Tuesday 28th March - Print competition, Round 2

The number of entries in our print competitions is always lower than our digital competitions but in the end there were 36 prints for our judge, David Steel, to appraise.  David offered helpful comments on each image and suggested improvements for the authors to consider.  Before making his final decision, David held back his top images.  These were awarded 18, 19 or 20 marks and you can see them below. 

In Members Class:

MALHAM COVE by Phil Childs 20/20

WASWATER by Phil Childs 20/20

DIRECT HIT AT WALSINGHAM ABBEY by Ann Barber  18/20

BERWICK QUAYSIDE by Ann Barber 18/20

In Intermediate Class:

GUILIN by Les Thwaites 20/20

OLD WATCHTOWER, DUNGENESS by Pam Rutty 19/20

In Advanced Class:

FARNE FROM BAMBURGH BEACH by Roy Scrivener 20/20

A WINTER SCENE by Carol Martin 20/20

THURNE MILL by Carol Martin 20/20

A FISHEYE VIEW by Jan Murphy 19/20

THREADING THROUGH THE GORGE by Graham Frost 19/20

ACROSS BLEA TARN to LANGDALE PIKES by Jack Mitchell 19/20

STORM CLOUDS AND ASPENS by Dawn Osborn 19/20

TO THE OLD MAN OF STORR by Graham Frost 18/20

WINTERY WALK by Caroline Tillett 18/20

ONE MAN AND HIS DOG by Stephen Gregory 18/20

BOW FIDDLE ROCK, MORAY FIRTH by Christine Frost 18/20

THE NORTH SEA IN WINTER by Andy Caws 18/20

WRETHAM HEATH PONIES by Jack Mitchell 18/20

Friday 17th March 2023 - Snetterton Racetrack

Ahead of our trip to Snetterton for a bike trackday, we were anxiously checking the weather forecast.  It promised 'a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 14°C. A few showers are expected, 4mm of rainfall is possible today'.  Well the gap between showers was barely noticeable and did nothing to dry out the 4mm of rain! But every cloud has a silver lining and the rain created some dramatic track conditions.  

13 club members were there practising various techniques to try to capture the action unfolding in front of us.

Here are some of the results:

WET PRACTICE by Tim Leonard

AROUND NELSON by Graham Frost

CHASING THE LEAD by David Wilkin

No 9 by Francesca Shearcroft

PICKING UP THE PIECES by Pam Rutty

No 53 by Marnie Ball

SLIPPERY WHEN WET by Graham Jackson

AROUND CORAM by Graham Frost

INTO THE STRAIGHT by Marnie Ball

GOING, GOING, GONE by Rachael Trivett

RAIN by Christine Frost

EVEN MORE RAIN by Christine Frost

RACING IN THE RAIN by Geoff Lingwood

NUMBER 89 by Andy Caws

OOPS! by Tim Leonard

ROUNDING THE BEND by Geoff Lingwood

HOT PURSUIT by Pam Rutty

PARTING COMPANY by Andy Caws

NECK AND NECK by David Wilkin

LEVEL PEGGING by Rachael Trivett

Tuesday 14th March - Wildlife Photography with Robin Orrow

We are fortunate to have accomplished photographers among our club members and tonight Robin Orrow shared not just his excellent photographs but lots of practical tips for improving our wildlife photography.  All his tips were illustrated by demonstrations of equipment or photographs showing do's and don'ts.  

The vast majority of the photos Robin used to illustrate his talk featured British wildlife.  Many featured unusual compositions which took a lot of patience, practice and innovation but the final end results were stunning.  It is no surprise that Robin's images have been recognised with awards from British Wildlife Photography Awards, Suffolk Wildlife Trust and WildArt.

Here are three of Robin's images:

© Robin Orrow

© Robin Orrow

© Robin Orrow

Tuesday 7th March - 'Photo Art' with Stan Farrow

Stan Farrow joined us from his home near St Andrew's in Scotland to share some of his successful exhibition images and recent work.  The influence of different modern artists was clear to see in the examples Stan showed us.  While much of his creative work is in Photoshop, we saw just how much planning and preparation (eBay shopping, constructing backgrounds, painting etc) takes place before any photographs are taken.  Here are reminders of some of Stan's creative images.

Receptacles ©Stan Farrow

Key to the West Light ©Stan Farrow

Alcohol Inks No 1 ©Stan Farrow

Still Life with Stones and Seaweed ©Stan Farrow

For more information and images, visit https://www.stanfarrowphotography.co.uk/

Tuesday 28th February - Digital Competition Round 2 'Taken At Night'

This theme generated a good variety of images 'taken at night'.  We saw nature images, urban landscapes, some light painting, light trails and more.  The EAF judge this evening was Andy Swain LRPS, CPAGB and he offered helpful tips while studying each image and deciding on a score. This theme quickly demonstrated the need for subtle pinlines / strokes to define the edges of the images as they were projected against the black background. A lesson for next time!

Here are the high scoring images in each of our three classes:

In Members class

LOW TIDE by Georgie McCall 20/20

GRAPES HILL by Phil Childs 18/20

In Intermediate class

SOUTHWARK BRIDGE by Les Thwaites 20/20

PHONE LIGHT PORTRAIT by Chris Kot 20/20

BEACON by Di Daniels 18/20

In Advanced class

A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS by Jan Murphy 20/20

ALL QUIET ON THE EAST COAST by Christine Frost 20/20

BUFFALO REFLECTION by Roy Scrivener 20/20

OUT OF SEASON by Graham Frost 20/20

CROMER PIER by Carol Martin 19/20

BADGER HOMECOMING by Robin Orrow 19/20

NEFERTITI ROCK, ARCHES NP, UTAH by Dawn Osborn 19/20

VENETIAN BRIDGE by Liz Blake 19/20

RED FOX by Robin Orrow 19/20