The Exhibition will be on the 5th and 6th of October, in the Public Hall on the High Street (2:30 – 5:00 on Saturday, 11:00 – 4:00 on Sunday).
Please supply 2 photos:
Currys contacted me to advertise their Photo Challenge, “in the hopes that you will inform and encourage your members to take part for the chance to show off their photography and win a Nikon Coolpix S6500 Red Compact Camera, worth £149.99 and a One Day Photography Course with an expert, worth £99.99.”
Seems fair: so here we are.
Currys have teamed up with six of our favourite online photo takers, writers and experts and each week one of them will reveal a photography challenge for you to take part in. They will be setting the tasks in line with their area of expertise including motion capture, geometry and smoke.
The winner of each challenge will be judged by the photographer that has set that challenge: we’re up to challenge 3 which is “Movement & Motion” by Chris Gurton.
For more information on the photography challenge click here.
Peter Higdon from Milton Photographic Club is giving a talk on photographing parks and garden on Sunday 11th August at Milton Country Park.
The talk is titled “I’m a photographer, get the gardener out of here” … he introduces the talk by saying “Ever wondered why your photographs of a garden are something of a disappointment? Perhaps, its the gardener to blame! A well designed garden with well stocked borders, winding paths, and secret gardens isn’t good news for the photographer.”
Continue reading “Milton Photographic Club Talk”
The subject for the August meeting is Sports and Recreation. Francis gave a short talk and if you missed it you can download his notes here. Thanks, Francis.
I also noticed this morning that Canon have just published the latest in their website tutorials – How To Guide: Action photography. A useful coincidence which you can read here.
Francis gave us a brief talk about next month’s subject: Reflections and Shadows. You can download the notes if you need a copy.
Also, if you were intrigued or inspired by the iPhoneography on display this month, Colin has pointed out this link to an article in a birders webzine about attaching lenses to your iPhone.
Stephen gave us a few tips ahead of next month’s assignment on Macro Photography, and had printed out some reference pages. For anybody who didn’t get a copy, or wasn’t at the meeting, you can download the PDF here: Macro Photography
The current Gang of Four – Tony, Fred, Symon and Anita – will be staying on for another 6 months. We had our group meeting to discuss the agenda for the next 6 months, with both Francis and Stephen attending to give technical support on our ideas. We hope that you agree with us that we have set some interesting and challenging subjects.
We understand that as such there will be no Willingham feast this year, although there will be several different events going on around the village. As a result of this we still feel that we should have an exhibition to show the talent of our club to the village. This also helps to draw in new members to the club.
We hope to be able to link this with the water colour art group that is in the village, by making it a joint exhibition. We will keep you updated on this, watch this space.
We are currently looking into different field trips that have been put forward by members of the club. These will be held either on a weekend or a non-club evening.
We would like to complete a new register of our members, there is a form here. Please complete it and return it to one of the Gang of Four. This information is only for club members, it will not be given out to third parties, but it will be very helpful in contacting members for field trips etc.
The events calendar on the website now has the next meeting dates and assignments. Please remember it’s your interpretation of the subjects, however abstract that might be.
On each club night there is no change to the current running format. During the first ½ we will show the photographs taken by members from the assignments set from the previous month. Then time for coffee and a catch up with each other.
During the second ½ we will run through the next assignment, as well as question and answer time and technical information (as time allows).
We have asked Francis and Stephen to carry on with their critiques of our photographs for each assignment.
Please be reminded if you have not already paid your subs they are now due, you may of course now pay by cheque making it out to “Willingham Photographic Club”.
This is your club and as much as possible we have taken into account your ideas for each month’s agenda. If you have any concerns or ideas for the club please do not hesitate to talk to us.
Colin Brown will be our liaison with Willingham News, giving them a regular monthly update on our subject and information for new members. Chris is also making himself available to help us out as well with his telephone number staying as a contact for the Willingham News.
The current Gang of Four will be stepping down in the October meeting, so we will be looking for other members to take that over. It does not take up much of your time – if any one is interested and you would like to know more please speak to one of us. This is your chance to put your ideas forward and see them develop – your first subject has already been chosen for you for the 18th of November.
Competition for Banner Photograph on their Twitter Account
After months of rain and snow, the Environment Agency is counting down the days until spring with a photography competition open to everyone in the east of England. Environmental enthusiasts have been urged to get their thinking caps on and their lens caps off to capture an image that reflects the upcoming season.
To celebrate the Spring Equinox on Wednesday, March 20, one photograph submitted for the contest will be selected to serve as the banner photograph on their regional Twitter account (@EnvAgencyAnglia) during the season.
The only rules for entry are that the image must be a landscape photograph and it must have been taken in the east of England (from North Lincolnshire to Essex, and as far west as Northampton).
Almost 3,000 people follow the Twitter account @EnvAgencyAnglia, so the winning entry will get a lot of exposure when it serves as our account’s banner image.
The photograph can be of anything from blooming flowers to sun-kissed rivers, so get creative and think of what you think represents the spring in the east of England.
Anybody who wants to enter can submit their photographs by sending them with the hashtag #springcountdown on Twitter or email them to angliandigital@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Colin pointed out this story (in the Daily Telegraph), but I have found another version online at the Huffington Post with more pictures.
As Colin says:
Just thought it might be of interest to club members – and a warning when photographing locally – beware of lions.
At the very least, the lion shows discrimination and taste. No doubt, had the camera been a Nikon one, the lion would have left it alone!
As mentioned in the meeting and newsletter, we will be having some workshops in future meetings based on PhotoShop. As not everybody has or wants Photoshop, there are some alternatives:
Also available as a free download, but slightly more complicated to install and use, is The Gimp – see http://www.gimp.org/
