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    • BPG Organised Activities

      All images from our organised photo-walks should be archived here so that our members can view them. Don’t forget, you are free to post your favourite images on your time line as well if you wish.

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    • BPG Organised Activities

      All images from our organised photo-walks should be archived here so that our members can view them.
      Don't forget, you are free to post your favourite images on your time line as well if you wish.

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    • Differences between DSLR and Mirrorless cameras

      The main differences as I see it are: 1. Because there is no mirror box and the viewfinder is electronic the cameras are more compact. 2. The electronic viewfinder enables you to pre-visualise the scene ‘in-camera’ as you compose the photo. You can crop the image in a number of ways (this only modifies the .jpg not the raw file which still uses the whole frame) and you can ‘see’ the image in black and white or with any number of different colour profiles for creative control. Finally, 3: Exposure is easier as you effectively have a ‘what-you-see-is-what-you-get’ view in an electronic viewfinder meaning that even with full manual settings you can see exactly the effect of shutter speed, ISO and aperture as you alter each aspect of the exposure triangle. The disadvantages are: 1. The electronic viewfinder is probably not as responsive as an optical viewfinder (although they are getting there). 2. Due to the shorter flange to lens distance in a mirrorless camera you cannot use legacy lenses (i.e. lenses intended for conventional DSLR’s) without using an adaptor tube which increases the overall  length of the legacy lens reducing the smaller size advantage of a mirrorless system. 3. For flash photography you need to remember to put the electronic viewfinder into a special natural light ‘gain’ mode otherwise in a dark studio environment you cannot see to compose the image and focus correctly before you fire the flash.

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    • In-camera JPG versus JPG interpreted by post-production software

      Here is a JPG image SOOC (Straight out of Camera) I took with various profiles set in camera to modify it – creating a moody, grainy, filmic-looking B&W image alongside a second JPG generated using my computer software from the corresponding RAW file. Note that in the second example I did not try to alter the JPG in anyway – the software is supposed to interpret and apply the exact same profile settings to the RAW file but the result looks nothing like the result from the camera. I think the SOOC JPG looks great and while I think we should always save the RAW files as well for future post-processing – I think there’s a lot to be said for JPG’s created in camera.

       

       

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Competition - Conditions of entry

This contest is only open to fully paid-up members of Bollington Photographic group.

Images should be submitted with the theme/title as specified on our contest page and elsewhere on social media – all photographs to be taken in the local vicinity unless otherwise agreed with the organisers in advance. Images not complying with these conditions will be disqualified from the contest.

Submissions must be your own work and by entering the contest, you are agreeing that they may be subsequently used for promotional purposes by the group. Credits to the individual photographer will be given, and copyright of the image(s) remain(s) with the photographer.

Winning entries will be professionally printed for display in the exhibition and the winners agree to contribute to the production costs at £5 per image chosen by the voting process. 

Voting is only open to paid-up members of Bollington Photographic group and members of the Bollington Photographic Facebook Group. 

Voting will only be allowed following the closure of the submission period. No cheating, mind. You can only vote once for your TWELVE  favourites, – so make your votes count!

Please note: You WILL be disqualified if you vote for your own Photographs!

  • Image format should be JPG, either colour or mono and of a quality to allow printing up to A3 in size.
  • All submissions will be validated following the closure of the submission period and voting will then  commence. 
  • The voting period will be as specified on the contest pages. Votes outside these dates will be disqualified.
  • The twelve images with the most votes will be declared the winners and will be selected and printed for exhibition.
  • Winning entries will be announced within the website and on social media following the closure of the voting period and the winning photographers will be also be notified by e-mail.
  • The winners’ images will be posted on the groups’ Facebook Page and will be printed and displayed in the Turners’ Arms as part of the Bollington Photographic Group  exhibition. At the end of the exhibition period, the prints will be archived for future exhibition or returned to the photographer upon request.    The decision of the organisers will be final. E&OE