Dear $username,

Here is the latest news from the E-Group:

Photo-realism vs brain-realism vs "art"

Paul Kaye (@pdk42) has been getting us thinking once more, this time differentiating between the realism we might expect in our photography and how this can blend into what some of us might think of as 'art'. Find out more here.

 

Moon/Mars occultation?

A couple of members did amazingly well to capture Mars close to the Moon during the recent occultation between the two heavenly bodies. Be amazed with these hard won images!

OM System UK has commissioned some videos to promote portraiture photography

OM System isn't abandoning photographic genres in favour of wildlife photography

We've been in touch with our old friend, Mark Thackara, once more, to discuss some concerns voiced erlier over the apparent laser like focus on wildlife photography at the expense of other genres. Find out what Mark had to say.

There is still a little time to vote for your favourite entries in November's challenge!

The deadline for voting on November's challenge entries is the end of this Wednesday, 14th December - we need your VOTE!

December's challenge is also running, with the subject of Something Red.

From a thread on drone photography

Maybe this is new to you? We don't talk exclusively about Olympus/OM System and (Micro) Four Thirds photography

A while back we expanded the 'Lounge' area of the forum to cover more discussions outside of Olympus/OM System photography. For example, there is a superb thread that focuses on drone photography, started by @Briuce Clarke. We also have an electric car thread, with several members now driving electric cars. Another recent, really busy, non-photography thread was about prescription glasses! Check out even more on the forum.

The site is going well, but we still need your help

We had a brilliant November, with near record numbers for forum activity, especially in relation to the numbers of members who are using the forum - each of you are doing more than ever, on the forum; posting images, starting discussions and responding to posts. Nevertheless, the future of the site does still depend on the generosity of a relatively small number of our members. See more on this topic here.

@antpitta sought advice on how to make his PC faster at post-processing

This member, and his wife, wondered if their extended waits to see their images processed by their PC could be shortened as he was getting very bored with the waiting. He received some great advice from the members. Potentially a great deal of budget was saved, too. Find out how we managed to make his PC go a LOT faster for relatively little dosh.

 

That's all for this edition of our new-look newsletter. See you on the forum soon!

 

Ian Burley

Olympus/OM System E-Group

www.e-group.uk.net

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