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Wednesday 22 September - Important Information |
After what seems like a lifetime, we are going to re-start live meetings at Unit 13 next Wednesday, 22 September. We appreciate that not everybody will be comfortable meeting in enclosed spaces, so we will be starting our return to Unit 13 with a series of hybrid meetings. These meetings will take the form of conventional "face to face" meetings for a limited number of members, initially 40, this meeting will also be streamed live over Zoom for those members who either didn't manage to book one of the 40 places or don't want to visit Unit 13 just yet.
Below are instructions from our Zoom guru, Matt de Beger:
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Generally
- Each booking is for one person only, please note that if you wish to book as a couple or a group, you will need to complete the form for each person.
- Booking is open for 1 week at a time and you will NOT be able to pre-book for future dates (i.e., book for more than one week).
- The maximum availability is 40 and once all spaces are taken, you will not be able to select a date/time to book.
- There is a cut off time of booking a slot, this is 4hrs before the start of any meeting/session (15:30hrs)
- We will use the same system for booking a place for any event where there is a BPS hybrid meeting at Unit 13
How to book
- Please follow this link to make your booking. https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/BPSBooking@bristolphoto.co.uk/bookings/
- Keep a copy of the link for future bookings.
- If there a choice of session (DIG or BPS Meeting etc.), select the session/meeting you are looking to book a seat for.
- Select the date/time on the screen for the session/meeting.
- Fill in the name/email of the person attending (if attending as a couple - you need to complete the form again)
- Click on book - you will see a message of you have booked a seat.
You will receive a email confirming your booking and within that email you will get an iCal for your digital calendars, you will also be able to cancel your booking using the link provided in this email. These emails will be sent from BPSBooking@bristolphoto.co.uk
You will also receive a reminder email at least one day before any event.
Please only email webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk if you have any technical issues in accessing the link to book, a manual entry can be made on your behalf with name & email of those wishing to make a booking (Note this will not override the max limit of 40 seats or guarantee you a seat). Do NOT email if there are no slots left and you are wanting to book a seat.
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Our return to the clubrooms is marked by Round 1 of the 2021-2022 Projected Image Competition. This first round of the new competition season will be judged by Les Loosemore ARPS, DPAGB, AWPF, from South Wales. Les is a FotoSpeed Ambassador and is well known on the club circuit.
Meeting ID: 821 2474 0624
Passcode: 790262
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Closing Date - Print Competition, Round 1 |
The closing date for Round 1 of the Print Competition is Wednesday, September 22, by which time we should be back to meeting at Unit 13. If you are unable to attend in person on that day, we have arranged with WEX that you can hand in your print entries to them any time the shop is open, up to and including the closing date. We are grateful to the WEX staff for offering this facility.
The Prescribed topic for Print Round 1 is Street/Candid.
Please note that entry labels for the backs of your prints will now be downloadable from the website for you to cut out and stick on. They are also available as an attachment to this newsletter.
Thank you for supporting last season’s NotThePrint competitions. Remember that images entered in those rounds are eligible for submission as real prints. We look forward to seeing some great prints – and plenty of them – this year.
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New Rules
The maximum number of images submitted by Intermediate and Advanced entrants will be two, while entry to the Prescribed challenge will be optional and open to all.
- Club entrants may submit three images. One of these images may be for the optional Prescribed topic. Points gained for the Prescribed topic will accrue to the entrant’s Club score.
- Intermediate entrants may submit two images, one of which may be for the optional Prescribed topic. Points gained for the Prescribed topic will accrue to the entrant’s Intermediate score.
- Advanced entrants may submit two images, one of which may be for the optional Prescribed topic. Points gained for the Prescribed topic will accrue to the entrant’s Advanced score.
A separate tally of Prescribed scores will be kept, with awards for the Print and PDI winners at the end of the season.
There will be no printed Handbook this year, so please consult the BPS Website for full details of the rules and instructions how to submit your digital entries.
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DIG meeting – Last Monday
Those who attended the DIG meeting last Monday were treated to some wonderful images on a variety of subject matter and the stories behind them. One of them was a set from Richard Kay on Arctic Foxes. Richard announced today (Wednesday) that he has now got his Fellowship of RPS – many congratulations Richard.
Andrew Whettam showed magnificent images taken on a mountain walk in Scotland. We don’t appreciate the effort that goes into mountain photography. As we ran out of time I could not show the video of his trip (20 min) which shows the difficulties and hardship you have to suffer to get those images.
Ashwin Chauhan
Digital Imaging Group |
The Photography Show is on 18 - 21 September at the NEC. You can get 35% off standard adult tickets by using the code PHNEWTPS21*
Full show details can be found here.
Recent BPS speaker, David Keep will be presenting his talk Mastering Underwater Wildlife Photography on the Canon Stand on the 18th and 19th.
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NEW - Download issue 291 of PAGB eNews here.
Click here for 291 Extra which is all about What makes a good photograph?.
NEW - Download issue 92 of Photography News here.
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LEE ASSOCIATED CAMERA CLUBS NEWS LETTER - SEPTEMBER 2021
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST CAMERA CLUBS NEWS LETTER
This month we have a fantastic edition for you packed with features, plus a little heads up regarding something special we have in store at the end of this month.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- LEE Ambassador - Rachael Talibart
- How To Guide- Graduated filters
- New Product Release
- Useful Links
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Salon acceptances: BPS photographers are now achieving large numbers of salon acceptances and constraints on time and space mean we can't include them all. So please only advise of awards or other milestones.
Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess psychic powers and need you to tell me if you've had successes. If you want to blow your own trumpet (or someone else's), then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include details in a future issue.
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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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IMPORTANT: Personal Detail Changes |
Please don't forget that if you change your address (home or email), or gain additional photographic distinctions, it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know so that she can keep her records up to date, this will also ensure that you continue to receive your newsletters - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.uk.
The distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, please remember, if you don't tell us we can't possibly know!
DO NOT REPLY TO THE NEWSLETTER.
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Make Money For BPS Every Time You Shop On Amazon! |
With the thought of on-line shopping still 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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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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