BPS Newsletter - Issue 143 10 June 2015 |
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Next week we have a recorded presentation of the 2014 The London Salon. The aim of the London Salon is to exhibit only that class of photographic work in which there is distinct evidence of artistic feeling and execution. The Annual Exhibition, which is held each summer, is created from accepted prints from all over the world.
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Next Monday, 8 June (7.30pm), is the monthly meeting of the DI Group. As usual all members are welcome, especially if they bring along prints or projected images (jpeg on USB memory sticks only, please), for discussion, advice or just to show off. Ashwin will be bringing along the chocolate biscuits which hopefully will be posh enough for our new opulent surroundings.
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Those of you who were at the meeting this week to see the Annual Print Competition will have noticed that we used the centre of the three display rails for the prints. This was intended as a temporary response to the problem we had experienced the previous week with glare from the new lighting system. We have received a quotation from the electrician to move the lights closer to the pictures to eliminate the glare but it occurred to me during the evening that using the centre rail may well have cured the problem. Before we take a final decision on what to do, it would be handy to know if all those there were able to see the prints, especially those towards the back of the room.
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Last Wednesday saw the Annual Print Competition which this year was judged by Margaret Salisbury FRPS MFIAP FIPF APAGB.
The results are shown below:
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| 1st |
Poppy in Barley |
Mike Fox |
| 2nd |
Runner-up Caught in the Rhythm |
David Alderson |
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Going Over |
Nicola Williams |
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Melbourne gaol |
David Alderson |
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Doorway Majorelle Gardens |
David Alderson |
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| Natural History |
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Maternal Devotion |
Mary Pears |
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Red Squirrel Drinking |
Mary Pears |
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Wild Male Kestrel with Prey |
Mary Pears |
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Lone Sandbill |
Barry Mead |
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Common Puff Balls |
Beryl Heaton |
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| Advanced |
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| BEST OVERALL |
Waiting For The Train |
Patsy Southwell |
| BEST ACTION |
The Catch |
John Hudson |
| BEST CREATIVE |
Paignton Pier |
Gordon Thomas |
| BEST LANDSCAPE |
Dawn over Mt. Someru |
Peter Brisley |
| BEST MONOCHROME |
Synergies |
Derwood Pamphilon |
| BEST PEOPLE |
Don’t Mind Me |
Gordon Bunney |
| BEST TRAVEL |
Cellist at Grand Central
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Derwood Pamphilon |
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Lacock |
Andrew Wood |
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Wheel Riders |
Barry Mead |
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Washday |
Beryl Heaton |
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Midsummer night’s dream |
John Hudson |
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Smoking Fish |
Margaret Collis |
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Boy on a Bike |
Mike Bigger |
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Hard Going |
Peter Brisley |
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Batik Seller |
Sue O’Connell |
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Fishing at Sunset |
Sue O’Connell |
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Imprisoned |
Tony Gill |
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Some Of The Winning Prints
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BEST OVERALL
Waiting For The Train
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Patsy Southwell
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BEST CREATIVE
Paignton Pier
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Gordon Thomas
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BEST LANDSCAPE
Dawn Over Mt. Someru
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Peter Brisley
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BEST MONOCHROME
Synergies
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Derwood Pamphilon
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BEST PEOPLE
Don’t Mind Me
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Gordon Bunney
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BEST TRAVEL
Cellist at Grand Central
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Derwood Pamphilon
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Following the success of last year’s studio competition, by popular demand, another studio competition will take place at the AGM this year with the task of wrestling the trophy away from Mike Bigger.
The studio competition will be for images taken during any of the studio group meetings that have taken place between 1st June 2013 and 28th April 2015 and not entered in this competition in 2014. Full details and rules can be downloaded here.
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BPS Photography Course 2015
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It is time to prepare for the annual BPS Photography course which
commences on Tuesday 8th September and following 10 Tuesdays. This activity
raises about a third of the Society's annual income.
We need some volunteers to assist both before and during the
course, as follows:
Before the course :
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Identify names of Publications to advertise in (eg Local free
papers)
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Participants for Poster/Leaflet distribution
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Need help to define locations as well as to visit them
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The locations delivered to last year are listed here.
I will coordinate responses so that we do not do the same ground
twice!
During the course :
General help including:
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A Lecturer for Photoshop Elements demo (45 mins) (Script already
written)
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Greeting and herding (stop students sitting in the back row!)
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Tea/coffee
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To chat (technical or otherwise) – all are welcome anyway
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Tidying up
Many thanks in advance
Derek Ripper
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This year BPS represents the WCPF at the annual PAGB Interclub Projected Image Competition at Warwick on 11 July. It would be great to see a crowd of BPS members at the event to support the club at what is the Country's major interclub event. If you would like to support BPS and get tickets for this event, you can download an application form by following this link.
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Download Issue 139 of the PAGB eNews here.
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Chalkie Davies: the NME years – National Museum Cardiff 9th May to 6th September 2015.
Welsh-born Chalkie Davies joined the Rock’n’Roll Circus in ’73 after photographing David Bowie’s last night as Ziggy Stardust. He worked as a staff photographer at the NME (New Musical Express) from ’75-’79 shooting numerous covers and features on the most influential artists from that era, including Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Ian Dury, Debbie Harry, Paul McCartney, The Clash, The Ramones and The Rolling Stones.
In ’80 he helped launch The Face magazine with his old NME editor Nick Logan, shooting many cover stories. During this period he also shot record covers for Thin Lizzy, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, The Specials, Pete Townshend and David Bowie. He also made a series of formal portraits of many of the best musicians from this time. These unseen portraits and a large selection of his best work for the NME make up this Retrospective.
For further details, click here.
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David Cooke now joins that exclusive group of BPS members who have been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. Last week David was awarded his in the Visual Arts category. You can see David's successful images, together with some words of explanation, by visiting his blog.
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. |
3/7
Canon 70D body (black) with all accessories in original box.
Hardly used, read the reviews on line and you will see what a bargain this is!
Only £525.00 ono
19/6
Nikon D610 full frame DSLR body.
18 months old, with 6 months manufacturer's extended warranty remaining.
Camera is in excellent condition, boxed with all the original items
- £725.
Items will remain in this section for one month from the date of insertion or until notification of sale, whichever is the sooner.
Please let the newsletter editor know if/when any of the items listed are sold.
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