I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who in any way have helped run the Society over the last year and all those of you who turn up each week and make the Society what it is, a fun and enjoyable place to be on a Wednesday evening. I really appreciate the atmosphere of friendship and fun that for me is such an important feature of our meetings.

 

Best wishes and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2015 to you all.

 

Millie

Chairman (or should that be Chairperson?)

This is the last issue of the newsletter until the New Year, so Carol & I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Round 2 of the Print Competition was held last Wednesday, it was judged by Adrian Herring ARPS DPAGB from Kingswood PS, the results are shown below:

 

Photographer	Title	Award
INTERMEDIATE
David Alderson	Caught in the Rhythm	1st
Mike Fox	Misty Morning	2nd
David Alderson	Dahlia	3rd
David Alderson	Harbour Lights	HC
Mike Fox	Spring in the Woods	HC
Joan Symes	Wild Scabious	HC
ADVANCED
John Chamberlin	Wilson's Plover Feeding	1st
John Chamberlin	Quiver Tree Dawn	2nd
Andrew Wood	Mother	3rd
Mike Bews	Black-tailed Skimmer	HC
Mike Bews	Migrant Hawker	HC
Gordon Bunney	Tewksbury Warrior	HC
Margaret Collis	Bryce Erosion	HC
Margaret Collis	International Balloon	HC
Ron Harrison	Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on Scabious	HC
Bob Micklethwaite	End of Line	HC
Bob Micklethwaite	Full Steam Ahead	HC
Derwood Pamphilon	Dancers from Black Ballet in Performance	HC
Patsy Southwell	Gentleman of the Road	HC
Gordon Thomas	Acer Westonbirt	HC
Andrew Wood	Tomorrow	HC

Advanced	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
John Chamberlin	7	7			14
Derwood Pamphilon	4	1			5
Gordon Bunney	3	1			4
Andrew Wood		3			3
Mike Bews		2			2
Margaret Collis		2			2
John Hudson	2				2
Bob Micklethwaite		2			2
Paul Smith	2				2
Mike Bews	1				1
Ron Harrison		1			1
Beryl Heaton	1				1
Patsy Southwell		1			1
Gordon Thomas		1			1
Intermediate
David Alderson	7	7			14
Mike Fox		4			4
Mark Stanton	3				3
Joan Symes	1	1			2
Nicola Williams	1				1

 

Points: 1st = 4, 2nd =3, 3rd = 2, HC = 1

The 2015 WCPF Digital Projected Image Competition (DPIC) takes place at Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 8 February. This is a competition between the 55 camera clubs in the WCPF region, with each submitting 18 images. These are judged in rounds by a panel of 3 eminent judges with the top 2 overall clubs being selected to represent the WCPF at the National Interclub Competition which is held at Warwick in July.

Tickets are £6 and can be booked on line by following this link or by telephoning 01392 665938, between 0930-1630, Monday to Friday. Full details can be found by clicking here or by visiting the WCPF website at wcpf.org.uk

The 2015 WCPF Members' Exhibition will be open for entries from 2nd January until 7th March. The entry website is currently being set up and invitation emails will be sent out to all previous entrants later in December.
The Members' Exhibition is one the highlights of the WCPF year, where 100 + of the best prints, plus all accepted projected images are on display to the public for two weeks in May. The exhibition will once again be shown at Buckfast Abbey as it has proved so popular with visitors and clubs alike.
Now is the time to be thinking about your entry and finding those award winning images. All of the accepted images from last year's exhibition can be viewed from the 2014 Members' Exhibition Menu on the WCPF website if you want to get inspiration or just enjoy the images.
Please support the Federation by entering and helping to ensure the exhibition is a success, and that it maintains the high standards that have been seen in previous years.

Free Photography Exhibition in Bristol from 13th to 17th December.
WHERE · Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AH
WHEN · Saturday 13th to Wednesday 17th December open daily from 10am to 3pm
WHAT · No Briton is an Island features the work of nineteen photographers who, in very different and intriguing ways, capture the loaded context of a tiny number of places from around the UK.
COST · Entry is free – No tickets required
WHO · Anyone who you think may enjoy a photographic exhibition!
WEBSITE · www.thephotographicangle.co.uk

A chance to see the rich array of wildlife on our planet in this world-renowned photography exhibition from the Natural History Museum.

Celebrating its 50th year in 2014, Wildlife Photographer of the Year provides a global showcase of extraordinary images celebrating the drama, beauty and splendour of the natural world with astonishing, creative and sometimes humorous wildlife photography. For further details, please follow this link.

Chichester Camera Club are organising a workshop on Sunday 18th January. It is a one day photographic workshop at Richardson’s, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, Sussex, PO20 8JE. The event will start with coffee or tea and biscuits from 9.00am, activities will commence at 9.30. There is a fantastic line up of specialists:
Gavin Hoey, Anthony Sinfield (specialist for Lightroom), City Photographic, Fotospeed, Tamron, Aperture books, Epson, The Image File (website specialist for photographers), Studio Portraiture, Still Life & Macro Photography, Critique by RPS distinctions assessors, Apple Macs and much more.

For more details, please follow this link.

Well done to Val Duncan who has now gained her BPE5* distinction - the only one in the Society as far as I know.

Ann Mead received a Ribbon in the 121st Toronto International Salon for her image Enop Ovata Guarding 5mm Egg Sac.

Sue O'Connell has just found out that she was runner up in the 2014 Travel Photographer of the Year with a mono version of one of the images she showed us in her recent talk to the club. The image is called The Eyes have It  and is shown below. Follow this link to see more.

 

 

 

 

 

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