We ran our first-ever Twitter competition throughout December 2010. All you had to do to enter was to simply include the hashtag "#nikonownermag" anywhere in your tweet and to follow @nikonownermag.

One of the entrants was bicycle dealer and amateur photographer, Karen Hall, and on January 4th, it was Karen's Twitter name -- @kphallmarkPhoto -- that was 'pulled out of the hat' as our winner. Here is her winning tweet:


"Thank you so much for the great news on winning. I am over the moon," she said, on being told that she had won.

It turns out that Karen has not only gained her Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) but has also had one of her photos published in Nikon Owner magazine (Issue 21) and is, in fact, a long term Nikon Owner magazine subscriber.

Karen, who lives in Woking, Surrey and works at Cycleman in Ashford, Middlesex, prefers infra red, wildlife and landscape photography. Her photos can be seen on her website: www.kphallmark.com

*A ticket to the workshop costs £245 (but only £185 to Nikon Owner subscribers).

Jonathan Banks, who was featured in a recent blog post of ours, won second prize in the Africa Culture section of the awards, with a fantastic photograph of an African dancer at Liberian National Peace & Cultural Festival.


To see more of his work, check out his websites: www.jonathanbanks.co.uk and www.photo-banks.com.

Karen Hall ARPS, from the London Nikon Owner group, and Adrian Cochrane and Andy Hewson from the South-Coast Group have organized one of their very popular summer photographic walks in the picturesque and historic part of the Woking Canal on Sunday, 15th August.


The photographic walk encompasses an area of about three miles around the Woking Canal and will start from the Anchor Inn at Pryford Lock.

Anchor Inn
Pyrford Lock
Wisley
Woking
Surrey
GU23 6QW
(Click here for a map)

Historically, the River Wey provided an essential link with London via the River Thames. It was one of the first rivers in the country to be made navigable; an Act of Parliament in 1651 enabled the stretch from Weybridge to Guildford to become usable and the Wey Navigation opened in 1653. The waterway flows through Woking's villages at West Byfleet, Pyrford and Old Woking. At Pyrford there is a working lock and the Send section has rich wildlife, Triggs Lock and the site of a rural wharf. The river is a conservation area.

Karen Hall, who is very familiar with the area, will be the guide for the afternoon and there will be many opportunities to photograph a range of different subjects including canal boats, the locks themselves and their surroundings, as well as a plethora of wildlife and the nearby Abbey ruins.

After the afternoon walk, everyone who attends (if they would like to) would be able to meet up for a drink and a meal in the Anchor Inn.

Meeting place: 3:00 p. m., Sunday afternoon, the Anchor Inn car park.

Travelling arrangements: the nearest station is West Byfleet. West Byfleet is about one and a half miles from the Anchor Inn; alternatively, Woking Station is a little over two miles from the meeting point.

All Nikon Owner subscribers are welcome to join this summer photographic walk, but please put a message on the message board under the posting South Coast Group August Photo Walk to let us know if you would like to attend and if you are bringing a family member or guest. In addition, it would be appreciated if you would let us know if you would like to stay to the meal after the photographic walk.

With kind regards,

Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor/Events Coordinator

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We are pleased to announce that we have launched an affiliate programme. You can now place a link on your own website which directs visitors to the Nikon Owner magazine site. If that visitor signs up for a subscription, you get a 10% commission!

Become a Nikon Owner affiliate now! It's free to set up and you can earn money from it too!

Just sent an e-mail to affiliates@nikonownermagazine.com to request your unique affiliate number and snippet of code to place on your website.

Small print:

1. Commission will be paid quarterly provided that an amount of £50 or more has accrued. £50 is the minimum amount that will be disbursed. Money will be held on account until such time as £50 has accrued.
2. Commissions are paid on the 1st year of subscription only.

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Adrian Cochrane and Andy Hewson are delighted to announce that the acclaimed wildlife photographer and author, Chris Weston, will be giving a talk at the Duke of Wellington pub in Southampton on Saturday 13th March, 2010. Space is limited to 25 and so we shall have to operate on a first come, first served basis. This is one event you will not want to miss!

Venue Details
The back room of the Duke of Wellington Pub

7.00 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. start

Address
Duke of Wellington
36 Bugle Street
Southampton
SO14 2AH

Telephone: 02380 339222

We will need to ask all who are coming for a contribution of £5 each to cover the room hire and Chris Weston's costs.

Kind regards,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor/Events Coordinator
Nikon Owner Magazine
40 Churton Street
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2LP

Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 8971
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783

info@nikonownermagazine.com
www.nikonownermagazine.com
nikonownermag.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/nikonownermag

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Nikon Owner South Coast Group - February meet-up: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Exhibition: Saturday 27th February 2010

Rather than meeting in their usual venue in February, Andy Hewson and Adrian Cochrane thought that a Saturday trip out and meet-up at the Moors Valley Country Park (where the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 Exhibition is on display until the end of February) would be a good idea.

The Moors Valley Country Park
Horton Road
Ashley Heath
Nr Ringwood
Dorset
BH24 2ET

The plan is to visit on Saturday 27th February; meet at the park visitor centre at 12 noon, visit the exhibition, and then, weather permitting, spend a couple of hours wandering round the park photographing. After that we'll head to a local pub for food and chat.

Kind regards,
Gillian Greenwood
Features Editor/Events Coordinator
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Nikon Owner Magazine
40 Churton Street
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2LP

Tel: +44 (0)20 7828 8971
Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5783

info@nikonownermagazine.com
www.nikonownermagazine.com
nikonownermag.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/nikonownermag

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