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Next week we have Round 3 of the Print Competition when the judge will be Sheila Haycox ARPS MPAGB/AV EFIAP (and not Sheila Hayes as stated in the BPS Handbook). |
Closing Date Extended - Projected Image Competition
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The closing date for Round 4 of the Projected Image Competition has been extended to midnight tomorrow, Saturday 24 February. There is a change to the published judge, Sandie Cox is unable to make it and Leigh Preston has agreed to step in at short notice. Leigh is well known at BPS and we can expect a masterclass in judging. |
You will be pleased to know that the judging of the Bristol Salon has now passed. BPS members acquitted themselves very well, gaining 66 acceptances between them. Special mention should go to Derwood Pamphilon and David Alderson who both had 5 acceptances and to Sue O'Connell and Jeff Hargreaves who both had 6. Extra special mention to the following who were all awarded Honourable Mentions:
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IMAGE TITLE & SECTION
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| David
Alderson |
Like Eyes (MONOCHROME) |
| Mike Bews |
Four at the First Bend
(OPEN) |
| Peter Brisley |
Equestrian Eagle Hunter
(PHOTO TRAVEL) |
| Peter Brisley |
Old Woman Myanmar (MONOCHROME) |
| John Chamberlin |
Dust Riders (OPEN) |
| Steve Field |
Chalky Georgia (MONOCHROME) |
| Jeff Hargreaves |
Painted Lady (OPEN) |
| John
Hudson |
Long-Tongued Bats (NATURE) |
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Photography Show - Birmingham
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The Photography Show will be back for its fifth year at the NEC, Birmingham on 17-20 March. Develop your passion – get kit from over 250 brands, be inspired by tutorials led by those in the know and take advantage of an abundance of opportunities to enhance your skills in your chosen field. The firm favourites are back, including the Super Stage, Behind the Lens Theatre, the ever-popular Live Stage and Canon of course, plus new for this year, The Great Outdoors will focus on everything from dramatic landscapes, to macro shots in your back garden, to special occasions in any weather.
Save £3 on standard adult entry (pay only £10.95) with our special discount*. Book your tickets here – use promo code PAGBTPS18 to claim. *Discount code expires on 14 March 2018 and applies to standard adult entry tickets only. Plus, stay up to date with the latest announcements on The Photography Show website.
Download this PAGB eNews Extra for full details of the show and the many special offers. |
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Last weekend BPS took part in the annual WCPF DPIC competition. Of the 40+ clubs who took part, Bristol came first and will go on to represent the WCPF at the National Interclub Championship at Warwick University in July. Special mention should go to Barry Mead and John Chamberlin who were both awarded HCs and to Peter Smith on winning the Gold Medal for the best image of the whole day.
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Photographer |
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Award |
| Lunchtime |
Derwood Pamphilon |
12 |
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| Suspicious |
Barry Mead |
13 |
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| Fair Maiden |
Derwood Pamphilon |
11 |
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| Alert Young
Squirrel |
John Chamberlin |
11 |
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| Wheels of
Time |
Barry Mead |
13 |
HC |
| Amber |
Jeff Hargreaves |
12 |
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| Frostbite |
Barry Mead |
12 |
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| Centre of
Attention |
Sue O'Connell |
12 |
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| On the Ledge |
Derwood Pamphilon |
12 |
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| Re Crow
pulling Eagles Feathers |
John Chamberlin |
13 |
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| Fishermen
Sharing a Smoke |
Peter McCloskey |
12 |
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| Defeated |
Keith Wood |
11 |
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| White Tailed
Eagles Fighting among Cranes |
John Chamberlin |
14 |
HC |
| Valentines
Day |
Barry Mead |
14 |
HC |
| Snowy Owl 1 |
Peter Smith |
15 |
Gold Medal |
| The Eagles
are Coming |
Sue O'Connell |
13 |
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| Burma |
Derwood Pamphilon |
12 |
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| Snow Monkey
and Baby |
Richard Kay |
11 |
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223 |
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Snowy Owl 1 by Peter Smith |
WCPF Members' Exhibition - Closing Date Almost Here!
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We have received the following from WCPF:
The 2018 WCPF Members Exhibition (MX) is currently being finalised and the entry system will be available from mid-January. Previous entrants will receive an ‘invitation to enter’ email, and a link to the entry system will be available from this page once it is available.
Timings
Entry details are available here. Entry will close as usual on the date of the Council Meeting ie 3rd March 2018.
Terms and Conditions
The entry classes remain as last year with 3 print classes (Open, Mono, Nature) and 4 PDI classes (Open, Nature, Creative, Photo Travel). The class definitions will be available on the entry website, and are the same as last year and are those adopted by the PAGB. Image size for PDI’s has been increased to the PAGB standard of 1600x1200 (previously 1400x1050).
Awards
The exhibition once again has PAGB Patronage and PAGB Gold, Silver and Bronze medals plus Selectors Ribbons will be awarded in each class. A number of highly commended certificates (at the selectors discretion) will also be awarded in each class.
The ‘Margaret Aven’ trophy for the entrant who gains the most acceptances across all 7 classes, and ‘Best Wildlife’ trophy in both Nature classes will also be awarded again this year.
Favourite Image and Sale Of Prints
We are repeating these initiatives that we introduced last year. Entrants will have 3 choices available
1. They may opt in to the favourite print image lottery where one of the visitors that voted will receive a free copy of the print that they voted for.
2. They may opt in to the visitors favourite print image lottery and the sale of prints. Prints will be offered for sale at a standard price of £35. Any postage fees required would be an extra cost.
3. They may opt out of both initiatives:
Venue
We are returning to Bovey Tracy Golf Club with the excellent facilities that proved so sucessful last year.
Selectors
Christine Widdall MPAGB EFIAP FBPE
Paul Keene FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/d2 MFIAP
Leo Rich ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g
We hope that members of WCPF clubs will continue to support the exhibition and submit their entries in good time. Clubs may want to collect all of the print entries from their members and make a single delivery to the appointed AES. This should make the process more efficient and effective for club members and the AES.
The name & contact details for an entrants AES will be notified on completion of the online entry.
If anything is unclear or there are any questions then please get in touch with the Exhibition Secretary by email at mpix@wcpf.org.uk
Ralph Snook & Sandie Cox
WCPF Exhibition Secretaries
Danny Heaton will be able to take your prints to the WCPF Council meeting on 3 March, so if you are interested, please keep a weather eye open on the WCPF website for the actual opening date - www.wcpf.org.uk |
Would members using the clubrooms please note that the controls for the air conditioning should not be altered under any circumstances. The exceptions to this are the On/Off switch and the Temperature Control, both of which can be accessed without opening to control cover. Sometime over the last couple of weeks it would appear that someone has altered settings in the main control panel which has resulted in the time and day being changed, this has meant that the pre-programmed settings have been lost and the automatic switching on and off of the system totally mucked up.
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Download Issue 201 of the PAGB e-News here. |
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Until 20 May
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'Tribe' a photography exhibition. Lacock Abbey until 20 May.This is a collaborative exhibition of photography by mid-career professional artists. Their work is a narrative, addressing issues of family, history, love and loss. The artists are a group of women from all over the US. Full details here.
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Until 8 Apr
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The renowned wildlife photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, from the Natural History Museum is back at M Shed in the City Docks until 8 April, with 100 spectacular images. From frozen wastelands and peculiar species, to tropical paradises and fascinating animal behaviour; this year’s selection is a call to action – a plea to band together and protect our fragile planet. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights. For full details, please click here. |
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Until 15 Apr
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Swaps: Photographs from the David Hurn Collection. Until 15 April at the National Museum, Cardiff. This exhibition celebrates the major gift of photographs from David Hurn’s private collection and marks the opening of Amgueddfa Cymru’s first gallery dedicated to photography. Throughout his career as a documentary photographer and member of Magnum Photos, Hurn has been an avid collector of photography. Remarkably, he has amassed his private collection by swapping works with other photographers. The collection comprises approximately 700 photographs by leading 20th and 21st century photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eve Arnold, Sergio Larrain, Bill Brandt, Martine Franck, Bruce Davidson and Martin Parr, through to emerging photographers such as Bieke Depoorter, Clementine Schneidermann, and Newsha Tavakolian. The exhibition presents a selection of works that reflect on Hurn’s own career and influences, his eye for a good photograph and the friendships he has developed with photographers along the way. Further information & details, click here
Thanks to Dave Lawlan for this
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ITS NOT PARTICULARLY EASY FINDING "DATES FOR YOUR DIARY", SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF MEMBERS COULD LET ME KNOW OF ANY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS OR PICTURE LOCATIONS THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE OF INTEREST. DATES AND WEB LINKS WOULD HELP
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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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Would all members please note: before you plan your shoot and book your model, you should check whether the studio/clubroom will be free. This can be done easily and at any time by viewing the Clubroom Bookings calendar in the Members' Area of the BPS Website. Bookings can (and must) be made by contacting Mike Bigger at bookings@bristolphoto.org.uk.
Log in details to the Members' Area are at the end of this newsletter.
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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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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 download the list.
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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, if they are wrong, please let Carol
know.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as special events, exhibitions, photographic hints and tricks, etc. please let me know at bpsnewsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPY TO BE WITH THE EDITOR BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICTAION (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY MORNING
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Missed a copy of the Newsletter? |
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' Area "Log in"
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To enter the Members' Area of the BPS website you will need the following:
User Name - chatroom Password - pixels
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338 |
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