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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Course: Use Of On-Camera Flash
I’ve just received notice of this course at Calumet, the photographic store, in Manchester. It’s on Wednesday, 1 September and there are 2 sessions: am and pm, with the afternoon session following on from what you’ve learnt in the morning. I bought … Continue reading
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Never Work With Animals Or Children!
Or so they say! I think our ‘Children’s Portrait Night’ this evening went brilliantly. I am sure we will have some great photographs to show for it. Our thanks to all the parents and their children who came along to sit for us. Did I say … Continue reading
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Have you ever been told you are not allowed to take a photograph?
Have you been in the process of taking a photograph in a public place when someone has objected: perhaps a person in the picture? or maybe someone in authority? or any other person – official or otherwise? If so, how was the situation resolved: did you … Continue reading
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L & CPU updates
Take a look at this link for the latest updates from the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union. http://www.lcpu.org
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Seven Man Made Wonders of England
Here’s a link to a BBC site, listing seven man-made wonders of England – and the North West. No doubt we all have our own ideas on what should or should not be included but we thought these might provide some photographic opportunities … Continue reading
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Photographing a Meteor Shower
How to take photographs of the night sky or a meteor shower? This is a personal post, based on my own limited experience, and is meant as a pointer for photographers who haven’t tried to capture the night sky before or who are new … Continue reading
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Fantastic Perseids!
One of our members had fantastic views of the Perseids on Tuesday night from a field in North Wales. Some of them lasted a good 5 seconds each on their path across the sky - leaving long tails behind them. I’m very jealous! The peak of the meteor … Continue reading
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Perseids Meteor Shower
Its that WOW time of the year again! See this link to find out more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids What is a Meteor shower? Basically it is a stream of debris from a comet. The debris enters the earth’s atmosphere travelling in parallell lines. But by … Continue reading
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Best Fish and Chip Shop in England?
The ‘Magpie’ along the harbour front at Whitby: http://www.magpiecafe.co.uk Take-away or eat in the cafe. Not cheap at £9.99 to eat inside, but one of the best I’ve eaten: Fresh, thick, succulent and tender haddock (or other fish of your choice) with … Continue reading
