Photography competition
Photography competition at Lancaster Maritime Museum
Enter your photographs now!
This year Lancaster Maritime Museum is 25 years old. To celebrate we are inviting you to submit your finest maritime and coastal images to display in our Exhibition Gallery as part of a new photography competition.
From dramatic shipwrecks or beautiful marine life to sandy beaches or Blackpool rock – how will you interpret Britain’s coastline? Send us your photographs linked to the theme of COAST and the best entries will be selected for display in Lancaster Maritime Museum’s summer exhibition.
Prizes
As well as being displayed as part of the exhibition, first prize will also win £50 in vouchers to spend at G.L. Robertson’s photographic shop and £25 to spend in any museum shops in Lancaster.
The runner up will win £25 in vouchers for G.L. Robertson’s and a £10 museum voucher.
Other prizes include Explorer tickets valid at any of the 12 museums in Lancashire County Museum Service (worth £18 each).
The competition will be judged by the Lancaster Maritime Museum, the Lancaster Guardian newspaper, and Mr Reg Stoddon, proprietor of G.L Robertson’s photographic shop in Lancaster.
How to enter
To enter please send, in the first instance, a printed copy of your image to the museum at the address below taking note of the following rules:
- Print size should be a minimum of 7 x 5 inches and a maximum size A4
- No more than 2 images to be submitted per person
- Winning images taken from digital files should be a minimum of 300dpi and able to be reproduced in good quality to at least A4 size and ideally larger.
- Images should be the original work of the entrant
- Images may be digitally enhanced to remove marks or scratches but should not be artificially manipulated.
- You will retain copyright of your entries and always be credited alongside your picture but by entering your images into the competition, you grant permission to Lancashire County Museum Service to reproduce the images in connection with the competition, exhibition and future Lancaster Maritime Museum activities
- All entries are sent at the photographer’s risk. Lancaster Maritime Museum does not accept liability for any loss or damage to photographs submitted. We regret that prints cannot be returned.
- Please mark your image on the reverse with your name, contact details and the title of the image
- Closing date for submissions is Friday 16th April 2010
- Judges’ decisions are final.
- The exhibition will be on display from 22nd May – 25th September 2010
Send entries to: Lancaster Maritime Museum, St George’s Quay, Lancaster, LA1 1RB
For more information contact the museum on
T: 01524 382264 E: lancastermaritimemuseum@lancashire.gov.uk www. lancashire.gov.uk/museums
Alan Hawkins exhibition
Alan Hawkins is currently exhibiting some of his work at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery which runs from the 27th Feb to the 20th June.
Limited edition Giclee prints, produced by us, can be purchased direct from Alan Hawkins. You can see more of his stunning work on his website at http://www.alanhawkinsart.co.uk.
Open exhibition, Turnpike Gallery
The Turnpike Gallery is holding an open exhibition for artists in the Wigan and Leigh areas. No specific theme or selection criteria but only one submission per person. Artwork must be supplied ready to hang, with mirror plates, and limited plinths are available for 3D work. The deadline for submission is 6:00pm, Monday 8th March. Full details are available from the Turnpike Gallery on 01942 404469 or via the website- turnpikegallery@wlct.org
Print life
When it comes to ink jet printing one of the important factors is the lightfastness, or resistance to fading, of the print. Early generations of ink jet printers used dye based inks as these gave bright, intense colours but poor light resistance. Fortunately, technology moves on and developments in print-head technology and the ink manufacturing process have resulted in pigment based inks for inkjet printing. Pigment based inks significantly improved the lightfastness properties of the print, but the paper used also plays a part, the paper used to print newspapers will turn yellow very quickly – but a newspaper is only expected to last for a day. So, if you want to display a print it is important that the paper you use can also offer good light resistance too. When researching the printer I wanted to use I found a really useful website by a company called Wilhelm Imaging Research which test for companies like Epson, Canon, HP etc. The good thing about this company is that all the tests are carried out using the same test procedure – so no marketing spin!! For those of you that are interested, they also provide details on the test method used. Wilhelm Imaging Research also provide test results carried out on third party suppliers such as Hahnemuhle, Canson and Lumijet.
The website is basically split into five columns, archival sub-zero storage, test methods, 3rd party inks & papers, desk-top printers, medium & wide format printers (or you can use the search option). The website address is www.wilhelm-research.com.
West Park Museum & Art Gallery
I have recently done some work for West Park Museum & Art Gallery in Macclesfield using digital images produced by Alan Bardsley. This museum holds a collection of work by C F Tunnicliffes RA OBE who produced fantastic art – etchings, woodcuts, acrylics, oil – you name it – he could do it. To see more of his work visit www.thecharlestunnicliffesociety.co.uk.
