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AI Judging – will it replace Humans?
As a frequent judge of photography, from club level to national level, I am rarely lost for words or an opinion! However, later this year I will be pitching my judging experience against AI judging and I very much expect to come up short, because I find AI judging so thorough and knowledgeable about art in particular. What can I, as a mere human, possibly come up with to rival the vast human experience that has been used to train AI models? I simply can’t! I pondered this idea for a while, but not for very long, because it soon occurred to me that I could ask AI. So I…
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Damsels and Dragons
At our local quarry, a number of species of damselflies and dragonflies make their appearance during the summer months. The site has several shallow ponds (some of which dry up entirely in dry weather) and plenty of heather. With patience, it’s possible to photograph insects in the heather and in the reeds at the edge of ponds. The quarry closed in the 1990s and now provides space to allow the development of habitats for wildlife. Fifteen different species of damselflies and dragonflies have been identified in recent years, though they are not often in great abundance. I think I’ve seen 10 or 11 of them over the last two years. Yesterday…
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Cumbrian Spring
Most of my friends already know that I don’t manage to get up for a dawn shoot very often…I can think of three or four times is all. Last week I was lecturing in Cumbria and a photo-friend, who lives in the area, offered to spend time with me photographing the northern lakes. No surprise that it was almost 12 noon by the time I was ready to leave Cockermouth. All things considered, we were very lucky, with some lovely mild weather (for March) and calm waters on Buttermere and Crummock Water. The Buttermere pines are a favourite subject for many photographers but it is probably 20 years since…
