OPS Weekly Newsletter 27 October 2024
- Last week’s meeting Tues 22 October: Print Competition No. 1
And the results are as follows :
| Colour Print | ||
| First | Sandra Devaney | Chowrie Man |
| Second | Keith Worthington | Stalking Lioness |
| Third | Dave Atkinson | Giraffes, Early Morning Light |
| Highly Commended | Phil Warrington | Roe Dash |
| Highly Commended | Dave Belcher | Hampshire Cricket |
| Highly Commended | Ian Bray | Cosmos |
| Commended | Pete Warrington | Strolling to the Regatta |
| Commended | Adrian Cubitt | Banded Demoiselle |
| Commended | Les Gordon | Neck and Neck |
| Commended | Mike Ashcroft | Santa’s Secret |
| Monochrome Print | ||
| First | Terry Carpenter | Foggy Morning Walk |
| Second | Dave MacKay | Feeding the Birds |
| Third | John Boteler | Kiftsgate Park |
| Highly Commended | Dave Mackay | Vikas |
| Highly Commended | Mike Ashcroft | Pebble Lane |
| Highly Commended | Les Gordon | Going Flatout |
| Commended | Dave Atkinson | Buffaloes Drinking |
| Commended | Alan Lewis | Crocodile |
| Commended | Dave Atkinson | Cheetah in Tree |
| Commended | Phil Warrington | Derelict Pier |
Congratulations to everyone who took part. Our judge Peter Cox mentioned that if a print has a ‘glow’ then generally it can have the edge on other images. If you want to add ‘glow’ top an image one method is to use the Orton Effect. There are lots of videos on how to do this on You Tube. Here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYlHhkqRQ4
- Next Tuesday’s meeting 29 October at 19.30: The Bicester Oxford Battle
Competition consists of 40 images from each club. OPS members to judge Bicester images, and Bicester club members to judge OPS images.
- Upcoming meetings
Tues 5 November at 19.30: Light Painting. Our take on Guy Fawkes Night. Bring your camera and tripod and we will do light painting photography. Wrap up in warm clothes, bring your own parkin.
Tues 12 November at 19.30: Sorrow with Dawn Rogers
Dawn Rodgers is a visual artist and photographer based in Berkshire, UK. She works with photography, archives, mythology and the ancient landscapes of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Dorset. Her work examines her response to the sudden loss of her brother in 1993. Using mythology and landscape to tell one of the oldest stories, the story of loss.
Tues 19 November at 19.30: Helen and Keith will dazzle us with images of their recent trip to Southern Africa
Tues 26 November at 19.30: Robert Harvey of Natural World Photography
https://www.naturalworldphotography.net/about
- Programme Secretary vacancy
We have a full and varied programme for you this season thanks to the hard work and excellent choices by Les. Unfortunately, due to unexpected changes in Les’s work commitments he cannot continue in the role and we need someone to step forward to start the planning and booking of speakers for next season’s programme. Please do contact me or any other committee member if you are interested in taking on the role.
- Events photographic in Oxford
Bettina von Zwehl: The Flood
This exhibition will feature photographs by London-based artist, Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971). Von Zwehl’s aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices.
https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/ashmolean-now-bettina-von-zwehl
More Than Human
Tin Flach
Saturday 2 – Sunday 10 November
Leiden Square, Westgate Shopping Centre, Westgate Shopping Centre Queen Street Oxford OX1 1TR
Renowned British photographer, Tim Flach, presents a compelling exhibition featuring a series of striking animal portraits highlighting the anthropomorphic qualities of animals. https://oxfordculturalprogramme.org.uk/event/more-than-human/
- General photographic interest
Removing those distractions before you press the shutter
Jamie Windsor gives his top nine tips on how to deal with those distractions in our photography and introduces some photographers who he thinks are worth following on social media. https://youtu.be/Lg0haX4F2oY?si=aphXLUNzL8X_Z-bs
Where punk meets Catholicism: Andrea Modica’s portraits of 1980s schoolgirls
While a photography student at Yale, Modica visited her old school and found the captivating subject she’d been looking for: teens whose big hair, eyeliner and rolled-up skirts still radiate personality decades later
Deutsche Börse photography prize shortlist – in pictures
From pole-vaulting migrants to a shocking family story, the four nominees for the prestigious £30,000 prize show off their best images
Polaroid x Magnum open call: winning photo stories announced
The winners share their stories as documented on the Polaroid I-2.
Royal Photographic Society Workshops
Learn something new, hone your skills and expand your knowledge with a photography workshop from the RPS
https://events.rps.org/en/?keywords=RPS%20House%20Led..
Global Photography Magazine
The iPhone will replace your Camera; A Leica for $23,000?; A brand new Interview. All this and more in this new and amazing Magazine Issue
