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Issue 410
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6 November 2020 |
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To: Firstname Lastname
Your BPS Membership No:
Your BPS Membership renewal date:
Hello, Firstname |
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Next Wednesday, 11 November, we are pleased to welcome Chris Hilton LRPS to our screens when he will present his talk: Contemporary Travel Photography.
In his words "It’s not about sunsets, selfies or social media ‘likes’. It’s not about those super saturated, ultra-crisp looking landscapes. It’s not about that picture of you so close to the edge of the cliff, canyon or crocodiles’ mouth that you risk life or limb ... it’s about something else ..."
Taken from a review of the talk by another local club:
For me, as a member of the audience, the icing on the cake was that Chris has a very entertaining style of presenting and frequently had us laughing. So, the perfect club evening – I learnt something as was greatly entertained.
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A couple of Chris's pictures taken from his website
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The talk starts at 19:30hrs but will be open from 19:15hrs.
Zoom meeting details;
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Join Zoom Meeting, follow this LINK
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Meeting ID: 838 0724 0041
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The monthly Digital Group meeting is on Monday 9 November (7.30pm) to which all members are invited and welcome to join. I am pleased to say that five members have already volunteered to show some stunning images. There is plenty of space still available for anyone who would like to show off their work or invite comments on their work.
Please send your images to me by Sunday 8 November, 6 pm. Images: JPG format, sRGB, 1600 X 1200 pixels (as in competitions, but not strict), prefix filenames with 01, 02, 03 etc. if you wish to show them in that order. Email attachment size max 20Mb per email.
Look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Ashwin Chauhan
Log in details for meeting:
Link for meeting: click here.
Meeting ID: 898 1292 4779
Password: 767928
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BPS Competitions - 2020/21 |
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Matt has now put all this season's PDI and Print competition details in the Members' Portal of the BPS website. This contains dates, deadlines, prescribed categories and judges. You'll need to log into the Members' Portal to find it, so dig out those passwords you so carefully created earlier in the year!
I've attached a pdf to this newsletter for you to keep in a safe place!
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WCPF - Kingswood Salver: Live Judging |
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You will have seen the item by Mike Martin recently when he mentioned the Kingswood Salver competition (for WCPF clubs). The judging takes place on Saturday 14 Nov, with a talk by Leigh Woolford in the afternoon, details as follows:
WCPF invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting – note pre-booking is not required
Judge and Speaker - Leigh Woolford DPAGB FWPF EFIAP BPE3
Saturday Nov 14 from 10.15 AM for 10.30 AM start of Judging
Leigh’s Afternoon Talk 2.00 PM start - Title “A Search for Focus”
Join Zoom Meeting – applies to both morning Judging and afternoon Talk - LinkMeeting ID: 829 3355 7464
Passcode: 817978
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Back in issue 407, Mike Martin put out the following plea. To date, his request has been met with a resounding lack of interest, so if you can help Mike please let him know as soon as possible as the closing date is getting ever closer.
We have been invited to take part in the FIAP World Cup for Clubs. This competition requires submission of 20 high resolution images (2400px min/3500px max on long edge), with each photographer submitting no more than 2 images.... it follows we’d need at least 10 different contributors.
Last year Wigan 10, Rolls Royce Derby, Catchlight CC, Chorley and Smethwick all featured in the top 10, so perhaps it's time we tried to join them? Closing date beginning of December, so time is ticking on.
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Please get involved.... Many of you have many excellent images languishing on hard drives, etc, that may not have been entered into competitions. Mike can only select images from those that he has copies of, so he is asking every one to select 3-5 images that you feel are truly your best works, so he can expand his pool of potential entries.
Please send smaller (1200x1600px) copies initially, to mike_martin@blueyonder.co.uk – obviously nothing will get used without first seeking permission (and for this, requesting a high resolution copy).
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Download issue 269 of the PAGB eNews by clicking here. This issue carries an article by our own Sue O'Connell - well worth a read!
You can also download two additional issues, 269 Extra and 202 Extra which both list speakers available ofor Zoom presentations.
To read issue 82 of Photography News - click here
Download the latest issue of the FIAP News here.
We recommend that you read the PAGB newsletters as they contain a plethora of interesting articles, news and photographs. Download it here….
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Click on the picture for further details
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Make Money For BPS Every Time You Shop On Amazon! |
Now we're all in lockdown again, the thought of on-line Christmas shopping must be looming large in many members' minds. It's worth remembering that if you so wish, each and every one of you can support BPS with every purchase you make on Amazon by using Amazon Smile. Click on the link below – then it’s self-explanatory.
Shopping using Smile is no different to your normal Amazon shopping and costs you nothing, it's just that you need to tell it that you wish to use Smile and then we get some pennies!
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I've received the following from club member Sean d'Rozario who thought that some members might like to tune into this Zoom presentation being given by ShutterBugs
ShutterBugs Covid Lockdown 2 (Session 1)
Hi all
Oh dear we're at this point again but let's treat it as an opportunity not a crisis! So many of you gave me such positive feedback for the free weekly sessions during the first lockdown I thought it would be rude not to offer you some more during this second lockdown. They may not be every week as I'm actually quite busy (my Bristol Folk House courses had started last term however they've moved online to Zoom!)
Topic: "What Makes an image Great, What Makes an image Mediocre"
- This first Zoom session
will be on Tuesday 10th November (3pm to 4.30pm)
- You must've shot many
images since the first lockdown. Please get some images ready on your
desktop to share during the session or email them to me: info@shutter-bugs.co.uk
- Consider buying me a coffee
after the session: Ko-fi.com/shutterbugs
- Link to: Zoom info sheet
Cheers for now, see you in the Zoom room!
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Tony Laverton has the following for sale:
- Canon Extender EF 1.4 x MkIII for sale in excellent condition.
If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include it in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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For those of you who aren't sure what MPAGB, EFIAP/s and many more such seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to see the list.
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Missed a Copy of the Newsletter?
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To view past editions of this Newsletter, please click on the following link and then select the date(s) you are looking for - BPS Newsletter Archive
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BPS Website - Members' Portal "Log in" |
To enter the Members' Portal of the BPS website you will need the following:
Username - Your Membership Number Password - Created by you
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Matt by email: webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk
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Bristol Photographic Society,
Unit 13, Montpelier Central, Station Rd, Bristol, BS6 5EE
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