Inspiration - Dave Adams Automotive Images

I've been following Dave on Flickr for some time and I'm always amazed at how he manages to get access to such a wide variety of classic and vintage cars.

Mark Russell - 1965 Jaguar E-Type at the 2016 Silverstone HSCC International Trophy (Photo 1)

Grant Tromans and Richard Meaden - 1969 Lola Chevrolet T70 Mk3B at the Goodwood 74th Members Meeting (Photo 1)

For more, head on over to his Flickr page!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalslrphotos/

‘Master of Photography’: A Major New Photo Competition TV Show

Those of you with access to Sky Arts might be interested in their new show "Master of Photography", which 'aims to do for photography what American Idol did for singing'.

For more details, please follow the link to the article at PetaPixel:

http://petapixel.com/2016/07/08/master-photography-major-new-photo-competition-tv-show/

Huawei P9 Leica camera sample image was actually shot with a $4500 Canon kit

It seems that Huawei have been caught out when promoting their new "dual camera technology" which is supposed to simulate depth-of-field control in their latest smartphone.

The image which was supposed to lure new buyers was actually taken with a Canon 5D Mark III and a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L which can be easily found using the image EXIF data... oops!

10 Quotes Every Photographer Should Know

Is your favourite quote in the list? I've always loved this quote from Ansel Adams:

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle way.

I feel this is just as true today as it was in the days of film, and why it's sometimes good to look back over your previous work.

http://digital-photography-school.com/10-quotes-every-photographer-know/

Freathy Photo-walk

Another quiet photo-walk, the weather seems to be the main reason for staying away and it was probably a wise idea with no sunset on offer, the moody sea-mist clearing far to quickly and even the tide was too far out to get shots of the waves crashing over the rocks... and to top it all off I'd left my 10-stop filter at home!

Surfing Among Ice-Covered Volcanoes in Kamchatka, Russia

While it's true there are many great photo opportunities close to home, sometimes you need to travel to get a unique spectacle, such as surfers against snow capped mountains:

Read more at the blog post by by Tania Elisarieva:

http://travel.resourcemagonline.com/2016/06/surfing-among-volcanoes-in-kamchatka-russia/7888/

Knowing the value of gear

If you’re thinking about buying a new piece of equipment the easiest solution is to scour the local stores and websites trying to find the cheapest deal, but what if the item you’re looking at is more than you want to pay? My first trip is usually to camerapricebuster.co.uk, a site which monitors the best prices on specific camera items and charts the price over time, so you can see when you're getting a good deal.

But what if new is too dear? This of course leads us to the second-hand market, most people will start with eBay. Of course there’s one sure-fire way to win an eBay auction, and that’s to pay over the odds, but if time is not of the essence you can play the waiting game. The best place to start with eBay is to look at the sold listings, here you can see what the item you're looking for has actually sold for in the past which should therefore give you a good indication of how much you should expect to spend.

It's also worth trawling through some photography forums, many of these have for-sale sections, often with bargains to be had.

Recently I’ve been looking at either the Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 or Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 as a general walk-around lens but both of them are fairly pricey. On launch they were both priced at nearly £1,000, but recently the second-hand prices have been hovering around the £400-£500 mark.

I randomly spotted someone selling the Panasonic version on a camera forum for £350 and was tempted but left it; days went by and the price dropped, and then dropped again... when it reached £300 I could resist no longer and contacted the seller but alas was pipped to the post by someone else... disappointed I looked elsewhere but could not find anything close, until a couple of weeks later the seller contacted me; the original buyer had dropped out and the lens was back on the market, was I still interested... yes I was!

So the moral of the story is, know the value of what you want, then you can bag yourself a bargain!

Be careful out there!

A Nuneaton photographer taking pictures of the sunset from a bridge over a motorway was left dumbstruck when police closed the road beneath him - thinking he was about to jump!

Polly Joke Poppies Photo-walk

Well, sometimes things just don't go according to plan!

We arrived at Polly Joke only to find that barely a single poppy had actually flowered as (we now know) they were late this year... unfortunately one of the members had emailed me about this but for some reason the email had gone into my junkmail folder and I didn't find it until after the walk... to top things off, the weather started to come in and any prospect of a sunset was thoroughly dashed soon after we arrived!

Never ones to be deterred we made the best of the evening, by exploring the cliffs and beaches nearby, with some even venturing into "stunt photography" territory... in other words, climbing into places to get a shot where you really should know better!