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NEWS ROUND-UP
© CERETA DREWETT/IGPOTYBuilt some 300 years ago, Oxfordshire’s
Blenheim Palace has a rich and varied
history. Home to the Duke of Marlborough, it
was also the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
A subject of some controversy at the time,
the now Grade I-listed Grand Bridge was
revealed in its entirety for the fi rst time in
250 years when the lake beneath it was
drained last year. When Cereta Drewett
decided to photograph the bridge, she
created an in-camera multiple-exposure
image with the aim of emphasising ‘the
architectural features of the bridge through
repetition’. The blue tone was also achievedBIG
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Winner of Beautiful
Blenheim competition
announcedThe week in brief, edited by Geoff Harris
Datacolor’s bundles of joy
Colour specialist Datacolor has launched its SpyderX bundle
packages, with an offer price until 7 July. The £283 SpyderX
Capture Pro includes Lenscal for fine-tuning your camera and
lenses’ AF. Meanwhile the £319 SpyderX Studio includes Spyder
Print for printer colour calibration. See http://www.datacolor.com.
Terence Donovan exhibition
An exhibition of over 30 vintage photographs from Terence
Donovan’s early career is at the Huxley-Parlour gallery in London from
3-27 July. Donovan rose to prominence in the swinging ’60s and the
exhibition will showcase his best-known images from this period
alongside some lesser-seen work. See http://www.huxleyparlour.com.
RPS science contest
The RPS’s Science
Photographer of the Year
competition 2019 is now live.
It is open to all ages and levels,
and there are two categories:
Science Photographer of the
Year and Young Science
Photographer of the Year
(under 18).
It costs £15 to enter up
to five images (£12 for RPS
members) with no charge for
under 18s. The closing date is
19 July. See science.rps.org.
Sony Alpha 6400 fi rmware update
Sony has released a firmware update for the Alpha 6400 enabling
Real-time Eye AF for animals. When photographing humans or pets,
their face and eye position is recognised by AI and tracked in real
time with extremely high precision, to give the most accurate
possible AF. The algorithm uses object recognition and processes
colour, subject distance and patterns. See bit.ly/sonyanimal AF.
Tough Tamrac case
Tamrac has announced the
SpeedRoller case, designed to
protect heavy camera gear and
a laptop in challenging terrain
while still being compact
enough to carry onto a plane. It
can house two pro-size DSLR
bodies and up to six additional
lenses, plus multiple
accessories and a laptop. It has
a ballistic nylon shell and a
foam-padded outer pocket,
weighs 5.4kg and costs £389.99.
See http://www.intro2020.co.uk.©RICHARD GERM