To compliment my Collectable Classics series I thought it would be a good idea to run though a check list of things you should lookout for if you are thinking of buying a classic Nikon 35mm camera. 1. Before you embark on your search, for whatever Nikon camera it is you want, make sure you [...]
Ever since I became interested in photography I’ve had this compulsion to enter competitions, first at camera club, then in exhibitions and now, occasionally, to photographic magazines. Just before Christmas, 2011 I sent three images off to Digital Photographer magazine. The competition was for their Digital Photographer of the Year Awards – Monochrome Portraits. Having [...]
1940′s Weekend: Arley Station, Severn Valley Railway; 25th June 2011 Despite having to contend with scorching temperatures the turn out on Arley Station was surprisingly mild for a 1940′s event. Anne; A Brief Encounter © John Powell EFIAP DPAGB I won’t lie! The only reason I chose to go to Arley, instead of usual journey [...]
The London Salon of Photography 100th Annual Exhibition, 2011. The London Salon was founded in 1910, but before that it existed as the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring, a photographic society that was established in 1892. The original Linked Ring members were a breakaway organization from the (Royal) Photographic Society, who at that time placed [...]
For some strange reason the Rushden organizers posted the statistics for their 29th Open Exhibition on their web site ahead of sending out individual results. Maybe this was there way of warning photographers to expect a poor set of results, who knows? The statistics didn’t make very good reading. Out of a total of 3613 [...]
Damson Blossom, originally uploaded by dotcomjohnny. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The damson or damson plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, or sometimes Prunus insititia) is an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Sometimes called the Damask plum, damsons are commonly used in the preparation of jams and jellies. The plum spirit [...]
The London Salon of Photography invites you to submit prints to their 100th Annual Exhibition, 2011. The London Salon was founded in 1910, but before that it existed as the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring, a photographic society that was established in 1892. The original Linked Ring members were a breakaway organization from the (Royal) [...]
Photo2011 – www.photo2011.net is the 13th National Open Exhibition hosted by the Vale of Evesham camera club. Each year the exhibition grows, this year it attracted over 3,370 digital entries. The Judges; Sandy Leland FRPS, Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/p, Graham Hodgkiss MPAGB and Colin Smith FRPS were supported by the VECC team to create another [...]
The 3rd GBISPC is an International Photographic Exhibition for un-mounted prints up to a maximum size of A4. The competition comprises of four exhibitions, known as a circuit, these being; Arddangosfa International (Wales), Carlisle International (Scotland), Hoylake and West Cumbria Internationals (Great Britain). Muddy Hell Photographers, both amateur and professional, from all around the world [...]
I first supported this British Photographic Exhibition (BPE) as a member of Wallheath Camera Club back in 1991 when I was shooting transparencies with a Nikon FA. My single acceptance then was called, Showing Off, which was my 4th BPE acceptance. I gained another solitary acceptance the following year (1992), which bought my BPE points [...]
