Segar)

9. Machu Picchu, Peru

"A magically atmospheric place."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Ceiling at York Minster.Ceiling at York Minster. (Image: Sam Segar)

10. Ceiling at York Minster

"Although this has been photographed many times it was too good to resist."

 

The Society meets on Monday evenings and is happy to see any new members, whatever their photography skills, from 7.30pm in the Alexander Wilding Suite in the Wyllyotts Centre, Darkes Lane, Potters Bar.