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Our speaker next week is BPS member Bob Phelps, who will be presenting his talk called Art and Photography.
Bob is interested in deriving creative images from photographs of everyday scenes.
According to ChatGPT, ‘Photography captures reality with technical precision, freezing moments in time with clarity and objectivity. On the other hand, art transcends the literal, embracing subjectivity and interpretation. While photography is a powerful tool for storytelling, art ventures into the realm of imagination, provoking thought and evoking emotions.
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But is there a clear boundary between art and photography? Can we
tell whether an image has been made by an artist or a photographer? How
have artists used photography in painting? What happens when
photographers try to recreate paintings? And how does the new technology
of generative AI affect this discussion?
This presentation is an interactive one, with audience discussion,
where we will look at contrasting examples of art and photography and
develop our own thoughts on the divergence or convergence of these two
creative activities.
Here are a few images from the talk:
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- Wednesday 6 March @ 19.30hrs
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On 20th March, we have Jeanette Lendon of jetblacksquares.com visiting to give a talk on mobile phone photography. Subject to interest, Jeanette will also be offering a mobile phone safari around Bristol on Thursday 21st. The cost will be £25pp - Please contact Jay ( progsec@bristolphoto.org.uk to reserve a place.
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PDI Competition Closing Date
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Next Wednesday, 6 March, is the closing date for the final round of the 2023-24 Projected Image Competition. The subject for the Prescribed section is "In the kitchen".
Please send your entries to Ken ( competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk) by the date above. If you aren't too sure of the rules, you can find them in the Members' section of the BPS website.
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DI Group Meeting – Clubroom/Zoom - 11 March, 7.30 pm The last DIG meeting in February was very well attended and seven presentations kept us all engrossed with what is possible with achieving exciting results when creating images. The next meeting of the DI group is on Monday 11 March in just over a week's time. It is in the usual format of presentations submitted by members. This is the advance information to invite all BPS members to share their images in an informal atmosphere. It is also a good opportunity to show your work or to invite comments on your images from your fellow members, especially if you are planning to submit them for competitions or exhibitions. You are also welcome to just sit and watch the proceedings if you wish. For the submission of the images I would still like to maintain the current system of sending them to me before the meeting. It allows me to prepare the presentation folder in advance for a smooth presentation. When you are ready, please email your images for presentation (about 2 to 20 minutes) to reach me by 6pm-ish Sunday 10 March. Images: JPG format, sRGB colour space, 1600 x 1200 pixels (same as competitions but not strict). To show them in a specific order, please prefix filenames with 01, 02, 03 etc. Email attachment size - max 20Mb per email, as many as necessary. You may also use WeTransfer or Dropbox link if convenient. Ashwin Chauhan dig@bristolphoto.org.uk
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At our last meeting, the speaker (Kevin Pigney) made mention of various links at the end of his talk. To follow any of those links, just click on the relevant image below: |
This is the latest report from our External Competitions Secretary, Mike Martin:
Photographic Society of America (PSA) Print Competition results
Another successful outcome in Round 2 -11 of our 20 print entries received awards! Congratulations to everyone.
However, only five clubs chose to send images to Dubai for this round – given they can enter “make-up” images in the third and final Round in April, it’s still all to play for albeit we are in a very strong position in all five print competitions.
Creative Altered Reality, Round Two
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Title
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Maker
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Score
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Award
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Carnival
Figures
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Ashwin
Chauhan
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25
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HM
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Iron
Maidens
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Barry
Mead
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27
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2nd
Place
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Palace of Light
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Mike Martin
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25
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HM
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Samba
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Rachel Domleo
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27
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1st Place
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After two rounds BPS is first with 209 points, our nearest rivals are on 169 points having missed round 1
Large Color, Round Two
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Title
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Maker
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Score
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Award
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Serenity
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Andrew
Whettam
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23
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Graceful
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Derwood
Pamphilon
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25
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HM
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End of Day
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Rachel Domleo
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26
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2nd Place
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Blue Morph Arctic Fox Shaking
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Richard Kay
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23
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After two rounds BPS is first with 195 points, 5 points ahead of second place
Large Monochrome, Round Two
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Title
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Maker
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Score
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Award
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Quiet
Place
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Andrew
Whettam
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18
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Louis
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Mike
Martin
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20
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Three
Zebras
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Sandie
Cox
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23
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HM
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Dark, Light and Shape Angles
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Simon Caplan
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21
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After two rounds BPS is first with 179 points, 7 points ahead of second place
Small Color, Round Two
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Title
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Maker
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Award
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Running Mountain Hare
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Mary Pears
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21
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Juvenile Jacana on Water Lily
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Ralph Snook
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20
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Young Lynx Cub
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Sandie Cox
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20
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A Late Night Snack
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Simon Caplan
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25
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HM
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After two rounds BPS is first with 190 points, 5 points ahead of second place
Small Monochrome, Round Two
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Title
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Maker
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Score
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Award
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Watchman
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Mike
Martin
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27
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1st
Place
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Quiet
Please
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Paul
Moran
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22
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HM
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Sky
High
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Rachel
Domleo
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24
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2nd
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Seven Dwarfed
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Steve Field
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20
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After two rounds BPS is first with 188 points, 19 points ahead of second place!
Results for the digital competitions are still outstanding.
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WCPF Council Meeting & Talk
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It is worth mentioning that for anyone that’s been to WCPF events held in the Golf Center at Bovey Tracy, this is new venue, it’s quite a bit closer for us northerners in Bristol, but there aren’t the same catering facilities available so a packed lunch is recommended if you are staying all day.
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Neath & District 2024 Salon (BPE)
Open - Now
Cheltenham International 2024 (PSA, FIAP, PAGB, GPU)
Open - Now
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NEW - Download Issue 351 PAGB eNews HERE.
NEW - Download Issue 351 Extra PAGB eNews HERE. This contains a full report on the opening of the Masters of Print exhibition and includes a snap of our very own Steve Field collecting the Gold Club award on behalf of BPS, along with snaps of Ralph Snook and Peter Brisley.
Download Issue 112 of Photography News HERE.
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Members can download a pdf copy of the upcoming BPS programme by clicking on this link
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Salon acceptances: 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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Gordon Stirrat has the following for sale:
Epson SP600 printer to a good home for £200. It comes with 5 Epson and 9 other fully compatible ink cartridges which alone are worth about £300.
Robin Mudge has a film camera for sale, but it's not just any old camera, it's a Hasselblad - a Hasselblad 503cx with pentaprism and two A12 magazines. The body has just been serviced and cleaned.
Price is £1200 Ono.
If you are interested, contact Robin directly:
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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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