Gwynfa CC Mini Photomarathon 2012

July 24, 2012 in Photography, Slideshow

As many of you will know, I’m a member of Gwynfa Camera Club, the largest camera club in Wales. Last Thursday, as part of the summer events held over the holiday period when ‘official’ club meetings stop, we had a Mini Photomarathon. If you don’t know what a Photomarathon is, then you might want to take a look at my post from last year’s Cardiff Photomarathon. Similar to the Cardiff PM (but ‘mini’), Gwynfa’s challenged members to take 6 photographs on pre-defined themes, in order, within 2 hours. Starting and ending at the pub, it’s always a fun process! Having been [...]

By Night

May 15, 2012 in Photography

Another Gwynfa Camera Club competition topic, ‘By Night’ had me stumped for a while, and I didn’t think I’d be getting anything in on time. At around half 11 the night before submission date, I left my pint (attended, of course) in the pub and ventured into the nearby churchyard in a desperate, last-ditch attempt at finding something useable. A wander around a dark cemetery later, and a frantic session with photoshop, and I had my entry! Huzzah! This one got me a 16/20.  

American Psycho

February 23, 2012 in Photography

This month’s competition at Gwynfa Camera Club was to ‘illustrate a book title’, and I saw this as my chance to sneak some Lego into the mix and see what happened. The other members had been asking when some Lego would show up, as is my reputation, so I set to work. With a little bit of Minifigure frankenstein-type mixing and matching, some atmospheric lighting and a little blood added in photoshop I created… ‘American Psycho‘. It was always going to be a gamble competition wise – you never really know what any given judge will like or how open [...]

White Water

February 1, 2012 in Photography, Slideshow

A couple of weeks ago I visited Cardiff’s White Water Rafting centre, and promised to share a couple of my photos with you. I’m still getting to grips with the many settings on my DSLR, but I did manage to get some half decent shots. Here’s a few of my favourites…

Closing in

January 8, 2012 in Photography, Slideshow

This shot of the war memorial sculpture at Cardiff Bay got me an 18/20 at Gwynfa CC. It’s one of my favourites.

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