UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES ANTONY IS NO LONGER ABLE TO PRESENT HIS TALK TONIGHT. THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED PHOTO-TALK CONTAINING 240 IMAGES FROM HIS TRAVELS BY DES KING - THE PEOPLE OF RAJASTHAN
People of Rajasthan
The peoples of Rajasthan are well known for their warm , friendly affable nature. They are known as Rajasthanis. Rajasthan has a total population of about 68 million. 68% of the total population of Rajasthan are literate. The peoples of Rajasthan speak the dilect Rajasthani. The official language of the state is Hindi and is widely practised. Almost every resident of the princely state knows Hindi, the national Language of India. Although Rajasthanis are of several sub ethnic groups, the whole Rajasthani community is known as marwaris (“people from Marwar region of Rajasthan”) throughout the Indian subcontinent. This group, Rajasthani has formed due to the assimilation of Indo-Scythian,Scytho-Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Greek, Aryo-Dravidian, Indo-Iranian and Austro-Asiatic ancestries.
Communities in Rajasthan
The important communities of Rajasthan are the Rajputs, Jats, Brahmans and the traders. The Rajputs are the martial race, known for their chivalry and valour. The Brahmans were the priests and teachers while the Mahajans are still the backbone of the village economy. The Jats and the Gujars are the agricultural communities.
Mastering Long Exposure - A practical how to guide on all aspects of long exposure photography – from the key photographic situations when we have to use long exposures those where we choose to for creative purposes including:
What is long exposure photography?,
Key photographic situations when we have to use long exposures to obtain accurate results,
Creative uses of longer shutter speeds,
Different types of creative blur,
Deliberately extending shutter types for a variety of creative purposes such as condensing time and movement into a single image,
Utilising long exposure techniques for other purposes such as removing crowds from popular landmarks,
Using the techniques to improve composition and poor weather conditions, and
Practical step by step guide to using neutral density filters to capture long exposure image
NDPS are grateful to Antony for the use of the following images that are being published here with his permission.
About Antony Zacharias
Antony Zacharias is an award-winning photographer based in London who is particularly known for his long-exposure, architectural, travel and night photography. He has published 4 books with Ammonite Press including Mastering Long Exposure (also with National Geographic) and Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs.
His work has been commissioned by Toyota US and Sky Atlantic, and published by the BBC, CBS, Guardian, Times, and Ecologist.
Antony regularly gives talks and teaches both private students and intimate masterclasses in the UK and abroad. He is also a brand ambassador for Hoya Global and BenQ.
He is a Hasselblad Masters Finalist 2021 for Architecture.
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Every month at Norwich and District Photographic Society there is the opportunity to hear inspirational photographic talks by photographers who are recognised to be at the top of their game and renowned specialists in their field of photography. The quality and range of subjects included in these Special Presentations are we believe unequalled both here in Norfolk and much further afield. Further, arguably alone they more than justify the cost of becoming a member of the Society. The programme for the 2021-2022 Season is well advanced and has been designed to offer a broad range of excellent speakers who will cover, as in past seasons, a far reaching range of photographic genre. Whilst there remains some uncertainty regarding how quickly we shall return to the new normality after covid we will continue to take a flexible approach and only announce the final details about a month before each presentation. Members of the Society are normally able to attend Special Presentations free of charge. However, NON-MEMBERS wanting to attend a Special Presentation can usually purchase a guest ticket prior to the event. Guest tickets (subject to availability) must be purchased in advance and are only available from our ticketing partner Eventbrite.co.uk. Please note the ticket office for each individual presentation is not open until approximately ONE month prior to the date of the presentation when all arrangements for the evening have been agreed and confirmed between the presenter and the Society.
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During the coronavirus pandemic the Society put together a revised programme of Special Presentations that were presented online. These online events proved to be very successful, with good attendance and we thank all our speakers and members who have adapted to this medium. Post-covid we envisage that we shall continue to make full use of the available technologies to deliver our Special Presentations. In the past year online presentations has widened our reach and we have hosted speakers from the furthest points in the UK, throughout Europe and much wider afield from Australia and the United States. We don’t intend to allow geography to be a reason for not hearing from the very best photographers worldwide in future seasons. Equally, we shall evolve to ensure this is achieved in the most effective way for our members