Flickr and Getty Images

In a previous post, I posted a picture of the recent fire in a Kingston Tower Block Fire, I subsequently received an email from Getty Images inviting me to be a contributor and to negotiate a license for the image of the fire. This demonstrates the value of the images we take and the way Flickr can be used as a commercial tool .  Flickr and Getty Images

DPI Competition 4 March

An excellent evening with the slide entry holding up well. The judge Tong Charters from Woking Photographic Society provided valuable and constructive comments on the entries in interesting and entertaining way. I welcomed a number of prospective new members who came along to see Malden Camera Club, they appeared to have enjoyed the evening and we hope to see them again.

Picture in Surrey Life - may be

:: Surrey Life magazine - picture showcase
Hi Fred,
You may well have seen one of my postings on the variousSurrey groups on here but a quick introduction. My name isMatthew Williams and I write for Surrey Life magazine(http://www.surreylife.co.uk/). In case you're not aware, we're amonthly glossy magazine that is bought in shops in andaround the county.

We've just started work on our October issue and are looking at running an 'Autumn Colour' picture special. I'vejust seen a stunning shot by yourself from last October ofthe Surrey Hills and was wondering if you might beinterested in showcasing it in the magazine.

Also, just noticed your position as chairman of the MaldenCamera Club. If any of your members have any stunningpictures of Surrey in the autumn (including 'old Surrey' -Richmond, Kingston, Croydon etc) that they might be beinterested in showcasing in Surrey Life magazine then feelfree to get in touch.
Best wishes,
Matt

Historic Polar Images, 1845-1982 from the Scott Polar Research Institute

Freeze Frame

Historic Polar Images, 1845-1982 from the Scott Polar Research Institute
The Scott Polar Research Institute in the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collection of photographic negatives illustrating polar exploration from the nineteenth century onwards. Freeze Frame is the result of a two-year digitisation project that brings together photographs from both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. Here you can discover the polar regions through the eyes of those explorers and scientists who dared to go into the last great wildernesses on earth.

Photoshop an Illustrated Talk

Photoshop Workshop - Thursday 5th March


Just to remind everyone that we have a Photoshop illustrated talk by Jack Casement ARPS. This should provide an excellent opportunity to ask all those questions you have been dying to ask about how best to sharpen and how much to sharpen etc.


Reminder
Please remember to bring along your images for the Outings Evening which includes a competition. This takes place on Thursday 12th March

Projected Image Competition 26 February

The first round of our projected images competition proved a great success. Indeed so many slides and images were submitted that there was only time to judge the digital images. The entries where split into advanced and standard classes and ranged from creative abstracts to traditional landscapes. The images that particularly rook my eye was an image of a lavender field bathed in a glorious evening light by Roland Adams who managed to deal the high dynamic range of the lighting very well. The other was the creative abstract by John Horne of disembodied body parts including eyes and mouths against a chequered background.
The slide competition is being rescheduled to the 2nd of April subject to the availability of a room at the Methodist Church, since the Library is closed for repairs to the roof etc.