Rachael Talibart - 'Tides & Tempests'

Last evening's (24th November) presentation by one of the best photographers working in the United Kingdom today was a run-away success. 58 members of the Society turned on their computers to hear this presentation - this may be a record attendance for our online meetings during the current crisis.

Guest, Iñaki Hernández-Lasa, FRPS - FIPF - AFIAP, was quick to email his thanks to NDPS for inviting him to this presentation

'Thanks so much for inviting me to tonight's presentation and for your very kind words at the beginning Maurice, you are very kind. A fantastic talk tonight which is really tempting me to shoot more of this seascape malarkey..! LOL'

There were lots of words of thanks in the 'chat' box and one member even emailed the In Focus Team to show his appreciation.

Rachel's presentation covered a multitude of topics as well as sharing lots and lots of amazing photographs. She told how she returned often to the same location and found different shots each time. How she made use of her tripod and how she used it in the sea in positions 'close to catastrophe'. She talked about the difference between big stoppers, little stoppers and graduated filters and polarising filters. She talked about post processing and how she used only Lightroom and delved into some of the processes

She explained that all photographers should 'find their own voice' - not always a quick and easy thing to do but it will happen eventually. She urged us to 'do silly things' to help the learning process and she wanted her pictures to invoke a feeling of 'Curiosity and Wonder'.

This presentation certainly elicited both curiosity and wonder as we soaked up the fantastic images, considered the meaning of Fine Art and wondered if we should change from the Rule of Thirds to The Golden Ratio . .

Thank you Rachael.

Here are some of Rachael’s images that we are showing with her permission: