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BPS Newsletter 3 July 2013
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To: Firstname Lastname
Your BPS Membership No:
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Next Wednesday is the highlight of the BPS programme - the Annual General Meeting (I can hear the excitement building already). You will all have received details of the meeting together with various reports on the Society's activities over the last 12 months - this is your chance to have your say in the running of the club (or for some of you, a chance to catch up on lost sleep!). The AGM only takes up the first part of the evening and as a reward we are to be treated to a digital presentation by our own Derek Dorsett FRPS EFIAP, who will be showing images of Snowdonia. Derek is a member of the London Salon, which is by invitation only, so we can expect to be in for a photographic treat.
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President's Cup & Garmston Bowl
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Last Wednesday saw the President's Cup & Garmston Bowl being fought over. The judge this year was John Chamberlin FRPS MFIAP and he gave his awards as follows:
President's Cup
1st - John Hudson
2nd - Sue O'Connell
3rd - Val Duncan
HC - Rob Gillet
HC - Ken Clarke
HC - Derek Ripper
HC - Gordon Stirrat
Garmston Bowl
1st - Peter Brisley
2nd - Neil McCoubrey
3rd - Derwood Pamphillon
HC - Sue O'Connell
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Peter Brisley's winning Garmston Bowl panel
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John Hudson's winning President's Cup panel
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Past club President, Bob Faris, has taken one of the photographic magazines to task over an article they produced about getting horizons level when taking landscapes, but the example they used to illustrate the article didn't have any horizon to start with. What follows are a few words Bob has written specifically for this newsletter together with a copy of his letter to the magazine.
The “Horizon” and it’s misunderstanding.
During the judging of one of last year’s Print Competitions, we witnessed the Judge, on two occasions, make reference to and point to, what he interpreted as, an “Horizon” when in fact no horizon was visible in the picture. This probably caused some confusion in the minds of many who were present and it was an error that is now common and spreading like a virus throughout the photographic community.
This error is serious, since it’s application often leads to the quick rejection of a picture in a competition, on the grounds that “The horizon is not level”...
This was not the first time that the error has been made in BPS and I am therefore attaching a copy of a letter that I recently sent to the Editor of a popular Photographic Magazine. It was my hope that the apparent widespread misunderstanding of what constitutes an Horizon, might be clarified in one magazine at least...
I regret to say that, as yet, the magazine has not attempted to correct it’s mistake, or reply to my letter, so I am showing you a copy so that, in BPS at least, we will know what actually is, an Horizon.
Bob
To the Editor,
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear, once again you have (your issue no.70 for February), demonstrated, how to “Get your landscape shots on the level” and in order to illustrate the procedure you have chosen a picture that shows no horizon whatsoever. This is by no means the first time that you have dealt with leveling a picture in Photo Plus and it is becoming obvious that your Tutors do not understand what is the “Horizon”.
In your Tutorial, a shore-line in the middle distance ( as in several previous tutorials) seems to have been taken as the horizon and I would point out that shore-lines are not horizons since they can be at any angle, from horizontal to the vertical. Just consider viewing the shore of a bay where the shore-line starting in the far distance, appears to be horizontal and then curves around passing through the vertical and probably finishes horizontal again in the near foreground.
Geographically, the horizon is the furthest point on the earth’s surface at sea level that the eye can see and is really only seen where “sea” meets sky. The horizon is seen as a slight curve (the earth’s surface being a sphere) but for all practical purposes is shown as a straight line, hence the word horizontal, i.e. level.
This misunderstanding and consequent misuse of the term “Horizon” is spreading rapidly in photographic circles and the matter becomes serious when “Judges” of competitions criticize and even reject a picture because they have interpreted a sloping shore-line or sky-line as an horizon.
Next time you feature a Tutorial on leveling a picture, please ensure your chosen picture includes a good expanse of sea meeting the sky, a true horizon.
A matter of interest to some maybe, is the following –
Standing on the shore with your eyes 6 feet above sea level, your true horizon is approximately 3 miles distant.
Standing on a cliff top with your eyes 100 feet above sea level, and your true horizon is approximately 12.5 miles distant.
Yours sincerely, Bob Faris
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In last week's issue I reported that one of the successful images in the BPS panel used in the battle between BPS & Newport Camera Club was "The Hat" by David Southwell: I had been fed duff information and the print was in fact by his good lady, Patsy.
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Click on this link to download the latest edition e-news from the PAGB,
It is a little bigger than usual with lots of pictures so may be slow to download if you don't have good broadband. |
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For some of the longer serving members of the Society who joined before 23 May 1990 the annual subscription used to fall due on 1 June or at the AGM if this was later, you are reminded that the renewal date for all those members has changed and is now 1 August (please see page 3 in your BPS Handbook).
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The Friends of St. Andrews Park welcome you all to a family friendly event of street theatre, performance and music on July 7th from 2 – 6 pm. There will be stalls selling food as well as arts, crafts and plants and Fay at the 'Tea Garden' will be providing her usual fayre as well as barbequed food. Come and join them for a day of fun and laughter! For more information contact Paul Bullivant by email paulbullivant@f2s.com or download a flyer here. This event should produce some good photographic opportunities.
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London Camera Exchange support the BPS & the Salon with advertising, so it's only fair to advertise the following events that they are holding:
Saturday 6th July
Sony Studio Portrait Day
Specially organised for Sony users. A model and pro photographer Nick Webster will be holding hour long sessions in our portrait studio demonstrating portrait photography tips and lighting guidance. There will also be a Sony representative on hand to help you get the most out of your photos and to talk through any technical queries you have. You will have the opportunity to photograph the model and gain experience with portrait shoots. There are several different time slots throughout the day; 10am, 11.30am, and 2.30pm
Saturday 13th July
Canon Macro Day
Specially organised for Canon users. A chance to try out Canon macro lenses in our in-store studio with lighting and small animals. We are teaming up with a company called ‘Wild Arena’ www.wildarena.com who are providing animals such as Harvest Mice, Tree frogs and Ghekos, along with special lighting gear. You will be taught how to get the best from you macro shots and have an opportunity to test out different Canon macro lenses. There are 2 sessions, 10am and 1pm and each will last approx 2 hours. Booking a place is essential as numbers are limited.
Full details on both events direct from:
London Camera Exchange
53, The Horsefair
Bristol
BS1 3JP
0117 9276185
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Former BPS member, Dennis Fallows, has the following kit for sale:
- Two portable 5ft. projector screens:-
- Hitachi floor standing, pull up widescreen format with approx 35”x63” viewing area.
- Hama tripod screen 48”x60” viewing area.
- Hitachi LCD projector, 858x484 pixels. Projector manual. All leads including extension reel and audio leads.
- Cambridge Audio stereo amplifier.
- Two Wharfdale satellite bookshelf loudspeakers and adequate speaker leads.
Apart from a laptop, this is all you need for presentations and is a good starting point for people who want to see what their AV sequences look like projected, or watch BBC I-Player etc. Most people have moved into HD laptops now and any upgrade would have to be the projector when higher quality is needed. In the meantime the present Hitachi does a very acceptable job.
Dennis wishes to sell everything as a complete package rather than items individually; Consequently he is seeking to sell for £250.
If you are interested, contact Dennis directly:
If you have something photographic that you want to sell, why not let me have details and I can circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.
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If you want to blow your own trumpet or, dare I say such a thing, blow someone else's trumpet for them, then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include it in the next issue.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as exhibitions, special events etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: secretary@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 9241338.
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