Shoots - stretching the imagination
27/04/10 11:04
Greetings camera club members ...
Well, for those who couldn’t come to the ‘Shoots’ evening, I’m sorry to tell you that you miss a real treat.
Having suggested the theme of Shoots, Mike Wraith volunteered to do the critique. His talents are far beyond photography. He’s a photographic comic. A cross between Jack Dee and Lee Mac! At one point he almost burst into song — Queen, I want to be free — since you ask.
His critique of the rule of thirds really came in for some, well, critique — especially from Peter’s circular image.
Some of the creative interpretations included:
a fairground rifle — one wonders how Hayley survived this candid shot in spite of §44 and the kind of characters one might encounter in a fairground
footballers shooting — yes, one has to stretch the theme a little, but John Y successfully did!
spring flowers, tree buds, and shoots — some where on the thirds, some were not on the thirds (but actually they were – it all depends on how one looks at the image!)
a blade of grass — between concrete slabs (and titled ‘I want to break free’ -- hence the singing!) it also prompted a separate discussion about spray mounting onto cardboard and negative cropping.
a ParaShoot – ok, it was a very creative interpretation of a low-flying umbrella. Well done, Peter
A lesser spotted woodpecker — it was being ‘shot’ with a camera! Hand held. No, not the camera, the woodpecker was hand-held being ringed by Lopham Fen staff.
It was a great night of banter and good humour. Thank you Mike W for a job well done.
Thanks also to those who volunteered to do things for next year’s programme, I’ll now get on and organize the things so it’s finalized and ready for the AGM.
Best wishes
Alan
Well, for those who couldn’t come to the ‘Shoots’ evening, I’m sorry to tell you that you miss a real treat.
Having suggested the theme of Shoots, Mike Wraith volunteered to do the critique. His talents are far beyond photography. He’s a photographic comic. A cross between Jack Dee and Lee Mac! At one point he almost burst into song — Queen, I want to be free — since you ask.
His critique of the rule of thirds really came in for some, well, critique — especially from Peter’s circular image.
Some of the creative interpretations included:
a fairground rifle — one wonders how Hayley survived this candid shot in spite of §44 and the kind of characters one might encounter in a fairground
footballers shooting — yes, one has to stretch the theme a little, but John Y successfully did!
spring flowers, tree buds, and shoots — some where on the thirds, some were not on the thirds (but actually they were – it all depends on how one looks at the image!)
a blade of grass — between concrete slabs (and titled ‘I want to break free’ -- hence the singing!) it also prompted a separate discussion about spray mounting onto cardboard and negative cropping.
a ParaShoot – ok, it was a very creative interpretation of a low-flying umbrella. Well done, Peter
A lesser spotted woodpecker — it was being ‘shot’ with a camera! Hand held. No, not the camera, the woodpecker was hand-held being ringed by Lopham Fen staff.
It was a great night of banter and good humour. Thank you Mike W for a job well done.
Thanks also to those who volunteered to do things for next year’s programme, I’ll now get on and organize the things so it’s finalized and ready for the AGM.
Best wishes
Alan