Competitions Gallery

The Projected Image Galleries from the 3rd Competition are now on the club website.  The Print Galleries will follow as soon as possible.

Wanted - Light Box

Does anybody have a light box which they don't use any more?  I would be happy to take it off their hands.

A useful depth of field calculator

This website has some useful information on depth of field including a calculator where you can find your SLR and key in focal length etc to calculate depth of field.

A good source for Photoshop Tutorials

If you want to know how to achieve things in Photoshop there are loads of good tutorials from a very knowledgeable photographer here http://www.crhfoto.co.uk/knowhowlist.htm .  Clive uses the full version of Photoshop but a lot of the tips would work in Elements too.

Paula

Internet Picture Groups

New pictures have been uploaded into the Internet Picture Groups on the main club website.  If you haven't seen the groups before click here and take a look.

If you are an SPS club member and would like to join one of the groups let me know.

Paula

A link worth looking at

There are some fantastic images on this site http://www.utah3d.net/.  They are all 360 degree panoramas.  Let the pictures load then drag your cursor.  Don't forget to drag up and down as well as sideways.

Paula

The Holme Great Broughton

Peter Denham Mono competition

Just a reminder to you all, that 2 x mono prints will need to be handed in this coming Thurs, 21st Jan to make the judges by the week end. See you at the club.
Dave

A neat trick to make your inkjet printer cartridges last longer

There's in interesting video here which shows how you can reset your inkjet cartridges.

Paula

Birds in the snow

The recent snow caused us problems but it was a matter of life or death for birds. We've kept the feeders topped up and often see more than 30 birds at a time, many of them on the snow eating the spillage from the feeders. Goldfinches are messy eaters and fling out more seed than they eat.
It was very unusual to see a goldfinch on a fat feeder. The first Brambling of the winter arrived on 1st January. A few days later I saw one of them on the snow looking very lifeless. I brought it inside and tried to warm it up. It ate some seed and after a while it became more active so I put it outside again. Sadly, late in the day, I went outside to pick up a blue-tit that had crashed into the window and found the brambling had died also.

Lensless Landscapes by Steve Gosling

Steve Gosling will be talking about his Lensless Landscapes in conjunction with Stockton Camera Club.  There is more information on the Notice Board page of the club website or at club meetings.

I have seen Steve's lensless landscape pictures in Joe Cornish's gallery at Northallerton and they are very good.

Recent Snow

Just a few snow pics from Kirkby

RPS Distinctions Day

The Northern Region of the RPS are holding a Distinctions Day on Sunday 18th April 2010 at Backworth Hall, Backworth, near Newcastle.

Attending an RPS Distinctions Day is highly recommended for anybody who is thinking of applying for LRPS, ARPS or FRPS.  Three members of various RPS distinctions assessment panels (all Fellows of the RPS) will explain the necessary requirements and show some successful panels.  Those people who are nearly ready can arrange to take their proposed panel for comment.  The panel doesn't have to be completely ready but should show the direction in which you are working. Those who aren't quite ready but want to know if their work is up to standard can go along as observers. 

Participants £15, Observers £10.  There is a buffet lunch at £5.  Advanced Booking is essential and more information can be found on the Notice Board page of the club website or at club meetings.

Paula

Masters of Light

This should be a good exhibition to go and see.  Mike Kipling, Brian Jobson and John Devlin are holding an exhibition at Sutton Bank from 12th February until 22nd February.  More details are on the Notice Board page of the club website or at club meetings.

Paula

Stokesley in the Snow

Some more pictures of Stokesley in the snow on 9th January 2010.

Great British Cup Results

The results for The Great British Cup are on the club website members' page.

Paula

Change to programme for next week

Change to the programme for next week, 21st January.  John L Davies will give his talk "China Through a Lens and Haze", which had to be cancelled last week.

Paula

Great Idea

Nice idea. Hope everyone joins in.

Have you got any pictures of the Stokesley area in the snow?

I'm sure most of you will have lots of pictures taken in the recent snow.  Why not share one or two of them with us.  Here are two of mine taken last Saturday.

Paula

This is your opportunity

I have set up this blog as a means for SPS members to communicate with each other.  Once you have been authorised to post on the blog you will be able to add information, news, pictures or any other thing which you think other SPS members will be interested in.  Or ask a question - somebody might know the answer.

Send me an e-mail if you would like to be registered to post.

Paula