BPS Newsletter - Issue 222 1 February 2017
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Next Wednesday, we have Round 3 of the Projected Image Competition, which this time is being judged by Mike Birkbeck, FDPS FRPS FBPA, from Taunton. Mike is a seasoned judge and a Fotospeed lecturer, so expect a good evening. Have a look at some of Mike's work and read about him by visiting his website. |
Western Counties Photographic Federation (WCPF) interclub digital image competition is being held on Sunday 5th February (10:30am to 4:30pm) at the Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BW. BPS are again entering and will be hoping to come in the top two clubs to go forward to represent WCPF in the national interclub finals at Warwick in July. Tickets for DPIC cost £6.00 (+ small booking fee) and can be booked online at the Corn Exchange - click here. |
Print Competition - Round 3
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Next Wednesday is the closing date for Round 3 of the Print Competition which will be judged by Martin Fry FRPS AFIAP BPE2* APAGB AV-AFIAP. To see some of Martin's work, have a look at his website at www.martinfryphotography.com. This may or may not help you, do you put pictures in similar to those on his website because you think you know what he likes and you'll do well, or do you avoid his type of image like the plague because you know he'll be particularly hard on work similar to his - Quel dilemme! |
The next studio event will be on Tuesday, 7 February at 7pm. The model will be Cara Wheatley, who has modelled before at West Mall. Cara is a performer who regularly appears at outdoor festivals. Please sign up using this link. Numbers are limited to 6 photographers and will be on a first come first served basis. Once 6 participants have been reached, anyone else who signs up will go on a reserve list in case of cancellations or they will have priority on the next event. The cost will be £15 per photographer payable in cash on the day. |
Download or read the latest issue, 40, of Photography News by following this link. This issue carries articles on winter landscape photography, the Camera Club of the Year 2017 contest, studio photography and all the latest gear. |
WCPF AV 2017 on Saturday 1 April, 10:00am at Clyst St Mary (Village Hall) near Exeter EX5 1BG. The Judge will be Martin Fry FRPS AFIAP BPE2* APAGB AV-AFIAP. Further details on the competition, either to enter or to find out about being in the audience on the day, visit the WCPF website.
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The WCPF Members' Exhibition is open for entry, the closing date is 4 March. This is a competition for individuals who are members of WCPF member clubs. There are 3 print sections, Monochrome, Colour and Nature. In the Projected Image class, there are 3 sections - General, Nature and Creative. The entries are judged and the selected images will be exhibited later in the year at Bovey Tracey Golf Club followed by a two-day exhibition at the BPS clubrooms.
More details on the WCPF website.
The closing date coincides with WCPF Council meeting on 4 March and our representative, Danny Heaton, will be able to take your entries with him. If you have any queries you can contact Danny by email danny.heaton@btopenworld.com or you can collar him at any meeting.
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| 5 February |
WCPF DPIC at the Corn Exchange, Exeter. Tickets on sale now. Price (£6.00 + booking fee) from the Corn Exchange.
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5 February
Closing date
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The WCPF Knightshayes Trophy is nearly upon us and members are
invited to enter. The competition is organised by the WCPF and members
may enter up to two prints (mounted on 50 x 40 cm card) on the subject "Diffraction".
The closing date is 5 February when prints should be handed in at DPIC
in Exeter. Some BPS members will be going to DPIC (see above item) so it should be fairly
easy to organise for the prints to be taken down. More details can be
found here. |
| 4 March |
Closing date for WCPF Members' Exhibition - see item above
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| Until 5 Mar |
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016: at M Shed.
The world-renowned wildlife photography competition from the
Natural History Museum returns to M Shed with 100 stunning images; from
balletic whales to lizard-chasing parakeets, urban visitors to
fantastical landscapes, this year’s selection is strong on visual drama
and narrative. Full details here. |
| 1 April |
WCPF AV 2017 on Saturday 1 April |
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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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 Olympus E-620 + 28-108mm f2.8-3.5 Pro-Zoom lens and HLD-5 Power Grip (incl 4 batteries). Never used. Bargain price of £250Contact Harold Hurford - 01934 852878
17 Feb
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4.5 - 5.6 G VR zoom, this is from a good home, no marks, no damage, UV included. Little used. £185.
Contact: Terry Hilton 01934 832452.
10 Feb |
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. |
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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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. |
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.ukThe distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol know. |
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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