Easter

 

Photoshopping

The photo of the Princess of Wales with her children, posted for Mothers' Day was clearly edited and it didn't take long for news agencies to notice this. Looked at from a distance, all looks well but it is when you come closer that the many edits become obvious. 

The Princess subsequently admitted that she did tinker with the original in Photoshop. 

Photoshop is a powerful programme with many advanced features. I have used it several times to “improve” photos. However, it can also be used to deceive. 

When you look at the changes Kate made, you wonder why she did them. For example, why has Charlotte got one shoe with a heel and one without. This only arouses suspicion in some minds that Kate was deliberately trying to deceive with the edits she made. I believe it was less sinister, she was just trying to improve the photo but isn't that good at it. 

The result

 We went for a coffee whilst the band from Cox were playing so we missed them. 

What we can say is that the Bigastro band were magnificent and fully deserved to beat the band from Torrevieja. 

DOMINGO 10 MARZO TARDE

1ª Sección

SOCIEDAD MUSICAL LA ARMÓNICA DE COX
Puntuación: 409.75
Primer Premio y Mención Honor

UNIÓN MUSICAL DE BIGASTRO
Puntuación: 401.38
Primer Premio

UNIÓN MUSICAL TORREVEJENSE
Puntuación: 394.63
Primer Premio

Wish them luck

 Bigastro band will be playing a last rehearsal concert tonight in Almoradi  ready for the Certamen at ADDA (Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante) tomorrow. 

Certamens are competitions that are very important for local bands. The first one we went to was again at ADDA where Bigastro won first prize and went on to play in a regional final at Valencia. 

Needless to say, there have been many, many hours of rehearsal for this and the music chosen is about as difficult as it gets. One piece is set i.e. all three bands will play it. The others are chosen by the individual bands. 

The judges know their stuff and will be following the musical scores to see how well the bands interpret the works. 

As you can see from below, Bigastro will be the first band to play followed by the band from Cox and then the band from Torrevieja. 

DOMINGO 10 DE MARZO POR LA TARDE

1ª Sección

UNIÓN MUSICAL DE BIGASTRO

16h30

SOCIEDAD MUSICAL LA ARMÓNICA DE COX

18h

UNIÓN MUSICAL TORREVEJENSE

19h30

I should point out that Pam and I will be there. I will have my camera and my sound recorder with me.