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1. Competitions 2009 / 2010. Please read the rules... Please note that you can only enter competitions if you are a member.
2. Email Addresses: If you are a new member or have recently changed your email address then please send an e-mail to the Webmaster (or Assistant Webmaster) to enable the updating of our club contacts information. If you are not receiving regular updates from the webmaster (or committee members) you should should confirm with the Webmaster (or Assistant Webmaster) that we have your correct e-mail address and contact telephone numbers.
(Your privacy will be respected, for more info click here.)3. Keep up to date with our information pages. Our Information Officer, John Bennett, takes notes at our Friday and Wednesday evening Meetings. These are sent to the North Down Spectator newspaper, and are recorded here in what we call our Meetings Blog. A casual browse through these notes will familiarise you with the types of activity taking place.
If you are interested in on line competitons here are just two sites that you might want to visit on Mark Allen's blogspot at:
http://markallenphotography.blogspot.com/
It’s nearly that time again – only a few weeks left before we close the Environmental Photographer of the Year for another year.
As always, we appreciate the enormous help you provide through telling your contacts, friends and colleagues about the competition, so would really appreciate you reminding them that the deadline for entries is 31st July 2010.
The categories are:
Changing Climates
The Natural World
Quality of Life
Innovation in the Environment (New for 2010)
The Underwater World (New for 2010)
A View From the Western World (New for 2010)
Young Environmental Photographer of the Year (Under 16 & Under 21)
Winners share a prize fund of £5,000, and all winning and highly commended entries are displayed in the free Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition – to be launched on 25th October in Mayfair, London. Copyright is retained by the photographer.
For all the details on entering, go to www.epoty.org. You can also keep up to date with any new developments by joining our Facebook group.
Thank you again for your help and I look forward to announcing the winners in September.
Emily Doyle
Press and Marketing Officer
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM),
15 John Street
London, WC1N 2EB
Tel: 020 7831 3110
Website: www.ciwem.org
Registered Charity No. 1043409
CIWEM is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world.
The British Wildlife Photography Awards are exhibiting in Belfast Waterfront Hall between 27 April and 28 May. This is the competition that Nigel Snell's "Mallard" achieved Highly Commended.
The BBC have placed on line free Wildlife Photo Masterclass PDFs which are available for download. Currently there are 21 PDFs available.
We suggest that you visit the page and click on the PDFs which you want, and when they are loaded, save them to your hard disk.
They are available at http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/masterclasses.asp
We are pleased to announce that RUBooks will be sponsoring our competitions for 2010 /2011. The overall winner of every competition and trophies will receive a photography book (to the value of around £15-25).
RUBooks is a website brought to you by the team at Readers' Union. Originally established in 1937, Readers' Union has a strong reputation for providing an excellent choice of quality books and products to book club customers across a wide range of interests (including The Photographers’ Book Club). There is no commitment to buy from RUBooks; simply order what you want, when you want, and take advantage of the great deals on offer.
For a wide selection of Photography technique books visit www.rubooks.co.uk/photography
Members can now get 25% off photo prints at Harvey Normans located beside Ikea at Holywood Exchange.
All you need to do is to produce your personal Club ID Card.
Mark Allen has compiled a tutorial showing how to resize images suitable for HD
NEWSFLASH 5th December 2009
Our own Nigel Snell won the Roy Finlay Memorial Cup and came 2nd with 3rd in the PDI's.
He swept the boards
Hearty Congratulations Nigel
The following are very useful and clear tutorials on Pictures to Exe. Well worth a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkztzW-lB_w&feature=player_embedded#t=53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhu8N1CoOg0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8-nMqzSIg4&feature=player_embedded
Nigel Snell won a highly commended at the British Wildlife Photographys Awards 2009 for his superb photo 'Mallard Drake'.
He also had his photo published in 'The Times' This is a major UK wide competition and Nigel is to be congratulated.
"Unlocking Knowledge,
Empowering Minds"
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. To gain entry, as a mere student, you have to be the best of the best. An MIT education costs a fourtune: however mere mortals, like us, can watch and learn. MIT now offer videos of their courses, as they actually take place. So, be prepared for some people walking in the way of the camera and so on. They also offer free lecture notes, No registration required. here is some more info:
MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
What is MIT OpenCourseWare?
MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT.
* OCW is not an MIT education.
* OCW does not grant degrees or certificates.
* OCW does not provide access to MIT faculty.
* Materials may not reflect entire content of the course.
Do a search for 'Photography' and you will be amazed at what is on offer, (538 hits). In many cases you can download the courses to your ipod, iphone, itouch. Wonderful stuff and all for free.
Mark Allen
RedBubble is a vibrant global community of people with creative interests. It’s something different for each of us:
- a place to share the illustrations you create at night,
- a forum to seek feedback on the story you’re writing,
- a creative antidote to the day job,
- lunch break entertainment,
- a gallery to inspire,
- a marketplace to buy and sell unique works of art and,
- a place to be inspired by like–minded people.
RedBubble is a forum for self expression, an inclusive art gallery and a supportive and welcoming community. However; be aware that unlike our private members group on Flickr (see below),
Redbubble is open to the world. BNDCC now has its own group on Redbubble, click here to find out more.
For more information, and to see some photos from members of BNDCC group on Redbubble please click here.
We now have 22 members in our private members Flickr Group. However; in order for this to work we need more club members to join the group and existing members to participate more.
This Flickr group offers members the opportunity to get useful feedback on their images. It is already a very worthwhile extension to the club, but it will only work if members are prepared to post images and take some time to comment on the images posted by other club members.
All 'foundation' members should grasp this opportunity, post their images and seek feedback. They should also comment on other members images, (whether they be 'advanced' or 'foundation' members). Simply say what it is you like about the photo, or what you think doesn't work. You will find that you and other members will see things in a photo that the author may not have seen or noticed. Only by participating in the debate can we all learn from each other.
All 'advanced' members should also consider joining. You can help by sharing your knowledge, skills and experience. You never know, you might pick up a few tips about your photography along the way!
Remember the aim of the club is to "promote and develop all aspects of photography through example, discussion and competition". This Flickr Group clearly addresses two of these - example and discussion. Its success depends on its members.
For more information click here.
How to prepare Projected Digital Images (PDI’s)
I have been asked to show folk how to do this many times. At the time it all looks so simple and straightforward.
Two weeks later folk have forgotten and therefore this short tutorial is offered as an aide me moire.
Download Adobe Acrobat PDF tutorial here. (For future reference it is also included in our downloads section to the main left menu.) It also includes links to Photoshop actions for batch resizing, for Audio Visuals, etc. - Mark Allen, Comp Sec.
What do you do if a over zealous police officer (or private security guard) demands that you hand over your camera or memory card, or insists that you delete images from your camera? Do you have to comply? The simple answer is NO!
Private Security Guards have no specific legal powers, they have the same powers of any citizen, the same as you and me. Police Officers clearly have much more powers, but even the police cannot demand your memory card or insist you delete images from your camera. They must obtain a court order, even if you are a photo journalist who stumbles across and takes photos of a crime scene.
Clearly; common sense must prevail, so be polite and smile, show the police your camera club ID card. Then politely ask the Police Officer(s) if they are aware of the PSNI Media Policy, specifically page 27 para 3 that relates to photographers. As long as you are polite you will probably find that the police officers may be unaware of the the Policy. As soon as they realise their mistake, and as long as you remain calm and polite, they should back off.
It is in your interest to download and keep a copy of the PSNI Media Policy. Carefully read page 27, para. 3. While this specifically applies to journalists, as an amateur photography you are (probably) a potential freelance photo journalist.
All new members are issued with a Bangor and North Down Camera Club ID card. If you do no have one yet, see David Roberts and request one.
(For future reference it is also included in our downloads section to the main menu.)
