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05.13.13

Aberdeen Photographer turning her attention on nature

When Martha Mehlhaff went to the Northern State University, she stayed like normal college student, though she was in her 50s. Martha spent her junior year saying in one of the Northern’s residence halls. She stayed on Briscoe Hall’s 3rd floor. She told that she wanted to experience the full gamut of college life.

Other students in the college looked at her as a kind of house mother. At times, the students would also bring their dead plants to her and asks whether she could revive this or not. When she got her bachelor’s degree from Northern, Martha was 60 years old.

Martha was very much interested in photography even before she got to Northern. Later a creative photography workshop that she took helped her to spur her interest and it also helped to turn her into a good nature photographer. At present, Martha’s snaps are on display display at the Northern’s Beulah Williams Library. Most of those snaps were clicked in Spring.

She told that it was always very exciting to see that first pasque petal out on the prairie. One of the snaps in the event shows the 1st crocus of the season. For the past 18 years, Martha and her husband Willis have stayed at Mina Lake area. Before that, the couple used to stay in Eureka, where they raised their 4 sons. Mehlhaff told that Mother Nature really has a special beauty of its own and that beauty gives a nature photographer with magnificent treasures.

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03.20.13

Sheffield Photographic Society’s new exhibit

Sheffield Photographic Society arranges their its annual exhibit in a new place, from Saturday – The Workstation. Earlier, the event used to take place at the Sheffield Cathedral, but this year it has moved because of reconstruction works.

Over 180 print pictures, including trophy winners, prints and commended, were selected from more than 300 pictures by a Royal Photographic Society’s member.

The event in a consecrate display area in the premises in Paternoster Row will be inaugurated by Prof Sally Wade, the head of the Sheffield Institute of Art and Head of Art and Design at Hallam University.

There are many pictures of the wildlife that are taken in the Peak District; some pictures were clicked further afield. One of the pictures is of Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. There is a bit of put in by Adrian Richardson. He clicked the picture of a huge model of the Hogwarts School at a studio show of Warner Brothers in London.

On Saturday and Sunday, the society members will be available to offer their advice on all aspects of taking a good picture, including how to use a camera as well as digital software editing. Visitors can also bring their own cameras in the event.

President Keith Allchin told that they expected that it would encourage people to come along and not only enjoy the images, but to be inspired to find out more about using a camera and photography in general.