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Next Wednesday we will be seeing a selection of prints from this year's Southampton International Exhibition; this will be presented by Sue Sibley ARPS AFIAP DPAGB who is the chairman of the exhibition.
This is a chance to see some of the best prints in the world from some of the best photographers!
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A meeting of the Print Group will be held on Monday, 23 April at 7.30pm. Members who are looking to gain photographic distinctions are welcome to come along to get advice on their prints from Pete McCloskey. |
For those of you who missed the showing of the Bristol Salon recently, or who would like to share the experience with a loved one or friend, there is a public showing at the clubrooms on Sunday afternoon, 29 April at 3pm. Entry is free, and all are welcome.
Help needed - we are looking for a couple of willing volunteers to man the tea and coffee pots during the interval. If you can help, please let me know as soon as you can, bpsnewsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk |
Print Competition - Round 4 |
The final round of this year's Print Competition was held last Wednesday, and was judged by Adrian Herring DPAGB ARPS from Kingswood PS. The results were as follows:
| CLUB |
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Print title |
Award |
| Sean
D’Rozario |
Making A Splash |
1st |
| Trevor
Doleman |
Rhinos |
2nd |
| Trevor
Doleman |
It Must Be Love |
3rd |
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| INTERMEDIATE |
| Gerry Gill |
Leopard, Botswana |
1st |
| Gerry Gill |
Then There Were Three |
2nd |
| Steve Field |
Eyes On The Ball |
3rd= |
| Steve Field |
Southampton Golds |
3rd= |
| Stephen
Lyttelton |
Rock & Blues |
HC |
| Steve Field |
You Ready Son? |
HC |
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| ADVANCED PRESCRIBED:
ARCHITECTURE |
| Joanne Searle |
The Arches |
1st |
| John Hudson |
Museum Of Islamic Art, Qatar |
2nd |
| Daniel Mills |
Centro Niemeyer |
3rd |
| David Alderson |
Hotel, Sri Lanka |
HC |
| Beryl Heaton |
Mirrored Reflection |
HC |
| Mike Fox |
Santa Maria Synagogue, Toledo |
HC |
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| ADVANCED |
| Jeff
Hargreaves |
Gabine Muguruza |
1st |
| Barry Mead |
Wheels Of Time |
2nd |
| Beryl Heaton |
Eilean Donan Castle |
3rd |
| Brian McBride |
Tree Trunk Trapped At
The Bottom Of A Fall |
HC |
| Brian McBride |
Sunrise Lights A Beacon In The Brecons |
HC |
| Joanne Searle |
London Town |
HC |
| David Alderson |
Light And Shadows |
HC |
| Jason Eastham |
Happiness Is … |
HC |
| John Hudson |
Green Iguana, Costa Rica |
HC |
| Barry Mead |
Warrior |
HC |
| Mike Bews |
Eat My Dirt |
HC |
| Daniel Mills |
Clifton Suspension
Bridge |
HC |
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CLUB
Making A Splash
by
Sean D’Rozario
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INTERMEDIATE
Leopard, Botswana
by
Gerry Gill
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PRESCRIBED - ARCHITECTURE
The Arches
by
Joanne Searle
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ADVANCED
Gabine Muguruza
by
Jeff Hargreaves
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Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Total |
| CLUB |
| Trevor Doleman |
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5 |
5 |
| Sean D’Rozario |
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4 |
4 |
| Tim Worth |
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4 |
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4 |
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| INTERMEDIATE |
| Gerry Gill |
7 |
7 |
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7 |
21 |
| Steve Field |
4 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
| Stephen
Lyttelton |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
| Howard Thomas |
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3 |
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3 |
| Vicky Harrison |
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2 |
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2 |
| Gill Peeke |
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1 |
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1 |
| Joan Symes |
1 |
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1 |
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| ADVANCED |
| Barry Mead |
3 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
| Kevin James |
7 |
3 |
2 |
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12 |
| Jeff
Hargreaves |
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6 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
| Jason Eastham |
1 |
7 |
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1 |
9 |
| John Hudson |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
| Joanne Searle |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
| David Alderson |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| Derwood
Pamphilon |
5 |
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2 |
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7 |
| Daniel Mills |
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2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Mike Bigger |
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1 |
4 |
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5 |
| Beryl Heaton |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Mike Bews |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
4 |
| Nick Ball |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
| Ashwin Chauhan |
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3 |
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3 |
| Brian McBride |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
| Gordon Stirrat |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Steve Bridgen |
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2 |
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2 |
| Margaret
Collis |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Pete Howell |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
| Carol Sykes |
2 |
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2 |
| Mike Fox |
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1 |
1 |
| Andrew Wood |
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1 |
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1 |
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PAGB Interclub DPI Competition - Warwick |
BPS will be representing the WCPF at the annual PAGB Interclub Competition to be held at Warwick on Saturday 14 July at Warwick University. This event brings together the top two Clubs from each of the 15 Federations, together with the top 8 placed clubs from the 2017 Championships to compete to find the Champion Club for 2018. Admission is from 9.30am by prepaid ticket only; these can be purchased by completing the form (download here) and sending it with the correct remittance and an SAE, to the address shown on the form. This is a great day out when you get to see some of the best images in Great Britain and at the same time get to meet members from other clubs from across the country. |
For the last few years, BPS members have gone to the annual Berkeley Hunt point to point races at Woodford. This year they are being held on Saturday 28 April. The event is unusual for point to point races in that there are very few restrictions, if any, between you and the action, so good photos are relatively easy to get. Given fine weather, this is always a grand day out with plenty to do and see between races. Full details of times, location etc can be found by following this link or going to their Facebook page.
For those who can't make the 28th, there are a couple more dates for your P2P diary:
Sunday 6 May - Holnicote Races (between Minehead and Porlock) first race at 2pm
Saturday 12 May - Holnicote Races first race again at 2pm
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Beyond The Wall - Dates For Your diary
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Here is some advanced notice of a couple of future events being organised by David Grierson at Beyond the Wall.
Monday 30 April: Get the best from your Epson printer. Presentation by Epson technical sales manager.
Monday 21 May: Mount cutting presentation with Longridge mount cutters. Try their mount cutters on the night.
Monday 18 June: How to enter external Salons and Competitions hosted by Jeff Hargreaves
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Rohan Reilly, who visited us at the end of last year, has been very successful in the Sony World Photographers Awards. See Rohan's winning images by following this link. - it just goes to show that BPS only invite the best to speak to us! |
Local photography shop, Photographique, are running a competition for analogue print makers. The competition carries cash prizes, which might tempt a few to retrieve that old processing kit from the attic and get printing again. Full details here. |
Download the edition 205 of PAGB eNews here. |
Danny and I booked some time ago to go on a Rail Discoveries holiday to the Isle of Wight. Our tour leader was just introducing himself when suddenly Margaret Collis appeared. She and Gordon were on the same holiday. Margaret had spotted Danny earlier but Gordon was sure she was mistaken. Undeterred, Margaret sought us out.
So it came to pass that three former BPS chairmen and one judge joined together for most meals in the hotel. It gave us the opportunity to put the world to rights and to discuss the happenings at BPS and WCPF. Did we get any competition winning images? Probably not, as the lighting conditions were poor. That is our excuse anyway but knowing Gordon he probably managed to pull something out of the bag.
Beryl Heaton |
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2 May
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Clifton Cameras are running a Digiscoping Masterclass at Canop Pond in the Forest of Dean. You'll need to book, so please follow this link for full details of the class and to book your place. |
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Brief Encounters by Mark Fairhust can be seen at the Goods Shed Tetbury (Gumstool Hill, Tetbury, GL8 8DG).
Photographer Mark Fairhurst began his career photographing inanimate objects, from jewellery to plugs, which were used in advertising. Seeing his work, someone told him that if you can make a plug look good, imagine what you can do for people.
It was this that sparked the idea of switching to portraiture and now an exhibition of his work is to be shown at Tetbury Goods Shed in Gloucestershire.
Fairhurst's pictures are usually taken on location and often he has little time to capture the image he wants.
Brief Encounters displays images taken on a one-to-one basis, often only with a short time to prepare the set on location.
"It's a challenge to create a relaxed atmosphere other than in a studio," says Fairhurst. "I would never have thought that I would be in front of so many famous people in my career."
He works in black and white taking inspiration from photographers such as Irving Penn, Jane Bown, David Bailey and Richard Avedon.
For more details, follow this link.
Thanks to Mike Bigger for this
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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 3 June
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North Somerset Arts are holding an exhibition until 3 June at #65 High Street, Nailsea, BS48 1AW. Further details can be found by following this link. |
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2&3 June
NEW
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The Bath Bedlam Fair is being held over the weekend of 2/3 June.
Avant Display, Bongo Bolero, DotComedy, Dynamogène, The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band and the Street to the Point students company from Hampshire; along with many more street activities. Full details here
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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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Sue O'Connell has been awarded a Gold Medal and an HM at the recently held Wessex Dragons international exhibition - well done.
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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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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