Photography News Issue 29

Photography News Issue 29 absolutephoto.com

Camera Club of the Year IN ASSOCIATIONWITH

Round 4: Movement This month’s theme is open to all manner of creative interpretation so we want to see pictures that depict the theme in a challenging and exciting way

Images Don’t stand still, get moving to capture eye-catching images full of movement before the closing date of 7 March.

Getting a sense of movement in a still image is a challenge for your camera skills, but do it right and the effect can be very eye-catching. There are any number of ways to tackle the subject and to be honest, there is no right or wrong. You can move the camera with a static subject during the exposure, you can keep the camera dead still and let the subject do the moving or you can combine the two. Then there are the extra ingredients of adjusting the zoom lens during a long exposure and finally, there are the many options offered with shutter speed choice. Most cameras have shutter speeds as long as 30secs but with extreme long-exposure filters there’s the potential for exposures running into minutes and even hours. Technically, this theme offers all kinds of opportunities. And we haven’t even mentioned actual choice of subject yet. There’s huge potential here too. Congratulations to Ayr PS, the latest qualifier for the final. Ayr’s set of five pictures were all excellent interpretations of the theme, as you can see here, and while the competition was fierce, it ended up winning this month by two clear points. Well done to Ayr. As well as a place in the final, Ayr PS wins a Canon PIXMA Pro-100S professional A3+ photo printer. Thanks to everyone who entered this month’s round. There are still have two rounds to qualify for the final so good luck to all.

You could go for action subjects, such as cyclists, cars or buses, perhaps using panning to give the sensation of movement. If close enough to the subjects you could even bring in flash for images with the intoxicating mixture of sharpness and blur. The landscape has plenty to offer too. Clouds scuttling across the sky, flowing water and windblown trees are just some of the subjects to consider. Mount the camera on the tripod and get exploring with its shutter speed range and see what you can rustle up. If you’re keen to be more adventurous, step into the fascinating world of deliberate camera movement, maybe taking inspiration from the natural world. Results can be unpredictable, but that’s part of the technique’s joys and with the instant feedback of digital you can play until you get it just right. So, get moving – and win!

Round 3: Results

Patterns & textures was the challenging theme for this round and we sawmany great images

Scores Ayr Photographic Society

92 90 89 89 88 87

City of London and Cripplegate PS Smethwick Photogtraphic Society Cannock Photographic Society

Visionaries Ayr Photographic Society delivered a consistently excellent performance this month with all five pictures scoring highly. Some clubs turned in four great images but were let down by the fifth. That’s a point to note. Fromtop left Tension by Ian McClure; Incense sticks by Forrest Weir; In search of grater inspiration by Eddie Telford; Beach tree by Garry Smith; and Tangled web by Miriam Downes.

Parkwood Camera Club Dorchester Camera Club*

Harpenden Photographic Society* 86 Halstead & District Photographic Society 86 Blandford Forum Camera Club 85 Dunholme Camera Club 85 Park Street Camera Club 84 Newent & District Camera Club 84 Stirling & District Camera Club 83 Deal and District Camera Club 83 Beckenham Photographic Society 83 Consett Photographic Society 83 Macclesfield Camera Club 82 Bath Photographic Society 82 West Wickham Photographic Society 82 Earl Shilton Camera Club 81 Skegness Camera Club 80 Harlow Photographic Society 80 Buckingham Camera Club 80 Chapel Camera Club 79 Dronfield Camera Club 79 Wokingham& East Berkshire Camera Club 79 Cymru Monochrome 78 Brentwood & District Camera Club 77 Peterborough Photographic Society 77 Tonbridge Camera Club 74 Wisbech and District Camera Club 74 Fraserburgh Photographic Society 74

Ayr Photographic Society qualifies for the final Ayr PS excelled with great theme interpretation and top technical skills.

*Already qualified for the final