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BPS Newsletter 8 May 2013
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There will be no meeting at the clubrooms next Wednesday, 8 May. Instead we will be meeting at the QEH Theatre in Jacob Wells Rd, Clifton for the annual showing of the Bristol International Salon of Photography. This is an event not to be missed when you will be able to see a selection from the nearly 3,000 images which were accepted in this year's Salon, including all of the award winners, all set to an appropriate musical background. Members are encouraged to bring along family or friends (or both); entry for members is free but a small charge of £4 is made for visitors or guests.
We will be showing roughly 900 images at the show, but if you feel you have time on your hands, you can view all of the accepted images on the BPS website by clicking here.
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The highlight in the BPS calendar happens again this July. I should remind you that this year's AGM takes place on 3 July. All motions for the AGM must be received by the Secretary by 29 May at the latest (see BPS Handbook, page 12). All motions must be in writing, signed by the proposer and seconder and either posted to The Secretary, Bristol Photographic Society, 12 West Mall, Bristol, BS8 4BH or given to Carol at any Wednesday meeting up to 29 May.
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The 2013 Annual Print Competition is nearly upon us; the closing date is just two weeks away on 15 May. This year's judge is Glyn Edmunds APSA EPSA EFIAP/s ARPS.
If you have any queries concerning the exhibition or its rules, please email David Southwell at david@vizion2000.net
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Cardiff International Festival of Photography
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There is amonth long festival of photography, Diffusion, being held in Cardiff throughout May. A guide to the Diffusion Festival is now available to download as a PDF from the front page of the Diffusion website. It has all the details you will need for planning your festival visit, including snippets about each exhibition and when & where to go, key events, workshops, activities, how to get there, places to stay, eat and drink while you are there, as well as a map to guide you around the city - all in one handy place! Download Here
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With the May Bank Holiday now upon us, there should be plenty of events to photograph going on in your area. So after a rubbish winter/spring, now might be the time to dig your camera out from the bottom of the wardrobe, brush off the dust and get out there snapping. Here are a few of things that could be worth a visit:
- North Somerset Show at Wraxall on Bank Holiday Monday. Full details here
- Bristol 10K Run - Sunday 5 May. The race starts and finishes on Bristol's historic harbourside and includes passing under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Full details here
- Westonbirt Arboretum - Spring has finally arrived at the arboretum with many of the Magnolias and Rhododendrons now in full flower. For the more "careful" among you, there is half price entry on Wednesdays throughout May. Click here for the Westonbirt website.
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If you have something photographic that you want to sell, why not let me have details and I can circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.
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Well done to Sue O'Connell on recently gaining her CPAGB award for Photographic Merit
If you want to blow your own trumpet or, dare I say such a thing, blow someone else's trumpet for them, then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include it in the next issue.
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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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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 - pixel
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: secretary@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 9241338.
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Bristol Photographic Society, 12 West Mall, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4BH
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