Putting you in the picture about the Southern Photographic Society, Isle of Man
This year’s competition attracted an excellent range of ideas and some very technical and high quality entries.
For the second consecutive year due to lockdown, members viewed the Digital Art entries online and voted for their top three, and the results are as follows.
Continue reading “Digital Art Results 2021”
Members are taking part in a series of weekly themed challenges during this latest lockdown on the Isle of Man. They may share up to five images, which must have been created during the week of the challenge.
Continue reading ““Colours” Lockdown Challenge”
To pass the time until we can meet again, members are taking part in a series of weekly themed challenges. Members may share up to five images, which must have been created during the week of the challenge.
Continue reading ““Reflections” Lockdown Challenge”Although meetings are suspended due to the latest lockdown, we can hold the annual ‘Digital Art’ competition online like last year. This is a standalone competition with its own trophy and is the chance for members to showcase their arty, quirky or experimental imagery.
Continue reading “Digital Art Entries 2021”
To pass the weeks until we can meet again, members are taking part in a series of weekly themed challenges. Members may share up to five images, which must have been created during the week of the challenge.
Continue reading ““In My Kitchen” Lockdown Challenge”
Today the Isle of Man Government announced that the island is entering another ‘circuit breaker’ period of lockdown.
Continue reading “Further Lockdown Period”On Wednesday 17th February, members enjoyed a presentation by Patricia Tutt, a highly experienced and qualified photographer and one of the most respected judges on the island.
Continue reading “Judging Presentation”
Following the January lockdown, our first outing of 2021 was last week when 15 members braved freezing conditions for a visit to the Airport fire station.
Continue reading “Feeling The Heat”
This update was intended to wish our readers a happy new year and draw attention to our next meetings.
However, as it has been confirmed that the Isle of Man is entering a three-week ‘circuit breaker’ period of lockdown, our meetings on 6th, 13th and 20th January are postponed, as are the deadlines for the next two competitions. The committee will work on rearranging those dates when possible.
In the meantime, stay safe and do keep taking photos.
On Wednesday, local professional photographer Clare Payne judged the ‘Food and Drink’ competition for us, which was the third regular competition of our season.
The theme encouraged a huge range of subjects and styles, from still life and close-up, to items on market stalls and people eating or cooking outdoors, to high-speed images of liquid frozen in motion.
Continue reading ““Food and Drink” Competition Results”