Pixel Unique- J.Kovacs Photography

 

Wish you and your loved ones Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

You are kindly invited to a very interesting event, held at Prince Henri Centre, Walferdange, on December 19 at 20:00. Walfer FotoFrenn features George Schiltz with his “Cuba” on screen photo show.

Do not hesitate to step in, there are a to of interesting photos to be seen.

 

Le concours est divisé en deux volets :
• sujet libre (maximum 4 épreuves par auteur).
• sujet imposé « les effets du temps » (maximum 4 épreuves par auteur).

 

 

A new edition, the 7-th,   of the “Salon Mondial Photographique de Limours, 2011 France” is underway.

The competition is conducted in accordance with FIAP, PSA and FPF requirements. Each entrant is entitled to submit a maximum of 4 images (4 files) in each section:

A: Colour General (PSA - EID)
B: Monochrome General (PSA - EID)
C: Nature (PSA - ND)

The Public Exhibitions are going to be held: November 19th, 2011 – December 17th, 2011.

Around 8000 photographers from 60 countries enrolled the competition but only 900 had their works accepted.

I have had 2 photos accepted in the monochrome Section, and this is a very important event for me! Please feel free to have a look at them here.

Another 2 colleagues from Luxembourg have had their works accepted, Mr. TADDEI Gennaro and Mr. SCHMIT Jean-Paul, the latest achieved  the best results amongst us having had acceptations in all the 3 sections of the competition.

 

 

Tommy Talton was a founding member of 70s Capricorn Records group Cowboy. While in Macon, Ga. through most of the 70s, Tommy was a studio musician recording with artists such as Bonnie Bramlett, Martin Mull, Corky Lang (West, Bruce and Lang, Mountain), Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Clarence Carter, country legend Kitty Wells, Alex and Livingston Taylor, Arthur Conley of Sweet Soul Music fame, and more.He toured exclusively throughout the U.S. with Cowboy and with Gregg Allman's Laid Back tour, from Carnegie Hall (as special guests) to Fillmore West in San Francisco and most cities in between. Tommy lived and toured in Europe throughout the 90s and formed a group there, called The Rebelizers, with members of Albert Lees band Hogans Heroes. Tommy is now joined by three spirited, creative musicians from the southeast (Tallahassee and Birmingham).

Talton continues to tour with The Tommy Talton Band and Cowboy (reunited in 2010), as a solo act in intimate listening rooms, and as a special guest with many other well known, accomplished musicians and bands.

For more information check out his website.

His performance in the Blues Express Festival 2011 Luxembourg was an awaited and well received one. For about 2 hours people could listen to his great music.

An extensive coverage  as well as the high resolution files can be found on my website but as well as on my Flickr page.

 

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, Mayor Office of Mamer and FLPA, the 37-th National Salon of monochrome and colour photography begins on the 14-th of October 2011. The exhibition is open for public 15/10/2011 from 14.00-19.00 and 16/10/2011 10.00-19.00.

 

The annual Walfer Fotofrenn internal contest and exhibition is around the corner.  The works of the Photoclub members are carefully selected  by a designated jury and then exhibited.

The vernissage is going to take place on October 13 at 18.30 in Walferdange, the Projection Hall of Prince Henri  Centre. The exhibition will be open on:

- 14/10/2011 19.00-20.30

- 15 and 16/10/2012 15.00- 18.00

There are many great photos to be seen both in the “Free”” and the “4 seasons”  sections. So… if you are close by, do not be shy to step in.

I have had 4 acceptations and scored the 3rd in the “free” section”, a remarkable achievement for me. Feel free to check out my 3rd  prize here.

• Vernissage: 22/11/2011
• Exhibition:    22-31/10 2011.
• Address: La Passerelle. 50 Avenue de Lorraine, F-57190 Florange, France.

The contest was opened to all photographers in the world and had 3 sections:

• - Monochrome prints
• - Colour prints
• - Young photographers (monochrome and colour prints).

I have 2 photos accepted in the exhibition, 1 in the monochrome and 1 in the colour section.
This is a great achievement for me and I am very happy about this. Please feel free to check them out:
1. Shere Khan
2. Eric Le Mendiant

If you are around do not be shy to step in, I am pretty sure there are may photos worth seeing.

46ste -Benelux Fotosalon
"KONINKLIJKE FOTOKRING IMAGO " HAMME" VZW
ERKEND BENELUXSALONBFF 2011/06 - CvB 2011/05- FLPA 

Avec la collaboration :
- du Minist�re de la Culture Flamande
- de l' Administration Communale de Hamme
- de FIAP
- du C.V.B.
- de la B.N.A.F.V
- de la F.L.P.A.
- de la F.B.P.
- de Oost-Vlaamse Unie voor fotografie , de l' O.V.U.
- De Koninklijke Antwerpse Verbroedering van Fotokringen - de l' K.A.V.F.


Vernissage: 10.09.2011 at 15.00 Kleinhulst 4, 9220 Hamme, Bruxelles, Belgium. Exibition on 14-15.09.2011 and 17-19.09.2011
This photograph has been awarded the "Special Prize", Bronze Medal at the the 46-th BENELUX Photo Salon 2011.
Will be exhibited at the 46-th BENELUX Photo Salon 2011.


Other 2 photos have been accepted and will be exhibited. You can find them here:

2) Eric le Mendiant
3) November mourn

I cannot say how happy I am about the result, especially that this "Fotosalon" was one of the best I have seen.

16-time Grammy nominee and 3-time Grammy winner, Larry Carlton is perhaps the most versatile and accomplished guitarist walking the planet today. With over 3,000 sessions, 200 hit records and 100 gold albums to his credit, Carlton has his fingerprints indelibly imprinted on virtually every genre of music.

Larry performed in Luxembourg on 9-July 2011, together with Travis Carlton and Gene Coye.

An extensive coverage of the event and high resolution files can be found on my website or some of them on my Flick page.

 

Luxembourg's National Day celebrations were held 22-23/6/2011 with a torchlight procession, fireworks and a host of parties and other entertainment. Amongst all these,  is worth remembering the concert of Candy Dulfer. In the opening act we witnessed a great performance from "Ladies of Soul". 

 

And now some shots form the show:

 

Want to see more ? Check out My Photo website or My Flickr Page.

The World War II Memorial honours the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home.

I have not managed to get there in time to shoot the ceremony but still would like to show you some of the after events magic. If you want to see more, feel free to visit my Flickr Page..

The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery can be found 2.5 kilometers southwest of Findel Airport. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Under a US-Luxembourg treaty signed in 1951 the US government was granted free use in perpetuity of the land covered by the cemetery, without taxation.

The cemetery, which is 50.5 acres (204,000 m2) in extent contains the remains of 5,076 American service members. On 22 occasions two brothers rest side-by-side in adjacent graves. Most of the interred died during the Battle of the Bulge which was fought nearby in winter 1944/spring 1945. The 5,076 headstones are set in 9 plots of fine grass, lettered A to I. Separating the plots are two malls radiating from the memorial and two transverse paths. Two flagpoles overlook the graves area. Situated between the two flagpoles lies the grave of General George S. Patton Jr.



Not far from the cemetery entrance stands the white stone chapel, set on a wide circular platform surrounded by woods. It is embellished with sculpture in bronze and stone, a stained-glass window with the insignia of the five major U.S. commands that operated in the region, and a mosaic ceiling.

The photo below was taken after the official ceremony.