Safe links for Penryn Camera Club members to use
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Cornwall Photographic Alllance
Upcoming events, Competitions, Charles Hoskins etc.
Facebook - General public
Anybody can see what's published on this Facebook channel
Facebook - Members only
Ummmmm .... Facebook for the inner circle - we know who you are!
On-line competition entry
In common with many other camera clubs, Penryn Camera Club is considering adopting the PhotoEntry System for future competitions. PhotoEntry is a subscription based web application specifically designed for managing photography competitions. We hope it will help eliminate many of the common problems associated with submitting entries – incorrect sizing, incorrect colour space, incorrect naming, confirmation of receipt, missing emails etc.
Raw image converter
Online image editor and converter and sizer. I think it allows 5 free conversion a month but it is very cheap to buy a license. PDF, DNG, CR2, NEF, RAW, JPG, PNG and many others to 1600 or 1200 JPG.
The WCPF
The Western Counties Photographic Federation (WCPF) upcoming events, Competitions Kingswood Salver etc.
24 hours cloud cover
Defaults to the UK. Better when you get within 12-24 hours
Astro photography guide (1h30m)
Warning; 90 minute video. THE ORION NEBULA - with a CHEAP & TINY telescope, Step by Step, START TO FINISH
Clear Outside (Cloud cover)
Defaults to Marazion. 7-day hourly cloud & weather forecasts.
How To (DSLR level)
A brief guide how to take star-scapes using a DSLR camera.
In the sky
Night sky guide, Weather forecast (inc Cloud cover), Object search and more. Centered on Falmouth, but can be changed.
Light pollution map
Defaults to Cornwall, but you can zoom anywhere worldwide
Sky Maps
RECOMMENDED; Download a map of the sky for the month and hemisphere you are in. 2 page PDF file, optimised for printing.
What's in the sky tonight?
Events calendar, finding targets, constellations, comets, finding planets and a host of other things. Centred on Penryn but can be anywhere. 1st time here? Click the 1 minute tour.
GIMP
GIMP is similar to Photoshop but is free. Also has big learning curve. Recommend using one or the other as the commands are very slightly different. Download here; https://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Online PNG and JPEG compression
Compress your PNG/JPG files by up to 80% and retain full transparency
Photoshop Elements
This is a sub-set of Photoshop for a one time payment of £87. It will slowly get out of date BUT will not cost a monthly fee.
Photoshop Online
I (Paul) use the Photography plan at about £10/month. This auto-updates to the latest features.
CJ's Budock Water
Carvery style meal. Delivered quantity on par with on site portions, but with a built in doggy bag! Delivered spot on the time requested.
Choy Hung House (Chinese)
Always hot, always filled trays. Quote 90 minute delivery but often faster. Excellent Chinese.
Salt & Vinegar
Great Fish and Chips. Particularly recommend their chicken pieces. Always hot on arrival.
Tide Times
Defaults to Falmouth. Sometimes the tide will be really important to you - especially for Astrophotography where you need a fairly full tide going out as you cannot see it :-)
Walking
Looking for a walk in Cornwall (or a quiet walk without too many people)? Try I Walk Cornwall. You can get a lot of information from the website or download the app and each walk (with turn-by-turn directions, and points of interest) costs a couple of quid.
Flights
Centred around Cornwall, zoom out as necessary. Click a plane to see image, last and next port and routes. Get a free account to track a specific flight.
Parking
Defaults to Falmouth, but you can select anywhere in the UK
Shipping
Centred around Falmouth, zoom out as necessary. Click a ship to see image, last and next port and routes.
Photography Tips
Landscape & wildlife photography for beginners Everything you will need for landscape & wildlife photography. Tips on how to take great photos.
Wave direction and height
Defaults to UK, can be worldwide
Wind direction and strength
Defaults to UK, can be worldwide
Wind/Wave visualisation
Weather prediction and meteorological data visualisation, including webcams
Various web cameras
Some links are broken, but everything is free. Click the center arrow to start the stream.
Cornwall Council Map
A surprising amount of data on your local area. Search by postcode then click "layers", then click the plus sign(s) and tick any boxes of interest. Click "Basemap" to toggle satellite on/off.
Fix your car
The easiest way to fix your car with videos from car repair experts. With over 60,000 free how-to videos produced since 2010, you can confidently prepare for the repair
Flooding map
Defaults to UK but you can zoom in or click warning triangles for more data
National Grid power cuts
Defaults to UK wide but enter your postcode for a more local report.
Radio Garden
Radio Garden invites you to tune into thousands of live radio stations across the globe.
To-do list
Use default or create your own to-do list with an oder in and aproximate time for each task.