Isle of Wight News on Ventnor Blog

The time has come again for our weekly trawl through the VB Flickr Group Pool for our favourite picture of the week.

No sooner had we started looking, when this spectacular shot by Julian Winslow of the gorgeous Keri Highland, singer songwriter from the US, jumped out of the page at us.

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Once again we struggled to choose our favourite new shots from the VB Flickr Group Pool this week.

There are some absolute crackers in there.

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A new exhibition starts at Dimbola Lodge this weekend, entitled Out of the Box.

The photographic exhibition is a collaboration between students at Medina High School and St George’s Special Needs School.

The theme of the exhibition celebrates creativity, encouraging the students to think ‘outside of the box’ and exploring the processes of the Camera Obscura.

It runs until the 11th April and more details can be found on Events on the Wight.

There have been some cracking images added to the VB Flickr Group Pool this week.

As we cast our weekly eye over the pool, this shot by Ian Boyd brought a very welcome smile to our faces.

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Ah, it’s that time of the week again, when we can sit down and admire the wonderful shots on the VB Flickr Group Pool.

They say that a photo can tell a thousand words and this shot below by Island photographer Patrick Eden probably speaks ten times that.

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It’s hard not to choose VB Flickr Group member Oblivion Head every week for Picture of the Week award, we’re always so impressed with his shots.

It’s been a while since he received the award, so time to heap some praise on him for this gorgeous shot (see below) taken in Newport just last week.

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Staying in the West, we hear that the Wight Surf Photographic Exhibition that was recently held at Dimbola Lodge has now found a permanent home.

If you weren’t lucky enough to see the collection of superb surfing photos back in January you can now see them at the Sandpipers Hotel in Freshwater Bay.

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As you will have seen yesterday, we’ll be awarding a few Picture of the Week awards this week.

Next up is this gorgeous shot by Ventnor photographer, The Good Fairy.

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Some superb shots have been added to the VB Flickr Group Pool over the last week.

The quality of shots continues to amaze us, so this week we’ll be giving out more than one award.

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Did anyone spot the amazing red sky earlier in the week?

It was absolutely incredible and we’re not sure why we didn’t go outside with our camera. Luckily for us, VB Flickr Group member Garth of Wight did and managed to capture this spectacular shot of a heron perched on a roof top in Newport.

We’re sure you’ll agree it’s a fabulous shot, like many of the others in the VB Flickr Pool.

Do check out the VB Flickr Pool, there are some brilliant shots from around the Island.

We caught up with Terry Ashdown, one of the organisers of the Pickled Onion competition that ran on Sunday.

In the podcat, Terry tells us why he got involved with the event that raises money for the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. His grandson was born with a genetic liver condition, that he will have for all of his life.

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This coming weekend brings a chance to meet local Island artists and perhaps pick up a bargain at the Cowes ‘Artists and Makers Sale’.

This will be the fourth Artists and Makers event, which takes place at the Regatta Centre in Cowes.

Over the course of two days there’ll be an opportunity to meet ten exhibiting artists with a good cross-section of styles and disciplines.

We understand that there’ll be a broad price range, so hopefully something for everyone, whether it’s a treat for yourself or a present for a friend of loved one.

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VB readers who have been paying attention this week, will have already spotted our Picture of the Week Award on Wednesday.

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If you’re an artist living and working on the Isle of Wight, you’re sure to have heard of the Open Studios event that takes place during the summer.

Over the course of two weekends in July, artists across the Island open their studios to the public, attracting some 5,000 pairs of feet through their doors each year.

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We don’t normally choose our Picture of the Week until Friday, but having just spotted this beautiful shot on the VB Flickr Group Pool, we had to give it an instant award (with maybe another award coming up later in the week).

Well known Island artist and photographer, Tim Johnson, is the man behind the camera. We’re highly recommend checking out the slideshow as it tells a lovely story and left us craving for hot summer’s days.

Amazing what fun you can have with a bunch of elastic bands and willing participants!

Do check out the VB Flickr Pool, there are some brilliant shots from around the Island over the last week.

If you didn’t tune in to IW Radio for our regular lunchtime slot yesterday, then you would have missed our top tips for things happening on the Island over the coming week.

Fear not though because as usual, we’re publishing a recording of the slot for you to play back at your leisure.

Top of the list for our recommendations is the new exhibition by Island photographers Jason Swain and Paul Blackley at Dimbola Lodge.

Wight Surf History: An exhibition of Surf Photography provides a fantastic insight into the Island surf scene and is part of a larger project to chart the history of Island surfing over the last 50 years.

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If you’re into surfing or if you’re into photography you’re going to find this new exhibition at Dimbola Lodge of great interest.

Pulled together at very short notice, Islander photographers, Jason Swain and Paul Blackley will be exhibiting the very best of their amazing Island surfing prints.

Regular readers will recognise Jason (aka S0ulsurfing) from many of our Picture of the Week awards.

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There have been some spectacular shots added to the VB Flickr Group Pool this week, but this one really caught our eye.

It’s a wonderful landscape shot by Nathan Dallimore (aka Big-Papa Nate) and was taken just outside Godshill yesterday afternoon.

Do check out the VB Flickr Pool, there are some brilliant shots from around the Island over the last week.

We’ve been banging on for ages about how talented young local photographer, Annie Leonard is.

Well, it seems that we’re not the only ones who think so.

We heard yesterday evening that the 16 year old ‘Annie Leibovitz in training’ from Ventnor was chosen to be featured on the Guardian Website in their coveted Camera Club section.

The Guardian picture editor said of Annie’s work “A very promising and stimulating portfolio, and we’re looking forward to seeing more.”

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If you want to check out our readers’ snow photos just pop yourselves over to the VB Flickr Group.

There are some fantastic shots from around the Island such as this one from Yellow Lime.

If you’ve got photos to share then why not join the group.

VB Flickr Group member and friend of the blog, AuntieP, has been busy with her camera tonight, taking shots during her travels around Newport.

We love the shot of the policeman below.

It was heart-warming to hear that the Church on the Roundabout and the Medina Centre were offering hot cups of tea to stranded Islanders.

If you have any snow pics you want to share with our readers, so get in touch.

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Keeping with the Christmas theme, we love this cool image by Flickr Group member, Ian Boyd.

Don’t forget to visit the VB Flickr Group Pool and feel free to join so you can add yours to the gallery.

You never know you might even be awarded Picture of the Week!

The Llamas who live on the Military Road had a big shock last week, when a van and a car joined them in their grazing field.

It’s understood that as the van went to overtake the car, the driver of the car decided to turn right – ironically as they wanted to have a closer look at the Llamas.

This led to the van and the car veering across to the right side of the road, mounting the grass and smashing the fence down.

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What with all the snow we’ve had on the Island this week, VB Flickr Group member, Oblivion Head’s superb shot of Father Christmas in the snow had to be our pic of the week.

Don’t forget to visit the VB Flickr Group Pool and feel free to join so you can add yours to the gallery.

You never know you might even be awarded Picture of the Week!

Tim Johnson is an Island-based artist of many hats – costume; photography; performance art; teaching – and another, one that he’s woven himself out of basket material (he’s a basket maker too).

You could well have seen one of his domes around the Island, including some that are made from living vegetation, so continuing to grow.

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