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There will be no newsletter next week as I will be away, so this edition carries details of the programme for the coming two weeks.
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Next Wednesday, 26 June sees the evening to satisfy both print and projected image workers, when we have the President's Cup and Garmston Bowl competitions. These are being judged by BPS member, Mike Dales ARPS CPAGB. For those of you who are not familiar with these two competitions, here is a brief description of both:
Garmston Bowl - This is a print competition that is open to all members and is for a panel of five related prints on any subject. They are judged as a panel.
President's Cup - This is a projected image competition and is for a panel of three related images on any subject. They will be judged as a panel. Unlike the Garmston Bowl, this competition is open to all members, excluding holders of ARPS, EFIAP, DPAGB and EPSA and higher distinctions, together with winners of the cup in the last three years.
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Wednesday 3 July
Bristol Photographic Society - Annual General Meeting |
Wednesday, 3 July, is an evening of two halves. The first half will see that highlight of the BPS programme, the AGM. This is where you get the chance to hear what is going on in the engine room of the Society and also to have your say.
The second half we will be holding the inaugural Creative Image Competition. This is a competition for both prints and projected images, with the author of the best image (whether it be a print or a projected image) being presented with the Bob Faris Trophy; the judge for this auspicious event will be Colin Harrison FRPS EFIAP/d3 FIPF FBPE MFIAP MPAGB MPSA AWPF APAGB.
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As mentioned last week, BPS now have a new website - www.bristolphoto.org.uk. Matt de-Beger, our new webmaster has asked me to publish this plea for images for the Members' Gallery:
As our website has had a re-fresh, I warmly invite members to submit images to populate our ‘Member’s Gallery’ part of the website.
The requirements for images for member's gallery are:
- 72 dpi, 1600 pixels wide & 1200 pixels high, JPEG format
- Max 16 images
- Naming your images should be as follow with an underscore between each part;
> Start with a 2 digit number in the order the images are to be displayed
> title of the image
> your name, for example 01_Sunset_Bon Jovi.jpeg
Matt de-Beger
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An "open letter" from Bob Faris
The Trophy
Back in January of this year, I wrote in the BPS newsletter (Issue 319, Wed 16 Jan) concerning the origins of the Creative Photography competition. I am now pleased to say that the trophy for the competition has been manufactured and we have collected it. When I say we, it is Pete Howell that I refer to. Pete's played a great and important part in getting this trophy made and I am greatly indebted to him. Thank you Pete.
When I accepted the invitation to sponsor this competition I thought it incumbent upon me to provide an appropriately 'creative' trophy, and immediately there was a problem. Where does one find such a thing? I asked Pete for help and together we trawled the Internet, but no such object seemed to exist. I had no option, I had to design one and get it manufactured. There was then, another problem, where could I get it made? Pete again came to the rescue and found a possible manufacturer which we visited. The Production Team having examined my drawings said there were no problems and I gave them the go-ahead. From then on Pete acted as liaison between the manufacturers and me.
When Pete puts this into the Newsletter, I hope there will be a photo of the finished trophy available.
The trophy is in two parts, an acrylic sculpture which sits on top of an oak base that has an acrylic top surface. Acrylic is a synthetic resin material, sometimes called 'Perspex' and is as clear as glass. The sculpture is of three columns, one square, one round and one triangular on a circular base. To discover the significance of the trophy's design, you will have to come along to the competition on 3rd July!
I hope you will consider this Creative Trophy fit for purpose.
Bob
THE TROPHY
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PAGB Inter-Club PDI Competition |
The following images have been selected to represent BPS at the forthcoming PAGB Inter-Club PDI Competition. These images will form the "bank" of 40 images from which the final images will be selected, selection will depend very much on the way the judges are scoring, so a good deal of gamesmanship is employed on the day. See the article further on for details of howw to get tickets for the day.
| Alice |
Barry Mead |
| Tibetan Woman in Glasses |
David Alderson |
| Quiet Moment |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Juvenile Stonechats
Quarrelling |
John Chamberlin |
| Wheels of Time |
Barry Mead |
| Summers Gone |
Mike Martin |
| Hares Boxing |
Mary Pears |
| Jump |
Steve Field |
| Kinky Boots |
Kevin James |
| Harvest Time |
Barry Mead |
| Anna Rose |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| City Lights |
Mike Martin |
| Blue Morph Artic Fox |
Richard Kay |
| Airborne |
Derwood Pamphilon |
| Zebra Dance |
Barry Mead |
| Egret and Sambar Deer
Cooperation |
Sue O'Connell |
| Squacco Heron |
John Chamberlin |
| Girl in Fur |
Barry Mead |
| Mating Moment |
Barry Mead |
| The Reckoning |
Barry Mead |
| Dancers in Symmetry |
Derwood Pamphilon |
| Dusk on the River Li |
Derwood Pamphilon |
| Across the Bridge |
Peter Smith |
| Green Breasted Mango |
Gerry Gill |
| Holly |
Gerry Gill |
| Red Kite at Pheasant Carcass |
Graham Pears |
| Simona on the Stretch |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Fishing on the Li River |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Cormorant Fisherman |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Music in Ding Dynasty House |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Black Winged Stilt |
John Chamberlin |
| Dalmatian Pelican Taking Off |
John Chamberlin |
| First Light Death Vally |
John Chamberlin |
| First Light |
John Chamberlin |
| Ghostly Tree Dead Vlie
Namibia |
John Chamberlin |
| Art Lover |
Mike Martin |
| Mirror Mirror |
Mike Martin |
| Dreaming |
Mike Martin |
| White Snake |
Mike Martin |
| Han Woman with Child |
Peter McCloskey |
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NOT LONG LEFT TO GET YOUR TICKETS
WARWICK - TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE - SUPPORT BPS! |
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As many will know, BPS is one of the two clubs representing the WCPF at the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Competition at Warwick University on 13 July, below is a copy of the PAGB flyer advertising the event. It would be really great if members could go along to show support for BPS at what is always a great day out. Click on the flyer to find out more and to purchase tickets.
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The following prints have been selected to represent BPS in the inaugural WCPF Inter Club Print Competition:
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Woman with Child |
Peter McCloskey |
| Dead Vlie |
Peter McCloskey |
| Stovepipe Wells |
Peter McCloskey |
| Consideration |
Mike Martin |
| Zebra Dance |
Barry Mead |
| Last Lark Back |
Barry Mead |
| Mad Hatter |
Barry Mead |
| Blue Mood |
John Chamberlin |
| Fishing on Li River |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Die de Groot |
Jeff Hargreaves |
| Summers Gone |
Mike Martin |
| Boxing Hares |
Graham Pears |
| Red Kite on Pheasant |
Graham Pears |
| Bison Sheltering from
Blizzard |
John Chamberlin |
| Sandhill Crane in Flight |
John Chamberlin |
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The following members have been invited to submit prints to be added to the BPS Print Archive:
| Steve Field |
Downhill |
| Gerry Gill |
Holly (HC) |
| Jeff Hargreaves |
Fishing on the Li River |
| Die de Groot |
| Mike Martin |
Consideration (HC) |
| Summer’s Gone (HC) |
| Ann Mead |
The Master Swordsman |
| Graham Pears |
Boxing Hares |
| Joanne Searle |
Learning the Magic of Concorde |
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Make the most of this weekend's sunshine and visit Weston for their Annual Air Festival, which includes a show by the Red Arrows on Sunday. Full details here.
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Read the latest edition of Photography News here.
Download the latest edition (232) of PAGB eNews by clicking here, You might also like to download eNews Extra which carries images by Barry Mead in celebrating his recently gained EFIAP/d3 - click here.
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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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Would all members please note: before you plan your shoot and book your model, you should check whether the studio/clubroom will be free. This can be done easily and at any time by viewing the Clubroom Bookings calendar in the Members' Area of the BPS Website. Bookings can must be made by contacting Mike Bigger at bookings@bristolphoto.org.uk.
Log in details to the Members' Area are at the end of this newsletter.
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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.
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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 download the list.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as special events, exhibitions, photographic hints and tricks, etc. please let me know at bpsnewsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPY TO BE WITH THE EDITOR BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICATION (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY MORNING
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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' Area "Log in"
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To enter the Members' Area of the BPS website you will need the following:
User Name - chatroom Password - pixels
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
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Bristol Photographic Society,
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