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Just 4 Fun Wk 19 Sky
5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Score Caribbean Storm Roger Leck 1 5 2 1 32 Iceland Sky At Night Julie Holbeche-Maund 2 2 1 11 Sky Over Chesil Beach Peter Lawrance 2 2 1 11 Calpe Spanish Sunset Roger Leck 4 1 1 2 10 New Zealand Sunset Julie Holbeche-Maund 4 1 1 2 10 Red Sky Over Rugby Paul Steans 4 1 1 2 10 Sunrise Over La Palma John Smith 4 3 1 10 After The Storm John Langham 8 1 1 1 9 Sky Over Studland Nature Reserve Peter Lawrance 8 1 1 1 9 Chesterton Gary Wood 10 1 1 6 Heacham Beach John Langham 11 1 1 4 Ragged Sky Alan Cook 11 1 1 4 Monument Valley Steve Bexon 13 1 3 Renewable Energy John Smith 13 1 3 Stormy Bryce Canyon Steve Bexon 13 1 3 6 Am Moon Alan Cook 16 0 Adriatic Sunset Andy Freeman 16 0 Ribbon. Or Is It A Fish Andy Freeman_ 16 0 Sun Ring Paul Steans 16 0 Sunset From Jabal Akhdar Steve Pears 16 0 Sunset At Sharqiya Sands Steve Pears 16 0 Thornham Sky Gary Wood 16 0 Winter Sky At Home Margaret Waterson 16 0 6 Am Moon by Alan Cook 18 -300 nikon at 26mm 1/2000sec F4 ISO 800 tweaked in camera raw to dehaze ===============================8<——————————- Adriatic Sunset by Andy Freeman...
Just 4 Fun – SDOF
This weeks them was SDOF – shallow depth of field – A photography technique challenge where the image shows a shallow depth of field of items in focus 5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Score Birds At 2.8 Peter Lawrance 1 6 1 1 34 Stamen Gary Wood 2 3 15 Bracelet Margaret Waterson 3 2 1 13 Jonny Jackdaw Steve Pears 4 1 2 1 12 Ellie 048A9935 Chantal Cooper 5 2 1 7 Woodland Walk John Langham 5 2 1 7 Eagle Owl Ian Waite 7 1 5 Phlox Alan Cook 7 1 2 5 British Summer John Langham 9 1 1 4 Nespresso Coffee Pods Loz Waterson 9 1 1 4 Fergus Frog Steve Pears 11 1 3 Nandina Flower Margaret Waterson 11 1 3 Red Admiral Vanessa Atalanta Gary Wood 13 2 2 Cheetah Ian Waite 14 1 1 Highland Cow1P5A7978 Chantal Cooper 14 1 1 Keys Daniel Wood 14 1 1 Hazy Memory Alan Cook 17 0 Lilly Pond Peter Lawrance 17 0 My Old Watch Loz Waterson 17 0 Birds At 2.8 by Peter Lawrance was taken with a shallow depth of field to isolate the birds in a particular focal plane. I focused on the twig and then tried to capture birds that were in the same area using a Nikon 70-200 2.8 lens and fast shutter speed. ========================8<——————————- Bracelet by Margaret Waterson Bracelet taken with Fuji XT3 camera on...
Just 4 Fun Week 16 – Open
5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Score Bee Chantal Cooper 1 4 2 1 27 The Potato Field In Ir Steve Bexon 2 2 2 1 17 Rose Margaret Waterson 3 2 1 2 15 Rock Chick Alan Wardropper 4 1 3 14 70013 Oliver Cromwell Gary Wood 4 1 2 3 14 Day Dreaming Julie Holbeche-Maund 6 2 10 Blackberries Julie Holbeche-Maund 7 1 1 6 In The Trees Gary Wood 7 2 6 Underneath The Arches Ian Waite 9 1 5 Spoonful Of Sugar Alan Cook 10 1 1 4 Singapore Hair Line Peter Lawrance 11 1 3 Together Alan Wardropper 12 2 2 Goodmorning Now Wheres My Coffee Chantal Cooper 13 1 1 The Barley Field In Ir Steve Bexon 13 1 1 Beauty In The Cellar Ian Waite 13 1 1 Brambles & Rocks Martin Hall 16 0 Ewe_Tubers John Langham 16 0 Grounded Wendy Cook 16 0 Leaning Trees Chesterton Margaret Waterson 16 0 Lockdown Alan Cook 16 0 Mascat Souq Steve Pears 16 0 Misfat Al Abriyyin Village Steve Pears 16 0 Politically Correct Swan Roger Leck 16 0 Take Off Peter Lawrance 16 0 The Royal Footmen John Langham 16 0 Wild Marsh Orchid Martin Hall 16 0 70013 Oliver Cromwell by Gary Wood BR 4-6-2 Standard...
Just 4 Fun Week 15 – Favorite
5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Score The Gig Team Gary Wood 1 2 2 16 Food Fight Ian Waite 2 2 1 2 15 Sarah Julie Holbeche-Maund 2 3 15 Forth Railbridge Alan Wardropper 4 1 1 2 10 Gateway To Buttermere Steve Bexon 4 2 10 Early Morning In India Roger Leck 6 1 1 8 Postcard From Padstow Peter Lawrance- 6 1 3 8 Ashness Bridge Steve Bexon 8 1 1 6 All The Fun Of The Fair John Langham 9 1 5 Stoats At Draycote Water Loz Waterson 9 1 5 2012 Olympic Flame Margaret Waterson 11 1 1 4 Four Men In A Boat Steve Pears 11 1 1 4 Outback Stockman Peter Lawrance 11 1 1 4 Royal Navy Seafire At Cosby Loz Waterson 11 1 1 4 Blossom Time John Smith 15 1 3 Canna Steve Pears 15 1 3 Pennywise Julie Holbeche-Maund 15 1 3 Sharing A Joke John Langham 15 1 3 The Scamp Ian Waite 15 1 3 In The Field Daniel Wood 15 1 3 The Fen Man Gary Wood 21 1 1 Thirst Quenching Alan Cook 21 1 1 By The Window Daniel Wood 21 1 1 Charlotte Wendy Cook 24 0 Light & Shadows John Smith 24 0 Morning On Calpe Beach Roger Leck 24 0 Mount Cook New Zealand Margaret...
2020 / 21 Handbook
The 2020/21 handbook Your browser does not seem to support iframes. Click here to read this PDF. Click to access ESCC Club Handbook 2020-21...
Just 4 Fun Week 14 Red
Week 14 of Just for Fun was themed Red and had a record 39 entries from 20 members 5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Poppy Chantal Cooper 1 4 1 1 Night Eye Steve Bexon 2 3 2 1 Red Roses Julie Holbeche-Maund 3 2 2 1 Lady In Red Peter Lawrance 4 2 2 Fire Buckets Paul Steans 5 1 1 2 Waiting For A Call Steve Bexon 5 3 1 Poppy In My Garden Margaret Waterson 7 3 The Duchess Gary Wood 7 1 1 1 An English Rose John Smith 9 1 1 Hoverfly Chantal Cooper 9 1 1 Liquid Red Alan Wardropper 11 1 1 Pigglet Julie Holbeche-Maund 11 1 1 Red Bikes John Langham 13 1 A Cut Above The Rest Alan Wardropper 14 1 1 Crocosmia Lucifer Roger Leck 15 1 Red Red And Red Alan Cook 15 1 Singing Robin Margaret Waterson 17 2 Apples Gary Wood 18 1 Blocked Caller John Denny 18 1 Red Bubble Peter Lawrance 18 1 Scarlet Ibis Alan Cook 18 1 A Rose By Any Name Daniel Wood 22 Concentration Wendy Cook 22 Cumbria At Shackerstone Loz Waterson 22 Early Morning At Uluru Loz Waterson 22 French Tomatoes John Denny 22 Heavy Load Martin Hall 22 Keyboard Daniel Wood 22 Luzon Bleeding Heart Steve Pears 22 ...
Just 4 Fun Wk 13 Shadows
5 3 1 Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Flash Mob Peter Lawrance- 1 4 2 2 The Lonely Shadow Steve Bexon 2 3 2 2 This Is Not A Composite Julie Holbeche-Maund 2 2 4 1 Johnsons No 1 John Denny 4 2 1 Walk Tall Steve Pears 5 2 Butterfly Gary Wood 6 3 The Orangery Peter Lawrance- 7 1 3 Shadows In The Woods John Smith 8 2 1 Tate Modern Shadows Steve Bexon 9 1 1 Family Portrait Andy Freeman 10 1 Pergola Shadows Paul Steans 10 1 Sunset Shadows Steve Pears 10 1 A View From The Shadows John Smith 13 Church Spire Paul Steans 13 Come Into The Light Andy Freeman 13 Forks Gary Wood 13 Infrared Wood John Langham 13 Mid_Day Break John Langham 13 A View From The Shadows by John Smith This was taken nearly 2 years ago in Palma Majorca. It is the Lago del Cisne below Palma Cathedral. It was taken late morning in strong sunlight. f5 @ 1/100 sec and ISO 400. Minor adjustments in lightroom ==============8<——————– Butterfly by Gary Wood My daughter recently redecorated her entrance hall with butterfly wall paper and hung up some fairy lights I liked how the shadow from the fairy light mimicked the butterfly. Taken on my phone ==============8<——————– Church Spire by Paul Steans Looking back through my archive I realise I haven’t actually taken many images containing significant shadows, so I’ll...