Here are some useful web sites, we have put them into categories to help you navigate around them.
Photography Advice Sites
www.dpmag.co.uk this is part of the Digital Photo magazine and is very helpful, with online tutorials and lots more. We shall be using their magazine in the club
www.dpreview.com thinking of what to buy - check out the latest reviews
www.dofmaster.com online calculator - find out what your lens can do
www.camerapricebuster.co.uk check the prices on offer
www.lenshoods.co.uk make a really cheap lens hood
www.freeimagebrowser.com for resizing images
www.photoxels.com for general photo information
The photographers Ephemeris - know when the sun is going to set anywhere, plus loads more, designed for landscape photographers, You need to type the description in your google toolbar and download the programme. It is free, we found it on a few sites including
www.photo.askey.net for digital camera information
www.planetphotoshop.com & www.ultimate-photoshop.com for Photoshop tutorials
www.dcresources.com, www.photographyblog.com & www.photonotes.org for general information
www.robgalbraith.com & www.wyophoto.com for technical discussions
Photography Sites for Inspiration
www.flickr.com Our members use this site to share their images
www.juzaphoto.com good site for inspiration
www.naturephotographers.net great photos and idea's & tips
www.silverscenephoto.co.uk Lee Pengelly's site a local photographer, we have his books in the club if you wish to borrow them, full of great idea's on composition and Plymouth is featured in a whole book on it's own, another book Romantic Coasts is full of idea's and inspiration too.
www.callington-astro.org.uk is a club about astromony, run very similar to our club
Us
www.videocelebrations.co.uk is Sue's website for the wedding films.
Suppliers
www.lenspimp.com Hire lenses in Plymouth
www.warehouseexpress.co.uk usually a good place to get an indication of prices on all photographic equipment, very quick to deliver too
www.wildlifewatchingsupplies.co.uk for all those bits you need for protecting your camera and lenses and hiding yourself for wildlife photography
www.xpress-art.co.uk canvas prints at a bargain price to our club members - up to 30% off
Places to Go
The above site is brilliant, great information in the what's on section
www.swlakestrust.org.uk Lopwell Dam and rivers including Burrator Reservoir
www.ottersandbutterflies.co.uk www.tamarvalleytourism.co.uk places to go and info
www.tamarotters.co.uk well worth a visit,as well as the otters they have owls, kestrels, peacocks and a variety of waterfowl on two lakes, also the deer at the park are very friendly and you can feed them
www.dartmoorzoo.org at Sparkwell, is a very relaxed day with some great opportunities to get pictures without bars in the way. DZP do a great value for money deal on yearly membership
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