Category: Photography Blog

Monday, October 18, 2004

The 46th Photo of the Week contest is now closed.

I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have 7 days during which you can vote for your favourite photo from the ones that I have chosen. Voting will end on Monday 25th October. The Poll will then be closed and the overall winner announced.

Vote now for your favourite image from the Photo Of The Week 11th-17th October 2004 contest

The 46th Photo of the Week contest is now closed. I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have …

The 47th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter any photograph that you like.

Please note that there has been an important change to the Photo of the Week rules:

“2. You can enter up to a maximum of 5 images.”

Click here to read the Photo of the Week rules.

The 47th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter any photograph that you like. Please note that there has been an important change to the Photo of the Week rules: “2. You can enter up…

The voting for the 45th Photo of the Week contest has now finished.

The winner is “Ahh - aww !” by fdinaro.

Congratulations to the winner!

You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.

The voting for the 45th Photo of the Week contest has now finished. The winner is “Ahh - aww !” by fdinaro. Congratulations to the winner! You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.

Friday, October 15, 2004

Bags of LoveBags of Love, part of Contrado, is a photofinishing service that allows you to personalise all kinds of different products with your own photographs. At the time of writing this short review, Bags of Love can print your photos onto a large range of items. If you’ve ever used my favourite online print service Photobox, then you will be interested to know that their bags and canvas prints are actually supplied by Bags of Love. The service that Bags of Love provides is aimed at general consumers (both digital and film users) who are looking for more interesting ways to use their own photos.

Website: Bags of Love Review

Bags of Love, part of Contrado, is a photofinishing service that allows you to personalise all kinds of different products with your own photographs. At the time of writing this short review, Bags of Love can print your photos onto a large range of items. If you’ve ever used my…

Pranay HarshThe 38th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Pranay Harsh.

“These pictures were taken during a trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in September, 2004. Most of the subjects are orchids found throughout the gardens. All the pictures were taken with a Canon PowerShot A80.”

Website: Portfolios: Pranay Harsh

The 38th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Pranay Harsh. “These pictures were taken during a trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens in September, 2004. Most of the subjects are orchids found throughout the gardens. All the pictures were taken with a Canon PowerShot A80.” Website: Portfolios: Pranay Harsh

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

The winners of the September 2004 PhotographyBLOG Competition have now been decided. The theme for September was “Sunrise and Sunset” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 3 winners:

1st Place
“Fishing in the sunset ” by mates
View this entry

Judges Comments:
“Awesome composition, great color in the sky and sun.”

“Perfect postioning of the boat in the sun’s rays combined with strong colours equals a great image!”

Prize: 1 copy of Powerretouche Full Pro Pack
Kindly donated by Powerretouche.
http://powerretouche.com


2nd Place
“Evening Silhouttes” by arthury
View this entry

Judges Comments:
“Probably the moodiest and most evocative image entered this month.”

“Perfectly captures the feeling of the dying day.”

1 copy of Digital Photography Hacks by Derrick Story.
Kindly donated by O’Reilly.
http://www.oreilly.com


3rd Place
“Cavtat sunset” by nantel
View this entry

Judges Comments:
“Beautiful and rare magenta tint. Crisp reflections on the water, and good composition.”

Prize: Photobird.com one-year subscription with 100 megabytes of storage space
Kindly donated by Photobird.com.
http://www.photobird.com


Congratulations to the 3 winners and thanks to everyone who took part!

The October 2004 Competition is now open for entries. This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit one photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets October’s theme, which is simply “Travel”.

The winners of the September 2004 PhotographyBLOG Competition have now been decided. The theme for September was “Sunrise and Sunset” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 3 winners: 1st Place “Fishing in the sunset ” by matesView this entry Judges Comments:“Awesome composition…

Martin KimeldorfThe 37th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Martin Kimeldorf.

“This is my Jack portfolio. It contains a study of my best friend, Jack the Dog. I’ve been shooting digitally for about 3 years years. As I learn to master pixel editing I find my work drifting more towards photoart rather than straight photography. I have arranged the sequence to suggest this idea. This collection spans three years.

Website: Portfolios: Martin Kimeldorf

The 37th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Martin Kimeldorf. “This is my Jack portfolio. It contains a study of my best friend, Jack the Dog. I’ve been shooting digitally for about 3 years years. As I learn to master pixel editing I find my work drifting more towards photoart…

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

The 45th Photo of the Week contest is now closed.

I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have 7 days during which you can vote for your favourite photo from the ones that I have chosen. Voting will end on Monday 18th October. The Poll will then be closed and the overall winner announced.

Vote now for your favourite image from the Photo Of The Week 4th-10th October 2004 contest

The 45th Photo of the Week contest is now closed. I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have …

The voting for the 44th Photo of the Week contest has now finished.

The joint-winners are “Common Redpole” by Edrika and “Summers Delight” by Chippy Rob.

Congratulations to the winners!

You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.

The voting for the 44th Photo of the Week contest has now finished. The joint-winners are “Common Redpole” by Edrika and “Summers Delight” by Chippy Rob. Congratulations to the winners! You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.

The 46th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter any photograph that you like.

Please note that there has been an important change to the Photo of the Week rules:

“2. You can enter up to a maximum of 5 images.”

Click here to read the Photo of the Week rules.

The 46th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter any photograph that you like. Please note that there has been an important change to the Photo of the Week rules: “2. You can enter up…

James JenkinsThe 36th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by James Jenkins.

“All the photographs were taken over the summer holidays in all kinds of different places ranging from Flower shows to my own Back Garden! Most of the photographs I take are of flowers and plants although I have many other subjects which I enjoy photographing e.g. Wildlife, Landscapes and Abstracts!”

Website: Portfolios: James Jenkins

The 36th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by James Jenkins. “All the photographs were taken over the summer holidays in all kinds of different places ranging from Flower shows to my own Back Garden! Most of the photographs I take are of flowers and plants although I have many other…

Monday, October 11, 2004

Thanks to a problem with my shiny new wireless connection, I’ve been unable to connect to the internet today, never mind update PhotographyBLOG. Apparently workers outside who are busy digging up the road sliced through some important cabling. Or some such excuse.

Anyway. I’ll get on with stuff now :-)

Thanks to a problem with my shiny new wireless connection, I’ve been unable to connect to the internet today, never mind update PhotographyBLOG. Apparently workers outside who are busy digging up the road sliced through some important cabling. Or some such excuse. Anyway. I’ll get on with stuff now :-)…

Sunday, October 10, 2004

Today at 12 midday BST (British Summer Time), 7 names were randomly selected from the list of PhotographyBLOG Newsletter subscribers. If you are one of the winners, you will already have received an email from me ([email protected]). In order to protect the winners’ email addresses, I’m not going to publish them here.


One person has won a £100 Bags of Love Voucher.
Kindly donated by bagsoflove.co.uk.
http://www.bagsoflove.co.uk

Three people have each won a copy of Digital Photography Expert Techniques by Ken Milburn.
Kindly donated by O’Reilly.
http://www.oreilly.com/

Three people have each won a copy of Ulead DVD PictureShow Digital Camera Suite.
Kindly donated by Ulead Systems.
http://www.ulead.co.uk


If you haven’t won anything, then don’t worry, as a brand new contest will be starting soon!

To have any chance of winning, you must subscribe to the PhotographyBLOG Newsletter.

Every Saturday of each week you will receive a Newsletter containing the lastest digital and film photography stories from the United Kingdom and around the world. It also contains the latest news from the PhotographyBLOG website. You can choose to have the Newsletter delivered to you as either a HTML or text version.

If you are already a subscriber, you do not have to do anything to enter this competition. Your name will automatically be entered in the prize draw.

If you are not currently a subscriber, then what are you waiting for?!! Enter your email address to subscribe now.

Today at 12 midday BST (British Summer Time), 7 names were randomly selected from the list of PhotographyBLOG Newsletter subscribers. If you are one of the winners, you will already have received an email from me ([email protected]). In order to protect the winners’ email addresses, I’m not going to publish…

Friday, October 8, 2004

The PhotographyBLOG Newsletter Giveaway is back!

Subscribe to the PhotographyBLOG Newsletter now to have a chance of winning either a £100 Bags of Love Voucher, a copy of the book “Digital Photography Expert Techniques” or Ulead DVD PictureShow Digital Camera Suite!

On Sunday 10th October 2004 at 12 midday BST (British Summer Time), 7 names will be randomly selected from the list of PhotographyBLOG Newsletter subscribers.

One person will win a £100 Bags of Love Voucher.
Kindly donated by bagsoflove.co.uk.
http://www.bagsoflove.co.uk

Three people will each win a copy of Digital Photography Expert Techniques by Ken Milburn.
Kindly donated by O’Reilly.
http://www.oreilly.com/

Three people will each win a copy of Ulead DVD PictureShow Digital Camera Suite.
Kindly donated by Ulead Systems.
http://www.ulead.co.uk

It’s as simple as that.

To have any chance of winning, you must subscribe to the PhotographyBLOG Newsletter. If you are already a subscriber, you do not have to do anything to enter this competition. Your name will automatically be entered in the prize draw. If you are not currently a subscriber, then what are you waiting for?!! Enter your email address to subscribe now.

The PhotographyBLOG Newsletter Giveaway is back! Subscribe to the PhotographyBLOG Newsletter now to have a chance of winning either a £100 Bags of Love Voucher, a copy of the book “Digital Photography Expert Techniques” or Ulead DVD PictureShow Digital Camera Suite! On Sunday 10th October 2004 at 12 midday BST…

Milos BercikThe 35th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Milos Bercik.

“All images are taken in Slovak Republik. All images are taken with SLR camera Olympus IS-31. My name is Milos Bercik. I take pictures since year 2002. I like to capture nature - creeks, fields, sunrise, sunset, lakes, flowers. I like to take castles too.”

Website: http:// www.photographyview.com

Website: Portfolios: Milos Bercik

The 35th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Milos Bercik. “All images are taken in Slovak Republik. All images are taken with SLR camera Olympus IS-31. My name is Milos Bercik. I take pictures since year 2002. I like to capture nature - creeks, fields, sunrise, sunset, lakes, flowers. I…

Concord Eye-Q 5062AFThe Concord Eye-Q 5062AF is a stylish and compact 5 megapixel digital camera with a 1.8” TFT Color LCD display that offers a variety of exposure and focusing modes, all for around a mere $200. How have Concord Camera achieved this aggressive price-point? Well, one obvious cost-saving is the zoom lens - there isn’t one, just a fixed lens that is equivalent to 48mm on a 35mm camera. So if you want a camera with a zoom lens, stop reading now. Otherwise, on paper at least, the Concord Eye-Q 5062AF seems to offer most if not all of the features that other digicams in this class offer, with the bonus of a 5 megapixel sensor. So are there are any other major drawbacks in addition to that fixed lens? Read my review to find out.

Website: Concord Eye-Q 5062AF Review

The Concord Eye-Q 5062AF is a stylish and compact 5 megapixel digital camera with a 1.8” TFT Color LCD display that offers a variety of exposure and focusing modes, all for around a mere $200. How have Concord Camera achieved this aggressive price-point? Well, one obvious cost-saving is the zoom…

Thursday, October 7, 2004

It seems that PhotographyBLOG had a few problems with receiving email between Friday 1st and Monday 4th October. If you sent me an email during that time, please resend it and I will respond asap.

It seems that PhotographyBLOG had a few problems with receiving email between Friday 1st and Monday 4th October. If you sent me an email during that time, please resend it and I will respond asap.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

The 44th Photo of the Week contest is now closed.

I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have 7 days during which you can vote for your favourite photo from the ones that I have chosen. Voting will end on Monday 11th October. The Poll will then be closed and the overall winner announced.

Vote now for your favourite image from the Photo Of The Week 27th September - 3rd October 2004 contest

The 44th Photo of the Week contest is now closed. I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have …

The October 2004 Competition is now open for entries. This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit one photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets October’s theme, which is “Travel”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. Note that you are only allowed to enter 1 photograph. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

You can now start submitting entries to the October Competition here:
October 2004 Competition

The October 2004 Competition is now open for entries. This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit one photograph to the Competition Gallery that best…

The September 2004 PhotographyBLOG Competition has now closed. The theme for September was “Sunrise and Sunset” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery.

The 1st / 2nd / 3rd place winners will be announced on Wednesday 13th September, and the prizes will be sent out shortly after :-)

The September 2004 PhotographyBLOG Competition has now closed. The theme for September was “Sunrise and Sunset” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. The 1st / 2nd / 3rd place winners will be announced on Wednesday 13th September, and the prizes will be sent out shortly after :-)