A happy New Year from all of us in the People’s Republic
of Photocraft! Evidently there were many resolutions about entering prints into
competitions this year because there was an unprecedented number of entries
this week: 10 in the beginner’s class, and 25 in the advanced.
Judged by John Nathan and ably supported by the Pronouncer-In-Chief
Mark Bulle, we learned a few things this week:
Chris Carrick takes a mean monochrome shot – even in the
face of stiff competition in the beginner’s class this week, he emerged
triumphant with his shot of Whitby Abbey:
David Pelling won the advanced class with his excellent shot of a workshop on Brownsea Island:
Images need to tell a “story”. Ideally, they’d have a central focal point. A pigeon. Or a person. But not if they have their backs to you.
Some images don’t need a person. Some locations are so busy that you have to wait 20 minutes for all of the people to clear off so you get a decent shot. But most need a person.
Printing your images in monochrome can be a pain. Especially if your elephant turns out brown.
Too wide an aperture can make your beak go fuzzy (there's probably a technical term for that).
Mirrors can be confusing.
Matte paper can suppress the vibrancy of an image. Even if it does show the texture of your leaves beautifully.
Lacock isn’t in France. And shouldn’t be pronounced as such. All together now: “Lay-cock” (https://forvo.com/word/lacock/).
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| Whitby Abbey - C.Carrick |
David Pelling won the advanced class with his excellent shot of a workshop on Brownsea Island:
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| Workshop Brownsea Island - D.Pelling |
Images need to tell a “story”. Ideally, they’d have a central focal point. A pigeon. Or a person. But not if they have their backs to you.
Some images don’t need a person. Some locations are so busy that you have to wait 20 minutes for all of the people to clear off so you get a decent shot. But most need a person.
Printing your images in monochrome can be a pain. Especially if your elephant turns out brown.
Too wide an aperture can make your beak go fuzzy (there's probably a technical term for that).
Mirrors can be confusing.
Matte paper can suppress the vibrancy of an image. Even if it does show the texture of your leaves beautifully.
Lacock isn’t in France. And shouldn’t be pronounced as such. All together now: “Lay-cock” (https://forvo.com/word/lacock/).
That’s all for this week's public service announcement. Happy snapping!
Thanks for giving the blog a focal point Chris. My eye was wandering around for some time before I saw the pigeon which started to draw me in...
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