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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 22 Michael Morrish in Antarctica

Mike spoke about his recent trip to the far south: Buenos Aires – Ushuaia – Antarctic Peninsular – Port Stanley.  Photographic challenges: temperature and cumbersome clothing; choice of seating in the Zodiac dinghy; biosecurity on the Peninsular; snow and judging … Continue reading

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 20 Creative

A session presented jointly by Alasdair, Andrew, Tim and myself looking at ways of  achieving visual effects and alternative imagery. Alasdair: using old SLR lenses on digital cameras; tilt adaptors; and the Lensbaby. Andrew: refractions in water; show shutter speeds; … Continue reading

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 12 Post-Processing

Eleni Paliginis introduced us to the post-processing capabilities of Lightroom Classic.  It is undoubtedly a very powerful programme for working on photographs – some of its tools appear almost magical in the way they understand what’s in the original photograph … Continue reading

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 11 + Exhibition

Yesterday we looked at organising and saving photography files, a worthy, important even, but dull subject. Much more interesting was the exhibition of work by members of the Forum mounted at the U3AC offices.  Eleven members showed twenty pictures, split … Continue reading

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Ely

26th December 2023, outside Ely Cathedral; thinking about street photography for the U3A Photo Forum.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 7

Graham Wickens gave a presentation on Architectural Photography and Cityscapes, a genre going back to Nicephore Niepce and the birth of photography and running through the work of Berenice Abbott to the conceptual work of Hiroshi Sugimoto. The range of … Continue reading

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 6

The aim of today was to build on the landscape session in week 3.  Members submitted around 40 of their photographs for viewing and discussion.  Locations ranged from the local (the Beechwoods, Coleridge Recreation Ground, Lammas Land, Jesus Green, the … Continue reading

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