This week we have Bob Bishop and Carole Bourton CPAGB from Backwell who will present their talk entitled – Life begins at 40 (how many BPS members can remember that far back?). The following might, or might not, give you some idea as to what you can expect on the night and are Bob's own words:

 

The next studio group meeting will be on Tuesday, December 4th and will be another location shoot. Following on from the very successful Karate club visit in the summer, we will be visiting a Judo club in Bower Ashton. To sign up please use the following link.
As usual, the event is limited to 6 photographers but sign up even if the list appears to be full as people occasionally drop out and anyone on a waiting list will get priority for the next event.

The next event is expected to be an all day session on Sunday, January 13th when members of the Corsham Sci-fi club will be visiting in full costume. It is anticipated we will split between morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate everyone who is interested. Further details will follow.

Round 2 of the Projected Image competion was held on 14 November and judged by Graham Reeves FRPS EFIAP. There were 12 images from 4 photographers in the Intermediate section and 62 images from 21 photographers in the Advanced section. You might well have noticed that the images were a bit on the bright side: this was because, for some reason, the brightness setting on the projector had been altered. This has now been corrected, but to put minds at rest I can assure members that the images had already been judged by Graham at home and his comments on the evening reflected that "home judging" and not the images as they appeared on the night.

 

The results were as follows:

 

Intermediate
Derwood Pamphilon	Grace	1st
Paul Smith	The Thrill of the Chase	2nd
Derek Ripper	Police Ruler	3rd
Derwood Pamphilon	The Winding Road	HC
Paul Smith	From Russia with Love	HC
Paul Smith	Catching Up	HC
Advanced
Ann Mead	Active Woolly Bear on Scabious	1st
Mary Pears	Jay with Nut	2nd
Chris Hirons	Sunset on the Dee	3rd
Steve Taylor	Ridge	HC
Derek Dorset	Choose your Moment	HC
Barry Mead	Welcome	HC
Ann Mead	Reddish Egret Fishing	HC
Gordon Stirrat	Iceberg with Calf	HC
Neil McCoubrey	Buscott Trees	HC
Greg Duncan	Two Masked Faces	HC
Neil McCoubrey	Lacock Cauldron	HC
Barry Mead	Sound of Silence	HC

 

 

Below are two images from the LRPS panel successfully submitted to the RPS recently by Andrew Wood and which haven't been seen at BPS before. The panel was entirely monochrome and was notable for the quality of the printing and strength of the images.

 

Hanham Photographic Society is holding its Annual Exhibition at Hanham Methodist Church on  Saturday 24th November. Please visit their website, http://www.hanhamphoto.org.uk/ for further details.

 

Ansel Adams and American Nature - Best known for his dramatic and evocative landscapes, Ansel Adams is considered one of the most influential photographers in US history. He produced beautiful images of American nature - from high mountains and thick forests, to the rugged ocean shoreline. To celebrate his pioneering work, the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich in London has brought together more than 100 of his most powerful pictures in an exhibition running until 28 April next year. For more information, please follow this link http://www.rmg.co.uk/visit/events/ansel-adams

For those of you who still can't make up your mind whether to get a life or not (there speaks an old fogie!), there's a new(ish) Facebook page run by the "FIAP and PSA acceptance and awards group", you can join this interesting group by clicking here.