The Philip Lepper Trophy 2015 winning images are now in the competitions gallery
St Ives Inter-print Results
For the latest news on the St Ives Interprint go to Results
Viveca Koh talk – March 10th 2015 – f11 article
Bruce has arranged for Viveca Koh to give a talk to the Bedford CC on March 10th
The online magazine f11 has an article about Viveca (in the form of an interview illustrated with her images) in the March edition (pages 20-47) which can be viewed online at f11 or downloaded as a PDF
If you haven’t seen f11 then take a look. It is produced by a team of photographers from New Zealand and carries interviews and articles from photographers from around the world. It contains many inspiring images to enjoy and it is free each month. Back issues can be found on the f11 web site
EAF PDI Championship 8th Feb 2015
Bedford CC narrowly missed out on a place in the second round, finishing a very creditable 16th out of the 34 clubs who entered. John Pegram’s “Bearded Seal” was one of only 5 images (out of a total of 660) to be awarded the maximum 15 points. Congratulations and very well done to John.
Beyond Group who were first and Norfolk Photography Group who were 2nd will go on to represent the EAF at the PAGB PDI Championships in Warwick later in the year. Ipswich & District Photographic Society came 3rd.
Flash Technicalities
In January I gave a talk covering the technical aspects of external flash guns (and studio strobes)
I have been asked by a few members for some details of the gear I used and other notes from the talk. So I have put this into a PDF document and included it on the Members’ Tips web page
50 megapixel
The megapixel race is on with Nikon (36Mp), Canon (50Mp) and soon Sony hitting the 50Mp range.
If you’re tempted to buy one of these cameras Drew Gardner offers some sound advice, the cost doesn’t stop with the camera…
www.gardnercreative.co.uk/blog/5-things-you-will-need-when-you-buy-a-canon-5ds/
Bedford come 2nd in the 2015 Cambridge Inter-Club Digital Competition
With a fantastic score of 95 out of 100, Bedford finish joint 2nd and are only beaten by Benfleet with a near perfect 99. If you would like to see the full results and view the top seven club’s images go to http://www.cambcc.org.uk/digital/dic_results.php
High Speed Synch Flash
Last night (27th Jan 2015) I gave a talk on the technical issues of using an external flashgun.
I wanted to demonstrate that using a shutter speed higher than 1/200 sec on a typical DSLR will create a black band obscuring the base of the image, the faster the speed the larger the black band.
Like all good demo’s it failed, the black band did not materialise and I was able to take a complete picture at 1/500 sec. Of course, as I drove home, I realised what had happened.