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Canon’s 41st New Cosmos of Photography competition is now open and you have until 6 June to get your entries in. Judging by the selection committee will take place in July; they will choose seven Excellence Award winners, from which the Grand Prize winner will be chosen in November, and 14 honourable mention award winners. The Grand Prize winner receives one million Japanese Yen (around £6700), a Canon product and gets the chance to host a solo exhibit at the exhibition of 2018 winning entries that launches the 2019 event. This contest encourages creative pieces of work that push the boundaries of photography and previous winners have gone on to achieve international success. The award winners will have their work featured in exhibitions and collections as well as on the New Cosmos of Photography website. For entry details and galleries of past winners, please go thewebsite below. Global.canon/en/newcosmos Go for global glory with Canon
Nanguang has introduced a very versatile family of RGB LED lights that allowyou to bring colour to your still or video shoots. Three models are available; each unit has red, blue and green LEDS on-board and these can be adjusted to producemore than 360 colours in the RGB spectrum including light within the 3200- 5600K colour temperature range for normal shooting. For film makers there are additional features such as the Flash mode for simulating scenarios such as flashing lights from emergency vehicles or a flickering TV screen. All three devices can be powered by Sony NP-F type batteries or mains – power adapters are included with the two larger models but optional with the hotshoe mounted RGB66. The most powerful model is the RGB173 (shown below) with a LED
panel measuring 34.8x24cm giving an output of 27 watts. This is perfect for studio use but weighing just 1.48kg it suits location shooting too. This sells for £449.94. Next down in price is the RG888 which sells for £239.94. This is a handholdable sword/wand-shaped light so ideal for adding light where it is needed and comes with a tripod adapter too for extra versatility. It also comes with a carrying case and hand strap. Finally, there’s the RGB66 which costs £164.99. This is a compact model that can be mounted on the camera hot-shoe and has an output of 11 watts so ideal for adding fill-in when needed. It is powered by mains adaptor or by Sony NP-F battery – both cost extra.
Gitzo has launched two premium backpacks designed for landscape and wildlife photographers. TheAdventurybackpacks are available in30and45 litre sizes costing £219.95 and £299.95 respectively. The Adventury 30L suits a pro DSLR fitted with a 70-200mmf/2.8plus a secondbodyand four extra lenses. Or if you are amirrorless shooter the interior canbe configured to suit a SonyA7/A9 outfit. If your camera outfit is even more extensive, perhaps with a 500mmor 600mm fast aperture telephoto aswell as a couple of pro bodies, the Adventury 45L is the backpack for you. The 45L has an adjustable waist belt completewith a good-size pocket for accessories which canbe removed. Thismodel has a side infinity pocket for extra storage including a tripod. Both backpacks feature a Gitzo smart photography insert that can be removed so that the pack can be used as an everyday backpack, and each can accept a 15in laptop as well as a 12in tablet. With multi-link straps, adjustable shoulder straps, a ventilation system on the back for maximum comfort and an expandable roll-top, these Adventury bags are ideal for outdoor photographers. Gitzo go outdoors
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From Dawn to Dusk, mastering the Light in Landscape Photography , is produced by well-known landscapers Ross Hoddinott and Mark Bauer, so it is full of inspirational landscapes and technique advice on how you can achieve great results too. The book is published by the Ammonite Press and costs £16.99.
Above Last year’s Grand Prize winners, front centre: Trond Ansten (right) and Benjamin Breitkopf (left).
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Sponsored by the Institute of Physics, Solargraph pinhole camera day takes place on 17 June starting at 10.30am at the St Pauls Learning Centre, 94 Grosvenor Road, Bristol BS2 8XJ. It has been organised by leading pinhole photographer Justin Quinnell, and is a free event with workshops throughout the day and short talks on the hour. Attendees will get the chance to make a pinhole camera and shoot a six-month exposure of the sun crossing the sky. “Every individual or ‘family’ that turns up can make a six month exposure camera for nothing until we run out of empty beer cans,” says Quinnell. “We’ll probably have enough materials for 120 plus but we will see howmany people turn up and the results will be unveiled on 9 December at the Winter Equinox Solargraph workshop.” Now for something completely different
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