“A great way to appreciate the natural beauty around is to take photographs. NLOW have launched a photography competition to encourage you to share your experiences with wildlife and out and about in the Cambridgeshire fens.”
The competition is open to everyone – just make sure that the images are taken within the NLOW geographical area, which includes RSPB Ouse Fen and National Trust Wicken Fen. The closing date is 31st August 2023
Full details here.
Apologies for the long delay getting your monthly photo submissions onto the site. There were tedious technical troubles which have finally been overcome.
All the assignments (except for the last) are now available in the Assignments Gallery. Also, the photos from the last two Exhibitions are in the Exhibitions Gallery.
Have a browse, and let me know if you there are any missing or mislabelled images.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is on Monday 19th September therefore we have decided to postpone our club night.
The new date is a week later, on the 26thSeptember.
Our Annual Exhibition is coming around again. So, it’s time to sort out your images, one photo from the photo assignments back to July 2021 and one of your choice.
The image details for the Exhibition are size 18×12, which is a 3×2 crop and at 300dpi resolution.
Each image should be titled with your name and add an ‘A’ for the Assignment version.
The aperture in the mount is sized 17.5×11.5, allowing the print to be taped to the mount without it falling through, so make sure there are no essential details in your image is outside this size.
Photos should be uploaded to:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bs9KVAfAj-SfaD4OJfp3V0KzgQEkH5CG?usp=sharing
Whilst we are all keeping apart and meetings are suspended, it seems the photographer in us all still wants to take and share assignments.
So I have set up a shared Google Drive for you to post your assignment images. I will add these to the usual gallery on the website as I receive them.
Please rename the files before you upload them with your name and the assignment title.
The link is distressingly long, but a single click will get you there:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DaRZX6G_0Lks7fO4XjddcFbwDil1oRuK
Once there, you should be able to drag and drop your photo files. I’m not sure how well this will work from a mobile or tablet. Suck it and see.
Here’s a technique you may not have come across before. The subject is chosen to fill only part of the image frame with the other part dark. Then the camera is rotated and a second image fills the missing portion – all in one long exposure with judicious use of the lens cap.
All details on their Facebook Page.
“Allied Westminster want this competition to celebrate village life and the vital role that village halls play in our communities. They want to champion the roles that these venue play in bringing all our communities together.
The Judges will be looking for photos that encapsulate that sense of village community and not just a pretty village image. So please get those camera out and start snapping the perfect picture for your community.”
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of their Weather Photographer of the Year 2019.
There are some rather splendid photographs.
