Sorry for the late arrival of this week's newsletter, but I am afraid the fine weather got in between me and the keyboard!

Next Wednesday we have the annual visit from the Southampton International Exhibition. We will be welcoming Sue Sibley ARPS CPAGB EFIAP, the Exhibition Chairman, who will show a selection of the accepted prints from this year. If last year's presentation is anything to go by, we can expect a visual treat accompanied by Sue's expert commentary.

Next Monday is the monthly meeting of the Digital Imaging Group. As usual all members are welcome, even more so if you bring along pictures, either for general discussion or just to show off what you've been up to lately. Pictures can be either prints or projected images (these should be saved as jpegs on a USB memory stick).

An added incentive is the fact that Ashwin will no doubt be bringing along his usual selection of chocolate biscuits.

A Plea For Sponsorship

I have received the following from one of our members, Harry Bowden.

If you can support Harry, please contact him by email, henrybowden56@gmail.com, or collar him at next Wednesday's meeting - he's the big, bearded one who sits towards the back on the coffee area side.

Mobile Phones

Would members please remember that mobile phones should be switched to silent during meetings (or preferably switched off) and that texting, checking messages or otherwise playing with your phone should be resisted, especially during projected image evenings - the brightly lit  phone screens can be very distracting and annoying to those nearby.

Dates For Your Diary

3 Mar – 11 Jun	Roger Mayne - The Photographers' Gallery. This major exhibition is the first since 1999 to show the iconic work of British photographer Roger Mayne (1929-2014). It includes his pioneering photographs of 1950s and early 1960s community life in London’s Southam Street. www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk Thanks to Dave Lawlan for this.
8-9 April	Severn Valley Railway - Diesel Gala when you can see Class 20 locomotive D8059 from the Severn Valley Railway for this special weekend of intensive trains. Full details here.
9 April	Bristol Salon 2017 - Public presentation. This will be held at the clubrooms at 3pm on Sunday 9 April. If you missed this week's presentation on Wednesday, this will be your chance to catch up, or if you thought it was so good that you want to see it again, or you want to bring along your loved ones (or partners), then this is your opportunity.
9 April	Frome Camera Fair. Frome Wessex Camera Club holds Camera Fairs twice a year, in April and October. The venue is in the centre of Frome at the Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, BA11 1BE. There is ample free parking. Click here for a location map. The fair provides a great opportunity for photography enthusiasts to buy, sell and exchange cameras and other equipment and are always well attended by both traders and buyers. Full details (buying or selling), click here.
20 April	Calumet Open Day 10am to 4pm. Plenty of "on the day" bargains & deals. They will be offering FREE SENSOR CLEANING on most DSLR and CSC cameras, with donations going to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, so be sure to bring your camera along with a fully charged battery.
29 April	Berkeley Hunt Point to Point - Saturday 29th April. Gates Open: 10am to 3pm. Venue: Woodford (on the A38 north of Bristol), nr Berkeley GL13 9JU. Gate Prices: Adult: £12, Children under 15 go free. This has become an annual pilgrimage by BPS members and has produced many winning images.
29 April - 14 May	WCPF Members' Exhibition. Accepted prints & images in this year's exhibition will be on display at Bovey Tracey Golf Club, weekdays 10am to 4.30pm and Sundays 11am to 4.30pm. More details at www.wcpf.org.uk
3 or 4 May and 7 or 8 July.	Margaret Salisbury, FRPS, MFIAP, AWPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, APAGB (for the Fotospeed Academy) is running distinctions workshops at Lacock Abbey on or May 3 or 4 and July 7 or 8. These day-long workshops are for those aiming to achieve Distinction and Awards or Exhibition Acceptances. Margaret will share her expertise on the following: The criteria, methods, levels and requirements that need to be considered when applying for Distinctions and Awards (such as RPS, PAGB, FIAP, IPF, DPS, SWPP, BPE) Individual help and assessment of your prints Presentation and printing with John Herlinger of Fotospeed Choosing images to be included and advice on reaching the standard required On-going mentoring and practical help. For further information, contact Margaret Salisbury, Tel: 01745 855 934 or email: dragonpix56@gmail.com.
20-21 May	After the WCPF Members' Exhibition closes at Bovey Tracey, it will move to the BPS HQ at Unit 13. Open on both days between 10am and 4.30pm.
10 June	One day workhop with Gavin Hoey at Exmouth Photo Group. Full details can be found by following this link. The workshops are aimed squarely at the intermediate photographers of this world and will be including many of the following topics: Simple photography ideas that can be reproduced at home Photographing objects with flash and building an image in Photoshop Endless Photoshop tricks and tips Audience participation with some fun photo challenges

 

ITS NOT PARTICULARLY EASY FINDING "DATES FOR YOUR DIARY", SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF MEMBERS COULD LET ME KNOW OF ANY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS OR PICTURE LOCATIONS THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE OF INTEREST. DATES AND WEB LINKS WOULD HELP.

Following last weeks mention of Barry Mead gaining acceptances in this year's WCPF Members' Exhibition, Patsy Southwell had 3 acceptances - well done.

 

 

 

 

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 download the list.

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, if they are wrong, please let Carol know.

 

 

If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338