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November 18, 2018December 8, 2018

Competition – YPS – John Bate – updated

It’s that time again, we’ve not even had the 2nd Quarterly yet – but the hand in is almost upon us for the John Bate competition. So leaving the disappointment of the 3 of a kind and Rose Bowl behind here’s another 4 images for the judge to view.

First up is a the digital section.

My first image (Fast Spin) is a slow shutter shot of a ride at Paignton.

Fast Spin – Fujifilm X-Pro2 – XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS – ƒ/9.0 – 18.0mm – 60 Seconds – iso200

The second image is an old Canon shot of the Lake District (Wast Water way I think) – it’s been processed a little using the Orton effect – so we’ll see what the judge makes of it. The image uses a layer, which I know John Bate never did – despite some of his complex creations.

The Lakes – Canon Eos 5D – EF17-40 F/4L – 1/1000 – 17mm – ƒ/4.5 – iso200

For the print section I’m mixing up a silver paper and traditional mono print again.

The first image (Sea of Discs) shows an undulating wave pattern, with the added bonus of a Birmingham gull.

Sea of Discs – Fujifilm X-E3 – XF27mmF2.8 – ƒ/2.8 – 1/4000 – iso200

The second print (Escapism) is the just a simple look up at fire escapes in Birmingham City Centre.

Escapism – Fujifilm X-E3 – XF27mmF2.8 – ƒ/5.6 – 1/110 – iso200

Results:

Well, the digital was nothing to write home about as neither scored anything.

Prints did much better, escapism was commended and Sea of Discs came first.

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Competitions YPS – 2nd Quarterly

So after a fairly unsuccessful 3 of a kind and Rose Bowl its time for another one.

This time it’s the 2nd Quarterly – first up a couple of prints……

Not sure about the title yet, probably along the lines of Stairs Stare

Tram Dodger – The digital of this did reasonably well last season – so time for a print.

Next up – a couple of recent digital images.

Digital always seems to be a difficult one to master as my images tend not look as good compressed, but we’ll see – it’s still early days and having some points on the board is always good.

October 14, 2018October 19, 2018

Competitions: YPS – 3 of a Kind

As with the RoseBowl I wasn’t going to enter this one, however due to such a poor entry list so far I thought i’d add a couple of digital and single print entry to the list.

First up is a collection of old doors in Digbeth – hoping to capture the essence of by-gone industry.

Next up is a few piers from Devon.

Finally from the print side, 3 instax prints on a single mount. 2nd year I’ve tried this. We’ll see what the judge thinks this year.

October 7, 2018October 7, 2018

YPS – Competition Entries: Rose Bowl

Despite winning it previously I tend not to enter this completion much, but this this year I thought why not. The rose bowl competition is DPI only so there’s less for me to do in terms of getting images ready.

My two entries this year are:

The Drip – a swan taken on a walk around Earlswood lakes.

The Drip – Fuji X-Pro 2 – XF100-400mm @400mm – 1/1250 – f/5.6 – iso200

The Wreck – taken on Instow beach.

The Wreck – Fuji X-Pro 2 – XF18-55mm @18mm – 1/900 – f/8 – iso200

With both images I’ve applied a process known as the Orton effect – it’s a duplicated layer with gaussian blur / exposure / blending applied. It’s generally better for landscape images – but I’ve given it a go here to see what happens.

I’ve not decided if I’ll enter the 3 of a kind competition yet, but I might chuck in another Fuji Instax panel again!