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first competition entry of the year

by mike
Well, it seems appropriate having just posted on my last competition entry of 2011 to follow-up with my first competition entry of 2012, even if it’s a very different sort of competition! I am entering this print into this month’s … Continue reading →
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posted on 2012-01-02

Entry for the last exhibition of the year – Port Talbot

by mike
Yesterday I finally got together my last competition of the year – for the inaugural Port Talbot Camera Club International Salon for digital Photography. Entries close today (31st December 2011) so my entry was pretty much last minute – an … Continue reading →
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posted on 2011-12-31

Silloth Steps awarded Gold Label

by mike
I entered this image into another competition – this time a round of the United Photographic Postfolios group I belong to. It’s a monochrome photograph of some old steps up the dunes from the beach at Silloth, which have clearly … Continue reading →
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posted on 2011-10-31

First placed monochrome print at local open exhibition

by mike
I submitted two prints for our local camera club’s first open exhibition of the season. I was delighted to be awarded first place for my monochrome entry, ‘Old Time Engineering’. I’ve also entered it into a United Photographic Postfolios box, … Continue reading →
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posted on 2011-10-07

Beyond Group 4th National Exhibition

by mike
Once again I’ve entered the Beyond Group’s National Exhibition. This year the Beyond Group has added print classes to the program, and I had intended to submit prints, but in the end I hadn’t got them ready in time so … Continue reading →
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posted on 2011-08-02

Submission for SoJIE 12

by mike
Photographer members of the Solo Exhibition group on redbubble were recently invited to submit photographs for translation by painter members, to be shown in a later exhibition. I don’t have a huge number of images on redbubble, and even fewer … Continue reading →
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posted on 2011-07-19

‘fragments: flow’ placed in top ten

by mike
This image was placed in the top ten in a recent redbubble challenge for macro images of dead wood textures.
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posted on 2010-11-02

Print accepted for Royal Photographic Society Exhibition

by mike
I was delighted to be asked by Andy Finney to provide a print of this image for the Royal Photographic Society’s exhibition to celebrate 100 years of infrared photography, Infrared 100. If you’re interested in the history of infrared photography, … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-09-15

Holmes Chapel Camera Club annual exhibition is now up

by mike
I’ve put the Holmes Chapel Camera Club Annual Exhibition up in the local library this Monday. It contains a selection of prints from the members of the club, covering a range of styles. It was selected to show the diversity … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-07-22

Entry to Cotswold Monochrome 2010

by mike
I entered the Cotswold Monochrome salon again this year, this year sending just digital images for projection. (Its cheaper than making and posting 40×50 cm matted prints!) As usual no acceptances, but came the closest I’ve ever managed with one … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-07-14

Cookham Exhibition Photos

by Aitch
Here are some photos from the exhibition we held at Pinder Hall in Cookham last weekend. You will notice that there are also one or two non-Rogue Gene Collective artists included, which really helped to create an interesting and varied … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-05-22

Second place print in camera club annual competition

by mike
A print of this image was placed second in the print class of our camera club’s Annual competition. It is actually a photograph of a small part of the back of a headstone, and shows some texture of the stone, … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-05-21

RGC Exhibition in Cookham

by Aitch
The Rogue Gene Collective artists are holding an exhibition of their work at Pinder Hall in Cookham on 16th May. There will be a wide selection of affordable and original art and craft works for sale by members of the … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-05-14

This Week’s Featured Image in the Ace Café on redbubble

by mike
‘Tree and Photographer’ is this week’s featured image in the ‘Ace Café‘ group on redbubble. Images are submitted for consideration by members of the group, and critiqued and voted on for admission by the members of the group. The hosts … Continue reading →
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posted on 2010-03-22