BPS Newsletter - Issue 166 16 December 2015 |
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Next Wednesday is the last meeting of the
year and is the social event of the season - the BPS Christmas Social. Members
are asked to bring along a small amount of festive fodder (either solid or
liquid) which will be put on the banqueting table for all to consume. Please
come along and enter into the festive spirit, this is a good opportunity for the
newer members to get to know and chat to some of the older fogies in the Society
and for the older fogies to get to chat to someone under 60!
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Next Monday, 14 December,
is the final DI Group meeting of the year. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and as
usual all members are welcome. Please bring along pictures to share with the
other members, either prints or projected (jpegs on memory sticks only please).
It doesn't matter whether you want to put up a few pictures in the hopes of
getting advice from the assembled masses or you just want to show off, they'll
all be well received. I'm sure that Ashwin will have his usual selection of
chocolate biscuits on offer too!
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Print Competition - Round 2
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This week saw the 2nd Round of the Print Competition which was judged by Glyn Edmunds ARPS APSA EPSA EFIAP/s. the Results are shown below:
| Photographer |
Title |
Result |
| INTERMEDIATE |
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| Terry Hilton |
Infant Hercules |
1st |
| Terry Hilton |
Harvesting Rambutan, Java |
2nd |
| Vicky Harrison |
A Day at the Beach |
3rd |
| Robert Eschle |
Red |
HC |
| Mike Fox |
Autumn |
HC |
| Mike Fox |
Lakeside Trees |
HC |
| Terry Hilton |
Idyllic, Chong Kneas |
HC |
| Joan Symes |
Lake Killarney 1 |
HC |
| Howard Thomas |
Head Shot |
HC |
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| ADVANCED |
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| David Southwell |
Snowy Egret Chasing Fish |
1st |
| Beryl Heaton |
Zermatt in Snow |
2nd |
| Joanne Searle |
The Alleyway |
3rd |
| Gordon Bunney |
The Best Way to Travel |
HC |
| Margaret Collis |
Winter Heath |
HC |
| Andrew Gillingham |
Another Glass of Red, Please |
HC |
| Andrew Gillingham |
Girl in the Rain in Clifton |
HC |
| Ron Harrison |
D Day Spitfire |
HC |
| John Hudson |
Flower and Visitors |
HC |
| Barry Mead |
Boarding Now |
HC |
| Barry Mead |
Eagle Owl Catching Bait |
HC |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
Seated Ballerina |
HC |
| Patsy Southwell |
Out of School |
HC |
| Gordon Stirrat |
Wells Cathedral 4 |
HC |
| Andrew Wood |
Avalon |
HC |
LEAGUE TABLE
| PHOTOGRAPHER |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
TOTAL |
| Intermediate |
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| Terry Hilton |
9 |
8 |
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17 |
| Mike Fox |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Robert Eschle |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Vicky Harrison |
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2 |
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2 |
| Joan Symes |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Howard Thomas |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Grierson, David |
1 |
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1 |
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| Advanced |
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| David Southwell |
2 |
4 |
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6 |
| Ann Mead |
5 |
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5 |
| Barry Mead |
3 |
2 |
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5 |
| Mike Bigger |
3 |
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3 |
| Andrew Gillingham |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Ron Harrison |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Beryl Heaton |
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3 |
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3 |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
| Alderson, David |
2 |
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2 |
| Bunney, Gordon |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Collis, Margaret |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Hudson, John |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Tony Gill |
2 |
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2 |
| Joanne Searle |
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2 |
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2 |
| Patsy Southwell |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Gordon Stirrat |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Keith Wood |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Mike Bews |
1 |
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1 |
| Bob Faris |
1 |
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1 |
| Bob Micklethwaite |
1 |
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1 |
| Gordon Thomas |
1 |
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1 |
| Andrew Wood |
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1 |
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1 |
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Intermediate
Infant Hercules
by
Terry Hilton
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Advanced
Snowy Egret Chasing Fish
by
David Southwell
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A message from Millie
Many members will remember my husband Alan who was a member for many
years. He stopped being a member several years ago when his health meant that he
could no longer negotiate the steps to the clubrooms at West Mall and generally
found getting about very difficult. His health deteriorated progressively over
the last couple of years resulting in him being admitted to hospital a few
weeks ago and sadly Alan died on Tuesday morning. I would like to thank all of
you who have given me help and support throughout these difficult times.
I will not be at BPS for a couple of weeks so would like to wish
everyone happy Christmas and a happy New Year.
Millie
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Seasonal Felicitations From The Editor
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This is the last newsletter before the New Year, so may Carol & I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I'd like to thank all of you who have sent contributions over the last year and a to blow a big raspberry to all who didn't!
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As a lot of members may well know the installation of solar (PV) panels on the roof took place a few weeks ago. The system is already generating up to 9kw of electricity which is being fed back into the grid and for which the club will be receiving an income via what is called a Feed-in Tariff. This tariff gives us 11.3 pence per kwh
which is in place for twenty years.
The council made the decision to spend the capital of just under £ 12,000 on the basis of a 6.5 year payback
period.
There will be an income of approx. £ 25,000 over the 20 year period.
The panels are on the rear of the roof, which generally faces South, as below:-
If anyone has any questions just ask.
Jeff Hargreaves
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Don McCullin exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Somerset Gallery (Durslade Farm, Dropping Ln, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL) The exhibition is called Conflict – People – Landscape and runs until 31 Jan. For further details, please click here.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 at M-Shed until April next year. Full details here.
Lee Miller: A Woman’s War - Imperial War Museum, London - Until 24 April. Explore the impact of the Second World War on women's lives through the photography of Lee Miller, one of the most important war photographers of the twentieth century. This exhibition is the first to address Miller’s vision of gender and features many photographs, objects, art and personal items never before seen on display. Full details here. (Thanks to Dave Lawlan for this)
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This is a repeat request.
The club is looking into the possibility of introducing a mentoring scheme
for members interested in working towards photographic distinctions such as
those of the RPS, PAGB or BPE - to decode these and another acronyms, follow
this Link.
Such a scheme would complement the existing Print and Beyond the Wall
groups by providing on-going one-to-one or small group support. Mentoring would
be by members, for members and open to all, whether new to photography or more
experienced, and whether recently joined, or longer-standing members who have
hitherto lacked the confidence (or time) to take up the distinctions
challenge. Mentoring is well-established in some other clubs and would
hopefully be a way, not only of improving members’ photographic skills, but also
of making the club a more friendly, inclusive and mutually supportive place.
As a first step we need to gauge the level of interest in such a scheme.
If you might consider becoming a mentee, please follow this link to download and print a short
questionnaire, please then complete it and hand to the Society Secretary, John Hudson.
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Our Web Meister, Barry, has added a new link to the club website for those interested in macro photography, it is for a Guide to Extreme Macro Photography and can be found in the Links section of the website. As you can see from the picture of Barry on the left, when you get in really close you find that he's not so ugly after all! |
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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. |
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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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as exhibitions, special events etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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