Springbean Gallery
MIDPHOT 2008 - 15 March 2008
The 45th Annual Exhibition of the Midland Counties Photographic Federation took place 12-16 March at The Old Schoolhouse in Oldbury. It is the premier exhibition in the Midlands that allows all members of the 62 clubs affliated to the Federation to show off their work. Out of all the 3497 prints, images and panels entered, only 822 were selected. The categories included were Monochrome, Colour and Nature Prints, Creative Panels and General and Nature Projected Images.
It was my first visit to MIDPHOT and I was certainly impressed with the high level of photography. With some many pictures to look at its difficult to pick out the real gems from the collection. However there is a picture by Ian Gould of Trent Valley PS of 2 dolphins is exceptional. The timing was as spot on as you could ever wish. Hopefully within the next month the best picture will be on the MCFP website as last year's was. I also participated in the Still Life session during Saturday morning. The people their were friendly and probably pleased to see someone different from another club from with the area.
ESCC PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION - 1 March 2008
On Saturday 1st March was the Earl Shilton Camera Club Annual Exhibition at Barwell Methodist Chapel. It was estimated that in excess of 100 people turned up during the day. Over 200 of the members photos were on display with good feedback from the visitors. From the Exhibition it is hoped we can attracted new members to the club. Currently we have nearly 30 members and is the best number for a Camera Club in the Borough. Personally I had 10 pictures on display with the pictures of Sidmouth beach capturing some attention as with the picture of a view down between the Southwold Beach Huts.
About Me
I have been into photography for about 4 years now. During that time I'm on my 4th camera, a Sony Alpha A100 with a Sigma 18-200mm lens, a good camera with lots of features. I've recently joined a camera club near where I live some pick up some new tips. Please browse my photo sites at Flickr.com, Picasa by Google and MyPhotoAlbum.com examples of my work. Also I've used Photoshop Elements to construct some off beat photo galleries. Click on the links on the right hand side to view. Please look below to see examples of my work...