Rainbow Photographic Competition

Saturday, September 10, 2016 to Sunday, February 19, 2017

Booking: No booking required.
Cost: Entry to the competition is FREE

10 September 2016 – 19 February 2017
Calling all photographers! We are looking for the best photograph of a rainbow over the skies of Salisbury. This is inspired by John Constable’s painting Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831, which will form part of a major exhibition at the museum from 17 September 2016 – 25 March 2017.
The competition is open to photographers of all ages and abilities and the prizes are:
First prize                  Vouchers to the value of £200
Second prize             Vouchers to the value of £100
Third prize                 Vouchers to the value of £50
all generously donated by the Salisbury branch of London Camera Exchange.
All you need to do is to take a photograph of a rainbow over Salisbury and email it to rainbow@salisburymuseum.org.uk before 19 February 2017. The judging panel will comprise members of London Camera Exchange, Plain Arts Salisbury and Salisbury Museum. The winner will be notified by email and the three winning photographs will be exhibited at the museum until 25 March 2017.
Tips for rainbow spotting from rainbow expert Professor John Thornes:
·         A rainbow is possible at any time of day between mid September and mid March
·         Rainbows are best seen early in the morning and late in the afternoon
·         Rainbows are more common in the afternoon as rain showers have had more time to develop
·         Remember the sun must be behind you so look towards the west in the morning and towards the east in the afternoon and to the north at midday between September and March.  You will never see a rainbow to the south!
How to Enter

• You must enter online by emailing your entry, along with a covering email to rainbow@salisburymuseum.org.uk  All entries must be submitted as digital files. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit
• Image requirements for entries: JPG files (Please keep the maximum file size to 2MB to ensure proper uploading). The file that you attach is exactly as it will appear to the judges
• The competition is open to photographers, amateur or professional of any age 
• All entry files must be named with artist's last name (underscore) first name, followed by the entry number (if you submit multiple entries) (i.e. Jones_Mike_1.jpg). Please do not include any other information in the file name, such as title of work.

·         Please do not submit links to jpeg files (Google Docs or otherwise)
The deadline for entries is 19 February 2017 and the winner will be notified by 1 March 2017. The judges’ decision is final.
Copyright for all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective entrants. Each entrant by entering the completion, grants permission to Salisbury Museum to use their work for promotional purposes.
Download all these details by following this link: http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/documents/events-documents
The current Constable in Context exhibition and related activity are part of Aspire, a partnership programme touring Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831 across the UK. Aspire is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.

SCC Memorial Lecture 27th Nov

Southampton Camera Club

For full details and a link to online booking, use the link below:

http://www.southamptoncameraclub.co.uk/event/finding-the-picture
£10

PAGB News No 170 and 170 Extra

The latest from the PAGB includes a piece about our old friend Eddie Bowman a rebel in the 1990s. A very interesting character. We went to California with him where we had to mother him.
Also the Extra is all about Sir George Pollock another wonderful photographic character. We owe much to Sir George.
Click HERE to read this and much more.

PAGB News No.169

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Terry wins the Salisbury Eye Photo Competition

 

Well done Terry

"To get this photo I had to stand with my back up against a shop wall, but had to wait some 20 minutes to get the shot as many cars passing in the road and many people on the pavement.
I cropped the road (in the foreground) out of the shot as the pavement the other side is at a strange angle and made the whole photo look wrong.


Taken at the wide angle end of my 18-200 lens (on Sony A6000 camera with APS-C 24.2 Mps sensor) , at F11 and 1/750 with no additional exposure corrections.

In Lightroom I used a little Dehaze (to get the contrast in the clouds), turned Highlights right down to left, Shadows right up to right and then used one of the Lightroom Landscape HDR presets but adjusted a few sliders a little as the 'gondolas' on the wheel were a little too dark. I did try to get a better look by using Lightroom Adjustment Brush but could not get both realism and good overall exposure, then finished it off in Photoshop with a small Levels adjustment.


I got a Kindle Fire HD8 as a prize (plus Family ticket for eye) and am now trying to set it up to be able to use Google Play Apps (it normally ONLY uses Amazon Apps) so I can use it as a remote for my Sony A6000, via it's wifi mode.

I am also hoping I can add an Intervalometer App which will be easier than using the one I use at the moment, which is plug in and rather awkward when camera on tripod and came with very minimal instructions for use (from China)."
 

PAGB NEWS NO. 168

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Summer Happiness

Reader’s Digest has launched a Summer Happiness photography competition.

Just think about what encapsulates summer happiness for you— and capture it in a photo. It could win you a Nikon DSLR camera worth £750 (or, for the under-18s, a Panasonic Lumix Bridge Camera worth £230).

Is it maybe a day on the beach, a picnic with friends or a holiday with your family? Or something else entirely? All you have to do is take a compelling picture that sums up happy times and send it to us. We’re looking for unusual approaches, so let your imagination run riot! You may enter more than one photograph.

The competition will be judged by the Reader’s Digest editorial team with the help of professional photographer James Eckersley, and the winning entries will be published in our October issue.

For full details and to enter, visit readersdigest.co.uk/enter-photo-competition.
Entries must be submitted by 5pm on August 25, 2016.
Good luck!

Mist Filters

Watch Jonathan Critchley at work using a couple of filters to transform an early morning scene into a magical one HERE

Published on 8 Jul 2016

Fine Art Photographer Jonathan Chritchley demonstrates how he uses the LEE Mist Stripe and LEE Mist Graduated filters to isolate his subjects and achieve the distinctive simplicity and sense of space he is known for.

RPS News No. 49

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eRPS  no. 49The e-newsletter from The Royal Photographic Society July 2016 The RPS International Print Exhibition 158 is on display at the University of Derby from 30 June –19 August. View the touring schedule   Image: © Duccio Aiazzi. Green Wall Members’ Monthly Competition June Theme: Distortion Open to members only, submit 5 images online here. Three winning images will be printed in the RPS Journal and the photographers will receive a print of their image courtesy of Metro Print. Image: © Francis Cox. Marina Speed International Photobook Exhibition Entries for the International Photobook Exhibition are arriving at an increased rate in this last month for submission. Entries that are posted by 31 July will be accepted. In addition to those from the UK, there continue to be many from overseas, most recently from Brazil, Japan, Greece and Russia. Exhibition details for the Espacio Gallery are now on the gallery website. Member Offer: Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph This exhibition at London's Media Space at the Science Museum looks at the work of  William Henry Fox Talbot who revolutionised culture and communications by inventing the negative-positive process, a technique that formed the basis of photography around the world for over 150 years and immortalised him as father of the photograph.    Discover the influence Talbot’s revolutionary technology, techniques and practices had on his contemporary practitioners – Anna Atkins, Hill and Adamson, and Calvert Jones – and see original prints from his seminal publication 'The Pencil of Nature' alongside the oldest surviving daguerrotypes by fellow photography pioneer Louis Daguerre. Book tickets here and use the code FOXRPS50 for a 50 per cent discount on tickets. Exhibition: Lenses on a Landscape GeniusLancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783) This exhibition which runs until 26 August looks at the landscapes of 'Capability' Brown through the work of contemporary photographers. It is on show at The Building Centre, Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT under the auspices of The Landscape Foundation. See more here. Image: Joe Cornish HonFRPS, Yews in the ruins of Milton Abbey. In the RPS Shop... The online shop has new RPS branded clothing and merchandise.  Back in stock is the ever popular OP/TECH camera strap click here to take a look and buy. The new clothing range can be seen here. Nature and Natural History exhibition The RPS East Anglia Region is holding an exhibition of Nature and Natural History from Saturday, 2 July--Saturday 30 July 2016 at Woodbridge Library, New Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DT. See more here. Image: Richard Revels FRPS, Common Seals Playing.  Chichester Camera Club Annual Exhibition 2016 This exhibition, as usual, takes place at the Assembly Rooms, Chichester, PO19 1LQ and includes the work of a number of RPS members. It is open to the public from Saturday, 13 August-Saturday, 20 August (closed on Sunday 14 August) from 10am-5pm each day. Entry is free, refreshments will be available. Image: Ann McDonald ARPS. At the Doorway. The Royal Photographic Society Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath BA2 3AH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1225 325733       Email      Website      RPS Forum        YouTube        Reg Charity no. 1107831

Photography News

The club gets some copies each month but never enough for all members. However, there is an on-line version that you can get easily just by click on the LINK
So go and see the latest issue no 33 now if you have not yet seen a copy.

SCPF Inter Fed selections

SCPF selected images to represent our Federation in the forthcoming Inter Federation competition. The following members of our club had images selected.
This is a good percentage compared to many other clubs and shows the strength of Salisbury Camera Club member's work.

Open PDI:
Peter Read LRPS,DPAGB "Socialising"
Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Three Wheels on my wagon"
Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* " Horsepower"
Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Guard Duty"

Open Prints:
John Barton "Salisbury Cathedral Choirstalls"
Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Salisbury Cathedral from the Water Meadows"

Mono Prints:
Mandy Herridge "Newcastle Railway Station"
Tony Oliver ARPS.CPAGB,BPE2* "Whitby by Night"

This selection was done a few weeks ago and we should know soon which
(if any) images were successful in subsequent selection for the PAGB
Exhibition.
Thanks, Tony
Click on the images to see a larger version.

Mandy Herridge "Newcastle Railway Station"

Peter Read LRPS,DPAGB "Socialising"

John Barton "Salisbury Cathedral Choirstalls"

Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Guard Duty"

Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* " Horsepower"

Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Three Wheels on my wagon"

Tony Oliver ARPS,CPAGB,BPE2* "Salisbury Cathedral from the Water Meadows"

Tony Oliver ARPS.CPAGB,BPE2* "Whitby by Night"

PAGB NEWS NO. 166

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