On a recent visit to Dimbola Brian May could not contain his passion for stereoscopic images and seized the opportunity to use his Fuji Real 3D camera to capture the moment.  If one Gary wasn’t enough look away as we now have him in stereo.

The pictures, commonly called stereo pairs, make use of the parallel viewing method. Seeing them stereoscopically requires concentration and may take a while to master.  We found using the ‘Owl’ designed by Brian worked a treat. Continue Reading »

Isle of Wight Photographer Colin Haygarth was recently invited to spend a day photographing Nature & Wildlife in an Amateur Photographer Magazine Masterclass.

Colin who has a great passion in Natural History and Wildlife photography produces some stunning work which often graces the pages of  Isle of Wight News Magazine Island Pulse.  

In this Masterclass, wildlife photographer Paul Hobson showed a group of Amateur Photographer’s visiting London, how to achieve eye-catching nature and wildlife images.

Colin as pictured in the frame at Dimbola. Continue Reading »

As camera clubs closed their doors for the summer break the Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group (IWDIG) continue to keep the Island Photographic Community focused 50 weeks a year.

If you live on the Isle of Wight and have an interest in photography, where can you pick up the latest photography news, equipment reviews, photography techniques, practical events and qualified tuition?

If you’re focused on photography, set your summer sights on the IWDIG. Continue Reading »

Today a “Total Lunar Eclipse” will take place, and although we planned to capture the moment at the Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group it looks like visibility will be zero.

The lunar eclipse begins at 6.24pm and lasts until midnight, the moon will be blood red in colour for nearly two hours. Weather permitting and clear skies, it would have been visible from the Isle of Wight when the sun set at 9.19pm. Continue Reading »

Nikon is seeking an injunction against Sigma, as well as multi-million pound damages, for alleged patent infringement of its vibration reduction technology used in interchangeable lenses.

Nikon has invested considerable resources in the form of research and development over a period of many years. Such investments have created intellectual property that are important business assets of Nikon and have enabled Nikon to continuously provide the products and services that satisfy its customers Continue Reading »

If the £237.60 full retail cost of Adobe Lightroom 3.3 has deterred you from downloading the software and dipping your toe in the water, then Gary’s series of lectures over at SSDCC must have done a good job in persuading you that this is the future and that you will find it money well spent. Shopping around can reduce this outlay. The earlier version, Lightroom 3, is now available on the Web from £145.00 and would be a good starting point. Continue Reading »

Gary started his lecture by addressing a previous Lightroom question on the matter of backing up his catalogues. He explained and demonstrated how to edit the numerous drop- down options for automatic Catalogue backups and how to specify the file storage location. There was also the simple manual route of “File, Options, Catalogue settings” available. Continue Reading »

The Go ON – get more out of life online campaign challenged everyone to use computers and the internet and make getting online their New Year’s resolution.

The Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group enjoyed ‘Go ON mobile activities using cameras, mobile phones, computers and the internet.  

In addition new people could visit at any time during January and February, by dropping in for a free taster session on digital photography at the IWDIG. Continue Reading »

Gary introduced this talk by outlining the areas that he was going to cover that evening which included Photoshop and Lightroom hints and tips. His experience in both programmes enables him to tailor these to an audience of mixed photographic abilities and this always ensures him a welcome reception. Continue Reading »

An Isle of Wight Digital Imaging Group snapshot  preview of the soon to be released Fujifilm FinePix X100.

This camera is without doubt, the most exciting model of the new Fujifilm range which is already being acknowledged as the answer to many professional photographers’ prayers: truly exceptional quality pictures from a compact camera.

Due to be launched in Spring 2011, the camera has been designed to appeal to the millions of DSLR users who need a slim, back-up, for high quality, in-fill shots, when the use of a bigger SLR system is either inconvenient or impractical. Continue Reading »