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Next Wednesday, 6 April, we get the chance to see a selection of the accepted prints from the 2022 Southampton International Exhibition. These will be presented by the exhibition chair, Sue Sibley and for those of us who can remember Sue's previous presentations, it will be interesting to see if she has managed to get her tongue around some of the more difficult overseas names with more success. As with the Bristol Salon presentation, this will give you the chance to see some of the best prints in the world.
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Login details:
- Wednesday 6 April @ 19:30hrs
- Log in: Click HERE
- Meeting ID: 879 6020 0455
- Password: 171122
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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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One or two members have experienced problems booking their attendance at meetings. When you follow the link provided to make your booking for the meeting, or any other booking that may be required, you will be confronted with a page similar to that shown below:
It now shows the following as it is doubling as booking page for club meetings and Beyond the Wall:
Select the meeting you want to attend, in this case by clicking on BPS Meet at top of the calendar and the following magically appears
You can now proceed with your booking as normal. If you want to book for another meeting shown at the top, select that one instead. Once you have made your booking, you will be given the option to book for someone else without exiting the system.
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Print Competition - Round 4
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The closing date for this final round of the bi-monthly Print Competition is Wednesday, April 6th. The optional Prescribed Challenge topic on this occasion is Numbers and the judge will be Martin Fry FRPS, ABPE, EFIAP/d2, AV-EFIAP/b.
There is a box for entries by the stage in Unit 13 and, as before, Wex have kindly agreed to have another box available for anyone not attending our evening meetings.
Full rules for competitions can be found on the website and, if you have not already downloaded entry labels for your prints, you can find them on the Competitions Closing Dates page, just below the ‘Download’ box.
PRINT COMPETITIONS - IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Will all members entering Print competitions please note that entries MUST be accompanied by a jpeg copy of the submitted prints. Prints where the jpeg is not received will not be judged.
The jpeg should be labelled simply with your name and the print title.
The following link should be used for uploading the jpegs, please keep it somewhere safe for future use:
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Print Competitions - Orphan Prints |
With limited numbers attending Unit 13 in person, we are accumulating quite a lot of prints around the stage from past competitions. If you have uncollected prints, it will be helpful if you can arrange for someone to pick them up on your behalf. In the meantime, prints will be kept safe for collection upstairs in the Other Room. After a decent period, abandoned orphans may be removed for recycling.
David Alderson
Print Competition Secretary
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Has anyone picked up a dark blue quilted jacket in the clubrooms - lost recently by Graham Reeves.
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Fed up with muddy looking prints that lack depth. Come along and find out how printing on the right papers and using the correct settings can make a difference to the quality of your prints. This is a chance to meet an acknowledged expert in this field. DON’T MISS IT!
Thanks
Mike
The original article is reprinted below. If you experienced difficulties booking before, please read the article "Making Your Booking" above.
Beyond The Wall is returning!
I am pleased to announce the return of Beyond The Wall, our first meeting since the Pandemic struck.
On Tuesday 5 April at 7.00pm we welcome Tim Jones from Fotospeed who will present an evening entitled Demystifying Printing with Tim Jones.
Tim will take you through the basics of printing your own photographs at home starting with an introduction on colour management and the steps you will need in place to achieve great prints on Fotospeed papers including Black and Whites. Tim will also take you through proofing ideas for your prints on screen via soft proofing and also illustrate Tim's preferred technique of printing a test print. The evening finishes with a talk on choosing the right paper for your pictures and what to look out for when choosing a paper.
There will be discounts available on all Fotospeed papers.
Tim's Bio:
Tim is an Academy lead and Technical Manager at Fotospeed. Before joining Fotospeed in Corsham, Tim worked as a freelance photographer for over 10 years, he also worked as a digital re-toucher during this time, as well as exhibiting his work. Tim leads the Photoshop, Lightroom, Monochrome and Practical printing courses at Fotospeed and is an Adobe Photoshop Associate. He will be sharing his personal knowledge and experiences of working with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom as a photographer, and how he has used the software for printing and editing his work over the last 15 years. Tim completed his MA in Photography at Falmouth University in 2021.
To book your slot at the clubrooms, click HERE Click on Beyond the Wall (top left under BPS Header), then change month to April and click on 5 April & the Time, fill in the rest as normal.
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I have received the following from Sue O'Connell:
Hi All,
Congratulations to everyone for acceptances and awards gained in the recent WCPF members Exhibition. What a fantastic show BPS made, with 13 members represented (by my count) and no less than 58 acceptances and 18 awards - including 2 Golds, 2 Silvers and no less than 9 Selector’s awards!!!
The exhibition is on at Bovey Tracey Golf Club from 1 to 16 May, with Presentations on May 1 at 11am. We’re definitely going to try and make it - hope to see you there!
A big thankyou is also due to Ralph Snook for making sure that all the prints got to the judges.
Best Wishes
Sue & Peter
Below is a summary of the awards:
| DIGITAL SECTION |
| OPEN DIGITAL CLASS AWARDS |
| Highly
Commended |
Colin Dixon |
Lady in red at the
opera |
| NATURE DIGITAL CLASS AWARDS |
| Gold |
Mary Pears |
Cuckoo In Flight |
| Selector's
Award |
Graham Pears |
Backlit Mountain Hare |
| Highly
Commended |
Richard Kay |
Female Blue Morph
Arctic Fox |
| Highly
Commended |
Mary Pears |
Dipper With Insect
Larva |
| PHOTO TRAVEL DIGITAL CLASS AWARDS |
| Gold |
Sue O'Connell |
Gathering Of Elders |
| Selector's
Award |
Rachel Domleo |
Sunset Over London |
| PRINT SECTION |
| OPEN COLOUR PRINT CLASS AWARDS |
| Selector's
Award |
Sue O'Connell |
Shell Papoose |
| Selector's
Award |
Peter Brisley |
Red Robes |
| Selector's
Award |
Mike Martin |
Divine Light |
| Highly
Commended |
Sue O'Connell |
Double Trouble |
| OPEN MONOCHROME PRINT CLASS AWARDS |
| Silver |
Mike Martin |
Fighter |
| Selector's
Award |
Jeff Hargreaves |
The Black White Hat |
| Selector's
Award |
Barry Mead |
Zebra Dance |
| Selector's
Award |
Sue O'Connell |
Hama Woman And Child |
| Highly
Commended |
Mike Martin |
Whites Wash |
| NATURE PRINT CLASS AWARDS |
| Silver |
Richard Kay |
Blue Morph Arctic Fox
Jumping A River |
| Selector's
Award |
Richard Kay |
Blue Morph Arctic Fox
on the Lookout |
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A MARVELLOUS THEATRE EVENT you don’t want to miss
After numerous requests we have brought back the amazing photographer, Mike Kwasniak FRPS, who will bring us stories of dealing with whatever obstacles, however dark the lighting conditions, or how frenzied the action, “you still have to get a good picture”.
In his presentation Mike will share some of his spectacular images along with a little bit of theatre history, an illustration of the challenges, a few anecdotes, a bit of gossip, a horror story or two, a peek inside his camera bag and an explanation of his nail-biting path to becoming an FRPS.
This promises to be very different and supremely entertaining.
A Shot in the Dark, Sunday 10 April, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
YOUR BOOKING CONFIRMATION WILL HAVE A PDF DOCUMENT ATTACHED CONTAINING A LINK TO THE EVENT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO JOIN THE MEETING.
Non-members wishing to participate must register a no-fee account with the RPS to obtain tickets.
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NEW - Download Issue 304 of PAGB eNews HERE
Download the latest issue, 97, of Photography News HERE |
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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John Hudson has the following for sale:
Drone - DJI Mavic Pro 2 for sale, very good condition, with extra batteries, multi/in car-charger, controller and carrying bag.
An amazing drone with great camera (Hasselblad) easy to handle and very portable, with object avoidance sensors and is the same model used by many professional landscape photographers.
It is ideal for landscape and coastal work - £1,277.00 ono.
All the usual rules and regulations apply re drone flying.
Following the recent death of long-time member, Gordon Thomas, the following items of photographic equipment are being offered for sale. If you are interested in any of the equipment listed, please contact Pete McCloskey, by email at pmccloskey11@btinternet.com and he will be able to discuss prices.
Camera equipment
- Canon T90 +Canon FD lens 50mm with lens cap
- Guidebook
- Canon Lenses: 35-70mm zoom 35-70, FD 135mm 1:3.5, FD28mm 1:2.8
- 2 flash guns and cable release. All in good condition blue camera case.
- Canon 100-300 lens boxed
- Canoscan F5-4000US
- Opemus 3 enlarger in original case
- Durst Enlarger TRA 305N
- Metz Mecablitz telecomputer quadrolight SCA300 Boxed
- Miranda equipment in camera bag: Miranda Re-11 + lens EC 1;1.4 50mm
- Miranda lenses: wide angle 1-21mm, macron EC 1-55mm, telephoto 2.8 1.5 to infinity, (Mir D 8344397) 1.5 cm lens
- Extension ring
- Focabell – S
- Apartacom 3.5/30 with orange filter
- Mamiya CdS Magnifying Hood C330/C220 boxed
- Ensign (not working)
- Olympus 35RC
- Kodak cameras: Box Brownie + case, Junior Box Brownie, Instamatic 104 camera boxed
- Comet 5 CME Milano
- Minolta Autocord twin lens reflex +1:45Mimaya Sekor extensions (?)
- Vivitar MC Tele Convertor
- Photokina Reflex – twin lens + leather case
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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If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Matt by email: webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk
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