BPS Newsletter - Issue 188 1 June 2016 |
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Wednesday 1 June is the Annual Print Competition, which this year is being judged by Rosemary Wilman FRPS AFIAP BPE5*. Rosemary is a past President of the RPS and is currently one of the Chairs of the Society's Licentiate Distinction Panel. She is a highly successful international exhibitor and is well known on the club lecture circuit. You can find more about Rosemary by visiting her website at www.wilmanphoto.co.uk
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President's Cup & Garmston Bowl
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Next Wednesday is also the closing date for both the President's Cup & Garmston Bowl competitions which this year are being judged by Chris Palmer FRPS DPAGB APAGB AFIAP. Rules can be found on pages 25 & 27 of your BPS Handbook. |
Lost In The Mists Of Time!
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3 determined club members on a recent trip to the USA. As you can see (or not!), the "stunning" vista leaves one heck of a lot to the imagination.
Picture - Pete McCloskey
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We have received the following:
Hello
I hope
this is of interest to your members:
We are
now at the count down to this year’s Dig for Victory Show to be held on 11-12 June. This is the third year that this 1940’s themed
family festival has been running at the North Somerset Showground, just outside
Bristol. We have a fabulous line up of entertainment and exhibits for 2016
including a Spitfire & Hurricane Flypast on both days of the
Show.
Come and experience
living in the 1940s, with re-enactors demonstrating what life was like in
wartime Britain, an exhibition of over 200 original restored wartime vehicles,
veterans sharing their stories, traditional craft demonstrations, locally-grown
produce stalls, vintage clothing, farmyard animals, a children's trail and much
more! There is entertainment all day in the Victory
Marquee with music and dancing from the 1940’s including live bands, singers and
the Military Wives Choir, plus a bar, tea tent and selection of caterers. There
is also a dance on the Saturday night with music and dancing from the
1940’s.
The
Dig for Victory Show is a not for profit event run entirely by local volunteers.
Our aim is to provide our local community with an affordable, family orientated
weekend event to bring history alive and the generations together to
learn, remember and have fun. Our chosen charities and beneficiaries for 2016
are Walking with the Wounded and Weston Hospicecare. We are thrilled to have
raised over £8,500 for our charities over the past two
years.
We
hope your members would to like to come our show. Not only would you have a great
day, but there will be wonderful opportunities to take interesting and unusual
photographs. Please visit our website www.digforvictoryshow.com where
you will find more information about the event and can also buy online tickets
at a discount if you buy early.
Kind
regards
Patricia
Sterndale
Dig
for Victory Show Volunteer
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Stuck For Somewhere To Go On A Friday Evening?
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BPS members are invited to visit Kingswood PS for a couple of their future meetings:
Friday 3 June - Roger Parry, MPAGB, ARPS, EFIAP, ESFIAP, HonPAGB & Judith Parry, DPAGB, AFIAP, HonPAGB, giving a print presentation talk entitled, Parry’s Pictures.
Judith & Roger Parry are both long standing members of Smethwick PS, both having served several terms as President. They both mainly focus on Portraiture and Fine Art Nudes in their photography, working both in the studio and on location. Their talk also contains other types of work including landscape and travel pictures. (This is a chance for BPS members who missed Judith & Roger on their recent visit to BPS)
Friday 24 June – Tim Knifton CPAGB, AWPF, AFIAP, PSA*7, giving a digital image presentation talk entitled, The Art of Urban Exploration.
For a taster of some of the treats that are in store, click on the following weblinks:
for Judith & Roger Parry and for Tim Knifton Visitors are always very welcome at KPS and the cost for an evening is £3.00. Kingswood PS meets Fridays at 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley, Bristol BS30 5JJ. |
The City of Bristol College are holding their Graduation Show at the Centre Space Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, BS1 from 17 to 23 June.
Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century - An exhibition being held at the V&A in London and on now until Sunday, 3 July. Paul Strand was one of the greatest and most influential photographers of the 20th century whose images have defined the way fine art and documentary photography is understood and practised today. For full details, please click here.
Thanks to Keith Wood for this
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Greg Duncan has just gained his CPAGB/AV, which, for those of you who don't know, is for a set of 3 audio visual presentations - is there no end to this man's talents?
Mike Salter has just had two prints accepted in 2nd International Salon of Print and Digital Art Photography Varna 2016 - well done, Mike.
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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Please don't forget that if you change your address 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 - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.ukThe distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol know. |
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. |
Large dome hide Reference C30.1 (you can see typical details here), it has never been used and includes inside window screens and snoot £150 ono Contact: Nick Ball 07836 571068
Mike Bigger has the following for sale:
- 58mm Hoya Skylight 1B Filter
- 58mm Hoya HMC Skylight 1B Filter
- 62mm Hama UV Filter
- 82mm Glob Slim Circular Polarising Filter
Regarding the four filters, offers please to Mike
- Lowepro Classified 250 AWS Camera Bag
The Lowepro bag was £120.00 new and has only been used a few times, the sale price is £40.00Contact Mike at any Wednesday meeting or via mike.bigger@talktalk.net or 07710 019971
Canon 400 mm f5.6 Prime Lens. Very good condition with case and original box. Very good for birds in flight - £675 ono.
Contact John Hudson tel: 07973 118959 or email: jhnhd1@aol.com
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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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A senior citizen said to his
eighty-year old buddy:
'So
I hear you're getting married?'
'Yep!'
'Do I know her?'
'Nope!'
'This woman, is she good
looking?'
'Not
really.'
'Is she a good
cook?'
'Naw, she can't
cook too well.'
'Does she
have lots of money?'
'Nope! Poor as a church
mouse.'
'Well, then, is
she good in bed?'
'I don't
know.'
'Why in the world
do you want to marry her then?'
'Because she can still
drive!'
Thanks to Keith Wood for this.
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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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