Abingdon Camera Club were at the Abingdon Clubs and Societies day. Members range from some outstanding photographers to near beginners, all with one aim – to improve their hobby in an enjoyable atmosphere.
One of the seriously good photographers was Peter Delehar. The top two pictures in the display were by him. He regularly commented on this blog as Peter Del and sent pictures, such as the one of the Lunar Eclipse in 2015.
It is with sadness that I belatedly learned yesterday of Peter’s Death. An obituary is at Obituary – Peter Delehar/. It goes behind a paywall after one view. More of Peter’s pictures can be seen on the Abingdon Camera Club website, under galleries.
Here is an extract from the obituary (I hope the family will permit this):
He originally trained as a photographer and was then attracted to dealing in antique scientific instruments. He founded the Scientific Instrument Fair and ran it for some years.
In 1985, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He was successfully treated via a bone marrow transplant from his elder sister. With decades of support and care from the NHS, Peter survived for another 37 years.
Peter retired to Oxfordshire, where he rediscovered his love of nature photography and his local camera club. He was a lifelong member of the Royal Photographic Society.
It was Peter’s wish that donations are sent in his name to the Blood Cancer Society, a charity devoted to leukaemia research (bloodcancer.org.uk).