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  • Golden Woman Russia, 2016

    Golden Woman Russia, 2016

    I’m delighted to have received 3 awards in the recent Golden Woman 2016 salon and 11 acceptances in total.  Second outing for “Harlequin” and it’s second award.  First outing for “Shasta” and first award:-).  

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  • Circuit success, Serbia and Montenegro

    Circuit success, Serbia and Montenegro

    Today I received the great news that I received 3 awards and 32 acceptances in the 5 Salon – 2nd Circular Exhibition of Photography “FKNS WINTER CIRCUIT 2016.  My new image “Harlequin” received two awards, a Salon Silver Medal and FIAP HM in the Kotor and Podgorica salons respectively.  “Leia with book” received a Salon…

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  • Tower Bay Cascades

    Tower Bay Cascades

    When mother nature is being an uncooperative lighting assistant, hiding the sunrise behind a bank of clouds, an alternate plan is needed to avoid returning home hungry and empty handed.  This morning I settled for the breaking waves of the incoming tide crashing over the rocks in an endless variety of cascading flows.  See the…

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  • Storm Barbara

    Storm Barbara

    The thoughts of facing an ocean of fresh to storm force winds and torrential rain did not appeal, but the anticipation of a clearing storm and dramatic shoreline taking a pounding did…  Since I took time off before Christmas I had enough free time to hatch a plan (the night before).  The weather forecast had…

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  • Photo Contest Bulgaria 2016

    Photo Contest Bulgaria 2016

    I was delighted this week to receive results of my latest salon entry in Bulgaria; a new country, a new image, and it’s first award:  “Rachelle on point” recieved an HM on it’s first day out.  I received 12 acceptances out of 16 images submitted.

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  • EFIAP Home “Stretch”

    EFIAP Home “Stretch”

    My plan this year was to enter 2 or 3 salons a month to add to the ones I received acceptances in last year and my EFIAP would be in the bag in 2017.  Well, I think I was a bit too laid back with that plan… 2 months of salons left and I find…

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  • Model Portrait Video

    Model Portrait Video

    So I finally managed to put together a Model Portraits video featuring some of the Model Portraiture work I’ve done over the years with some excellent touring models.  Took a few edits, but managed to create it using Lightroom CC.  Very easy process, selecting the images was the hard part.  I wanted a hi res…

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  • Bangalore

    Bangalore

    It’s been six years since my last trip to Bangalore.  With a recent change in jobs, I’ll probably be heading there more often now.  I was keen to try my Olympus out for some travel photography and I managed to squeeze in two days where I had a few hours to spare.      …

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  • Successful print salon

    Successful print salon

    I received good news yesterday from the 37th Northern Counties International Photo Salon.  6 of my 8 prints were accepted and two of them received awards: “Raphaella on Points” was NCPF Ribbon (Commended) “Hands Laid Bare” was NCPF Ribbon (Commended) I also received two more acceptances in the Projected Image Monochrome category, so a total…

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