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Comment on So Digital makes it easier … ? by Ken Scott

Ken Scott — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:47:16 +0000

Thanks Martin. Yes I had read that piece, and it makes a lot of sense. Getting it as right as possible IN the camera seems to be a disappearing art …

Comment on So Digital makes it easier … ? by martin

martin — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:15:28 +0000

This article is all about getting it right in the digital camera so no post processing is needed:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm

It’s an extreem view, but well reasoned.

Comment on A Pythonesque view of a family holiday by Karenm

Karenm — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:56:51 +0000

Well that makes me wish I was back in England! I was almost crying. Karen M

Comment on A Pythonesque view of a family holiday by Ken Scott

Ken Scott — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:31:47 +0000

Thanks guys. Spanish sun? YES PLEASE!!!

Comment on A Pythonesque view of a family holiday by Ian Walker

Ian Walker — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:38:29 +0000

Hi Ken,
Just read your holiday blog, I keep saying you should write more. I, possibly like so many other could relate to your story and discription. It made me smile as I could imagine the effort.
Take care and keep up the great work
Ian

Comment on A Pythonesque view of a family holiday by Dave & Jeni Fruitbat

Dave & Jeni Fruitbat — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:29:17 +0000

We laughed ... your Norfolk holiday might have been a washout, but your photos were brilliant and you gave us such a laugh with your rant! Fancy some Spanish sunshine?!
Love, hug and meteorological warmth.
From Team Fruitbat XX

Comment on Penguins Swimming by admin

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:45:50 +0000

Please note that the Penguins Gallery is now closed for viewing. If you would like to order images and have the numbers, please use the order forms supplied. Otherwise, please contact me with a query.
Many thanks for your interest and support.
… Ken Scott

Comment on Judging Photography - a humanistic approach by Ken Scott

Ken Scott — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:23:19 +0000

Cheers Graham. I agree of course, and the weight given to content over technicalities is the subject of another piece - the Eddy Sethna article we read a while ago. I think, though, that if an appraisal truly meets the Rogerian conditions then the owner of the appraised work will feel heard and understood, and will therefore hear and understand the reasons for the expressed preferences.

My favourite photography quotation came from Ansel Adams: "there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept ..."

... Ken

Comment on Judging Photography - a humanistic approach by Graham Smith

Graham Smith — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:21:43 +0000

Graham Smith wrote:
I was very interested in what you wrote, since ... it relates very closely to the way in which I work, having done 2 sets of Counselling training.
One small point about the non-photographer judge/appraiser. There must be a reasonable technical aspect to an image. The person working at the congruency/empathy level, but lacking any understanding of the sine qua nons of photography might ignore the latter, and make overly-controversial choices.
I once listened to an appraisal of a children's Art Competition, with lots of large colourful, cute images, and one HB pencil drawing which was the winner. On this occasion, as I now see, the judge had seen the wonderful merits of the drawing, which I misperceived as inferior, with my then knowledge. It is possible to choose photographic images in a similar spirit - indeed there are some now showing at the RA Summer Exhibition, but some there do not make me happy, and a Camera Club membership would be even less so.
It is a minefield, but a very interesting one.

... Graham

Comment on Penguins Swimming by margaretwheeler

margaretwheeler — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:49:05 +0000

Well done Linette! I know how much hard work you had to do to make this gala so successful.
Every swimmer ‘done you, Tyrone, Rosalind and Gillian proud!!’ THEY WERE, EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM, A CLASS ACT!!!

Mum xx