Comments on: Durham Photographer, Rob Birrell Selected for Shot Up North Awards

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:52:03 +0000

Great shot, congratulations.

By: EOSSnapper

EOSSnapper — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:18:34 +0000

Thanks for the kind words James. This photograph has done well for me in the past … and alll out of a college assignment 2 years back. Another image from the same series won me the Practical Photography / Goodyear “Roadside Dramas” competition netting £500 and a set of Goodyear tyres. I just need to replicate the same sort of success with some more recent images

By: SLR Camera user

SLR Camera user — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:44:25 +0000

good luck! i almost fell of my chair laughing at this image. i love it when photographs bring out strong reactions and happy feelings like that.

By: Gill Moore

Gill Moore — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:12:36 +0000

Hi Rob,

I’m sorry it has taken me ages to reply to your kind comments on my blog with regard to the Shot Up North Awards (and thanks for the compliments on my work and the design of my site – very much appreciated).

I visited the Special Edition prints when they were on display in Manchester and also the main Shot Up North exhibition at the prestigious Lowry Hotel. There was a great turnout for Opening Night.

I am really pleased there is some kind of showcase for Northern Photographers and they were printed and hung beautifully. However I also agree with your comment on the fact that picking whose work to show is a highly subjective thing.

There is sure to be images which inexplicably triumph over others left in the reject pile. Ultimately, I guess someone has to do the deciding if you only have a limited space within which to display or print the work. At least the decision jury seems to change each year so there is room for new opinions next time.

Well done for getting voted into the Top 50 … it is a really original and memorable image. Do you know is the exhibition coming your way soon? If you get a chance to view the work and you write a review let me know and I can feature a link from my blog if you are OK with that?

Gill
http://www.gillmoorephotography.co.uk

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:41:33 +0000

I miss the old red phone boxes. Life just ain’t the same without them. Not that they ever worked!!

By: Henry Stuart

Henry Stuart — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:13:42 +0000

That is a brilliant shot! Good luck in the comp. Just been looking through your site, some stunning images.

Have you done much panoramic stuff? I shoot panoramic images that are used in high end Virtual Tours around London and the UK, you can see some of them here: http://www.sphericalimages.com/prints.htm