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by melbarnes
Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #275 Amusing captures
Replies: 8
Views: 6432

Re: #275 Amusing captures

"Bridging the Gap". Can now post here now that my access details have been sorted out.
by melbarnes
Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:07 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Re. Competition#271: Architecture
Replies: 17
Views: 101277

Re: Re. Competition#271: Architecture

Thanks, John. I've just emailed it to you. Appreciated!
by melbarnes
Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:55 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Re. Competition#271: Architecture
Replies: 17
Views: 101277

Re: Re. Competition#271: Architecture

Away at the mo. Have taken a photo of Studley Castle but have no means of reducing it below the required 500kbytes to get it on the Forum. Sorry, Terry.
by melbarnes
Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Hewson on Wildlife Photography
Replies: 0
Views: 4894

David Hewson on Wildlife Photography

David Hewson in action tonight with his superb presentation on Wildlife Photography, with lots of hints and tips that raised a lot of interest and questions. A very entertaining and informative presentation enjoyed by one and all !
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by melbarnes
Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:39 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #270 - Movement
Replies: 8
Views: 6248

Re: Competition #270 - Movement

Hi Terry, 30th June sounds fine.
by melbarnes
Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:49 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #270 - Movement
Replies: 8
Views: 6248

Re: Competition #270 - Movement

Well, not many entries this time – but definitely quality over quantity! Darren: You’ve caught the movement of the water really well here – not a very fast shutter speed that freezes the motion, and not a slow speed that gives a cotton-wool effect – just a nice in-between speed. Sue: A nice composit...
by melbarnes
Mon May 16, 2022 1:44 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #270 - Movement
Replies: 8
Views: 6248

Competition #270 - Movement

So here's a challenge to show your best image that depicts movement. For example, movement of people, objects, etc.
The competition closes at 10pm on Sunday 5th June. Good luck.
by melbarnes
Mon May 16, 2022 1:39 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #269 - Vintage Vehicles
Replies: 10
Views: 10495

Re: Competition #269 - Vintage Vehicles

Thanks, John. And thanks to all those who made some super entries on this topic.

I've not got my thinking cap on to choose a new topic!
by melbarnes
Mon Apr 25, 2022 9:30 am
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #269 - Vintage Vehicles
Replies: 10
Views: 10495

Re: Competition #269 - Vintage Vehicles

MTOTO Llandudno
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by melbarnes
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:08 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #268 Time...
Replies: 7
Views: 4950

Re: #268 Time...

Well, my topic didn’t attract many entries this week, but we had three good entries: DARREN: Back to the Future - Dr Emmett Brown – brilliant interpretation of the topic. A little tight in the frame, and a narrower aperture would have given you a greater depth of field, the image goes soft towards t...
by melbarnes
Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: Syllabus Updates and Discussion
Topic: Practical night - Learn all about flash photography and lighting
Replies: 0
Views: 5405

Practical night - Learn all about flash photography and lighting

Don't miss next Thursday (28th April) if you want to learn all about flash photography. Stuart Brides will be giving a presentation and challenging you as a group, to set up off-camera flash. To create a dramatic headshot, using a model and taking head shots in various poses/angles for different lig...
by melbarnes
Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #268 Time...
Replies: 7
Views: 4950

#268 Time...

I have chosen the abstract subject and the precious gift of time. Precious because once you give someone your time, you can never get that time back, no matter how rich or famous you may be. So your offerings can be from anything that indicates time or the passage of time. So, time to put your think...
by melbarnes
Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #267 Petals
Replies: 16
Views: 22498

Re: #267 Petals

Thanks folks - there were some really good entries there. Now I'll have to get my thinking cap on... :lol:
by melbarnes
Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: #267 Petals
Replies: 16
Views: 22498

Re: #267 Petals

Petal man.....
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by melbarnes
Thu Feb 10, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Forum Competitions
Topic: Competition #266 'Glass'
Replies: 13
Views: 20008

Re: Competition #266 'Glass'

Glayva - nectar of the gods....