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Our speaker next week is Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d2, who will be presenting his talk entitled PG Tips - Making a Fresh Brew.
Peter says the following about the talk:
This talk was created in 2020/2022. I produce a new talk every two years. The content is mainly environmental portraiture. This is the only type of photography that I enjoy.
The first section of the talk is pictures from the Black Country Living Museum. I am so fortunate that this venue is only five miles from where I live.
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Once you have bought a ticket for the day, the ticket is valid for free entry any time during the next twelve months. I know photographers that go every week. There are normally lots of re-enactors and volunteers that are in different old houses and rooms.
Some of them are quite happy to be moved to different locations within the museum.
I used to attend the Edinburgh Fringe every year. Booking a hotel for the entire week and working the Royal Mile every day. However, during the years up to Covid, the characters became less and less. So, I haven’t been there since Covid.
Steam Punks Lincoln replaced Edinburgh as a good venue. This is normally the last weekend in August. Booking a hotel for two nights and working in the area around the cathedral where the different subjects wander around. Lots of other photographers from my club and other clubs in the UK also meet and we have meals together.
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- Wednesday 5 November @ 19.30hrs
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| Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
| 10 November |
DI Group |
Practical Evening |
| 12 November |
Members' Evening + Ladies v Gents |
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| 19 November |
PDI Competition |
Round 2 |
| 26 November |
Tim Pile |
Figure |
| 3 December |
Jay Hallsworth |
How I Edit My Photos |
| 8 December |
DI Group |
Hybrid meeting |
| 10 December |
Print Competition |
Round 2 |
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STILL A FEW LEFT - NO GOOD MOANING ONCE THEY'RE ALL GONE!!!
Those of you who attended the previous week's meeting, will have heard Ralph mention that we have a small selection (seven) of Steven le Prevost prints for sale. Steven was one of the two guest speakers at this year's Bob Faris Memorial Lecture, and he generously donated these prints for BPS to sell for club funds. They are available on his website at £25 each (unmounted) but the seven we have for sale are mounted and going for the bargain price of £15 each - first come, first served!
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WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR IMAGES
AT PRESENT THE GENTS ARE OUTNUMBERING THE LADIES!!!
The Ladies vs Gents Battle is being held on 12 November as mentioned in the previous two issues of this newsletter.
This is a friendly, light-hearted Open projected image competition with the two sides battling it out on the night. (The subject is Open and is changed from what was previously announced, to make it less restrictive.)
The judge is John Chamberlin, who will mark each entry out of 10, live on the night, and the victorious side will be crowned at the end of the evening.
Entry closes Friday, 7 Nov at mid-night.
Each entrant can enter 2 images, please name the images as follows:
01 (or 02)_image title_membership number.jpeg
Example: 01_My Dog_296.jpeg
Your BPS membership number can be found at top of this newsletter.
Image size 1600 x 1200 pixels. Colour space sRGB
Upload your images to the relevant link below:
The total entry will be assessed by the ladies and gents captains so that we end up with an equal entry of say 20 images per team.
The Ladies captain will be Carole Brown and the Gents Barry Mead
Jeff Hargreaves
LRPS EFIAP DPAGB
Chairman
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There is a growing pile of unclaimed prints on the table towards the front of the clubroom. Would the "culprits", who are listed below, please either collect your prints or let the Competition Secretary ( printcompetitions@bristolphoto.org.uk) know that it is OK to dispose of them.
| Name |
| Mike Bews |
| Ashwin
Chauhan |
| Colin Dixon |
| Anita
Fullerton |
| Jay
Hallsworth |
| John Hudson |
| Joe Jancar |
| Yealand
Kalfayan |
| Brian McBride |
| Catherine
Potter |
| Joanne Searle |
| Pam Sherren |
| Howard Thomas |
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Mondays, 3, 10 & 17 November
No set theme - feel free to bring along anything you'd like to photograph, or be prepared to shoot each other (Mike's words, not mine! ed)
For any queries or bookings, please contact Mike:
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 |
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at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery until 26 April 2026.
Step into the breath taking beauty and raw power of nature with Wildlife Photographer of the Year – the world’s most prestigious photography exhibition, now celebrating its sixty-first year.
This globally acclaimed showcase features 100 awe-inspiring images that reveal the hidden stories of our planet’s wildlife and comes to Bristol from the Natural History Museum in London.
Selected from over 60,000 entries submitted by photographers of all ages and backgrounds from 113 countries and territories, these photographs are more than just stunning visuals – they are windows into the complex, fragile, and magnificent ecosystems we share. From intimate glimpses of rarely seen animal behaviour to sweeping landscapes that stir the soul, each image invites you to reflect on your connection to the natural world.
This year’s exhibition is a powerful call to action. Through the lens of the world’s finest nature photographers, it highlights the urgency of conservation and the beauty worth protecting.
For full details and tickets, click here.
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NEW - Download Issue 391 PAGB eNews HERE
Download Issue 123 of Photography News HERE.
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CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
Although you are all kitted out as far as camera bags are concerned, you may know someone who wishes to upgrade from a Tesco bag for life (other bags are available). For some strange reason, I’ve accumulated three Lowepros and a Tamrac, all in excellent condition. Any takers? £20 each for the Lowepros and £15 for the Tamrac. Ideal Christmas present for the would-be photographer in your life. Email me on membership@bristolphoto.org.uk if you’d like to inspect them. Carol
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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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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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