Now to SPF matters. The annual Exhibition opens in Salisbury Library with the Preview Evening on Friday 4th January at 6.30 pm, then runs until Saturday 26th January. Click on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/exhibition2013.htm to get the details on the SPF Web page. As usual, help is needed in both hanging and taking down the Exhibition. Because this year we are mounting all the prints in frames, two days ( 2nd and 3rd Jan) have been set aside to mount the exhibition, starting at 10.00 am. Help is also needed with stewarding the Exhibition; anything from an hour to a day would be great. If you can help with any of this please get in touch with George Walsh using the above link. This Exhibition is supported by a splendid full-colour Catalogue, with at least one image from every exhibiting club, so this will really enhance your visit !
The last Newsletter had a couple of incorrect dates for SPF Reps’ meetings…apologies from me. The agreed meetings were November and February (mid-week) and May ( week-end all-day meeting). Since then a complication has arisen, as we find that we already have a very full calendar of week-ends in May 2013 and it would be unreasonable to expect people to turn out three week-ends in a row. Accordingly it has been decided that the AGM will revert to an evening meeting on Wednesday 29th May,. and the new arrangements as voted for by the Reps will come into effect in 2014.
The PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit seem to be gaining in popularity; entry for next April is already full, and the November event will shortly be open for entries. Our Federation will be hosting the Awards in 2014, and in anticipation of this an Awards Workshop has been planned for Sunday 19th May 2013. Anyone thinking of applying for an Award would benefit greatly from attending the workshop, where you will be able to see examples of successful images from previous events, and also have your own work evaluated by, and get good advice from experienced APM judges.
Full details of the recent AV Championships are now posted on the Web site . For details click on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/championshipsav.htm
The next date for print box orders will be posted on the Web site in the New Year. In future the ½” sizes will not be available, but this still leaves a large range of sizes. Keep an eye on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/printboxes.htm to check on the date.
An important date for judges is 17th March, when a Level 2/3 Judging Workshop will be held. Details are available on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/judging.htm
Already we need to be preparing for next year’s PAGB Print Exhibition ! Lynn Lambeth is asking everyone to put forward prints for consideration. Clubs can hand these in at the February Reps’ meeting. Images can also be handed in at the Print Championships in March, or up to the end of March you can hand them to any members of the SPF Council who belong to or who visit your club.
Next year sees the 50th Anniversary of the SPF’s foundation. Hopefully there has been some debate and discussion within your club as to appropriate ways to recognise this; the Council are looking for good feedback via the Club Reps. One thing which the Council is proposing ( subject to approval by the Clubs at the AGM) is that we should change the name of the Federation. There is a practical reason for this in that there is an unfortunate clash of abbreviations with the Scottish Photographic Federation, which was the SPF before our Federation was formed. We often have to be referred to as SF to avoid confusion. What is now proposed is that we change to Southern Counties Photographic Federation (SCPF), bringing us into line with a number of other Federations. We’d be interested in any feedback on this proposal which no doubt will be discussed at the February Reps’ meeting.
Southern Federation Print and PDI Championships will be held on Sunday 24th March 2013 at Knowle Hall, Fareham. Please read this important information regarding this competition:
In order to attract more entries and have a full and exciting day the Council have decided to have two sections:
The Open competition will be 15 images; it is anticipated that the clubs with a large number of members actively participating in competitions will enter this section. The top two clubs will be invited to represent the Federation at Warwick (PDI’s) and Connah’s Quay (Prints)
The Small Clubs competition will be 10 images; it is anticipated that the clubs with a smaller number of members actively participating in competitions will enter this section.
It will be up to clubs to choose which competition they feel their club best fits into.
The rules will be updated to reflect these changes and put on the web shortly after the Christmas period.
The Federation are also urgently looking for a club to organise this competition on the day (We do have someone to operate the projector / run the laptop). Please get in touch with Glyn Edmunds if you are willing to do this or if you require further information on what is involved.
The Judges for this competition will be : Roger Force FRPS DPAGB APAGB, Clive Tanner FRPS and Richard Walton FRPS EFIAP MPAGB. All three travel to us from the Kent Federation (KCPA)
That’s it till next year..... so here’s best wishes to you all from the Council for a great Christmas and New Year.
John Hodge
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