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Next Wednesday, 27 April, sees the final round of the Print Competition, which is being judged by Martin Fry FRPS APAGB EFIAP/g AV-EFIAP. Martin hails from Gloucestershire and is an active and successful international exhibition entrant as well as being a well known judge and club speaker.
This evening will see the 2021-22 Print Competition champions crowned
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Login details:
- Wednesday 27 April @ 19:30hrs
- Log in: Click HERE
- Meeting ID: 886 7346 3256
- Password: 251542
Lost the log in details? Don't forget that the meeting login details are always in the Members' area of the BPS website. |
Would members please remember to book their place at Wednesday meetings. Some members are failing to do this and just turning up.
This link is the only way that you can book your slot.
To book your place on Wednesday, please click HERE .
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For Your Diary - Competition Closing Dates |
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Advanced warning of important competition closing dates:
Annual Projected Image Competition
- Closing date: 4 May
- Judge: Leo Rich ARPS, DPAGB, Hon PAGB, EFIAP/g
Annual Print Competition
- Closing date: 25 May
- Judge: Leigh Preston FRPS, MPAGB, EFIAP, FIPF
President's Cup (PDI) & Garmston Bowl (Prints)
- Closing date: 8 June
- Judge: Roy Thomas APAGB, Hon FWPF
Creative Competition (PDI & Prints)
- Closing date: 22 June
- Judge: To Be Confirmed
If you are unsure what rules apply to these competitions, please visit the Members' Portal of the BPS website where you will find all you need to know under the heading Competition Rules & Info. See the end of this newsletter for instructions on how to access the Members' Portal.
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“Print Hybrid Meeting Statement
Following the meeting we held two weeks ago, when we had a print evening with the Southampton Salon at the clubrooms, I received several positive comments, which (following past print meetings and their many negative comments) leads me to think that all the extra work that I have carried out is finally paying off! So, what have I done or am I doing??? Following the last print night early this year where the negative feedback reached its peak, I decided on a 5-step plan to do all I could to overcome the problems. However, this will also mean that at the end of the plan I will have exhausted my armoury and that these will have been the final steps that I can take (period) to overcome the issues necessary to make future print evenings a viewable experience for those at home, at work, in a field or on the side of a mountain.
Before I let you know what those are, please be aware just because I’m trying things out to see what works – it doesn’t mean that what I use will be the same for all future print hybrid meetings and it’s important to note that for the last print evening I used my own device (yes it was a Mac laptop) but please also note that it had significantly lower processing power and speed than the BPS desktop computer.
So, without further ado… below are the things I’m looking to try out:
- Ensuring our Zoom account can broadcast at HD outside of the default settings – This was done with the Zoom presentation two print evenings back - so this is not a factor anymore!
- Carry out Zoom Tech support advice to run a “clean” re-install of the Zoom software.
- Setting the CCTV camera variables to “fixed”, eg exposure, focus, colour balance etc to reduce the auto correction of settings by the camera and additionally only using camera zoom pre-sets (NO zooming)
- Using a different device to see if current hardware is suitable (it does mean trying both another computer and the desktop)
- Use a different platform for example Microsoft Teams (but I can already hear the uproar and complaints about this, so if the other steps work, this will be skipped)
So, the final thing left to test is using BPS hardware along with the other things mentioned – to provide what I hope will be the same viewing experience that we had with the Southampton Salon.
However, you must also bear in mind that I’m just one person….. I cannot attend every meeting or print night to maintain consistent tech behaviours every week. So yes, when others cover this complicated task of running a Hybrid meeting for prints, there will inevitably be some mishaps (any complaints will be binned!) but hopefully best practice will be shared out.
Thanks for reading. Matt de-B“
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As those of you who attend Unit 13 will know the trophy cabinet is now in place, but it is not just as a club ornament - it is to display the club’s trophies which have a long history going back to the 1930’s.
To see the full list of trophies and their allocation, please follow this link.
It is intended to present the trophies on the night of the appropriate Competition.
We have missed the annual PDI Monthly Competition and next week is the fourth round of the Print Monthly Competition, but as David Alderson is away we propose to present the following to the winners of the Club & Intermediate classes of both the bi-monthly PDI & Print competitions on the evening of 4 May. The remaining trophies will be presented on the relevant competition evenings.
The medals will be presented on the evening of the Creative competition.
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Bath Photographic Society - Annual Exhibition |
NEW - Download the latest issue, 98, of Photography News HERE
Download Issue 305 of PAGB eNews HERE
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This offers the opportunity to watch all the classes for free. Once a class is released you'll have 48 hours to watch (and rewatch) the class for free. After 48 hours, the classes get archived to the VIP Member area (an optional purchase).
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Click on advert to follow link.
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Salon acceptances: BPS photographers are now achieving large numbers of salon acceptances and constraints on time and space mean we can't include them all. So please only advise of awards or other milestones.
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 it in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help). |
IMPORTANT: Personal Detail Changes |
Please don't forget that if you change your address (home or email), or gain additional photographic distinctions, it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know so that she can keep her records up to date, this will also ensure that you continue to receive your newsletters - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.uk.
The distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, please remember, if you don't tell us we can't possibly know!
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For those of you who aren't sure what MPAGB, EFIAP/s and many more such seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to see the list.
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Missed a Copy of the Newsletter?
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To view past editions of this Newsletter, please click on the following link and then select the date(s) you are looking for - BPS Newsletter Archive
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BPS Website - Members' Portal "Log in" |
To enter the Members' Portal of the BPS website you will need the following:
Username - Your Membership Number Password - Created by you
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Matt by email: webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk
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Bristol Photographic Society,
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