BPS Newsletter - Issue 227 8 March 2017
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Next Wednesday we have a visit from Steve Richards who will be entertaining us with his talk: Making Every Photon Count. The talk will cover equipment choices, imaging techniques and image processing rather than being a showcase of Steve's work. However, if time allows, he will be happy to show examples of his astrophotographs.
Steve Richards is the author of Making Every Photon Count - a beginner’s guide to deep sky astro-photography, now in its third edition. As well as writing several columns for The Sky at Night Magazine every month, he has also written for Astronomy Now Magazine, BBC Focus Magazine and The Sunday Times.
Steve’s interest in astronomy started in late 2004 and these days he rarely uses an eyepiece, preferring instead to capture the beauty of the night sky with his specialised cameras.
Pelican Nebula
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Print Competition - Round 3
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Wednesday, 22 February, saw Round 3 of the Print Competition, which was judged by Martin Fry FRPS APAGB AFIAP AV-AFIAP, from Cheltenham. The results are as follows:
| Photographer |
Title |
Award |
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| Joanne Searle |
Water Or Wine |
1st |
| John Hudson |
Chinese Ballet Dancer |
2nd |
| Gordon Stirrat |
Sundown, Gairloch |
3rd |
| David Alderson |
Tate Gallery Staircase |
HC |
| Mike Bews |
Frazer Nash – One Wheel Up |
HC |
| Steve Bridgen |
Out Of The Sea Mist |
HC |
| Mike Fox |
Tree And Trails |
HC |
| Beryl Heaton |
Land Girl |
HC |
| Terry Hilton |
Rag And Bone, Asia |
HC |
| Terry Hilton |
What Tourist Dollars? Angkor |
HC |
| Pete Howell |
On The Bend |
HC |
| John Hudson |
Nocturnal Red-eyed Frog 2 |
HC |
| Brian McBride |
Approaching A Line In The Sand |
HC |
| Barry Mead |
Asylum Welcome |
HC |
| Barry Mead |
The Descendant |
HC |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
A Tender Moment |
HC |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
Aphrodite |
HC |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
Lulu On The Rocks |
HC |
| Joanne Searle |
Solitude |
HC |
| Andrew Wood |
Musician |
HC |
| Keith Wood |
Behind You |
HC |
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| INTERMEDIATE |
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| Tim Woolf |
Tate Ballerina |
1st |
| Jason Eastham |
Two Of A Kind |
2nd |
| Joan Symes |
Limpias Northern Spain |
3rd |
| Robert Eschle |
Temple Goddess |
HC |
| Steve Field |
Night Glow |
HC |
| Daniel Mills |
The Shard |
HC |
| Graham Pears |
Fox Head On |
HC |
| Tim Woolf |
Can You Hear Me? |
HC |
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ADVANCED
Water or Wine
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Joanne Searle
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INTERMEDIATE
Tate Ballerina
by
Tim Woolf
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| Bi-Monthly Print Competition |
| Year 2016-2017 -
Points League Table |
| 1st = 4; 2nd = 3;
3rd = 2; HC = 1 |
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Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
TOTAL |
| ADVANCED |
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| Joanne Searle |
2+1 |
3 |
4+1 |
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11 |
| Derwood
Pamphilon |
1+1 |
4+1 |
1+1+1 |
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10 |
| Barry Mead |
1+1 |
1+1+1 |
1+1 |
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7 |
| Keith Wood |
3+1 |
1+1 |
1 |
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7 |
| John Hudson |
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1 |
3+1 |
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5 |
| Ann Mead |
4 |
1 |
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5 |
| Brian McBride |
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2+1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Mike Bews |
1 |
1+1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Bery Heaton |
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1+1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Terry Hilton |
1 |
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1+1 |
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3 |
| Gordon Stirrat |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Andrew Wood |
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1+1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Steve Bridgen |
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1+1 |
1 |
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3 |
| David Alderson |
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1 |
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1 |
| Mike Bigger |
1 |
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1 |
| Mike Fox |
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1 |
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1 |
| Tony Gill |
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1 |
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1 |
| Mike Hall |
1 |
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1 |
| Pete Howell |
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1 |
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1 |
| Patsy
Southwell |
1 |
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1 |
| Carol Sykes |
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1 |
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1 |
| Gordon Thomas |
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1 |
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1 |
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| INTERMEDIATE |
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| Jason Eastham |
4+3 |
2+1+1 |
3 |
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14 |
| Tim Woolf |
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4 |
4 + 1 |
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9 |
| Robert Eschle |
2+1 |
1+1 |
1 |
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6 |
| Steve Field |
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1+1+1 |
1 |
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4 |
| Graham Pears |
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3 |
1 |
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4 |
| Daniel Mills |
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1+1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Gerry Gill |
1+1 |
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2 |
| Joan Symes |
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2 |
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2 |
| Vicky Harrison |
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1 |
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1 |
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| BASIC |
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| Frank Tait |
4 |
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4 |
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Fancy Yourself As A Judge?
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Would you like to be a judge or are you interested in the judging process?
Learn the fundamental skills by attending the next WCPF judging seminar
Date: Saturday 20th May 2017. Venue: Wicklea Academy, Wick Road, St Anne’s, Bristol, BS4 4HR. Time: 9.30am for a prompt start at 10.00am: estimated finishing time is no later than 5.00pm. Catering: Please bring your own food. Breaks for complimentary teas and coffees will be scheduled. Costs: The course is provided by the WCPF at a subsidised price of £10 per head Tutors: John Tilsley and other members of the WCPF Judging Panel. Course Content: The Requirements of a Judge. Looking at Images, an approach to judging. Introduction to Judging, practical sessions to give individual experience of the judging process. Assessment of those wishing to join the WCPF list as a Newly Qualified Judge. The seminar is open to all and there is absolutely no obligation to become a judge. Judges require a unique skill set and part of the day is discovering if you have what is required. Attending the Seminar is the first step in the process and the judging panel provide mentoring for those who want to proceed further. Applications: We try to do as much administration as possible via the internet if you are interested in attending an application form can be obtained from dijohn.tilsley@waitrose.com, the return of this, complete with a cheque for £10 made payable to the WCPF, will secure you a place. Application is on a first come first served basis and the seminar is limited to 32 people. If you don't have access to the internet application can be made by post to John Tilsley, 2 Grove Barn Martinstown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JP. 01305 889495.
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Mike Bigger has emailed me to let me know of a forthcoming programme on BBC4 at 9pm, next Monday, 6 March. The programme is called Britain in Focus: A Photographic History: this is Episode 1 of 3.
Series in which Eamonn McCabe celebrates Britain's greatest photographers, sees how science allowed their art to develop, and explores how they have captured our changing lives and country.
In the first of three programmes, he goes back to the 19th century to trace the astonishingly rapid rise of the photograph in British life. Eamonn explores the science behind early photography, and shows how innovative photographic techniques made possible the careers of pioneers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron. He sees how great figures of the age such as Queen Victoria and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were captured on camera, and revisits the Victorians' sense of wonder about the 'natural magic' of photography and the role it played in their lives.
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Bristol Film & Video Society - Film Experiment Day
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We have received the following invitation from Bristol Film & Video Society:
BFVS are holding an Experiment Day on Saturday 11 March, to which all BPS members are invited. It will be held in the Crypt of St Paul's Church, Coronation Rd, Southville.
It will be fun packed - trying out new ideas, taking risks, having fun and trying new filmic ideas, especially “in camera” techniques.
I am sure some of your members have cameras that will take video. If they have ever wanted to stretch their wings in this direction, here is their opportunity! We will have plenty of BFVS members on hand to help and advise.
Would you please circulate this email to your members? You are all cordially invited to take part at no cost. All you need to bring is -
• food for the day, (08:00 - 20:00 latest)
• a DSLR or similar camera which records video onto an SD card, and
• a tripod to put it on. If they don't have a tripod, they may be able to borrow one.
Refreshments will be provided.
We are going to include these experiments -
In the first part of the day we will all work on 'Bullet Time' - This is the Big One.
In a nutshell what we are going to attempt is similar to the way this technique was developed for the Matrix films, but with the important difference that we are going to video the subject of the bullet time and then string together individual frames from the footage taken by an array of cameras placed around the subject, to simulate (initially anyhow) a fixed moment in time, but filmed from a moving view point. I hope that in successive film sessions we can then go on to show a succession of moments moving forward and backward in time and space, and also from a moving POV.
The video below explains how thousand of dollars were spent on bullet time for The Matrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNBdDNZbYk
Follow this link to see how we hope to do it with no budget!
We will start as early as possible. The crypt will be available from 08:00, so we hope to do our first shot in the next two hours after carefully setting the cameras up. This will be a basic shot of an object caught in mid air.
After some trials the footage will be entered into film editing software, and see how successful it has been, with a view to regrouping for more bullet time shots later. Whilst this is going on the other experiments can start. This is our chance to learn further new filming skills!
We have a number of planned experiments. Those planned so far are:
1. Experiments in simulated weightlessness e.g. out in space
2. Simulating bullet hits both on objects and people
3. Filming a fight
4. Animation using stop motion
If you are interested, please reply directly to Tim Smart at BFVS so that he can keep you informed as to what is happening - timsmart@email.com |
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| Until 5 Mar |
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016: at M Shed.
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS LEFT!
The world-renowned wildlife photography competition from the
Natural History Museum returns to M Shed with 100 stunning images; from
balletic whales to lizard-chasing parakeets, urban visitors to
fantastical landscapes, this year’s selection is strong on visual drama
and narrative. Full details here. |
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WCPF AV 2017 on Saturday 1 April |
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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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Derwood Pamphilon has a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR f/1.8G ED Lens - 85 mm for sale. The lens is boxed and as new. If you are interested in buying this, please contact Derwood directly, either by email: derwood1004@gmail.com or phone: 07545 848 919
31 Mar
Mike Bigger has the following for sale
- “Canon Speedlite System, Digital Field Guide” 3rd Edition by Michael Corsentino - £5.00
Mike also has the following filters, for which he is open to offers:
- 82mm Walimex UV filter
- 82mm Hoya Circular Polarising filter
- 82mm Glob Circular Polarising filter
- 67mm Kood Circular Polarising filter
- 58mm Hoya HMC Skylight 1B filter
- 58mm Hoya Skylight 1B filter
If you are interested in any of the above and would like to make an offer, please contact Mike, either by email: mike@mikebigger.co.uk or phone 07710 019971, alternatively you can collar him at any Wednesday meeting.
9 Mar
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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. |
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 (and 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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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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