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Photographers can’t take pictures without light, but there’s light and there’s truly awesome light that makes pictures sing. However, it is not that straightforward, because what is great light to a landscape worker is not necessarily what a street shooter wants or what a beauty photographer prefers to work with. It’s very much a personal thing. So in this round we want to see pictures that show the use of great light, regardless of subject matter. A stunning landscape bathed with golden light, a street imagewith awesome contrast and shadows, a sumptuous window- lit portrait or an animal shot with beautiful backlight: anything goes. The light in question can be natural as supplied by our own star, or you might have given it a helping hand with filters. You can also take the man-made route that includes LED lights, flash, street lights or even candles. With such an open theme, there is naturally a great deal of subjectivity here and it’s very open to interpretation. So the first step is just to ask yourself, when looking at pictures to enter: is the light in the shot truly fantastic and would the image be a failure without it? If the answer is no, carry on looking. Finally, when prepping your club’s entry please double-check that the image files are at least 1500 pixels on the longest dimension. No problem if sizes are bigger, but smaller and the images can’t be truly enjoyed by the judges. Theme4: fantastic light
LEFT Shooting into the sun (with care) can give powerful results, especiallywith bold scenes. ABOVE Look for patterns and shadows created by the sun and compose to make themost of any strong shapes. BELOW LEFT Scenic shots always benefit froma low raking sun to pick out texture and detail.
Theme 5: natural beauty
Score
Eastwood Photographic Society
89
Paragon Group
88
Synergy
88
Dorchester Camera Club
87
Midlothian Camera Club
87
Preston Photographic Society
87
ImageZ Camera Club
86
New City Photographic Society
86
Seaford Photographic Society
86
Steyning Camera Club
86
Closing date 5March 2018
Wilmslow Guild Photographic Society
86
Windsor Photographic Society
86
Frome Wessex Camera Club
85
Thewinner: Theme 3: The decisivemoment
Harpenden Photographic Society
85
Maidenhead Camera Club
85
Well done to Eastwood Photographic Society (Glasgow) for winning this month’s round and qualifying for the final shoot-out. Eastwood PS joins Great Notley CC and Eastbourne PS in the final, whichwill take place later this spring.
PICO
85
Trostre Camera Club
85
City Photo Club
84
Exeter Camera Club
84
Leighton Buzzard Photographic Club
84
Peterborough Photographic Society
84
Wisbech & District Camera Club
84
Bedford Camera Club
83
Grantham and District Camera Club
83
Leicester Forest Photographic Society
83
Norwich & District Photographic Society
83
Tonbridge Camera Club
83
Beckenham Photographic Society
82
Blandford Forum Camera Club
81
Brentwood & District Photographic Club
81
Consett & District Photographic Society
81
Medway DSLR Camera Club
81
Park Street Camera Club
79
Axholme Camera Club
78
Dunholme Camera Club
78
Norfolk Photographers Camera Club
78
Wokingham and East Berkshire Camera Club
77
Caister Photography Club
76
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