Monday 10 February is the date for the next meeting of the DI Group. Neil McCoubrey will be reviewing some of his images in the light of the discoveries he has recently made in the use of some of the Photoshop tools - which should be fascinating. All members are welcome especially newcomers. Please bring your images as prints or on a flash drive in jpg format to show them on screen. Anyone looking for answers to their digital problems, please come along to the meeting and there should be help available on the night............

 

........... and don't forget Ashwin's Chocolate Suggestives!

 

 

 

 

Advanced	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
Val Duncan	5	5	1		11
Barry Mead	4	3	0		7
Steve Taylor	2	0	4		6
Derwood Pamphilon	0	4	0		4
Barbara Salter	0	0	4		4
Keith Wood	1	1	2		4
Greg Duncan	0	1	2		3
Maureen Gillet	1	1	1		3
Rob Gillet	0	0	3		3
Ann Mead	1	1	1		3
Mary Pears	1	0	2		3
Neil McCoubrey	1	0	0		1
Gordon Stirrat	1	0	0		1
Intermediate
Mark Gilbert	5	2	4		11
Paul Smith	2	5	1		8
Derek Ripper	0	4	3		7
Ruth Brown	5	0	1		6
David Alderson	0	1	4		5
Steve Bevan	0	0	2		2
Nike Fox	0	0	1		1
Charlie West	0	1	0		1
Points:-  HC = 1,  3rd = 2,  2nd =  3,  1st = 4.

 

The WCPF are running a couple of print tutorial days:

 

 Print Tutorial Days - 26th and 27th April
 
“The Definitive Guide from Capture to Output”

In conjunction with Fotospeed

 

Featuring Landscape & Natural History Photographer Derek Doar  
 
Sat 26th April, North Tawton Rugby Club, Nr Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2ED
&
Sun 27th April, The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 9HX

Early Booking is recommended, there is a £5 discount for applications received before 28th February, so a ticket will only cost £20 for those who make an early response.

 

For details of the events click here and booking forms click here.

 

Landscape Photographer of the Year
This exhibition is on from 7-9 February at the National Theatre (South Bank, London, SE1 9PX). Full details available on the NT's website

 

 

A Beautiful World is a touring exhibition created and supported by The Photographic Angle, I've mentioned The Photographic Angle before as a charity that organise travelling photo exhibitions. This one will be from 15 - 19 February at Castlemead, Lower Castle St, BS1 3AH.

 

This exhibition is on for just a couple more weeks at M-Shed, it closes on 23 February. Full details on their website.

 

Last week I passed on an invitation from the RPS Western Region to enter their projected image competition. No sooner had I hit the send button for the Newsletter, than I received an email from the RPS saying that they had made a big mistake and that it is only open to RPS members - I'm glad I'm not the only one who drops clangers! 

Some of the UK's top nature photographers, Andy Rouse, Alex Mustard, Peter Cairns and Bristol-based young photographer, Bertie Gregory, will gather in Bristol on Monday 24 March to present an evening of spell-binding imagery and personal anecdotes from 2020VISION, the most ambitious nature photography project ever staged in the UK.  

Focusing on 20 flagship projects – including the Somerset Levels – 2020VISION’s team of top UK landscape and wildlife photographers have come together to tell an inspirational story about some of the UK’s ecosystems and the services they provide to us all, such as clean water, fresh air and productive soils - to show that healthy ecosystems are not just for wildlife, but are something fundamental to us all.

Taking place at St George’s in Bristol’s West End, “THE VISION” theatre show will present a fascinating insight into the ethos behind the project, revealing inspiring stories from throughout the country where some of our greatest and wildest natural ecosystems are being repaired and re-connected.

Speaker, Andy Rouse, says “The evening will see some of the most talented UK nature photographers talking about their incredible work for 2020VISION and how they achieved these incredible images.  2020VISION is a visual feast for the soul, a collection of some of the most inspirational images ever taken in the UK, all on our own doorstep."

Tickets cost £10 and are available from St George’s box office on 08454024001 or www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk.  Concessions and half-price student tickets are also available.

2020VISION is a collaborative project, working alongside many partners, such as John Muir Trust and Nature Picture Library, to tell this vital story.  To find out more about the project visit www.2020v.org

	Prints			Projected Image
Photographer	Colour	Mono	Nature	Nature	Mono	Open
John Chamberlin	3	1	3**	1	1	1
David F Cooke						2*
Barry Mead				1		1
Sue O'Connell	1
Mary Pears				2	1
Andrew Wood					2

 

 

* = Includes 1 x medal

** = Includes 2 x HC