It was a tough challenge to judge this week, as there were so many amazing ‘bang’ images entered! After much deliberation, the winner is brendancullen. This is a beautiful landscape firework shot that combines the land, sunset light and exploding fireworks, so they all compliment each other. The sweeping lines of the fireworks to the right of the image draws the eye through. Great work -

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To tie in with bonfire night this weekend the theme is 'Bang!' This is the perfect opportunity to photograph those epic firework displays. For those who cannot get to a display or do not want to photograph fireworks then the theme of the project is open to interpretation so don't despair! Have fun whatever you do. Check out http://news.dphotographer.co.uk/news/re ... -november/ if you n

1. Position: Make sure you have a prime position before the firework display starts. You'll need to set your camera up on a tripod and make sure there are no heads poking into your shots. Consider using foreground subject matter if you want to your images to have some sort of context – look for things such as water reflections or interesting buildings. If you want more abstract looking resul

This month the shooting theme is light trails and with bonfire night a few days away this could be a great place to start. You can also think about photographing car headlights or painting with torches. Go about interpreting the challenge theme any way you like - but most importantly have fun! Start posting your entries on this forum thread in order to be in with a chance of winning a pr

Image: Peter Cook, 1960s by Lewis Morley Copyright: Lewis Morley Archive / National Portrait Gallery, London PRIVATE EYE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY LEWIS MORLEY From 31 October 2011 until 16 April 2012 Room 32 Admission free A new display at the National Portrait Gallery marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first issue of Private Eye, the highly successful satirical magazine. Portraits on show

This issue .... Win a Nikon D7000 plus accessories! Perfect your travel portraits - Pro advice for capturing eye-catching portraits around the world Shoot stunning fireworks - David Clapp provides his expert shooting techniques for the fireworks season Essential guide to prime lenses - Everything you need to know about this fixed focal length lenses Pentax Q & Olym

1st place - Barders. This is a great changing landscape that has been excellently composed. The slow unveiling of the land and sea from the fog shows the daily change. Well done Image copyright: Barders 2nd place - samiroquai. This is a delicate conceptual image. The movement of the leaf and debris in the background show the loss of the autumn. The black and white finish reminds us that

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