The Art of Scientific Imaging

Yesterday saw the culmination of almost a year's planning when The Art of Scientific Imaging was released on a unsuspecting world.  The event was conceived last Spring as a joint venture by the RPS East Anglia Region, three of the scientific RPS Special Interest Groups, and Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute.  The date was chosen to coincide with the Cambridge University Science Festival, and a showing at the same location of the RPS International Images for Science 2013 print exhibition.  A mammoth piece of organisation, which all came together remarkably well on the day.  Even better we had over 100 people attending the event, many of whom were members of the general public.

This is the poster for the event, designed by yours truly.

The calm before the storm, having spent three hours setting up the projection and public address systems (the facilities in the lecture theatre being unavailable owing to maintenance).

Afzal Ansary and Ken Maclennan-Brown doing a final check on laptop/projector connectivity.

Derek Birch, the RPS President and a scientist himself, opening the proceedings.  The majority of people turned up when the lectures proper started!

A selection of 3D, Stereoscopic and Holographic "goodies" from David Burder for the audience to play with.

Afzal Ansary giving a personal tour of the Images for Science exhibition.

Shelagh Wooster, Sarah Hall and Liz Hale, my trusty catering team, doing a fabulous job at keeping everyone fed and watered.

A few pictures of the exhibition, taken during the lunch break.

Richard Nicoll talking to Lesley Goode, the RPS Exhibitions Manager, and Derek Birch, the RPS President.

Activity in the Foyer, where lots of RPS literature was available for the public to look at.

Lesley Goode talking to Gary Evans, who is responsible for the next Images for Science exhibition.

Stefanie Reichelt of CRUK, who put an enormous amount of work into the event, clearly enjoying the lunch break.

All ready for David Burder's excellent talk on "3D", in a manner which is spookily reminiscent of the premiere of Bwana Devil in 1952 (see here).

Derek Birch and Tony Kaye, the chairman of the RPS Imaging Science Group, getting into the 3D mood.

Stefanie Reichelt, ready for her talk in the afternoon.

David Burder, who seems to be well practised in the art of audience control!

Quite a day, all told.

Looking for a Man with Seven Wives...

Yesterday saw the annual "Inter-Print" competition run by St Ives Photographic Club.  It's an excellent event which is always very well run, and yesterday was no exception.  Before looking at the print exhibition, I spent a couple of hours with other Cambridge Camera Club miscreants walking around the town in the weak February sunshine.  It was particularly nice not to be blown away or rained upon!

First some birds (and other wildlife) I found beside the river.

Then some wildlife from the town.

I'm not a motorcycle person, but there was a particularly shiny Triumph which cried out to be photographed.

A few of All Saints Church (locked) and its graveyard.

St Ives takes every occasion to celebrate its most famous son...

...whose feet can be seen behind the board displaying the reason we were all there in the first place.

A few specimens of Homo photographicus I found hanging around.  It seems that purple is 2014's fashionable colour, which only goes to show how far behind the times I am.

Finally, Paul demonstrating the well-known photographers' etiquette which insists that the little finger must be held away from the camera, in very much the same way as drinking tea from a china cup.

Museum of Liverpool

Finally I've been able to finish off the pictures from my trip to Liverpool last October...

Although time was short and I didn't have the opportunity to go around the Museum of Liverpool properly, it was hinted that I might enjoy visiting the foyer and staircase.  Indeed, it's a most amazing location, and the staff had absolutely no problem with photography providing I didn't put up a tripod or get in the way.

First, a few pictures from the outside of the building.

The interior was painted white, and was flooded light from a large window in the roof above the stairwell.  The monochromatic conditions called for a black & white rendition of the place.

A place in which it is easy to get carried away, and one day I will go back to explore the museum properly.