This week's edition of the Newsletter is the last of 2013, and as I (and the boss!) will be in deepest Pembrokeshire next week, may I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to seeing you all in 2014, all bright eyed and bushy tailed and with your shutter fingers poised to take yet more winning images!

 

Talking of winning images, the upcoming festive break is the ideal opportunity to get your entry for the 2014 Bristol Salon sorted and submitted, especially as we can expect the usual rubbish on the telly and you're bound to want an excuse to escape those screaming kids as they fight over who's got control of the Xbox and granny who's moaning because her sherry glass is empty (again)!

Full entry details were included in the email you all received on 8 December.

Round 2 of the Print Competition was last Wednesday and was ably judged by Peter Weaver who stepped in at the last minute following the withdrawl of the previously booked judge. Peter is an old friend of BPS and the evening was both entertaining and informative; Peter's mix of wit and constructive comments made it an evening where few could dispute the final result and no-one who didn't finish in the frame could feel agrieved. That's a first place in Round 2 (Advanced) of both the Projected Image Competition and the Print Competition for Derwood and first place in Rounds 1 & 2 (Intermediate) for Mike, looks like Mr Bigger could be joining the big boys in the Advanced section next season if he carries on at this rate!

 

The results are as follows:

 

Photographer	Title	Award
INTERMEDIATE
Mike Bigger	Eddy Emanuel	1st
Paul Smith	No Diving	2nd
Joan Symes	Rainbow Weather	3rd
Mike Bigger	Tail Lights	HC
Mike Bigger	Skateboard Girl	HC
Mike Fox	Scottish Sunset	HC
ADVANCED
Derwood Pamphilon	Poised	1st
John Hudson	Broadbilled Humming Bird	2nd
Beryl Heaton	On The Sea Shore	3rd
Mike Bews	Contemplating The Next Muddy Hill	HC
Mike Bews	Cormorant Island	HC
Gordon Bunney	All Roads Lead To Rome	HC
John Hudson	Ballet Dancers	HC
Barry Mead	Sandhill Crane, Ice Take Off	HC
Derwood Pamphilon	5 Movements	HC
Patsy Southwell	A Colourful Place	HC
Gordon Stirrat	Storm, Glen Etive	HC
Gordon Thomas	Derelict Pier	HC

We end the year on a successful note. Two of our members Maureen and Rob Gillet recently entered a photographic competition in the Guardian newspaper, the theme of which was "Snack" and they were among the winners. Their two images, both taken in Cuba, are reproduced below along with their short descriptions of the images:

 

 

Maureen's shot - 'A girl pops her head out of the upstairs window of a cafe in Havana, Cuba'

 

Rob's - 'While strolling through Trinidad (an old colonial town in Cuba), I noticed

After our success in last year's PSA Interclub Creative Competition, we are now about to enter this year's fray. We need creative images from members, so if you think you have something that might be suitable, please email them to Barry Mead (barrymead@blueyonder.co.uk). Images should be in the same format as used for club competitions. From our experience last year, it would seem that the wackier and more off the wall images are, the better they do; straightforward use of Photoshop filters alone doesn't seem to work.

Not content with getting his ARPS recently, Andrew Marker has now had two of his images accepted in the RPS Digital Group DPIC 2013 competition. The two images, Venice Carnival and Rainy Day In Lourdes, are reproduced above.

Bath Photographic Society
Members of the Bath Photographic Society will stage their Annual Exhibition from 17 -21  December at:

Bath Central Library,
The Podium,
Bath,
BA1 5AN. 

Admission free.

The Podium is in the main centre of Bath, and the Library is above Waitrose. Parking is in a multi storey car park next to the Podium. The event is sponsored by London Camera Exchange

For further details about the society visit http://www.bathphotographicsociety.org.uk/

 

Bridgwater Arts Centre are staging an Open Photography Exhibition called 'Captured in Time'
WCPF President, Eddy Lane, has agreed to Chair the judging and he and his wife will launch the event with a slide presentation of one of their expeditions. Two trophies will be awarded, one for a single shot and the other for a series.

Full details and a submission form are available from their website.

 

 

If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: secretary@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 9241338.