Syllabus

Asintimated at the club April’s AGM the themed competition will be our #3 monthlycompetition which will take place on the 14^th December 2023.

Themesfor the competition are –

·     Macro/Closeup Photography

·     StreetPhotography

FalkirkCamera Club’s Competition rules will apply, and the images must have been captured/takenfrom the 20^th April 2023.

CloseUp & Macro Photography

Close-up photography and macrophotography are often used interchangeably, but there is a slight differencebetween the two. Close-up photography generally refers to taking pictures ofsmall subjects at close distances, but it does not necessarily require a truemacro lens or a magnification ratio of 1:1 or higher. Macro photography, on theother hand, specifically refers to photography that captures images at amagnification ratio of 1:1 or higher, resulting in extreme close-up images. Close-upphotography, on the other hand, can be achieved with a variety of lenses,including standard or zoom lenses that may not have true macro capabilities.Close-up images may still capture a lot of detail, but they may not have theextreme magnification and clarity of true macro images.

Street Photography

Street photography is a genre ofphotography that involves capturing candid and un-staged photographs of peopleand life in public places, typically in urban environments such as streets,parks, public transportation and plazas. The primary aim of street photographyis to capture real-life situations and emotions as they happen spontaneously,without any intervention or manipulation by the photographer. It often featurespeople going about their daily activities, but can also include architecture,signage, and other elements of the urban environment. 

The Snows Of Kilimanjaro

3 from 6

Here are 6new topics for season 2023 – 2024’s  3 From 6.  A sectionfor submissions will appear on PhotoEntry in due course.  Rememberthis is not a competition and you can submit up to 3 photographs of the sametopic,  or different topics,  or a combination of topics.  Thephotographs may have been taken at any time.  Closing date forsubmissions is 18th January 2024 and the photographs will be shown on 3 From 6night a few weeks later.

• Fill the Foreground  –  Add depth to your photograph by having something of interest in the foreground.

• Botanical –  Capture something more than just a bunch of flowers.  It could be the structure,  tone or colour of any form of plant life from leaves to bushes or flowers to trees.  It may be forming or withered in Black & White,  Colour,  or perhaps Toned ?

• Blustery Weather  –  Convey the atmosphere of the wilder side of weather,  but stay safe while doing so  !

• Photograph a Film Title  –  Choose a film title and represent it on a photograph.  Something like Goldfinger might be colourful,  Duck Soup might be a bit surreal although think twice about The Dambusters.

• Modern Metropolis  –  It’s not too difficult to find photographs in a busy town or city.  Illustrating a modern aspect,  which may or may not be welcome,  is slightly different. 

• On My ‘Phone  –  Might be a photograph specifically taken on your ‘phone,  or something you saw when you didn’t have your usual camera with you.

Gordon will also show us some of his images

3 from 6

Here are 6new topics for season 2023 – 2024’s  3 From 6.  A sectionfor submissions will appear on PhotoEntry in due course.  Rememberthis is not a competition and you can submit up to 3 photographs of the sametopic,  or different topics,  or a combination of topics.  Thephotographs may have been taken at any time.  Closing date forsubmissions is 18th January 2024 and the photographs will be shown on 3 From 6night a few weeks later.

• Fill the Foreground  –  Add depth to your photograph by having something of interest in the foreground.

• Botanical –  Capture something more than just a bunch of flowers.  It could be the structure,  tone or colour of any form of plant life from leaves to bushes or flowers to trees.  It may be forming or withered in Black & White,  Colour,  or perhaps Toned ?

• Blustery Weather  –  Convey the atmosphere of the wilder side of weather,  but stay safe while doing so  !

• Photograph a Film Title  –  Choose a film title and represent it on a photograph.  Something like Goldfinger might be colourful,  Duck Soup might be a bit surreal although think twice about The Dambusters.

• Modern Metropolis  –  It’s not too difficult to find photographs in a busy town or city.  Illustrating a modern aspect,  which may or may not be welcome,  is slightly different. 

• On My ‘Phone  –  Might be a photograph specifically taken on your ‘phone,  or something you saw when you didn’t have your usual camera with you.

Scotlands Nature