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Edinburgh Photoworld Day.


A Photoworld Day has been arranged for Sunday 14th February in the premises of the Edinburgh Photographic Society at 68 Great King Street, Edinburgh.  Doors will be open from 10.00am, with coffee served until 10.30 am.
The meeting will run from 10.30am, finishing by 4.30pm, with a one hour break for lunch.  Packed lunches can be eaten on the premises for those not wishing to go out.

The cost of the meeting is £4.00, payable on entry, and no prior booking is necessary.  A map/directions can be sent, on request, to those not familiar with central Edinburgh.

  

THE 2010 PROGRAMME

 

JOHN WATTERSON (London) – is a life-long Minolta/Sony user and was an active member of the Minolta Club of GB over many years.  He is a very versatile photographer covering a wide range of subjects.  He will talk about some of the pictures he has enjoyed taking over the years and the stories behind them.

 

JIM HENDERSON (Aboyne) – is a professional photographer who, apart from in depth photography of NE Scotland, is an expert on the Aurora Borealis - The Northern Lights - and this will be the subject of his presentation.  Apart from showing an amazing collection of images, he will also describe the techniques involved in photographing auroras.   We are entering a period of increasing activity, so now is a good time to prepare for these spectacular displays. He has published several books.

 

DUNCAN McEWAN (Bridge of Weir) – undertook a 2 week ship-based trip to Svalbard in June 2009, reaching 80° North, only 650 miles from the North Pole.  His presentation will show landscape and nature pictures which capture the essence of the Arctic.

 

DAVID KILPATRICK – Editor of Photoworld.   David will again share an aspect of his immense knowledge and technical expertise in all things photographic.

 

CRITIQUE SESSION.  This will be restricted to digital projected images this year.  You are invited to submit 3 examples of your work for discussion and appraisal.  Images must be submitted in advance, by email or on CD (.jpg only – max pixel size 1024 x 768 @ 72dpi), to me at the above address.  Please mark your CD or email to indicate that the images are for the Photoworld Day.

 

PRINT DISPLAY.  Although there will not be a print critique, there will be a number of display boards available for exhibiting your work throughout the course of the day.  Limiting it to 3 prints in the first instance will ensure space for all who wish to take up this option.

 

Any offers of help in setting up the room, serving tea and clearing up will be appreciated.  I look forward to seeing you on the 14th and feel free to bring along a friend.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Duncan

 

Duncan I McEwan

 




Photography Workshop at the Scottish Deer Centre.


There is a photography event at the Scottish Deer Centre on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th of March 2010.

This is being taken by Laurie Campbell one of Scotland's leading natural history photographers.

If you wish to buy a ticket these are £60. Places are limited to ten per day. This is to give you the opportunity to get expert one to one tuition on the day.

The Scottish Deer Centre currently houses 11 species of deer, fox, wolves and birds of prey to name but a few. Enthusiasts will get a great chance to photograph wildlife.

If you are interested please contact me at the Scottish Deer Centre for more information.


Yvonne Dallas,

Senior Ranger and event organiser.

cupatsdc128@ewm.co.uk

 


 

 

Competition Handing-in Dates 2009 - 2010

 

17th September Bowie Trophies
8th October 1st Bimonthly
29th October Summer Assignment
26th November Borbasket Trophy & Anderson Quaich
7th January 2nd Bimonthly
28th January Creative Trophy & Print Trophy
11th February Blackwood Trophy
25th February 3rd Bimonthly
25th March Henderson Trophy
25th March Small Print Competition

 

Please note that all competition entries, except for the Print and Small Print Competitions, are now digital. Arrangements can be made for any member to have slides scanned for entry to any of the competitions. Contact a member of the Council to arrange this. Slides for scanning must be submitted at least two weeks before the handing-in date. 

 



 

Preparation of prints for the Championship Trophy

For the Championship Trophy competition prints must be mounted on a board measuring not less than 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”) and not more than 50cm x 40cm (20” x 16”). The actual prints may be any size up to 50cm x 40cm (20” x 16”).

Each print must be given a title, which should be marked on the back of the mount, but no competitor’s name may appear. Velcro fastenings must be removed from the back of all prints.


An entry consists of up to three monochrome prints and up to three colour prints. Prints are judged individually.

If you need clarification on any of the above please ask a member of the Club Council.

 


 

 

Preparation of Digital files for Club Competitions

 

Entries for Club competitions that are ‘Digital Entry’ must be supplied in JPEG format on CD-R (note: Do not use a rewritable disc, CD-RW). 

The author’s name must be clearly written on the CD.  Do not use sticky labels.

Image sizes must be no more than 1400 pixels in width and no more than 1050 pixels in height.

 

To prepare files for these competitions -

  • Open the image file you want to work on.

  • Since the digital projector works in the sRGB colour space it is recommended that you convert the image you are submitting to match, although, if your image is in another colour space e.g. Adobe RGB it will automatically be converted to sRGB by the projector.

  • To resize your image.

  • Click on Image then Image Size

  • Ensure the Constraints box is selected.

  • Ensure that pixels is specified in both height and width unit boxes

  • If your image is in landscape format then enter 1400 in the Width box and check that the height is no more than 1050. 

  • If your image is in portrait or square format then enter 1050 in the Height box.

  • Click on OK to resize.

  • Save the file with the filename in the format: 

    number, followed by a space, followed by the title.

    Image 2 in your entry with a title "Arran Sunset" should be saved with a filename: 2 Arran Sunset.jpg

     

    Note the space between number and title and also the spaces between words of the title.

Your file has now been saved in the correct format.  When you have saved all the files that make up your entry, copy them to a CD-R. Write your name clearly on the CD and give it with your entry form to the Competition Secretary by the competition hand-in date.

 

If you need clarification on any of the above please ask a member of the Club Council.

 


Bimonthly Competition Submission Guide

 

Details on preparation of files should be followed as before (Jpeg, 1400x1050 etc.)

 

Only the placing of images in a folder and titling of images has changed.

 

The format of entries now requested is:

  • Place images into a folder bearing your name, e.g. Jim Smith.

  • Save the file with the filename in the format:

number, followed by a space, followed by the title.

 

Image 2 in your entry with a title "Arran Sunset" should be saved with a filename: 2 Arran Sunset.jpg

 

Note the space between number and title and also the spaces between words of the title.

 

The reason for having spaces between words in the title is because we have the option to display the title briefly when the image is projected. The title should therefore be as you would like it to appear on screen, with capitalisation as desired.

 

Once you have saved the images to disc please check that the disc can be ‘read’ by your computer. This request is to minimise any problems that might occur when the images are processed into the software on the club’s laptop

 

Note that for each bimonthly entered you will be submitting a folder with the same name (your name.)

If you choose to use the same disc for submission of entries to more than one Bimonthly you should therefore create a folder such as ‘First Bimonthly 2009-10’, and place the folder with your name inside this folder. You may then have submissions in folders you create for ‘Second Bimonthly 2009-10’ and ‘Third Bimonthly 2009-10’ and perhaps for other competitions although the format of these entries has yet to be decided.

 


Borbasket Memorial Trophy Competition.

 

 

Rules
 
All members will compete equally for this trophy.
Entries will consist of a set of three images, judged as a set.  At least one of the images must be a Table Top*, a Still Life* or a Portrait* and labelled No 1 in the set.  No image must have been entered in any previous club competition.
 
*Definitions
 
a)  Table Top – an image created by the photographer through the use of artificial objects/materials.
b)  Still Life - an everyday object which, by the technique of the photographer, through the control of lighting, texture, form, perspective, colour, exposure and depth of field, has become more than simply a photographic representation of the object.
c)  Portrait - a close-up of a human being, generally portraying some characteristic of the subject.
 
Preparation
 
 Details on preparation of files should be followed as before (Jpeg, 1400x1050 etc.)
 
Only the placing of images in a folder and titling of images has changed.
 
The format of entries requested is:
 
  1. Create a folder for the competition. Name it Borbasket.
  2. Within this folder create another folder bearing your name e.g. John Smith.
  3. Number and Name the images
1 First Title
2 Second Title
3 Third Title
 
Note the space between number and title and also the spaces between words of the title.
 
The reason for having spaces between words in the title is because we have the option to display the title briefly when the image is projected. The title should therefore be as you would like it to appear on screen, with capitalisation as desired.
 
Once you have saved the images to disc please check that the disc can be ‘read’ by your computer. This request is to minimise any problems that might occur when the images are processed into the software on the club’s laptop
 


Anderson Quaich.

 

Rules
 
All members will compete on equal terms for this trophy.
An entry consists of up to three images on a set subject, judged individually. No image can have been entered in any previous club competition.
 
Preparation
 
 Details on preparation of files should be followed as before (Jpeg, 1400x1050 etc.)
 
Only the placing of images in a folder and titling of images has changed.
 
The format of entries requested is:
 
  1. Create a folder for the competition. Name it Anderson Quaich.
  2. Within this folder create another folder bearing your name e.g. John Smith.
  3. Number and Name the images
1 First Title
2 Second Title
3 Third Title
 
Note the space between number and title and also the spaces between words of the title.
 
The reason for having spaces between words in the title is because we have the option to display the title briefly when the image is projected. The title should therefore be as you would like it to appear on screen, with capitalisation as desired.
 
Once you have saved the images to disc please check that the disc can be ‘read’ by your computer. This request is to minimise any problems that might occur when the images are processed into the software on the club’s laptop
 


 

 

PCPC Website

 

www.paisleycolour.co.uk   

 

Web Manager: David Dalziel

e-mail: David Dalziel

 

Club members can have their own individual gallery of up to 12 images for a payment of £10 per year, (September to August). Keep your gallery fresh by changing the images periodically during the year. Submissions should be submitted to the Web Manager by e-mail or on a CD.  See instructions below for preparation of images.

Preparing your images.

  • Import the image into Photoshop and make any necessary adjustments.

  • Click on “Image” in the top menu, then click on “Image Size”

  • Ensure all the boxes at the bottom left are ticked by clicking on “Resample Image”

  • Set resolution to 72 pixels/inch.

  • For HORIZONTAL images, set width to 500 pixels.

  • Alternatively for VERTICAL images, set height to 400 pixels.

  • Now click on “File” in the top menu and select “Save for the Web”

  • Select “Optimised” tab at top of screen.

  • Ensure it is saved as a jpeg and adjust the compression by clicking on the arrow inside the “Quality” box.

  • An adjustable slider will appear and by moving this, the file size at the bottom left of the screen will alter.

  • Adjust to give a file size of around 100 kb and click on SAVE and save to a folder.

  • Give each image a caption – the shorter the better.

  • Put your images on a CD and give it to David Dalziel with a completed submission form.

  • A maximum of 12 images can be posted – a look at some of the galleries will give an idea of balancing horizontal and upright images to look good on the thumbs page.

   

If you cannot prepare your own digital files, there are several members willing to scan them for you.  Please ask Robert Fulton for details.