Atherton & District Amateur Photographic Society

Thanks for the reply John. I take your points. It wasn't my intention to have a go at judges in particular. Your correct to say they do an admiral job. I also see nothing wrong in a club holding a monthly competition between its membership. They are obviously enjoyed by many. They can also be respon...

you have to enter competitions if you want to get better. Sorry Michael, but in my opinion, this statement is complete and utter rubbish, In fact, the truth is. It makes you a sterile photographer, Producing "camera club" images that may appeal to a judge. Who like it or not, posses no pr...

Best dressed Horse.....


Horses head by Stu115, on Flickr

People really do wear these things in public....

Looks like you may have a little competition, John, Im sure you will have no trouble competing against a Monaco backdrop...

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Congratulations on your success Tracy. A very big feather in your cap.

Is it this one Janice ?

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Looks a lot better value than the Black Rapid strap...

If you have CS5. There is no need to look up Gimp. As photoshop is a superior program. It isnt supplied with instructions. But out there, there are literally hundreds of guide books. Though personally I find YouTube the best photoshop learning resource. Try these... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ...

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Table game I never get tired of... Only one rule in our house, "The reds never win,"

I think it would be good. If when were looking at images for critique. If first the author could tell us a bit about his or her photos, and what they were trying to achieve with it. Then we could be a little more helpful.

In the one above I'm failing to see the photographers exact point of interest.

As an initial reaction. I have have to agree. I certainly wont be paying a monthly subscription. Though I would prefer not to use Elements, looks like Adobe are forcing us to that or the Lightroom route.

For four months camera experience. These are quite accomplished. Composition is very good. Exposure is good.

Well done, far better crops. Keeping the interest. be careful with your focus points. Try and introduce some exposure compensation. Enjoyed looking at them.

There are literally hundreds of HDR programs around. Some expensive some are free. The web will carry reviews on most of them. Each user will have his or her own preferences. I think its fair to say, most of the regular users at the club are using Photomatix 4.2. Me included, though I also use Nik H...

Hi Michael, These pictures are a decent effort. I'm glad to welcome another fan to the club. Motorsport is a fast action event, which requires a lot of skill to perfect. Essentially in the panning action of the camera. Not the best of days, light wise you chose here. Though you do get the benefit of...

Thursday 20th June - Set Subject Competition.

Has there been any announcement yet ? As to the subject matter for this competition.