The first installment of our in-house four-part competition! This first competition was titled "Patterns In Nature" and we had a plethora of wonderful shots to choose from, but in the end first prize went to Andy with his shot of cactus, 2nd place goes to Jon for his black-and-white trees and third place went to Tim with patterns in the sand.
Well done to everyone who entered, some fabulous entries on display!
1. Andy
2. Jon
3. Tim
What a great evening! Peter and Bina put on a great presentation showing how their Pixel Stick works along with showing us some example images of what can be achieved before letting us loose with it to create a few images of our own... it was fantastic to see the members of the club working together to create some interesting and dynamic images!
Some stunning images in the competition this year, and I don't think that anyone could be called a loser but congratulations to Andy for securing both first and second place with "Evening Calm" and "Cotehele House" respectively, while Janet scooped third place with "The Co-op".
The Rapson Cup is a "Triptych" competition which requires 3 images that work together to form a whole panel, a tricky task as each image should stand up in it's own right as well as contribute to the panel.
Evening Calm - Andy
Cotehele House - Andy
The Co-op - Janet
What a fantastic evening with Janie from Hedgecombers!
We started with a look through her food photography back-catalog where she showed us how her photography has progressed over her career along with lots of interesting tit-bits that are crucial for creating great foodie-photos.
We then ran through a demo set-up where we tethered the camera so we could analyze the image and discuss exactly what was working and what wasn't, then finally we got the chance to break out our own dishes to create our own shots.
For more details on Janie's work head on over to her website, https://hedgecombers.com/
Dx0 are giving away free copies of DxO OpticsPro 11 Essential up until Nov 30th, at that price you might as well try it! :)
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Our very own Helen is putting on an Exhibition at The Wharf in Tavistock alongside her artist friend, called “Under The Same Sky” it features skyscapes from Rosie along with wildlife images from Helen.
It’s on for the whole of November - the best thing is that there is a cafe at The Wharf, easy parking and it’s ideal if anyone was Christmas shopping in Tavy to pop in. Anyone really keen is welcome to the private view on November 5th 4 - 6 pm.
Hope that some of you can support Helen!
The next time you're worried that your gear is holding you back, have a listen to these words of wisdom by Ted Forbes from The Art of Photography
We've been given a fantastic opportunity to exhibit our work at Stuart House in Liskeard.
All this week you'll be able to pop-in and see some of the amazing images created by members of the club which will hopefully inspire you to get your own camera out and start snapping!
The exhibition runs all week, ending on Saturday 1st October.
This year the Chairman's Competition was titled "The Beauty of Cornwall" where we were tasked with creating an image that says "Cornwall" in a single shot, and we were not disappointed with the creativity shown by the club members!
1st place went to James with his shot which incorporated multiple Cornish elements, 2nd place went to Helen with her Poldark themed shot and 3rd place goes to Peter with a shot from our glorious coastline... congratulations to you all!
1. James
2. Helen
3. Peter
First week back and we're straight into action! This week sees the return of the Oatey Cup, a competition judged in-house which allows the members to show some of their best work they've achieved of the summer.
Andy took first place with his stunningly detailed shot of a rose, followed by Tim in second and third places. Highly Commended was Richard L with his head shot of a Golden Eagle, and Andy taking Commended with Roche Rock.
1. Andy
2. Tim
3. Tim