Crewe-Read Photography: Eye Photographic Workshop, Majorca.

4 days, 4 students, 20 degrees. Why wouldn't you want to go on an Eye Photographic Workshop in Majorca's most glorious little hideaway, Pollenca?

With not one but TWO stunning plaza's, Plaza Major boasts a beautiful church and littered with cafes one can hear the clinking of wine glasses and tinkering of teaspons which gently add to the ambience of this lively mediterranean square.

The smaller and somewhat quieter of the two squares has become one of the major tourist spots on the island for there are 365 steps leading up to the small chapel of Calvari at the top.
A challenge for all, a record states 2 minutes 58 seconds to run from top to bottom. ...I took my time and my camera, and stopped about 5 times on the way up!

View from the bottom...

View from the top

Calgari Chapel, outside and in.

So the workshop begins after a hearty breakfast at nine, quick top up of coffee and a prompt start at 10.
Cameras are discussed and functions put to use, auto mode is quickly a thing of the past, and a handful of confident photographers are set to their task.

Task one: APERTURE

Afternoon holds a host of fun when discovering how the shutter priority setting works, and an experiment with water and some panning (with the help of the Britiah Cycle team,) we put to use our new found knowledge and snap furiously at the cyclists as they fly by.