BPS Newsletter - Issue 150 29 July 2015 |
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I think that we have resolved the problems we had yesterday: it looks very much like the source of the problem was that Plusnet has registered the @bristolphoto.org.uk domain as spam. I am working with them to get "our good name cleared", so it should only be plusnet customers who don't get this email.
Pete
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Change to programme - Next Wednesday will now see a visit from Harish Chavda (Arden Group) with his print talk called - Sporting Images. Harish is a regular and very successful exhibitor on both the national and international exhibition circuits. You can read more about him by following this link, where you will also be able to see the sports photography website that he runs.
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It is some sixteen years ago that
Ashwin started the Digital Imaging Group in his living room, which is
where I guess the tradition of chocolate biscuits started. It was not
too long before the group outgrew his living room (could that be linked to the chocolate biscuits?) and moved to the now
regular monthly meetings at the clubrooms.
We now have superb clubrooms and
Ashwin felt that it was time to review how best the
Digital Group
meetings can serve members' interests. He has compiled a second
questionnaire (the first one was in 1997) to assess members' opinion, a
copy of which is attached to this newsletter. Could you please take the
time to open and complete the questionnaire, use the button at the top
of the questionnaire to print it and either hand it directly to Ashwin
or put it in the box that will be at the back of the clubrooms. Ashwin
is particularly interested in any comments or suggestions you may have,
so please make use of the space provided at the end to add these.
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The Print Group quarterly meeting, run by Pete McCloskey and Graham Reeves will be held on Monday 3 August. The group is open to all members, but its aim is to give advice and prepare members ahead of applying for the photographic distinctions of the RPS and PAGB.
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The club has a quantity of Fotospeed paper for sale that was received as payment for Salon catalogue advertising. It is Fotospeed PF Lustre A3 size, 275gm in boxes of 50 sheets. We are asking £30 per box, which is a massive reduction of 25% from list price. Anyone interested, please speak to Keith Wood on Wednesday or drop me an email chairman@bristolsalon.co.uk |
Those of you at last Wednesday's meeting will have heard the speaker comment of the warm tone of the lights over the stage. Apart from cutting yours truly to the quick (by daring to criticise our wonderful new emporium) he did hit on a problem that we already knew about, but are powerless to fix. As far as we can find out, the lamps in question are not made any closer to daylight than the ones we have, so for the time being we will just have to accept that the compromise of bright and pretty even illumination and reasonable colour renedering will have to suffice.
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Many of you have asked what happened to the library when we moved. Despite the large amount of space that we have, it was felt that, owing to the low usage by members, that we couldn't justify putting it in as prominent place as it was at West Mall. We have now decided that we can find a home for it just inside the store door on the first floor. Our librarian, Mike Bigger has spent the last few months clearing out the dross to leave us with a library containing about 160 fairly up to date books, a full list of which can be obtained from Mike, either printed or emailed as a Microsoft Excel Worksheet. Offers of recent surplus books are welcomed by our Mike.
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It would be really good if members could spread the word about our new clubrooms, a good way of doing this is to let people know that they can see what we have to offer by visiting the BPS website and viewing the new page showing off the clubrooms - click here to see what I mean. |
Karl Blossfeldt - Art Forms in Nature. This is another (free) exhibition which might be of interest to BPS members which is currently showing at the City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol until 13th September. The exhibition comprises 40 exquisite original photogravures from 1932 of Karl Blossfeldt’s close-up photographic images of plants and flora. For further details, please click here.
The 4 Elements at Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AH from Wednesday 29th July to Sunday 2nd August 2015 open daily from 10am to 3pm. The 4 Elements is an exhibition that offers the chance to visually explore the multi-faceted nature and power of the 4 elements: earth, air, fire and water, in photographs that capture the imagination from around the world. Entry is free.
Travel Photographer of the Year, July 24 - September 5, at the
Royal Geographical Society, Exhibition Road, London SW7. Details at http://www.tpoty.com/exhibitions/rgs.
First showing of the latest award winning images. This year's exhibition
includes BPS member Sue O'Connell's portrait from a Java festival which was
runner up in the monochrome section.
Anyone interested in entering this year's TPOTY competition has until 1st
October. Details at: http://www.tpoty.com.
James Ravilious - There is an exhibition of traditional photography by James Ravilious at the RWA until 20th Sept. Details from this link to the exhibition, with more information on his work here.
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Download the latest edition of Photography News by clicking here.
Download Issue 143 of the PAGB eNews by clicking here. This issue contains the full results from Warwick and Peter paterson's MFIAP panel that he referred to during his recent visit to BPS |
Nunney Street Fair - Saturday 1 August. DetailsGreat Dorset Steam Fair – Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 6th Sept. Details |
Well done Val Duncan on gaining her MPSA (Master of the Photographic Society of America), to acheive this distinction Val has had to have at least 1500 acceptances in PSA Recognised international exhibitions.
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. |
22/07/15
Greg Duncan has an Intuos 5 medium size professional pen tablet for sale.
Boxed and hardly ever used. RRP £299 - no reasonable offer refused. If you are interested, please contact Greg at kbc@kenebec.com
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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If you have something photographic that you want to sell, let me have the details and I will circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.
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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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