A guide to Landscape Photography 2024
A guide to Landscape Photography
Talk by James Botterill
Introduction
•Why shoot landscape images?
•Solitude.
•Being in nature.
•Form of relaxation.
Inspiration
Youtube : Thomas Heaton
Inspiration and resources
Youtube : Nigel Danson
Youtube : Nick Page
Planning a photoshoot
- Maps
- Street view
- Internet search
- Accommodation Near by (If needed)
- Weather
- Sunrise or sunset times
- Wind speed
Setting up on location
- Know where the light is coming from
- Compass or various apps.
- Give yourself plenty of time.
- TAKE IN THE LOCATION
- Aim to shoot one quality image.
- Handhold to find composition.
- Tripod + L Bracket
Landscape Camera Settings
- Shoot in RAW
- Shoot in Aperture priority or Manual.
- Lowest base ISO ( maybe not always )
- Setting your aperture and shutter speed, things to consider.
- Water
- Wind + Tree movement.
- Metering Mode
- Focus Mode : Single.
- Focus Area : Single point.
- Focus method : 2 second timer.
- White balance: Auto.
- Shoot live view.
Focusing
- Where to focus.
- Focus stacking.
- Preview and check your focus.
Histogram
- Expose to the right.
- Dynamic range.
Bracketing
- When to bracket.
- How to bracket.
- Auto Bracketing
Filters
- ND filters
- Graduated filters
- Polarisers
CEDARS CHALLENGE 2023
CEDARS CHALLENGE 2023 | |||||
CEDARS CHALLENGE PDF | |||||
No. | Image Title | CAF | ESCC | HDPS | LPSC |
1 | Uveen Splattered | 14 | |||
4 | Beverley Minster | 16 | |||
5 | Boat Billed Heron | 16 | |||
15 | Bridge 43 | 17 | |||
42 | Castle Aisgill | 18 | |||
2 | College Girl | 20 | |||
7 | Time Flies | 15 | |||
8 | Old Salt | 14 | |||
17 | Dancing Underwater | 16 | |||
32 | Horse Play | 19 | |||
11 | Knot Garden | 14 | |||
12 | The Organ Pipes at the Chagall Church | 15 | |||
9 | Husky Home | 16 | |||
47 | Japanese Maple | 18 | |||
14 | Just a Trim | 16 | |||
25 | Mother Cap | 17 | |||
16 | Petrified Forest | 18 | |||
3 | Reflections | 16 | |||
19 | Lime | 15 | |||
20 | Mountain Mist, Snowdonia | 14 | |||
21 | Thames Barrier | 15 | |||
22 | Hebridean Evening | 14 | |||
23 | Father and Son | 14 | |||
18 | Resting Small Skipper | 20 | |||
13 | Rydal | 19 | |||
26 | Sorrow | 17 | |||
10 | Stoksness Sunrise | 20 | |||
28 | Frosty Morning | 14 | |||
29 | Riding the Storm | 15 | |||
30 | In the Bowler Hat | 15 | |||
31 | Peakshole Water | 15 | |||
6 | The Groynes | 19 | |||
33 | Out of the Dunes | 14 | |||
34 | Scarborough Quay | 15 | |||
35 | Form an Orderly Queue | 14 | |||
36 | Marloes Sands | 14 | |||
37 | Here Come The Sanderlings | 15 | |||
38 | Damp Morning | 15 | |||
39 | Orange Revolution | 15 | |||
40 | Sunset behind the Ash Tree | 15 | |||
41 | Boat House on Lake Derwent | 15 | |||
27 | Triangles | 17 | |||
24 | Walschaerts Valve Gear | 16 | |||
44 | Craigside Northhumberland | 15 | |||
45 | Smoking Priest | 15 | |||
46 | Grandsons | 15 | |||
43 | Whitethroat | 20 | |||
48 | Park House Hill | 14 | |||
TOTALS | 182 | 208 | 180 | 195 |
2023 – POTY Results – Round 2 – Dawn To Dusk
2023 – POTY Results – Round 2 – Dusk to Dawn | ||||||
RANK | AUTHOR | TITLE | TOT AVG | IMP AVG | COMP AVG | TECH AVG |
1 | James Botterill | Loch Fada | 22.50 | 7.75 | 7.33 | 7.42 |
2 | Phil Mallin | Belvedere | 22.17 | 7.04 | 7.50 | 7.63 |
3 | James Botterill | Dunstanburgh Castle | 22.13 | 7.42 | 7.38 | 7.33 |
4 | Debbie Lowe | Moulin Rouge | 21.79 | 7.50 | 6.96 | 7.33 |
5 | Julie Holbeche-Maund | Sydney Harbour | 21.75 | 7.17 | 7.04 | 7.54 |
6 | Debbie Lowe | Le Vrai Paris | 21.00 | 7.29 | 6.92 | 6.79 |
7 | Rob Jones | Star Trails | 20.75 | 7.46 | 6.71 | 6.58 |
8 | Chris Lapsley | Cloud Inversion Dawn | 20.64 | 6.88 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
9 | Ian Waite | Evening Break | 20.63 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 7.21 |
10 | Phil Mallin | Golden Glow | 20.42 | 6.96 | 6.83 | 6.63 |
J11 | Ian Waite | Night Train | 20.38 | 6.58 | 6.83 | 6.96 |
J11 | Elise Botterill | The Boat House | 20.38 | 6.46 | 7.13 | 6.79 |
J13 | John Smith | Lisbon Bridge | 20.36 | 6.80 | 6.88 | 6.68 |
J13 | Chris Lapsley | Dawn Over Thornton | 20.36 | 6.88 | 6.60 | 6.88 |
15 | Gary Wood | Thornham Harbour | 20.21 | 6.83 | 6.92 | 6.46 |
16 | Daniel Wood | Loughborough Central | 20.08 | 6.67 | 6.92 | 6.50 |
J17 | Andy Freeman | Spitting Fire | 19.83 | 6.50 | 6.54 | 6.79 |
J17 | Liz Upton | Early Morning Sun Rise | 19.83 | 6.75 | 6.33 | 6.75 |
19 | Julie Holbeche-Maund | Pied Kingfisher | 19.75 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.75 |
J20 | Kevin Harvey | Virtuality | 19.71 | 6.50 | 6.67 | 6.54 |
J20 | Elise Botterill | Surprise View | 19.71 | 6.46 | 6.83 | 6.42 |
22 | Steve Pears | Port Charlotte Lighthouse | 19.67 | 6.63 | 6.67 | 6.38 |
23 | Graham Townsend | Tropical Sundown | 19.58 | 6.83 | 6.67 | 6.08 |
24 | John Smith | Cromer At Dusk | 19.56 | 6.36 | 6.52 | 6.68 |
25 | Isobel Chesterman | Surfs End | 19.29 | 6.33 | 6.54 | 6.42 |
26 | Andy Freeman | Follow The Star | 19.21 | 6.46 | 6.50 | 6.25 |
27 | Steve Pears | Fishing | 19.17 | 6.25 | 6.54 | 6.38 |
28 | Peter Lawrance | Centenary Square | 18.92 | 6.72 | 6.12 | 6.08 |
29 | Kevin Harvey | Beneath Between Behind | 18.88 | 6.25 | 6.29 | 6.33 |
30 | Graham Townsend | Santorini Sunrise | 18.83 | 6.46 | 6.00 | 6.38 |
31 | John Denny | Castle Beach | 18.29 | 5.92 | 6.21 | 6.17 |
32 | Peter Lawrance | Tarragona Festival | 18.20 | 6.12 | 6.20 | 5.88 |
J33 | Nick Lees | Harbour Lights | 18.08 | 5.92 | 6.13 | 6.04 |
J33 | Liz Upton | The End Of The Day | 18.08 | 6.21 | 5.92 | 5.96 |
J35 | Sophie Morey | Clock Tower | 17.96 | 6.08 | 6.28 | 5.60 |
J35 | Steve Tye | Wells Next The Sea Dawn | 17.96 | 6.25 | 5.92 | 5.79 |
37 | Rob Jones | Moon Jupiter and Venus | 17.75 | 5.79 | 6.08 | 5.88 |
38 | Sophie Morey | Leicester Market | 17.72 | 5.84 | 6.00 | 5.88 |
38 | Daniel Wood | Fireworks | 17.63 | 6.17 | 5.50 | 5.96 |
40 | Gary Wood | Croft | 17.17 | 5.88 | 5.54 | 5.75 |
41 | Steve Tye | Cape Town City Nights | 16.63 | 5.46 | 5.63 | 5.54 |
Open Photography Competition
Open Photography Competition
DEADLINE for submission is 7th August 2023
NON MEMBERS ONLY!
One image per person
You don’t need a fancy camera, Phone images will do as long as they’re HD quality or better
All submissions will be put into a album on Facebook
Winner of the competition will be announced on members night Wednesday 30th August 2023 At the Atkins gallery Hinckley
Author of winning image will get 1 years free membership of the club for two people
+ Will be used for social media cover photo
Entries and enquiries to exhibition@earlshiltoncameraclub.org.uk or by our facebook – earlshiltoncam
Under 16s have to be accompanied by an adult
Competition Programme 2023-24
Competition Programme 2023-24 (Mobile & Download View)
Earl Shilton Camera Club | |||||
Competition Programme 2023-24 | |||||
Date | Meeting Type | Title | Speaker/Judge | Submission Date | |
September | 13 | POTY 1 | |||
20 | Secretary’s Challenge | ||||
27 | PDI competition | POTY 1 Open PDI | |||
October | 4 | Print Competition | Secretary’s Challenge | Graham Walton DPAGB | |
11 | Competition Review | Reviw of POTY 1 | POTY 2 | ||
25 | Print Competition | POTY 2 | Dusk to Dawn | ||
November | 1 | Competition Review | POTY 2 Review | ||
8 | Inter-club competition | Cedar’s Challenge | Mike Sharples | POTY 3 | |
22 | PDI Competition | POTY 3 | Mono | ||
29 | Competition Review | review of POTY 3 | |||
December | 13 | Trevor Wain | |||
2024 | |||||
January | 10 | Print Competition | Trevor Wain UK Scapes | Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP | |
17 | POTY 4 | ||||
31 | Print Competition | POTY 4 | Movement | ||
February | 7 | Competition Review | Review of POTY 4 | POTY 5 | |
21 | PDI competition | POTY 5 | Close-up | ||
28 | Competition Review | POTY 5 review | POTY 6 | ||
March | 13 | Print Competition | POTY 6 | Mono | |
20 | Competition Review | Review of POTY 6 | |||
27 | Inter-club competition | Ashby C C Away | Away | ||
April | 24 | POTY 7 | |||
May | 8 | PDI Competition | POTY 7 | Events | IOTY |
15 | Competition Review | Review of POTY 7 | |||
22 | Print Competition | Image Of The Year | Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d2 |
Tips for beginner photographers
photography has never been as simple and straightforward as it is today in the age of smartphones and smart filters. Yet the world of photography offers so much more than just a click on the screen. But operating conventional cameras is unintuitive and overly complicated for most people. We have produced a photography guide in cooperation with C&A – https://www.c-and-a.com/eu/en/
2022-23 Chairmans trophy happiness Results
Chairmans Trophy Results
Gallery
2022-2023 POTY Results – Round 5 – HISTORY PRINT FULL TABLE
2022-2023 POTY Results – Round 5 – HISTORY PRINT | ||||||
RANK | AUTHOR | TITLE | TOT AVG | IMP AVG | COMP AVG | TECH AVG |
1 | Julie Holbeche-Maund | Remember Me | 21.35 | 7.05 | 7.10 | 7.20 |
2 | Isobel Chesterman | Clevedon Pier 1869 | 21.15 | 6.70 | 7.15 | 7.30 |
3 | Debbie Lowe | D-Day Remembered | 20.76 | 7.19 | 6.90 | 6.67 |
4 | John Smith | Land Of Legends | 20.55 | 6.95 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
5 | John Denny | Lime Juice & Soda | 20.45 | 6.85 | 6.75 | 6.85 |
6 | Ian Waite | The Old High Street | 20.35 | 6.80 | 6.60 | 6.95 |
7 | Steve Bexon | Working Class Victorian Woman | 20.05 | 6.52 | 6.43 | 7.10 |
8 | Paul Steans | Just Off The A303 | 20.00 | 6.75 | 6.60 | 6.65 |
9 | Paul Steans | Shaft Of Sunlight | 19.90 | 6.75 | 6.50 | 6.65 |
10 | Ian Waite | Number 74 | 19.85 | 6.65 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
11 | Debbie Lowe | Mother’s Ruin | 19.67 | 6.71 | 6.76 | 6.19 |
12 | Gary Wood | Four Candles | 19.52 | 6.48 | 6.57 | 6.48 |
J13 | Andy Freeman | Reign And Shine | 19.38 | 6.38 | 6.57 | 6.43 |
J13 | Gary Wood | Cobblers | 19.38 | 6.38 | 6.57 | 6.43 |
15 | Dave Varnham | Kirby Castle | 19.35 | 6.45 | 6.55 | 6.35 |
16 | Rob Jones | Master At The Workhouse | 19.25 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.05 |
17 | James Botterill | The Mechanic | 19.19 | 6.48 | 6.52 | 6.19 |
18 | Rob Jones | Looking Back | 19.050 | 6.45 | 6.45 | 6.15 |
19 | Peter Lawrance | Old Curiosity Shop | 19.048 | 6.19 | 6.38 | 6.48 |
20 | Steve Pears | Little Petra | 19.00 | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.30 |
21 | Julie Holbeche-Maund | Persecution | 18.85 | 6.20 | 6.40 | 6.25 |
22 | Steve Pears | They Changed The World | 18.55 | 6.30 | 6.25 | 6.00 |
23 | Steve Bexon | 1930’s Radio Store | 18.43 | 6.10 | 6.24 | 6.10 |
24 | Peter Lawrance | Storage | 17.95 | 6.14 | 5.86 | 5.95 |
25 | Isobel Chesterman | Times Past | 17.90 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 6.20 |
26 | Andy Freeman | Biscuit Rations | 17.76 | 5.71 | 6.05 | 6.00 |
27 | James Botterill | The Hardware Store | 17.71 | 5.76 | 6.10 | 5.86 |
28 | Alan Wardropper | Mobile Power Bank | 17.55 | 6.10 | 5.70 | 5.75 |
29 | Nick Lees | Operation Manna April 1945 | 17.25 | 5.65 | 5.70 | 5.90 |
30 | Dave Varnham | Evolution Graffiti | 17.15 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.65 |
J31 | John Smith | Vintage Ford | 17.00 | 5.80 | 5.40 | 5.80 |
J31 | Robin Astle | The Figure Head | 17.00 | 5.85 | 5.50 | 5.65 |
33 | Alan Wardropper | Dance From The Past | 16.95 | 5.75 | 5.55 | 5.65 |
34 | Graham Townsend | V For Victory | 16.80 | 5.70 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
35 | Robin Astle | Grand Designs | 16.50 | 5.65 | 5.30 | 5.55 |
36 | Graham Townsend | Demolition | 16.45 | 5.35 | 5.45 | 5.65 |