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Capturing the moment
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Keen on capturing your walks on camera? Love nature, landscapes and the people you meet along the way? Join walk magazine’s Flickr group and share your photos with the walking world…
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And the winner is…
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Clockwise from top: the winner: Toad Ball by John Hart, Elsrickle; and highly commended: Spider by Ian Soar, Derby, and Frog by John Davies, Bradford.
Judge Peter Cairns presents his pick of the best from last issue’s amphibians and reptiles photography [...]
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Photography masterclass Summer 2010
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Seeing Patterns
Whether close up or from afar, the natural world is full of startling visual patterns. Peter Cairns shows how to capture them with his surprising fascination for dead birds
We’re all very busy these days, aren’t we? There are a [...]
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Photography masterclass Spring 2010
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Up close and personal
Getting eye-to-eye with your animal subjects produces some stunning photography. Peter Cairns recommends amphibians and reptiles as the perfect models to try it out
One of the thrills of rambling is the prospect of a close encounter with [...]
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And the winner is…
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The winner: Three Men and a Dog by Gordon Robson, Stockport; and highly commended: Antarctic Peninsula by Mike Landy, Wantage, and Snowy Blencathra by Graeme Kelly, Penrith.
A word from Pete
“There’s no doubt about it: the standard of this competition just [...]
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Photography Masterclass Winter 2009
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Peter Cairns demonstrates the best ways to shoot in the snow this winter — even if it doesn’t arrive in time for Christmas
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Photography masterclass Autumn 2009
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Just because the sun’s gone down, it doesn’t mean you have to pack away your camera. In fact, for our resident pro- photographer Peter Cairns, dusk is when the fun begins…
One of my favourite times for playing with light is [...]
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And the winner is…
Friday, August 28th, 2009
The choice of winner might raise a few eyebrows in what was essentially a nature-based contest, but I thought it was a cut above the competition…
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and the winner is…
Monday, April 27th, 2009
One word for all the entries: WOW! A very difficult choice but the winning image combines subtleties of colour, composition and movement in all the right measures that just had the edge.
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Photography Masterclass: Summer 2009
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Shooting into the sun might sound like photographic suicide. But, as professional photographer Peter Cairns shows, with the right technique it can make for stunning wildlife shots…
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