BPS Newsletter - Issue 159                                                                                 30 September  2015
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Wednesday, 30 September
Our speaker next Wednesday is Leigh Preston FRPS EFIAP MPAGB, who will be presenting his talk Hallmark, Lament & Performance. Leigh is a prolific exhibitor and is a member of the Arena group of photographers and the London Salon. To see more about Leigh and examples of his work, please visit his website at www.leighpreston.co.uk
 
Print Competition - Round 1
Last Wednesday saw the opening of the 2015-16 competition season with the first Round of the Projected Image Competition. This was judged by local photographer, Ralph Snook ARPS EFIAP DPAGB. The results are as follows:
 
PDI Competition Results
Round 1
ADVANCED

Barry Mead Take Off Attempt 1st
Barry Mead Minstrels In Snow 2nd
Jeff Hargreaves Cuban Flamenco 3rd
Val Duncan Cougar and Approaching Storm HC
Greg Duncan Too Late HC
Barry Mead Flying Hooves HC
Mary Pears Leaping Roe Buck HC
Keith Wood Four in Line HC
Keith Wood The Colonel HC



INTERMEDIATE

Terry Hilton Mosaic 1st
David Alderson Leeds Corn Exchange 2nd
Terry Hilton Skoolz Out 3rd
Mark Gilbert Crazy for You HC
Mark Gilbert Love and Hate HC
Terry Hilton Getting to the Doctor HC
Derek Ripper Can Do This HC
Derek Ripper The Royal Bath Seville HC



BEGINNERS

Andrew Tandy Sunset over Banwell Caves 1st
 
Following this Round, the League Table looks like this:
 
Bi-Monthly Projected Image Competition
Year 2015-2016 - Points League Table
Points - 1st = 4; 2nd = 3; 3rd = 2; HC = 1






Advanced Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 TOTAL






Barry Mead 4+3+1


8
Jeff Hargreaves 2


2
Keith Wood 2


2
Greg Duncan 1


1
Val Duncan 1


1
Mary Pears 1


1






Intermediate










Terry Hilton 4+2+1


0
David Alderson 3


3
Mark Gilbert 1+1


0
Derek Ripper 1+1


0






Beginners










Andrew Tandy 4


4
 
 
 
The Winning Images
 
 
 
 
 
BEGINNERS
 
Sunset over Banwell Caves
by
Andrew Tandy
 
 
 
 
 
INTERMEDIATE

Mosaic
by
Terry Hilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADVANCED
 
Take Off Attempt
by
Barry Mead
 
WCPF AGM
The WCPF AGM takes place on 10 October at Clyst St Mary Village Hall (nr Exeter, EX5 1BG). The AGM is in two halves, the formal AGM in the morning followed by a talk from Peter Gennard EFIPA/p MFIAP in the afternoon (2.00), there is a small charge for the afternoon session, £5, which is payable on the door. To download details of the day, please click here and download details of Peter's talk in the afternoon, please click here.
 
Photography News - Issue 24
Issue 24 of Photography news is now available; to download it please click here.
 
BS6 Magazine
I'm still looking or a copy of the September issue of the BS6 magazine. If you can help, please email me (newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk) and I can make arrangements to get it from you. There is an article about the move to Montpelier in the magazine and I'd like a copy for the club archives.
 
Competition To Enter
Every year Somerset Wildlife Trust run a photography competition to find 12 stunning images of wildlife in Somerset for their calendar. The competition for 2017’s calendar is now open, so head to their website to find out how to enter
 
Date For Your Diary
The annual WCPF Kingswood Salver competition takes place on 21 November at The Village Hall, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1BG - 10.30am for 11.00am start. This is a competition for panels of 5 prints from five photographers of 1 club. The judge is Tony Worobiec FRPS. After the competition, Tony will be giving a talk (starting at 2pm). To find out more, please click here.
 
Exhibitions
Second Look - Autumn Exhibition - "Bristol Places" at the Paintworks, Bath Rd until 8 November. Further details on their website.
 
Arena Photographers are holding an exhibition an Exhibition titled “Arena Presents” at The Grant Bradley Gallery, East Street, Bedminster from 10 October - 28 November. Membership of the Arena Group of Photographers is by invitation only and the exhibition includes work from Ted Sturgeon, John Chamberlin (BPS), Nikki Gwynn-Jones, Caroline Hyman, Vanda Ralevska, Leigh Preston, Steve Smith, Sue Brown, Harry Cundell, Tim Rudman, Paul Foley and Kathy Harcom. For further details, please click here, or to find out more about Arena, please visit their website.  Below is one of the images from the exhibition (by Sue Brown)
 
 
 
David Jones, a local amateur photographer, is having an exhibition of documentary photography in Bristol on the subject of families. The exhibition takes place at A capella café & pizzeria, 184c Wells Road, Bristol BS4 2AL.To view the poster for the exhibition, please click here.
It runs until the end of September 2015.
 
National Portrait Gallery : Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon. For further details, click here. Until 18 October.
Trumpet Blowers' Corner
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.
 
 
Items For Sale
If you have something photographic that you want to sell, let me have the details and I will circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.

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