Monthly Archives: November 2024

U3A Photo Forum: Post Processing

We discussed what to do next time at the end of the Photo Forum on Wednesday.  We decided to submit a pair of before and after images to demonstrate what post-processing software is capable of. As I rode home on … Continue reading

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LensWork

I’ve been a subscriber to the American magazine LensWork since 2021.  It describes itself as presenting ‘Photography and the Creative Process – Articles – Interviews – Portfolios’; and publishes principally, though not exclusively, black and white work.  There is always … Continue reading

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U3A Photo Forum – Cambridge Then and Now

The task for the Forum this week was to find and reproduce photographs of historic Cambridge scenes.  Members of the Forum were asked to: find an interesting place and position themselves (as much as possible) in the same spot, where … Continue reading

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The Dancer

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Dancer, 1913 (posthumous cast, 1967), bronze.  The Dancer on display at Kettle’s Yard is a bronze cast made from the original plaster sculpture in the Tate collection. It was commissioned by Jim Ede and made by the Fiorini & Carney … Continue reading

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The Eye of Photography

The Eye of Photography is a daily on-line magazine of photographic art. It is both an independent look at world photo events, photographers and their works, and a unique archive.  You can log in for free highlights or register and pay to … Continue reading

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Cambridge Steps – Larrain Revisited

In my post of 14th November I said how difficult it was to follow the inspiration of Sergio Larrain’s figures going up and down in a flat place like Cambridge.  I chose to use the photograph of the Fitzwilliam Museum … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 39a: Belgium

I missed this in the first trawl of my diaries. It takes on a particular poignancy given the events of 2016. Hotel Leopold, Brussels, 15th -16th March 1999 In Brussels with a Cambridge delegation to visit the East of England … Continue reading

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Bridges

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U3A Photo Forum 2024-25: Established Photographers

Members of the Forum were asked to choose two published photographs by established photographers and create two pictures inspired by them.  I suggested that they may choose to: copy the subject; follow the style; consider the same theme; or use … Continue reading

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Dreams and Visions 7

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Woman II

Lucianne Lassalle, Woman II, stoneware ceramic, Cotswold Sculpture Park, September 2024.

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