Mary Luckham Trophy 2008

The subject of this competition has now been set by out Chairman Tony Oliver.
The subject will be Summertime 2008.
To see the details and rules see HERE

1908 and Time Development

In this weeks Salisbury Journal there was a report form 1908 of a lecture given to members that is of passing interest. To see this see HERE

I have also found from 2006 the report of John Sutton's death. He was a former Chairman of the club. This can be seen HERE

Beth's Success!

I am delighted to let you know that "Outdoor Photography " is publishing one of my photos. It is one that I submitted in the judging 2 weeks ago at the club which rated a "7" from the judge


I am told it will be in the June edition and will go on sale in around May 15th.

Beth Jacobs

PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition

Dear Club Secretaries & Competition Secretaries,

Ian Bigg our President has asked us to help organise this years Southern Federation entry to the PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition. It is a great opportunity for your members to showcase their work at a national level.

We would be grateful if you could arrange for your club rep to bring a selection of your members colour and monochrome prints to the SF AGM on the 16th of May, at Littleton Millennium Memorial Hall, The Hallway, Littleton, Winchester, SO22 6QL at 7.45pm

If you are no longer in either of these roles at your club, we would be very grateful if you could forward this email to the appropriate member.

This years judges will be Rikki O'Neill FRPS MPAGB, Arnold J Hubbard FRPS APAGB EFIAP, and Roger Reynolds Hon FRPS APAGB. Normal PAGB rules, (one photographer, one club) apply, maximum mount size - 50cm x 40cm.

We will also be looking for slides/digital images to represent the Southern Federation, in October, so we will need to receive them by the the Autumn Club Reps meeting on the 15th September.

Any questions please contact us,

Kind regards,

Chris & Terri Neill-Griffin

PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition

Dear Club Secretaries & Competition Secretaries & Members,

I know for many of you this is a busy time of the season, but please don't forget to arrange for some colour and mono prints for the PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition, without your support and your prints the Southern Photographic Federation cannot be represented in the PAGB competition. It's a great opportunity to have work shown nationally, and it would be an immense shame if the Southern Fed were unable to take part, due to a lack of prints, all you need to do is send your club's rep to the AGM on 16th May with a selection of prints.

So please, help us to show the superb standard of work produced by photographers in the Southern Federation, and bring us some prints.

Many thanks in anticipation of your entries.

Kind regards,

Chris Neill-Griffin

Mount Cutter

Absolutely fantastic. I had a couple of responses at the camera club on Monday, and a suggestion of a couple web sites to try. I was told that what I really need is a Logan Team System. I tried Art discount, Amazon and Hobbycraft. The last one is a shed type retailer, and I had to phone them as the website wasn't up to much. Little to choose between the other two, so I went for the cheapest. artdiscount.co.uk Over a tenner cheaper than Hobbycraft. Ordered Wednesday, delivered Friday morning. Problem solved. It could well be a site that others may find useful in the future.

Now, back to the job............................................

Phil.

Mount Cutter

Wouldn't you just believe it. I stopped mending the fence because it started to rain. In fact, it was hailstones!! So, rather than waste the day, I got out my prints for the exhibition. Prints are printed, frames are ready, mountboard waiting to be cut. Just needs me to put the whole thing together. Afternoon job? I don't think so. On its second cut, the cutter slipped, and on further inspection, the clamp has lost it's thread. It has died. Terrific. It was a Logan one and has served me well. My reason for this post............. Well I need a new one, and I was kind of hoping that one or more of our members would like to recommend one that I absolutely must buy, or just as importantly, one to avoid like the plague. Your thoughts on this would be gratefully appreciated, but please hurry, or Tony will get the hump with me if I don't get my prints in on time!!!

Only joking Tony.

Many thanks.
Phil.

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit - Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Winsor (Southampton CC meeting place)

Dates Sat/Sun 26/27 April 2008

Tony [our Chairman] has put an entry in to get his CPAGB. So why not go along and support his endeavour? You need a ticket and Tony can tell you how to get one.
Again I am unable to find any information from the SPF web site about this important event.