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Next week our speaker is Sue Brown FRPS who will be joining us via Zoom with her talk called Time to Reflect.
Sue has been taking photographs for 45 years now and obviously during that time there have been many situations.
During her photographic life Sue has covered, darkroom work, and is now digital. Landscapes, Seascapes, colour and mono, long exposures, and abstracts, her work is very varied.
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During the 45 years she has attained 2 Fellowships of the RPS, one in Visual Art and the other, Contemporary/Conceptual. She is still a Member of MAKE Southwest and her work can usually be seen in their Riverside Gallery in Bovey Tracey. Her work has been published in many magazines, and she enjoys her continued membership of the Arena Group of Photographers.
To read more about Sue and see examples of her work, visit her website:
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- Wednesday 27 August @ 19.30hrs
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Speaker |
Subject |
| 3 September |
Jeff Hargreaves |
Chairman's Evening |
| 8 September |
DI Group |
Practical |
| 10 September |
Artie Morris |
ZOOM Nature |
| 17 September |
Sue O'Connell |
TBA |
| 24 September |
PDI Competition Round 1 |
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Bi-Monthly PDI Competition - Round 1 |
Closing date for Round 1 is Wednesday, 3 September.
T o enter, you will need to first log in to your new PhotoEntry account. You should already have received email instructions to do so (check your Junk mailbox in case it found its way there).
If you cannot find your invitation email, you can reset your password directly using the Login > Forgotten Password link on the PhotoEntry website: https://photoentry.uk. Your user id will be in the format bps0000 where 0000 is your membership number prefixed with zeros to make it four digits (Example: if your membership number is 123, your user id will be bps0123).
Once you have logged in to PhotoEntry, you can upload, title and prioritise your entries for the competition. Instructions can be found by following this link: https://photoentry.uk/faq/faq.html
Regards
Rob Stephenson
PDI Competitions Secretary
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Monday 25 August – NO MEETING (Bank Holiday)
EXTRA – Photoshoot with Dominika Wenz
Don’t miss out on the opportunity for a photoshoot with Dominica. This is a rare opportunity as Dominica is visiting Bristol from Poland for the next week or so. She has offered the following time-slots. If interested, please contact Mike ASAP ( Mike_Martin@blueyonder.co.uk) stating which of the four time slots you are available for (feel free to request multiple options) and depending upon numbers Mike will try an organise a session to best match against interest and availability. Cost £25 – Max 6 people.
1. Thursday 21 August – 7.30pm to 9.30pm
2. Friday 22 August – 7.30pm to 9.30pm
3. Saturday 23 August - Morning (time to be confirmed)
4. Saturday 23 August – Afternoon (time to be confirmed)
Mike Martin
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A new flushing system has recently been installed in the downstairs Gents WC. Instead of the system flushing automatically (which was costing us an absolute fortune in water), users will, once they have completed the task in hand, be required to press the button shown circled in the picture below :
This will not result in the flush working immediately, instead the flush will operate after every four or five "visits". Hopefully this will be sufficient to keep the urinal flushed and clean. Talking of "clean", will members (I make no apology for the pun) please try to improve their aim, far too many visits are resulting in unpleasant puddles on the floor.
A huge thank you to BPS member, Dave Gregory, for carrying out this essential work.
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NEW - Download Issue 387 PAGB eNews HERE
NEW - Download Issue 387 Extra HERE - This is all about the 2025 GB Trophy and contains the catalogue for the travelling portfolio which has a "Derwood Pamphilon" image as the front cover.
Download Issue 121 of Photography News HERE.
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The following competition is a great way for members, both experienced and not so experienced, to test their images in a competitive field without it costing them a penny, several members have already had a go and have been fairly successful.
This latest UKICPG Salon is open (TO EVERYONE) for entries. Free to enter ... accreditation badges to collect. No silly anti-creative rules!!
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DEFINITIONS:
COLOUR
All genres of photography allowed. It should be noted that images in the section will be judged aesthetically and pictorially, and may not do as well as they would in their specialised category where it exists in the same exhibition. Photos that do not fit the monochrome definition should be entered in this section. The use of Generative AI is not allowed.
MONOCHROME
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no colour (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one colour across the entire image. (For example, by sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-coloured image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot colouring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Colour Work. The use of Generative AI is not allowed.
NATURE
Nature means Images where living organisms are the primary subject matter. The story telling value of an Image will normally be weighed more than the pictorial quality. Nature includes: Images taken with subjects in controlled conditions such as zoos, game parks, botanic gardens, aquariums and enclosures where the subjects are dependent on man for food. Scientific bands, tags or collars are permissible. Nature excludes: Images where the subjects are obviously domestic animals or plants. Images where an obviously artistic treatment has been applied. Processing of the captured image, by cropping, exposure adjustment, colour correction, noise minimisation, dodging/burning, HDR, focus stacking and sharpening, is permitted, as is cloning of image defects and minor distractions including overlapping elements. An Image appearing to meet these criteria will be accepted as Nature. The Judges will normally assume that any Image presented to them is eligible. Access to some biological subjects may be restricted. Where that is relevant, then Photographers warrant that they have followed relevant codes of practices and hold any necessary licences.
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GREAT WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION*
Closing: 28 September
3 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
3 Print Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
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* Free entry for BPS members (Not available to distance members)
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Closing: 5 October
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
Scapes
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Closing: 31 August
Only just over a week to go!
4 Monochrome Print Sections
Open Mono
Portraits & Figure Studies
Scapes
Sport
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Salon acceptances: 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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If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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