Audio Visuals and Soundtrack Copyright

What you do at home is rarely a problem. If you copy music and movie clips to a film and show it to friends you have broken the law but no one is likely to find out - or to worry about it. However, to show it at a club or to another group or to use it in a competition you will need several permissions.

Copyright is recognised by Acts of Parliament – the main legislation being the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act of 1988 and subsequent amendments. The Law is designed to protect the ownership of the work of writers and composers and others to whom the creators of the work have assigned their Rights, as well as the manufacturers of sound recordings & broadcasting authorities. Note that even if a composer has been dead for 200 years and his copyright has expired the copyright to the recording is still owned by of the performers.

It is an offence

- to make a recording of Copyright music, even if that recording is not played back

- to record, or copy, any recording without the consent of the maker and or performer(s)

- to play or reproduce Copyright music in public* without the appropriate permissions

* Any group of persons outside the family circle, including friends, can be held to be “Public”.

The Institute of Amateur Cinematographers (IAC) has negotiated special arrangements with the various licensing bodies to allow them to issue licenses from these organisations.

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)

Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)

IAC LICENCES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO IAC Members and IAC Affiliated Clubs.

and by specially negotiated arrangements to The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (MCPS and BPI only) Members of the Royal Photographic Society (MCPS and BPI only). Any of these licences in a club’s name applies only to productions made by the club nominated. They do not cover productions made by individual members on their own behalf. Similarly, licences in the name of an individual clear that person’s work only.

If you are using recorded music and you are providing AV presentations to clubs, giving shows or entering Regional, National or International AV Competitions, the PAGB believe that the purchase of the three licences listed below is essential.

In addition if you are selling the resultant AV show, as opposed to charging legitimate expenses or receiving a donation towards costs, you may have to seek permission from the Musicians’ Union. This will protect you and the organisers of the events. Many AV competitions request details of licences held by the entrant. Licences can be obtained from The IAC at the Film & Video Institute at http://www.fvi.org.uk/central/forms/Copyright_Licences

MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY (MCPS)

Protects the Rights of the Composer and permits the licensee

to record (dub) musical works owned by members of MCPS which have previously been released as a sound recording on condition that the recordings are privately used.

For exhibition to friends and relations in private

On amateur movie, photographic or video club premises where admission is free or where a charge is made for club funds.

For public exhibition when such is promoted for the raising of club funds or for bone fide charitable causes.

For not more than TWO public exhibitions held annually in addition to those in listed above.

For exhibition at annual amateur movie, photographic or video festivals attended by competitors and friends.

Exhibition to judges in amateur film, photographic or video competitions.

For inclusion, as clips and short videos, in YouTube - provided there is no financial gain and no commercial advertising is attached. Such clips may be "embedded" in IAC and club websites so long as they are hosted by YouTube.

BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI)

In normal circumstances record companies do not permit their commercial products to be re-recorded or dubbed. The BPI licence issued by IAC on their behalf permits the copying of recordings made by leading manufacturers. The BPI licence permits an unlimited number of copies of recordings to be made within the conditions of the licence during one year from its date of issue.

It should be noted that Copyright in the recording is separate from any other Copyright attached to the material recorded. Even if the material is free from any other Copyright the RECORDING itself is Copyright to the performer or the record manufacturer.

The BPI licence covers the RECORDING PROCESS of all recordings made by leading manufacturers and its conditions are as follows.

The original recording used by the licensee must be his/her personal property and purchased through regular retail channels.

The names of all instrumental groups, bands, orchestras, choruses, solo artists and/or performers shall NOT be identified in subtitles or credits etc.

All other Copyrights e.g. Composer, Performer, shall be cleared before the recordings are copied or dubbed.

That no copies of the sound tracks on which the recordings reside be used for any other purposes whatsoever.

PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE Ltd. (PPL)

A PPL licence is necessary for the REPRODUCTION IN PUBLIC of sound tracks created from commercial recordings - this licence is only available to IAC Members IAC Individual Membership costs £37.50 per annum whilst Club membership costs £40. The PPL licence allows use as the soundtrack of an AV recording and also covers the live use of recordings played as background during the entrance and as an accompaniment to film, video and audio-visual presentations that may not have a pre-recorded soundtrack.

This licence does not cover requirements that may be imposed by local authorities. IAC Licences cover material registered in Britain and you should check that music recorded abroad has been UK registered

Both the MCPS and BPI Licence can be purchased by members and clubs affiliated through Federations to the PAGB for £8.54 including VAT and clear all dubbings and recordings made within the 12 months FOR ALL TIME.

The PPL Licence is only available to members of the IAC. All three licences, MCPS, BPI and PPL can be purchased by IAC members for just £7.17 per annum including VAT.

Finding the right music and/or effects for our audio-visual presentations is probably one of the most difficult aspects of our hobby. The IAC Music Advisory Service is available to members and many people find this service in itself to be worth the membership fee. IAC has special arrangements with four production music houses who supply radio, television and the film industry with music of all types and these are available from IAC at £20 per CD. http://www.fvi.org.uk/central/moodmusic

MUSICIANS’ UNION (Performer's Rights)

Performers Rights are administered by the Musicians’ Union. Under the provisions of the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 the consent of the performers is necessary in relation to the exploitation of their performances including recorded performances.

This is in addition to all clearances and consents that have to be obtained with regard to Composer and Recording Rights.

As from August 2005 it is no longer necessary for IAC members to apply to the Musicians’ Union for performers consent for each incorporation of a sound  recording into a project, provided all that is intended with that project is private use and/or exhibition to a non-paying audience.

However, any commercial exploitation will still require the prior consent of the Union In such cases, or if you have any queries, contact the Media Department of the Musicians’ Union on 020 7840 5556

The Performing Rights Society (PRS) issues licences covering commercial premises in which Copyright music is played. These are quite separate from the Copyright clearance licences issued through the IAC & will not normally be of concern to club members compiling AV shows.

SUMMARY BY PETER BROWN

For AV workers who do not give shows with music to the general public or paid lectures to photographic clubs, the two licences that can be bought under the PAGB/RPS agreement will cover them. The MCPS licence states what is covered under and also allows entry to a Federation or National competition. However membership of the IAC has other benefits that you should consider. One item that still get abused is that some AV workers still insist on putting composers or bands, even CD titles, into the credits at the end of their sequences, this is strictly against the rules of the licences. This happens in entries in National competitions.

Once you have cleared all the problems with the soundtracks, AV producers who copy pictures out of books, off the internet, or some other means, are still breaking copyright laws. Nobody seems to bother although I have seen some sequences that do not have one original photograph in them. Still no clearance has been sought. If you are infringing copyright and threatening the way that someone else makes a living you can expect an adverse reaction.

However, with a little commonsense, there is no reason why you need be handicapped in your hobby for lack of suitable music. Be careful and ENJOY your AV!

Cup Winners 2011

There is now a Gallery of some of the winners of our cups on-line. You can see these by clicking HERE

Programme for 2011 to 2012

The new programme whilst not fully finished can be downloaded from the PDF file.
Click HERE to see and print the programme for yourself.
The full programme is now on-line.

Success for Peter

On Sunday at the Bracknell meeting of the RPS DI Group Peter came second with his PDI of Stoodley Pike.

The competition is held annually and was judged by Don Byatt ARPS, MPAGB and more letters too.

Don gave a talk in the morning session about his view on Creative Photography giving us some more ideas.

Success for Sarah

At the SPF Finals Day [15th May 2011] at the Jubilee Hall, Timsbury Sarah Shelley's photograph, that did the best in our League panel, took second place. The Club sends congratulations to Sarah on the achievement. Well done.
Click on the image below to see it larger.

PAGB News 45

Hi All
This is a big issue and a bit heavy in adverts but have a look.

You'll find TWO great sponsored competitions, a NEW Joe Cornish DVD, a Camera Club DISCOUNT on Photobooks and a FREE DRAW for Permajet Paper.
If you want to take part in the Serif PhotoPlus competition with prizes worth more than £1800 please use this link.

http://www.serif.com/photoplus-competition/
If you want to download the free Serif PhotoPlus software please use this link.

http://www.serif.com/free-photo-editing-software/php-se.asp
If you want more information about the exciting Joe Cornish DVD please use this link.

http://www.withlandscapeinmind.com

Please click on this link to see Issue 45 of e-news from the PAGB.
http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en45150511FIAP+ECapril.pdf
(For best viewing please look at the e-news PDF as a Full Page view)

2       FIAP Distinctions awarded in January 2011
3       FIAP Distinctions  - EFIAP/platinum illustrations
4/5     FIAP Distinctions   - The Exhibition
6       Host Rota for PAGB Events + Notices
7       2012 PAGB Diary + Notices
8       Advert - Serif Photo Plus Competition
9       New PAGB Judges
10/11   Some highlights from the April PAGB EC Meeting
12      Advert - Bobs Books
13      Awards from the GB Cup Open 2011
14      Advert - Joe Cornish DVD
15      Advert - Fotothon
16      PAGB Mileage Rate …. And finally ….

Opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain and the PAGB accepts no liability for any content
Any mention of products or services in PAGB e-news does not constitute or imply an endorsement or approval of those items


                   Rod Whelans

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RPS DI Group Thames Valley Centre

RPS DI Group Thames Valley Centre: next meeting Sunday 22 May 2011

Morning: CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Don Byatt ARPS EFIAP MPAGB BPE4*

A digital talk showing how to be creative in the camera and afterwards in the computer.


Afternoon: THE ANNUAL PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGE COMPETITION

Judge: Don Byatt ARPS EFIAP MPAGB BPE4*

IMPORTANT: RULES CHANGE - SEE COMPETITION GUIDELINES www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/Pages/rules-guide-pdi.html

New filename requirements, new submission deadline, and new email address to send to. There are prizes!

For further details, please see our website (www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk). The meeting will be held at the usual location, Coopers Hill Community Centre, Bracknell, and doors open at 10 am for 10.30. Don't forget your pack lunch.

As usual, we advise booking your place at this meeting. Cost: Season Ticket holders FREE, otherwise £5.00 for members of the RPS Digital Imaging Group; £10.00 for all others. Details via the booking page www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/Pages/booking.html on our web site.

We look forward to welcoming you there.

Roger Norton
centreorganiser@rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk
www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk

Folkestone Camera Club needs our help

From: "Folkestone Camera Club"
To: rtemlett
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 14:41:40 +0100
Subject: From Folkestone Camera Club
I am writing to you as Chairman of Folkestone Camera Club down in Kent, with a strange request for help! Our Audio Visual group are involved in a project to commemorate the start of the First World War in 2014 and the role Folkestone played. To that end we are researching and collecting images to make short av's on several subjects, one of which is the journey of an Officer. The Officer we plan to use is Major Sydney Boddam-Whetham whose family lived in Folkestone at the time, and who has a surviving relative living in the Salisbury area. He is willing for us to make copies of photographs that he has in his possession and I wondered if any of your members would be interested in taking some photographs of them and sending them on to us. I am not sure if you have any A V enthusiasts in your club? The only person I have heard of from down your way is Leo Rich, who I know is in charge of Adjudications, but not sure if he is a member of your club. Do you think yo u could ask your members if it is of interest to any of them? Then let me know, then I could arrange a mutually convenient time for a meeting between them and Major Gen. Patrick Cordingley.
Thank you for reading this and I hope to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,
Melanie Chalk Chairman FCC

PAGB News 44

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 44 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en44030511APM.pdf

(For best viewing please look at the e-news PDF as a Full Page view)

IN THIS ISSUE

1       Revised Rule for all PAGB Competitions and the APM
2       Awards for Photographic Merit - Headlines April 2011
3       Awards for Photographic Merit - Results April 2011
4       Awards for Photographic Merit - Results April 2011 contd.
5       Advert - "Buy a Photography Business"
6       The Story of One CPAGB by David Rayner
7       Awards for Photographic Merit - 1994 to 2010
8       Awards for Photographic Merit - Top Clubs in your Federation
9       Advert - "Outstanding Lecturer"
10      Next Issue Highlights and the Permajet Winner
11      More Pictures from the APM
12      Revised PAGB Mileage Rate

Final Trophy Evening Photo Report

There is now a report about the winning prints chosen on the 18th April. To see this go to the current Programme or click HERE

Are you interested in AV? Can you help the Southern Fed

Dear All,

Are you up to date with the moving news in AV circles, or are you interested in knowing more, the Council is aware that there is a growing interest in AV both within and surrounding the Federation,
if you are interested; we would like your help on the Council. Can you spare an evening every month during the club season? Would you like to get more involved, and find out more about photography above the camera club level? Or just to keep an ear to the ground and feedback to us on what is happening, and perhaps move the fed forward with the interest of AV.

The Southern Photographic Federation Council, needs more help, to serve both your club and other clubs in the area.

Many people and council members have given a lot of time this year and previously, you have a chance now to show your own gratitude, by sharing the workload.
As they say, many hands make light work, you can take on as much or as little as you would like to. However, we do need new members to join, if we are to continue with all our responsibilities, and the events we host. We ask only for your time and enthusiasm; the cost of your travel to meetings will be covered by the agreed SPF rate travel expenses; and there is always help and guidance on hand from more experienced council members.

Make this spring a time to change, step forward, and offer your help. Everyone is welcome, even if you would like to help with an event - but not join the council, please let us know.

There are several roles on the Council, where we are hoping that someone will come forward and shadow the current officer, so that they can share the knowledge, and workload.
We are definitely looking for someone who is prepared to take on the role of Treasurer, Roy Lambeth has done an excellent job, I am sure you will all agree, and he will remain on Council in another role, but he has left the role of treasurer in a wonderful position, and everything is clearly set out.

All positions on the Council (excluding past President) are open for nomination at the AGM on Tuesday 24th May 2011 in Littleton. If possible we would like to have nominations on or before the 3rd May, with a completed nomination form attached. All nominations received by this date will be put on the SPF website, and any positions that have more than one candidate will be balloted by the clubs attending the AGM, but all nominations received up to the moment of ballot at the AGM will not be rejected.

We really do need your support. Please contact a member of the Council if you would like to know more, there is a list of positions on the website, and you can find out more information about the council. http://www.southernfed.org.uk/contact.htm

We look forward to welcoming you onto the SPF Council.

Terri Neill-Griffin

SPF President

SPF Finals Day 15th May 2011 - FREE!

 The Southern Photographic Federation
 are pleased to invite you to

FINALS DAY

  on Sunday 15th May at Jubilee Hall, Timsbury, Romsey SO51 0NL

  Doors open at 1 pm, judging starts at 2 pm, with 

Martin Faiers from Surrey PA

This year the whole day is free to come and watch, you will see the best images from each division as well as watching the overall best individual print and pdi be selected from the highest scoring images from each club. It is a great opportunity to see the best work from around the federation, whether your club entered or not.

There will also be a mini competition this year, to see which of the invited clubs will represent the SPF at Connah’s Quay, in the PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE DAY

Derek Bunyard: "Composition in Art and Photography"    

Wednesday 27th April 2011 at Fordingbridge Camera Club

Derek’s talk will be on 27th April. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester. A couple of years ago, Derek gave us a talk on the ‘History of Photographic Art’ and for a number of us, it was among the best presentations of recent years. Many of us wander into photography with little knowledge of its history and the great photographers of the past. Derek has a great depth of knowledge of both photography and art and on this occasion we have asked him to compare composition in both art forms. If you have artist friends, why not invite them along. It should be a fascinating evening. 

Admission only £3.

SUMMER WALK 2011

MARTIN DOWN BUTTERFLY WALK 

Monday July 4^th 2011
 

We propose to visit Martin Down Nature Reserve, off the A354 Salisbury-Blandford road, for this year’s summer walk. We intend to meet at the Martin Down car park on the A354 at 6.00pm. The car park is on the left, about 1 mile after the end of the short dual carriageway, approx. 4 miles beyond Coombe Bissett, coming from the Salisbury direction.
Martin Down has extensive walks and a variety of habitats and should offer good photographic possibilities, assuming the weather offers a pleasant summer evening. The Fox and Goose at Coombe Bissett offers the possibility of a drink and a chat on the return journey, unless anyone has a better alternative suggestion! 
Richard Ramsay will be leading us.

PAGB News 43

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 43 of e-news from the PAGB
(I'm sorry this is a little larger file than usual and I'll try to ensure a smaller file for future issues.)

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en43140411AGM.pdf

(For best viewing look at the e-news PDF as a Full Page view)

IN THIS ISSUE

• Annual General Meeting & the new PAGB President
• GB Cup 2011 (Small Clubs) - Illustrated Awards
• Free Software and  Exhibition Notices
• AP Tsunami Appeal, Permajet Winner & Competition Rota
• Information for prospective entrants for FIAP Awards

Rod Whelans

From the SPF President to all Members

Dear All,

Can you spare an evening every month/six weeks during the club season? Would you like to get more involved, and find out more about photography above the camera club level?

The Southern Photographic Federation Council, needs more help, to serve both your club and other clubs in the area.

Many people and council members have given a lot of time this year and previously, you have a chance now to show your own gratitude, by sharing the workload.
As they say, many hands make light work, you can take on as much or as little as you would like to. However, we do need new members to join, if we are to continue with all our responsibilities, and the events we host. We ask only for your time and enthusiasm; the cost of your travel to meetings will be covered by the agreed SPF rate travel expenses; and there is always help and guidance on hand from more experienced council members.

Make this spring a time to change, step forward, and offer your help. Everyone is welcome, even if you would like to help with an event - but not join the council, please let us know.
There are several roles on the Council, where we are hoping that someone will come forward and shadow the current officer, so that they can share the knowledge, and workload. We are definitely looking for someone who is prepared to take on the role of Treasurer, Roy Lambeth has done an excellent job, I am sure you will all agree, and he will remain on Council in another role, but he has left the role of treasurer in a wonderful position, and everything is clearly set out.
All positions on the Council (excluding past President) are open for nomination at the AGM on Tuesday 24th May 2011 in Littleton. If possible we would like to have nominations on or before the 3rd May, with a completed nomination form attached. All nominations received by this date will be put on the SPF website, and any positions that have more than one candidate will be balloted by the clubs attending the AGM, but all nominations received up to the moment of ballot at the AGM will not be rejected.

Our thanks must go to Sue Watts (of Hayling Island), who has taken over the role of secretary early, whilst Chris has been unwell. Chris was planning on stepping down at the AGM, but not in such unforeseen circumstances. We should also not forget the loss of Les Lloyd, at the beginning of the season, having set up the new league format.

We really do need your support. Please contact a member of the Council if you would like to know more, there is a list of positions on the website, and you can find out more information about the council. http://www.southernfed.org.uk/contact.htm

We look forward to welcoming you onto the SPF Council.

Terri Neill-Griffin
SPF President

Distinctions Panel - Julie Layzell

Julie's LRPS panel can now be seen on line.  She won this accolade last January.

This is now linked from a new web page that lists all the recent successes for members getting distinctions.
Click HERE

FORDINGBRIDGE PDI CHALLENGE 2011

The annual Fordingbridge Camera Club PDI challenge will take place on Wednesday 11th May 2011. This is an invitation PDI event with ten competing clubs.

This is our third year of entering and we would like our selection to be as strong as possible. To achieve this we will be undertaking a specific selection for the competition at the end of April.

Any member who would like their work to be considered should submit pre-prepared PDI images to me by Monday 18th April at the latest. You can submit up to three new or previously seen images. All PDI images used in this years league, exhibition etc. will automatically be included in the selection and do not count towards the three submissions total. Images should be the same format as our own club PDI's, i.e. max 1400px (width) x 1050px (height), SRGB colour space, JPEG format.

Images can be e mailed to me aroliver@tiscali.co.uk or by memory stick/CD (returnable).

It is hoped that this will also give us a the basis of a good bank of PDI images for future competition selections.

Tony Oliver Competition Secretary 29th March 2011

pinhole photography exhibition and talk

Hello,
I and 3 other pinhole photographers are holding an exhibition at Dimbola Lodge on the IOW this spring, the opening night is Saturday 2nd (4 til 7pm) April and earlier that day we are offering a free walking workshop starting in Ventnor, where I will be teaching a little about the art of pinhole. Please extend my invite to attend both events to your members, and for more info on the walk, please see the tours & workshops page on www.pinholetours.com

Thanks very much, and hope to see you there. Any questions please email me.

Regards, Dave.

www.davewise.biz

PAGB News 42

IN THIS ISSUE HERE
1 "Why Sponsorship?" article plus a Link to the Free Draw
for an A3 box of PermaJet Smooth Art Silk Inkjet paper

2 The PAGB Nature Photographer of the Year with pictures

3 GB Cup 2011 - Illustrated Nature Awards

4 More Nature Awards, Notice of a new Sponsor and a Notice
of the next PAGB Awards Adjudication for Audio Visual

5 "Do Clubs Record Your Lecture?" & other articles plus
the Winner of the Permajet Distinction Paper for March

6 Exhibition Notices & a preview of the Next Issue

NaturalFocus Photography Tutorial

I had so many people requesting that I inform them when my new NaturalFocus Interactive Photography Tutorial was available. I hope you don’t mind me contacting you in this rather intrusive way but I have not kept a list of specific people - hence this rather general email.

I am quite excited because over the past year I have been working on creating a very different type of DVD that teaches photography in a new and exciting way.

It is a computer program that, when popped into your computer, becomes a huge Interactive Photography Tutorial. So you don’t just listen, you read and interact - not like a book because you can go in any direction.

I am releasing it as a 13 part tutorial which arrives to you in the post each month. You will find full details and a FREE downloadable sample on my web site www.NaturalFocus.co.uk Please at least take a look at my web site.

Having taken a year to create the tutorial, I am very proud of the result and I hope that you find it not only informative but also inspirational and fun!

As you are part of my pre-launch, I would be very interested to hear your thoughts.

With best wishes
David Boag
Visit my website - www.NaturalFocus.co.uk

Two more photography mornings at RHS Garden Wisley

I am writing to let you know that there will be a couple more early starts for photographers following on from the successful mornings held in the Autumn.

2 April and 14 May 2011 8am

Capture the best morning light as Wisley opens its doors early. Normal Garden entry prices apply, but tickets must be booked in advance by calling 0845 612 1253.

Best regards

Liz Grant

Marketing volunteer

RHS Garden Wisley

www.rhs.org.uk

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINNERS DAY - APRIL 15th 2011

I am writing to inform you that Colin Varndell is organising a day of presentations and lectures aimed at beginners to nature photography on April 15th 2011. 

Last year he organised one such event in the New Forest which proved to be a great success. This event is being held at the Old Manor Hotel, near Bradford-on-Avon commencing at 10.00am. 

The main theme of the day will be learning how to take great pictures of natural subjects such as plants, fungi, trees, insects, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds. 

Emphasis will be on how to search for pictures, mainly based on natural history fieldcraft and how to approach subjects in the wild. 

In addition there will be some technical content covering composition, lighting, exposure and some post production for each subject. Delegates will also be given Colin’s lecture notes and fact sheets for all of the subjects covered. 

For more information e-mail info@colinvarndell.co.uk or visit http://www.colinvarndell.co.uk/
Thank you and best wishes 

Susy Varndell  

Southampton Camera Club Mansfield/Elliott Memorial Lecture

SCC proudly present - David Noton on the 27th March 2011 at 14:30

David is an award winning landscape and travel photographer who will be presenting a completely updated version of his "Chasing the Light" show.

Visit Davids website to see some of his stunning work. 
website: David Noton

David Noton - 27th March 2011 at 14:30  - tickets £8

Thornden Hall, Thornden School, 
Winchester Road, 
Chandler's Ford, 
Hampshire, 
SO53 2DW 
or contact Colin English for more information and to book tickets please email: events@southamptoncameraclub.co.uk  
or phone mobile: 07771 665581

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

This is now on at the 

Bristol Museum until 5th June 2011.

Link HERE

FREE Photo slide show software

Create slide shows from your photos for free!

Enjoy
John
Again the link is HERE and in the headline.

Another way to get Free On-Line Slide shows is Jalbum.net.
I have put one up relating to my Family History HERE.  There are many alternatives to this version within Jalbum.  There is nothing to download.  It is all done on-line.  A show can be made in literally 3 minutes as this example demonstrates BARMOUTH. Peter

Free Photo editing software

An offer to download a free copy of Ashampoo photo commander 8.

I've never used it, but could be useful for simple edits.

Enjoy!
John
The link is in the Headline but also HERE

PAGB News no 41

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 41 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://tinyurl.com/enews41

(For best viewing go to a Full Page view)

IN THIS ISSUE

GB Cup 2011 - Headlines
GB Cup Open - Club Scores
GB Cup Small - Club Scores
GB Cup Nature - Club Scores
GB Cup - Individual Awards
Police Stop and Search under the Terrorism Act
Corporation Tax for Camera Clubs
Advertisement

Rod Whelans
rod@creative-camera.co.uk

Tony Worobiec's new web site

Tony emailed me today with his first web site and it looks very good.

It is worth your while to have a look.

Find it HERE
There is now a link for Tony on the Links page.

Salisbury International Exhibition

Someone handed Tony Oliver LRPS, CPAGB a copy of the catalogue for our exhibition that was held in 1954.
This may be of interest to those who like a of history of the Club.
You can find this and much more HERE

New and Updated Links on our site

Have a look at the Links page. It has some very good sites listed.

Specifically try 1.x for super photos and Tutorials if you want calibrate your monitor

Arena 12th and 13th March 2011.

The link to the Arena site and to the Seminar is HERE
This year, Arena has as its main speakers Chris Steele Perkins, a member of Magnum, Simon Roberts author of the highly reviewed "We English", mono expert Jonathan Critchley and joiner extraordinaire, Noel Myles to be held on 11th-13th March at the Riviera Hotel Bournemouth. Click here to see the programme details and to download the seminar flyer.

LCD Monitor Test

There is a very good on-line program to test your monitor screen. It can check its quality on many levels. You can also download a version onto a memory stick so that you can use the program to test monitors in shops.
Viewing angle is one of the tests and this is quite poor on many screens especially on laptop computers. So it is well worth while checking out.
The link is http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
As you can see it is a Dutch program.
Here are some of the test links within the program.

PAGB News no 40

Hi All

Welcome to the Issue 40 of e-news.

Click HERE to read

CONTENTS
1 Contents and Notices
2 Highlights from the February PAGB EC Meeting
3 Exhibitions to enter and other Useful Information
4 Notices and even more Useful Information
5 Entries received for the GB Cup
6 British Photographic Exhibitions
7 Advertisements

Basingstoke Camera Club 2011 Annual International Projected Image Exhibition

Basingstoke Camera Club Annual International Projected Image Exhibition - Closing Date 7th March 2011

I thought you would like to know about the 2011 Basingstoke Camera Club Annual International Projected Image Exhibition. Photographers can enter up to five images in each of up to four entry classes: Open, Nature, Portrait and Monochrome. The Exhibition has been running for many years and is very successful, with about 1500 images entered last year. We accept only digital submissions and have a very easy to use online submissions website. There is, of course, no requirement for the images to have been taken with a digita l camera - scanned images would be just as welcome. Paypal may be used which means that the whole process can be carried out without resorting to paper entry forms or CDs!

The web site for the Exhibition is:
http://www.photoexhib.co.uk/bcc
where entry forms, the rules and the online submission site may be found. All the accepted and award-winning images from the 2010 Exhibition are viewable too. The Club website is at:

http://www.basingstokecameraclub.co.uk

Many thanks for your time. I very much hope to see some entries from your members

Best regards,
Steve Bright ARPS
President and Exhibition Secretary
Basingstoke Camera Club

Sharpening Your photos correctly

The RPS had a talk from Mile MacNamee last November and he talked at length about how to sharpen your photos properly.  This article covers most of what he said and is well worth studying and implementing his suggestions. The link is HERE

Cotswold Salon 2011

North Hampshire. P.S. 25th February 2011

Hi All

For those members who have an interest in Digital Audio Visuals.

North Hampshire P.S have Robert Albright FRPS presenting his personal D.A.Vs .

This will include his latest winning sequence  

"THE LEGACY"  

which won the Flanders International, and 3rd in the Great Northern Festival.

The evening will commence at 8.00.p.m. although there is entrance for 7.30 onwards.

It is FREE admission.

Robert & his Wife Maureen will be the Judges of our forthcoming Oak Leaf Salver Competition for S.P.F. Clubs.  on the 15th April.

Ernie Fullbrook BEM, APAGB.

North Hampshire P.S.
MAP HERE 

RPS DI Group Thames Valley Centre: next meeting Sunday 30 January

SUNDAY, 30 JANUARY 2010

Morning: "FAMOUS FOR FIVE MINUTES ... or ten or fifteen!"

This is your chance for all attendees (whether RPS/DIG members or not) to hold the attention of the meeting for 5 to 15 minutes with whatever subject they think will interest the members in the Digital Imaging field. . it's up to you! No need for a prepared talk (unless you want to).  If you have not already indicated your willingness to contribute, please contact Roger Norton with a title and a one sentence description.

Afternoon: "PRINTER TEST PRINTS REVIEW"

An informal discussion lead by Roger Norton and Alan Cross to delve a little deeper into the interpretation of the results from the test prints from Mike McNamee's excellent presentation last September. Please bring your test charts with you or collect them at the meeting if you haven't already done so. If you have made any improvements or changes to your printing set-up, you might like to bring a new test chart for visual comparison. Mike's 'control' print will be available for comparison.

followed by: "YOUR PRINT WORKSHOP"

This informal 'prints around the hall' workshop is designed for you to get feedback on, or simply show off,  your prints. If you can bring your image(s) on a memory stick (ideally JPEG 1024x768 sRGB), we may also be able to arrange projection for group discussion.

For further details on each of these topics, please see our website (www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk).  The meeting will be held at the usual location, Coopers Hill Community Centre, Bracknell, and doors open at 10 am for 10.30. Don't forget your pack lunch.

As usual, we advise booking your place at this meeting. Cost: Season Ticket holders FREE, otherwise £5.00 for members of the RPS Digital Imaging Group; £10.00 for all others. Why not buy a 2011 Season Ticket and pay no more for the whole year? Details via the booking page www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/Pages/booking.html on our web site.

Doors open at 10 am for 10.30 and free refreshments will be available. Don't forget your pack lunch.
Further information at www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk/

Best wishes from me and the committee for 2011.

Roger Norton

centrecoordinator@rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk

www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk

RPS Digital Imaging Group Southern Centre

Sunday 27^th February 2011

10.30 am to 4.00 pm

Doors open 10.00

Greyfriars Community Centre

44 Christchurch Road

Ringwood, BH24 1DW

1. Movie Making with a Digital SLR Camera

Stuart Culley 

Demonstration and talk using Canon and Nikon cameras  courtesy of Robert White Photographic.

2. Be Famous for 5 Minutes - Bring your prints, images for digital projection, or short AVs (max 5 minutes) to present informally.
   (DP images 1024X768 pixels tiff format please)

Admission:  DIG Members £4.00. All others £6 

 All welcome 

Tea and Coffee, Bring Packed Lunch

Further Information from Barry Senior:  

email: barry@littlepics.freeserve.co.uk 

T: 01425471489

Hot News

You will be pleased to learn that member Julie Layzell has been awarded the LRPS today.

Our congratulations.

More on this later.

Powell Publishing Charity Christmas Cards - Christmas shots

A year ago we contacted Camera Clubs across the country in search of a 'Special Christmas card shot'. We had an excellent response from members, who sent in a variety of wonderful photos. Some were selected by our Art & Design Manager, Zara Pyke, to mock up and present to some of the major charities we work with.

One image was chosen by the Children's Hospice Association Scotland -a photo of a robin, sent in by Ann Collins of Wokingham & East Berkshire Camera Club whom we awarded £100 and £50 to her club.

This year we are looking for new photos to present to charities and would like to offer the same reward for any photos that are selected by a charity.

Popular categories include:-

Robins
Red Berries
Snow Scenes
Animals in snow (Cats, dogs, sheep, horses)
Postbox in snow

If your members would like to send in your photos for consideration please email to:-

zara@powellpublishing.co.uk

Thank you and kind regards
Kind regardsCoreen Hardy
Administrator
Powell Publishing Limited
Direct Tel- 01304 833568
Direct Fax - 01304 833555

PicStop Phot Competition

Why not try this.  It is free.  You can vote on the current entries too.
See HERE to view.
This looks good fun.

PAGB News No 39

Hi All
Welcome to the Issue 39 of e-news which is mainly concerned with an obituary for Don Morrison but has some important news for those who have sent entries to the 2011 GB Cups plus several notices of forthcoming events and an interesting article on judges manipulating Digital Images that they are judging in club competitions.

Issue 40 of e-news in February will be distributed via the "managed distribution" which I recently informed you of. Already we have transferred our database and, if you know of anyone who would like to subscribe, please direct them to www.pagbnews.co.uk/enewssubform.html I would like to assure you again of the confidentiality and security of this database. Your address will not be shared with any other business or person and we will only use it for e-news and related supplements, none of which you need download unless you are interested in the content.

We will be using HTML in future for future e-news, a simple document which will link you seamlessly to the current issue of e-news on a website. We will also list back issues and this means that those of you who load it to websites will probably have the option of loading a link instead of the entire e-news although we do not object if you prefer to do it that way.

BANNER/PAGE HEADER Can anyone design a banner for e-news that we can use on the website and probably as header for the newsletter? I know there are many creative readers out there and I'm sure we could make a design statement. The only rule is that it must incorporate the (rather old fashioned) PAGB logo and that our title, e-news, is written lower case just as I have used it.

Rod Whelans

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Calendar 2012 Competition

To celebrate The Wiltshire Wildlife Trusts 50^th anniversary we are offering everyone the opportunity to put forward a photo for our 2012 anniversary calendar. The theme is ‘Wild Wiltshire’ and we want your best wildlife and landscape photos to show off our county and its wonderful wildlife throughout the year.  The calendar will be sold across the county and online and should be available from the end of May 2011.  We invite you to send your photographs to photos@Wiltshirewildlife.org or to Anniversary Calendar 2012 at the Trust.   Please include your name, contact number or email, and the location of where the image was taken.  Remember all photos must have been taken in Wiltshire and we are unable to return hard copies.  Make use of the dark evenings to go through your photo collections or get out there and click your way into our anniversary celebration.  Closing date for entries is 11^th February and we will notify winners by the end of February.  We look forward to seeing your entries.

Regards

Keely Everson

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has 18,500 members and manages 37 nature reserves in Wiltshire.
The Trust also endeavours to lead by example in the protection of the environment. Visit our
website at www.wiltshirewildlife.org

Southern Federation Exhibition is coming

Dear Club Members,

Do not forget that the SPF Exhibition is to be hung tomorrow.  The Federation is always grateful for help in doing this and as the local club we can do this more easily than most other clubs. This operation usually takes from 9.30am to 12 noon. Refreshments are provided for helpers. You will meet many members from other clubs too. So if you can spare some time it will help to get the exhibition hung that much quicker. This takes place on Thursday 6th Jan in the Library Galleries upstairs. Remember to sign yourself in at the enquiries desk before going upstairs.  This is for fire regulations as at the club.

Then on Friday evening from 7.30pm the SPF hold the Preview when the Trophies will be presented.  You are welcome to attend. Meet lots of people and the exhibition including the Projected Images.  Drinks and nibbles available.

The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday 8th until 30th Jan.  SPF site 

Just to remind you our next club meeting is on Jan 10th when we will be showing the SPF Exhibition Projected Images.
AND we shall have a Teach-In trying to answer some of your photographic queries. To that end it is sensible to ask us the queries beforehand. Please can you send Richard by email any problem you may have in this regard. After our visit from Barry Senior recently you may like to revisit some of the techniques he revealed but you now cannot quite remember!

Regards
the Committee

'Life in the Freezer' by Ben Osborne - in your area for one night!

If you’re inspired by nature or have a passion for photography, don’t miss this special evening with Ben Osborne.  Organised by Barkers of Ringwood, Ben’s inspiring slideshow is headlined as ‘a most absorbing, educational, amusing, remarkable evening.’ 'Life in the Freezer' by Wildlife & Landscape Photographer Ben Osborne Monday 31st January 2011 at 7pm Ringwood School Theatre, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE Life in the Freezer is an inspiring and entertaining show about Antarctica.  It includes superb photographs of the wildlife and landscape of this dramatic continent and tells the story of the making of the BBC TV series. Behind-the-scenes photographs of film crews, filming techniques and the presenter (Sir David Attenborough) give a unique insight into the creation of television wildlife documentaries.

Ben Osborne has worked in many parts of the world but is best known for his images of Antarctica in the book of the BBC series ‘Life in the Freezer’.  His work has been published in numerous magazines and he works regularly with BBC film crews – most recently for ‘Planet Earth’, a major series about the Natural History of the world. Ben won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007, beating off 32,000 other entries from 78 countries. The competition is one of the most prestigious photographic events in the world and is one of the leading promoters of wildlife and environmental photography. Ben uses Páramo for his global travels and we are delighted to support this event. £17 tickets from Barkers

Winchester Photographic Society 78th Annual Open Exhibition

WINCHESTER PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 

78th Annual Open Exhibition

16^th April – 8^th May 2011

OPEN FOR ENTRIES:   1^st – 28^th February 2011

Winchester Photographic Society is pleased to announce its 2011 Annual Open Exhibition will be held, as in previous years, in the City Space gallery at the Discovery Centre (Library) in Jewry Street, Winchester from Saturday 16^th April until Sunday 8^th May 2011.

The submission period for entries for consideration into the Exhibition is the month of February 2011.  All entries must be made, and images submitted, by the closing date of Monday 28^th February 2011.

Full Information about the Exhibition, the Entry Procedure and the Conditions of Entry is provided on the WPS website:-

www.winphotosoc.co.uk ® Our Exhibition ® 2011 Exhibition ® Information

From Tuesday 1^st February you will also find the Exhibition Entry section under the 2011 Exhibition menu on the website.

This is where you submit your images and make payment.

Please read the Information pages on the website.

Some details about the Exhibition have changed since last year.

For more information about any aspect of the exhibition, please contact:-

The Exhibition Co-ordinator: Louise Brown

Tel: 023 8026 5979      email: exhibitioninfo@winphotosoc.co.uk

PAGB News No 38

Hi All,
Welcome to the Issue 38 of e-news which is a picture special of the PAGB Inter-Federation Projected Image Championship. Click HERE
Also attached as a separate Supplement is an excellent article by Christine Widdal, the L&CPU President, on the subject of Photographic Plagiarism.
Click HERE
e-news is compressed as much as possible and is only suitable for screen viewing. If you need a copy to print for your club or for someone who has no e-mail please let me know and I will send a larger file.
Rod Whelans

Charlie Waite

An evening with acclaimed landscape photographer Charlie Waite

This January, Winchester Photographic Society’s annual spring lecture once again brings one of the world’s greatest photographers to the Discovery Centre.

Acclaimed photographer, Charlie Waite, will present a collection of his unforgettable images, revealing the dedication and craft that it takes to become one best landscape photographers in the world.

“The Making of Landscape Photographs - An Evening with Charlie Waite” is at Winchester Discovery Centre on 18th January from 7.30pm to 10pm,

Tickets are available from the Discovery Centre box office on 01962 873603  or online at http://www3.hants.g ov.uk/wdc/wdc-eventdetails?id=97276
Tickets are priced at £10 (concessions available).

NEWS SHEET Dec 2010

The following matters were discussed at the recent Committee meeting. Could all members please read and add their names to any appropriate list.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

The seasonal party is again upon us!! If you are going to attend please bring something for the buffet. We would also like to do a free raffle for everybody at the party. To achieve this we would like members to bring a prize that can be raffled (if you're lucky you might even win the same prize back!!). Also bring PDI's of your Christmas card design for a festive viewing.

PHOTO FORUM

Our second photography forum of the season will be held on Monday 10th Jan after our showing of the SPF exhibition PDI's. In order to meet your needs we would like an indication of any photo topics or queries that you would like answered. Please indicate these below, together with your name.

WARMINSTER CAMERA CLUB Interclub Print Battle

We have been invited to participate in this competition on Sat 12th Feb 2011. We are required to select 8 prints plus 2 reserves. The committee will select our best work from members own submissions. All members are invited to submit a maximum of 2 print images for consideration. Please choose any previously used or new work that you feel is your best. Please give these to Tony Oliver by Monday 17th Jan at the latest. Only work submitted will be considered.

SPRING TRIP

Following this years successful club trip to Bexhill it has been decided to see if sufficient interest exists to run another trip next year. Provisional dates will be three days in early April 2011 and the location is likely to be Wales/Welsh Borders. If you are interested please write your name below so the committee can decide whether to proceed further.

STUDIO NIGHT

Please write your name below if you have a provisional interest in attending Mark Coutt's Photo studio in Dorset for our third session there. Final dates to be determined, provisionally a week night in March. Max numbers 12, cost approx £15.

PAGB News No 36

Hi

Welcome to the latest Issue of e-news. Quite a short issue with news of 4 new MPAGB winners. This will be the last issue this year apart from an Awards for Photographic Merit results issue detailing the successful entrants to the recent adjudications at Wilmslow and Carlisle.
Click HERE to read.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2011.

Rod

Clare Astbury Exhibition

Clare has written to me as follows:
I would love to come to one of your meetings and show my work.

The photographic exhibition has been extened until Friday 10 December for staff at the Godolphin School but if you would like to come and have a look, please give me a ring on my work number 430500 and ask for the school secretary.

Kind regards
Clare
So it seems her show is on in two places!? Or have I misunderstood?

2011 Southampton CC Memorial Lecture

Tickets are now selling fast for David Noton on the 27th March 2011, at 14.30, and we would like everyone to have an opportunity to choose a good seat. Please email me events@southamptoncameraclub.co.uk or phone me 07771 665581 if you would to book. A seating plan can be seen here if you would like to pick where you would like to sit.

Link to POSTER

 

With thanks,

Colin English

Clare Astbury Exhibition

Please note that Clare has a photographic exhibition on at The Cafe on the Park, Greencroft Street.
If anyone has seen this let me know what you think.
Her web site is HERE

PDI Sizing Instructions

Due to popular demand I have now made the method for getting your images suitably sized for projection available with just two clicks from the Home page.
All you do is click on Sundries and then PDI Sizing.

2011 International Convention and Photographic Trade Show

Hi Salisbury Camera Club

We would like to extend an invitation to all members of Salisbury Camera Club to attend the 9th annual International Photographic Convention

Convention: 10th-17th 2011
Trade Show Dates: 14th-16th January 2011
Novotel London West - Hammersmith - London
http://www.swpp.co.uk/convention/

Full day seminars
Three-day Masterclasses programme
Three-day Superclass programme
Two-day Business School
Three-day Trade Show
Photographic Workshops around London's Premier Locations
20 x 16 Image competition
Qualification judging
Photographer of the Year Awards Night
http://www.swpp.co.uk/convention/schedule/
Thanking you for your support

Phil Jones CEP The Societies

We can also be found on Twitter and Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/theSocieties   http://www.twitter.com/TheSocieties

SPF League PDI League 4 Results

Hi to you all. Please find attached the results of our first PDI league match.
Not too bad. 
Very grateful for the extra half mark which really counted.
Hope to see you Monday
Tony
Page 1 and Page 2

Wildlife Photographic Break on Brownsea Island in Feb.2011

I am a member of Winchester Photographic Society and the RPS. I will be running a Photographic Break on Brownsea Island in February 2011 with a focus on wildlife photography.
I would be most grateful if you could pass on the attached details to your members.
Many thanks,
Joe Kaplonek ARPS
Mob: 077 4240 4945
Email: joe.kaplonek@ukphotos.org
Web: www.ukphotos.org

The SPF Digitally Projected Championship 2010 on Sunday

Well the Championship has run and Salisbury came in at 16th place out of 19 clubs.
We thought that you may like to see the scores overall.
See the image below. To actually read this click on the image to enlarge it.

Print Gallery Again

I have added two more members to the new Gallery 2010.  They are Tony O'Reilly and Stan Stubbs.

If you do not have your images here yet send me a selection today [preferably sized to 600 pixels on longest side].  Thanks

The link is HERE or via the menu it is under Gallery 2010

The SPF Digitally Projected Championship 2010 on Sunday

Sunday 21st November at Shaw Social Club, Almond Avenue, Newbury, Berks, RG14 1LU

The competing clubs are:

Alton, Basingstoke, Beaulieu, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Chichester, Fordingbridge, Havant, Hayling Island, Highcliffe & Infinity, Newbury, New Forest, North Hants, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, South Reading, Steyning and Winchester.

As always the event is hosted by Newbury CC and we are delighted that the event has once again been awarded PAGB Patronage.

Your judges on the day are all from Surrey and will be:

Mrs Jay Charnock FRPS, Mrs Ann Smith ARPS and Mrs Cynthia James LRPS.

Audience entry on the day is now free for members of SPF affiliated clubs + £1 for membership of the Shaw Social Club.

The doors open at 12 noon and judging starts at 2pm; a refreshment break will be taken at around 3pm. There will also be a substantial raffle. You will not have a better opportunity in the season to see the top PDIs from SPF clubs.

Map can be seen HERE

SPF Print League 2010/11 First Results

Here are the results from the first round that took place at Basingstoke on Thursday 11th November.

Page 1 HERE and Page 2 HERE

Do note that Sarah Shelley had our highest scoring print.  Well done!
Also my image Heidi got the lowest mark. Previously it was chosen by Gavin Hoey, no less, for an RPS Ribbon.  That is it was considered to be a super picture.  That's judging for you.

Photographs of Yesteryear

I came across a wonderful set of pictures from 1935 to 1948.  All monochrome of course but great quality.

Click HERE to see what I mean.

Photographer of the Year 2010

From the Photo Radar links on the NEWS page [on the right side] there is a link you might easily miss.
It is, however, well worth a few minutes.
There are sections for Joy, Travel, Landscape and more.  And these are only the Commended photos!
Click HERE

SPF Print League 2010/11

	This information has been copied from the SPF web site and looks much better there.

See the LINK HERE

There is a similar page for the PDI league.  We are in League 4. Click HERE

For the Prints we are in League 1.

The first fixture is tomorrow night if you want to witness the judging.

Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
	Basingstoke CC								0
	Chichester CC								0
	Farnborough CC								0
	Ordnance Survey PS								0
	Salisbury CC								0
	Viewfinders of Romsey CC								0

Scoresheet

	Date	Host Club	Judge
1	11/11/10	Basingstoke CC	Nick Scott
2	01/02/11	Ordnance Survey PS	Leo Rich ARPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB
3	10/02/11	Farnborough CC	George Walsh APAGB
4	28/02/11	Salisbury CC	Jim Marsden FRPS EFIAP APAGB
5	08/03/11	Viewfinders of Romsey CC	Anne Mahany
7	07/04/11	Chichester CC	Caroline Colegate LRPS

Photo Gallery

I have uploaded a new Gallery of members photographs. I hope that this meets with your approval.

These photos only account for a few members abd if you are one who is not there abd would like your images dismissed then send me a selection by email.  Longest side to 600 pixels.

Click HERE to see the Gallery. To start click on any photo to enlarge it. You can navigate to the next screen of index images.

It would be good to get more photos.

Let me have some today.

Thanks

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PAGB News No 35

Hi

Welcome to Issue 35 of e-news. This is a Picture Special from the Inter-Club Print Championship.
Click HERE to see. [NB 480Kb]

I'm sorry if it took a bit longer to download but I think it is worth it. (To keep it small it is optimised for your screen and may not print as well as usual).


Rod Whelans

Congratulations Richard

Well done to Richard Ramsay for being a runner up in the Salisbury Journal Photographic Competition.
he entered his image of Cherhill Down.
Read the report HERE

Every Day it is an absolute tonic walking in Churchill Gardens, alongside the River Avon, in Salisbury. There is so much to see and do for every age group and animal lover and no two days are the same but today something was very different. Amongst the giant willows past the slide on the hill a a dark shape stood which was causing some alarm! Out of their 4 x 4's men leapt into action with sticks to try and contain the situation....walkers leashed their dogs and children were lifted to safety but the dark shape just turned to cast a glance at what the fuss was all about! After all there's nothing quite like chewing the cud in peace, musing about the Autumn colour, reflecting on life where the grass is greener - it's an absolute tonic for a cow in Churchill Gardens.

Just for everyone's amusement this is what I saw and photographed in Churchill Gardens this morning that appeared in the Salisbury Journal news today!

Click HERE to see the report.
Robin Gemmill

Friends of the Harnham Water Meadows Trust: Open events during winter and spring, 2011

The Friends of Harnham Water Meadows Trust is pleased to announce its programme of open events between January and May 2011. Children are always welcome, but for safety they should be supervised. No dogs please as the meadows are farmland.
Public demonstrations of ‘drowning’. Watermeadows are traditionally irrigated (‘drowned’) during the winter and early spring, this brings forward the ‘early bite’ of grass for livestock. The Harnham Water Meadows Trust is proud of its restoration programme that has been funded by the Friends, the former Salisbury District Council and the Environment Agency and assisted by many volunteers. We are now able to drown key areas, all accessible from Town Path.
The demonstrations are planned for:
Saturday 8th January
Saturday 29th January
Saturday 5th February and
Saturday 12th February
On each occasion, meet 10.00am at Rose Cottage, the programme takes about 1hr 30 min. Admission is free, there will be an invitation to make a donation to the Trust at the end, and light refreshments in the cottage from 11.30am. Natural circumstances may cause cancellation at short notice. Teachers are especially welcome, but there will be other opportunities to demonstrate drowning to school parties.
Demonstrations Saturday 26^th February through to Saturday 12^th March. Demonstrations may be arranged by appointment for schools and community groups. We invite a donation to the Trust, based on a minimum of £1 per pupil.
Spring Open Day Saturday 26th March. Come to Rose Cottage between 10.30am and 4.00pm. For the Friends this is the herald of spring. Admission is free, a sale of publications and light refreshments are available.  Guided walks at 11.00am and 2.30pm (£2.50 for adults; under 16s free).
Family Environment Event Saturday 7^th May. Rose Cottage is open between 2.00pm and 5.00pm (admission £1, under 16s free). There is a guided walk at 2.30pm (£2.50 for adults; under 16s free). We invite a range of local environmental organisations, there are events for children.
Summer open days and walks on the meadows. These were successful during 2010 and a programme will be announced later.

      Hadrian Cook, November 2010