Issue 409                     

                                                  29 October 2020
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Wednesday 4 November
 
 
Next Wednesday, 4 November, we are pleased to welcome Matilda Temperley to our screens when she will present his talk: The Journey Back to Somerset.
The talk will chronicle Matilda's photographic carreer from it's beginnings in fashion via the circus in Ethiopia through to the floods in Somerset that drew her home. It is a wide-ranging talk (about 190 pictures) and questions are welcomed.
 
A couple of Matilda's pictures showing the circus and the floods.
 
Visit her website to see more.
 

The talk starts at 19:30hrs but will be open from 19:15hrs.
Zoom meeting details;
  • Join Zoom Meeting, follow this LINK   
  • Meeting ID: 812 8490 0816
  • Passcode: 447702 
 
Projected Image Competition - Round 2
Next week is the closing date for Round 2 of the Projected Image Competition, when the judge will be Rob Ryan
Images to be emailed to competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk no later than midnight on the 4th.
The prescribed subject for the Advanced class is Monochrome.
Full details of the competition rules can be found on the BPS website by following this link.
 
Are You Still In The Dark Ages?
If you still dabble in the dark arts, ie take pictures using film, then uyou might be interested that Bristol Folk House are re-opening their darkroom on 10 November. You can find more details by checking their website, www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk or by contacting Sophie either by email, darkroom@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk or by phone: 0117 926 2987
 
WCPF - Kingswood Salver: Live Judging
You will have seen the item by Mike Martin recently when he mentioned the Kingswood Salver competition (for WCPF clubs). The judging takes place on Saturday 14 Nov, with a talk by Leigh Woolford in the afternoon, details as follows:
 
WCPF invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting – note pre-booking is not required
Judge and Speaker - Leigh Woolford DPAGB FWPF EFIAP BPE3
Saturday Nov 14 from 10.15 AM for 10.30 AM start of Judging
Leigh’s Afternoon Talk 2.00 PM start - Title “A Search for Focus
Join Zoom Meeting – applies to both morning Judging and afternoon Talk - Link
Meeting ID: 829 3355 7464
Passcode: 817978
Any queries – Eddy and Pam Lane - kingswood.wcpf@gmail.com
 
 
Downloads
To read issue 82 of Photography News - click here
 
Download issue 268 of the PAGB eNews by clicking here. You can also download the PAGB Lockdown Archive which is a collection of images by English photographers and includes an image, Covid 19, by BPS member Rachel Domleo - click here
 
Download the latest issue of the FIAP News here.
 
We recommend that you read the PAGB newsletters as they contain a plethora of interesting articles, news and photographs. Download it here….
 
GB Cup
Click on the picture for further details
 
For Sale
Tony Laverton has the following for sale:
  • Canon Extender EF 1.4 x MkIII for sale in excellent condition.
If interested, please email Tony to discuss price tonylaverton@hotmail.com
 
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).
 
Photographic Acronyms
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.
 
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
 
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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