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Panic over! Internet now fully restored and normal service resumed.
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Our speaker next week is Jane Rees ARPS, who will be presenting her talk called “The Island of Borneo: Wildlife of the Sabah Region”.
The following words are from Jane to describe what we can expect:
Growing up in the Devon countryside, I have been interested in wildlife since childhood and have been photographing it ever since I was given my first camera at the age of 8.
I am a member of the RPS Nature Group and obtained my Associateship in 2012 with a panel on The Wildlife of Virgina, where I lived for ten years.
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I have been lucky enough to have been able to travel widely to indulge in my hobby, though this trip to Borneo was the first time I have been to the Far East. We stayed in three centres, the Kinabatangan River, the Tabin Reserve and the Danum Valley so there was a good variety of wildlife in different habitats. We also saw some of the countryside as we travelled from one centre to the next.
The highlights of this trip for me were seeing orangutans in the wild and the proboscis monkeys but there were many other species that were interesting to see and photograph, including birds, other monkeys, frogs and insects.
Below are a few images from the talk, but if you want to see more, then visit her website: www.reestools.co.uk |
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| Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
| 7 May |
Bill Ward |
North by Northwest |
| 12 May |
DI Group |
Practical Evening |
| 14 May |
Les Loosemore |
Various AVs |
| 21 May |
Annual PDI Competition |
Judge: Martin Fry |
| 28 May |
Lisa Rendall |
Highway to Hell |
| 4 Jun |
Bristol Salon |
AV Presentation of 2025 Salon |
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Annual PDI Competition - Closing Date |
Don't forget that next Wednesday, 30 April is the closing date for the 2025 Annual Projected Image Competition. Entries should be sent by midnight on the 30th to competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk. The judge will be Martin Fry FRPS.
The rules for the competition are reproduced below:
Annual Projected Digital Image Competition
This competition consists of the usual Club, Intermediate and Advanced levels. In addition, there is a Nature section which does not distinguish between Club, Intermediate and Advanced entrants but is open to all. Anyone wishing to enter the Nature section must indicate the entries with the appropriate identification, letter Y, in place of the level letter.
Members may submit a maximum of 4 PDI images into each entered section. These must be numbered in the entrant’s preferred order, as some images may be excluded if the total entry is excessive.
In addition to the usual awards at each level, the judge is asked to select the Best Travel, People, Action, Landscape and Monochrome pictures from the whole entry (i.e. all levels). One or more of the Best Travel etc awards may well go to an image that gains another award. A trophy will be presented for the best image in each competition at the AGM. The trophy will be awarded for one of the 1st place images.
Any queries to:
Rob Stephenson
PDI Competition Secretary
E: competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk
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As some of you will know a defibrillator will be installed outside of Unit 13 in the coming weeks. It is not exclusively for BPS but will be available to all units on the estate. It’s one thing having the defibrillator there, it is another to have people in BPS that know how to use it, and also to administer CPR if needed.
To this end we are arranging for a training session to take place at Unit 13 on Wednesday 21 May at 6pm. The session will be a combination of verbal and practical training and will last for approximately 1 hour.
We hope that you will be interested and attend this training session, the more members we have who can step up if it becomes necessary the better.
Looking forward to seeing you on the evening.
Ralph Snook
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Print Competition - Round 4 |
The final round of the 2024-25 Print Competition was held last Wednesday and was judged by Jay Hallsworth. The results are shown below:
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2024 -5 Print Round 4: Judge – Jay
Hallsworth
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Club
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Rhys Gillard
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Peregrine Falcon
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1st
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Ibrahim Gitteh Massiah
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Smoke Without Fire
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2nd
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Rhys Gillard
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Wait For Me
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3rd
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Intermediate
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Paul Moran
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Mother Nature
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1st
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Gari Jenkins
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One Man And His Dog
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2nd
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Matt de Beger
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That Was A Hard Race
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3rd
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Paul Moran
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Carla Does Bridget Bardot
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HC
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Prescribed – Documentary
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David Alderson
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Pandemic Cinema
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1st
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Simon Caplan
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Dying Crafts – Carving A Rocking Horse
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2nd
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Rachel Domleo
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Ash Die Back
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3rd
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Jenny Wood
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Biker Pack, New Mexico
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HC
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Advanced
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Steve Field
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Lena
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1st
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Derwood Pamphilon
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Sophie’s Pink Skirt
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2nd
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Simon Caplan
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Still Life With Daffodils
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3rd
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John Chamberlin
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Pool Of Light
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HC
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Colin Dixon
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A New Statuesque Arrival
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HC
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Rachel Domleo
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Market Day
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HC
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Steve Field
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Arctic Moon
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HC
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Richard Kay
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Young Female Arctic Fox Struggling In
A Storm
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HC
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Brian McBride
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From Below Ground
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HC
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Mike Martin
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Docklands Dawn
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HC
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Barry Mead
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Survivor
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HC
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CLUB
1st: Peregrine Falcon by Rhys Gillard |
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Image not uploaded to web
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2nd
Smoke Without Fire
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Ibrahim Gitteh Massiah
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3rd
Wait For Me
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Rhys Gillard
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INTERMEDIATE
1st: Mother Nature by Paul Moran |
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2nd
One Man And His Dog
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Gari Jenkins
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3rd
That Was A Hard Race
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Matt de Beger
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PRESCRIBED - DOCUMENTARY
1st: Pandemic Cinema by David Alderson |
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2nd
Dying Crafts – Carving A Rocking Horse
by
Simon Caplan
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3rd
Ash Die Back
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Rachel Domleo
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ADVANCED
1st: Lena by Steve Field |
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2nd
Sophie’s Pink Skirt
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Derwood Pamphilon
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3rd
Still Life With Daffodils
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Simon Caplan
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Bi-monthly Print Competition League Table 2024-25
Points: 1st = 4, 2nd= 3, 3rd = 2, HC = 1
Points awarded in the Prescribed section accrue in both the Prescribed and Class.
| CLUB |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
| Rhys Gillard |
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2 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Ibrahim Gitteh Massiah |
1 |
7 |
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3 |
11 |
| Catherine
Potter |
6 |
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6 |
| Susan
Bater |
3 |
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3 |
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6 |
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| INTERMEDIATE |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
| Jenny Wood |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
| Paul Moran |
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4 |
5 |
8 |
| Gari
Jenkins |
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3 |
3 |
| Matt
de-Beger |
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2 |
2 |
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| PRESCRIBED |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
| Rachel Domleo |
3 |
3 |
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2 |
8 |
| Simon
Caplan |
4 |
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1 |
3 |
8 |
| Joanne
Searle |
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4 |
1 |
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5 |
| David
Alderson |
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1 |
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4 |
5 |
| John
Hudson |
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4 |
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4 |
| Ken
Clarke |
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1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Steve
Field |
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3 |
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3 |
| Pam Sherren |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Jenny
Wood |
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2 |
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1 |
3 |
| Mike
Martin |
2 |
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2 |
| Ashwin
Chauhan |
1 |
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1 |
| Beryl
Heaton |
1 |
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1 |
| Ibrahim
Gitteh Massiah |
1 |
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1 |
| Colin
Dixon |
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1 |
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1 |
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| ADVANCED |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
| Derwood Pamphilon |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
| Steve Field |
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1 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
| Rachel
Domleo |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
| Simon Caplan |
4 |
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1 |
5 |
10 |
| Joanne
Searle |
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4 |
2 |
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6 |
| Pam
Sherren |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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6 |
| John
Chamberlin |
2 |
3 |
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1 |
6 |
| Richard
Kay |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| Ralph Snook |
3 |
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2 |
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5 |
| Colin
Dixon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| David Alderson |
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1 |
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4 |
5 |
| Mike
Martin |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
4 |
| Brian
McBride |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
4 |
| Margaret
Chambers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
| Ken
Clarke |
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1 |
2 |
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3 |
| Ashwin
Chauhan |
2 |
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2 |
| Joe
Jancar |
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2 |
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2 |
| Jeff
Hargreaves |
1 |
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1 |
| Beryl
Heaton |
1 |
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1 |
| Pete
Howell |
1 |
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1 |
| Jay
Hallsworth |
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1 |
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1 |
| Ann Mead |
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1 |
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1 |
| Barry
Mead |
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1 |
1 |
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Confirmation of the email sent earlier this week:
Please note there is NO meeting on Monday 5 May owing to the Bank Holiday.
The next meeting is Monday 28 April and will be a Model shoot, 10am – 1pm (ish). There is no follow-on afternoon session on this occasion.
Mike Martin
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Don’t forget to book your tickets for the upcoming Bob Faris Memorial Event, to be held on 25 May at the BAWA Leisure Centre, Filton, Bristol. The stars of the day will be renowned photographers Charlie Waite and Steven le Prevost. As well as these two amazing speakers, there will be trade stands with Fotospeed, Sigma, Clifton Cameras (hopefully), Sony and OM System, all offering generous event discounts. There will also be a raffle offering some spectacular prizes.
This promises to be a fantastic day, so why not log into the event webpage, https://bristolphoto.org.uk/bob-faris-memorial-event/, where you will find full details of the day and also the link to enable you to purchase tickets - numbers are limited, so anyone wishing to attend will need to hurry as tickets are going fast.
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Bath PS - Annual Exhibition |
NEW - Download Issue 378 PAGB eNews HERE.
NEW - Download Issue 120 of Photography News HERE.
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INTERNATIONAL SALONS
Closing - 23 June
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature, Scapes
2 Print Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono
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Closing - 5 June
2 Print Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono
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BPE EXHIBITIONS
Closing: 4 May
6 PDI Sections
Scapes
Open Mono
Open Colour
Nature
People
Creative
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Salon acceptances: 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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If you have any photographic items
for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them in the next newsletter.
Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full
description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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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
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