Photo Workshops

Various workshops are available from
Terry Hewlett ARPS and Andy Cubin MBE ASIFGP
See their comprehensive web site for all the details HERE

Southern Federation Web Site

The SPF web-site www.southernfed.org.uk is now the primary source of all the news within the Federation. To help all club members to access the site, this News Update highlights some key current issues and includes the appropriate links to the relevant web-pages.

Want to know who your club is competing against this year? .. which league you are in?.....you'll find this on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/leagueprints.htm for prints and http://www.southernfed.org.uk/leaguepdis.htm for PDIs.

You might also like to see all of last year's PDI entries, which have now been added to the site on http://www.southernfed.org.uk/leaguegallery1.htm and subsequent pages.

The deadline for ordering print boxes is fast approaching (22nd October), so if you want to place an order see http://www.southernfed.org.uk/printboxes.htm

The Web-site is a great place to advertise events coming up in your club; a number of clubs have got events on over the next few weeks including:

• David Clapp at Bognor Regis, 18th October http://www.bognorregiscameraclub.org/
• Mike Eddows at Midhurst , 19th October http://www.midhurstcameraclub.co.uk/
• David Osborn at Fordingbridge, 26th October http://www.fordingbridgecameraclub.org.uk/news.html
• Andy Rouse at Farnborough, 3rd November http://farnboroughcameraclub.org/

Finally, a reminder that the Federation relies heavily on support from its Sponsors, so please look out for these on the web-pages and consider giving them your custom if you can.. always remembering to acknowledge their links to the SPF if you do.

John Hodge, SPF Council Member

Travel Photographer of the Year

Top class photographs to drool over are to be found HERE

And for hors d'oeuvre see Britain from the air - a Royal Geographic Society selection. Just superb pictures. See HERE. If you are going to Bath they are on display in the streets until February 2012.

Mix'n'Match Competition

Thursday 20 October 2011
We are competing once again in this fun competition when we take on Andover Split Image Photographic Society [ASPS].
This year is at their new venue and this can be located from these two maps MAP1 and MAP2
Lifts can be arranged if needed. Just ask Committee members.

Photo Arts Trail this week only

Photos Art Trail

More info www.plainartssalisbury.co.uk The Catalogue is here with maps, venues and times

No.	Artist	Venue
1.	Nancy Tolford	Neal's Yard
2.	Chris Harvey	30 St Edmunds Church St
3.	Tina Hunter	43A Albany Rd

No.	Artist	Venue
4	Laurence Dube-Rushby	R Bourne Community Farm
5	Anthony von Roretz	22 Trinity St
6	Dominic Old	Fisherton Mill
7	Michael Blyth	St Paul's Ch Foyer
8	Laura Smith	11, Ch Lane, Bemerton
9	Glover & Smith	Unit 13, Wilton Biz Centre, Kingsway, Wilton

PAGB News 50

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 50 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en50011011JaneBlack-FIAP-PDI.pdf

2 Jane H Black FPSA
3 The 26th FIAP Projected Image Biennial results
4 Your Invitation to the Inter-Club Print Championship
5 Wigan 10 CD Offer + First Wrekin Salon & Notices
6 The PermaJet Winner for September + Advert
7 Two Federation Featured Photographers
8 Advert - GB Cup Sponsor
9 APM in AV + a Wonderful Book and e-mail security
10 Advert
11 PAGB Handbook
12 Death of an Icon, + Next Issue ……….. and Finally

NOTICE

37th SMETHWICK INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
CLOSING DATE 24th NOVEMBER 2011

Every entrant receives a 70+ page colour catalogue 4**** rating.
OVER 100 AWARDS + HCs TO BE WON

EASY ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM now open at
www.spsinternationalexhibition.com

• Rod Whelans

British Wildlife photography Awards 2011

Out today.
Click on this LINK to view the photographshttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Coming Events

Listed here are some events that may produce some photo opportunities or exhibitions of photographs.

1. The Salisbury Food & Drink Festival.
Lots going on from the 12th to 18th Sept.
0845 241 9651
or http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/food-and-drink-festival-2011/food-and-drink-festival.aspx
Sunday has the BIG event. Lots to photograph I imagine.

2. Salisbury Art Trail 8th to 16th October.There are 48 venues. Many contain photography.
see http://www.plainartssalisbury.co.uk/category/salisbury-art-trail/

Mesage from The SPF to You

With the development and expansion of the SPF web-site (www.southernfed.org.uk)

your Council feels that it is no longer appropriate to continue to publish a separate Newsletter.

However, in order to alert clubs to ongoing new information, we will from time to time e-mail all clubs with a summary of significant issues from the web-site, along with the appropriate links to access the details. We hope you will help this to reach all club members in the SPF, by copying this e-mail to all your members.

So, to kick things off for the new season, here are a few headlines:

1. The SPF Leagues for 2011-12 are now sorted out; for tables and fixture lists and other details see http://www.southernfed.org.uk/league.htm All of the PDI entries for last season have now been added to the web-site in a set of galleries starting at http://www.southernfed.org.uk/leaguegallery1.htm ..well worth a look!

2. The SPF Exhibition in January 2012 will again be held in Salisbury. Entry for prints ( but not PDIs) is now closed. See http://www.southernfed.org.uk/exhibition2011.htm for full details

3. There is an important change in the PAGB standard mileage rate..up to 30p per mile plus fuel cost. See http://www.southernfed.org.uk/data/pagbrates20110426.pdf

4. Other than these key issues, there's lots of other information on the web-site, including RPS and PAGB Awards, PAGB Print Exhibition report http://www.southernfed.org.uk/pagbexhibition.htm, listing of upcoming events, minutes of Reps Meeting http://www.southernfed.org.uk/pagbexhibition.htm ( reminder: next Reps meeting is this coming Friday and much more.

5. Finally, I have been asked to bring to your attention a competition organised by The ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC), based at the Universities of Southampton and St Andrews.

The UN predicts that on the 31st of October 2011 the population of the world will reach 7 billion.
The theme of the competition is:'What Does Living in a World of 7 Billion Mean to You?'

Photo submissions can be anything that in the author’s opinion, answers this. The competition is free to enter. Selected photographs will be displayed in a presentation at the ‘World at 7 Billion’ seminar to be held in London on the 31st October 2011. The closing date is 14th October 2011

For details see www.flickr.com/groups/1731373@N24/

John Hodge SPF Council Member

David Noton Talk, Devizes

Devizes Camera Club is promoting a presentation by the renowned landscape photographer, David Noton.

This event will be at the Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire on Wednesday 16th November 2011, starting at 7.30 pm. He will be presenting his show 'Chasing the Light' which has rave reviews where ever it is shown. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see this show.

A poster is attached. If it is not of interest, please forward it to someone you think would maybe like to come.

Ticket price is £10.50 each. Tickets are very limited so please e-mail me or phone to check for availability.

David Noton shares with the audience how a landscape and travel photographer uses their eyes. It includes landscape, portraiture, street scenes and satellite imagery from around the world as well as in the field advice and photographic tips.

He shares the highs and lows of being in the field and ‘explores’ pushing the boundaries to encourage experimentation with our own photography either as snappers on holiday or budding developing photographers.

The presentation is a full audio/visual experience with high definition projection, music, video clips, practical technical backgrounds and travel anecdotes with David’s renowned sense of humour. exploring the essentials of location photography, location finding, pre-visualisation, understanding natural light, composition and colour.

http://www.davidnoton.com

http://www.davidnoton.com/roadshow.htm

http://www.arctheatre.org.uk

www.devizescameraclub.co.uk

"History behind the Counter"

8 to 11 Sept
Salisbury Civic Society Historic Open Days
A free event themed "History behind the Counter"
19 shops and cafes sharing the architecture of the building and history of the businesses within it.
Tel 01722 334 956

More Club History

There are two new galleries showing some interesting snippets of events in the Club in the past.

1. At one time we had an exhibition in the Library in Amesbury. The date is unknown - unless you know better? Find this HERE
2. The next item is some pictures that were in a postal competition over 100 years ago. The interesting part is the critiques that came with the images. The remarks are amazingly similar to those we hear today. Read these HERE
3. Note in the above gallery is a single photo taken in 1946 of an exhibition. Where was this held? Does anyone recognise the room? Let me if you do please.
   

Newsheet for September

1. The club are planning to hold an exhibition in the Guildhall on January 23rd-27th 2012. We expect to be able to exhibit approximately 100 of your images to the public (exact numbers will be known nearer the date). All exhibited images must be mounted and framed to maximise the visual impact (again exact details will be given later). There is no need to do anything at the moment other than note the dates and perhaps give some thought to providing an entry for the exhibition.

2. Set subject title "Natural History"

As you are aware the first PDI set subject this season is Natural History. In order to clarify what is acceptable and to avoid confusion in this specific area of photography, the RPS/SPF definition is outlined below.

• Images can be of any branch of natural history except anthropology and archaeology.
• No photos of artificially produced plants, mounted specimens or wildlife in captivity are allowed.
• Human elements should not normally be present unless they are necessary to enhance the photos story.
• No digital manipulation allowed that alters the truth of the image.

Tony Oliver Competition Secretary.

Competition Image Selection

The club initially require the following number of prints and PDI’s for competition and exhibition this season. We would like as many members as possible to submit work for consideration.

SPF League 8 Prints, 8 PDI’s

SPF Exhibition 6 Prints, 8 PDI’s

Monday Club 10 Prints, 10 PDI’s

There will be further matches/exhibitions during the year when image selection will be made nearer the date.

The Selection Committee will make the selection by the end of September in order to return the entry details by the required date. To facilitate this all work must be submitted on or before Monday 27th September (to include images from the first bi-monthly.)

The following criteria will be used for the initial selection process.

Prints: All members are invited to submit up to 5 mounted prints for consideration. These can be new work or previously unselected work from last year. Prints should ideally be on 500mm x 400mm mountboards.

PDI’s: All members are invited to submit up to 5 digital image files for consideration. These can be new work or previously unselected work from last year.

The selection committee may also ask to see specific work not submitted as above that they would also like to consider (e.g. known competition / Fools 100 images).

Prints should be given to Tony Oliver by the above submission date. PDI's should be given to Richard Temlett by the same date. These can be e-mailed to him (preferable), or submitted on a CD or memory stick. PDI's should not exceed the following dimensions 1400 (W) x 1050 (H) pixels and should be submitted as JPEGs in the Srgb colour space.

These events are an opportunity to show the best work of our club members. In order to do this we need your best images. If you have any queries please let me know.
Thank you.

Tony Oliver Competition Secretary

P.A.G.B. AWARDS

Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 13:27:07 +0100
Subject: P.A.G.B. AWARDS

Dear Club Contacts

Please could you inform your members that North Hampshire. P.S. are hosting an evening by Leo Rich.ARPS,EFIAP,APAGB.( Vice President of the P.A.G.B.)

Where he will be outlining these prestigious awards. What is required , their difference to the R.P.S., costs, how to enter, and standard of work.

He will also have projected a number of successful panels.He will not be doing any appraisals, although he will be commenting on 2 of NHPS members work.

Those present will be able to ask questions in respect to the Awards.

Date :- Friday 7th October.

Time :- 8.00.p.m.

No Charge, although a Raffle

Venue :- Oakley Village Hall, Station Rd. Oakley RG23 7HA.

Location Map :- www.nhps.weebly.com

Yours in anticipation

Ernie Fullbrook. BEM, APAGB.

Secretary N.H.P.S.

Feast of Old Vehicles

On Sunday 4th Sept go to the Central Car Park to see some of the finest preserved commercial vehicles.
They will be there from 9.30am to 11.30am. They will also be passing through Ringwood from 9am to 10am and through Amesbury from 10.30am to 12 noon.
This looks like an ideal time to get some competition quality photos.

Wings Over Stonehenge 17 Sept 2011

Both these events are organised by the National Trust.

From 11am to 1pm there will be walk to commemorate the death of Lt Reginald Cammell. He suffered the first fatal military aeroplane accident. A look at aviation from 1910 to 1914.

In the evening from 4.30pm to 7.30pm there will be a photography walk around the Stonehenge landscape.

Booking essential. Phone 01980 664780

Hayling Island Camera Club Exhibition 8 -10 September

You are invited to attend Hayling Island Camera Club annual exhibition September 8th-10th September
The exhibition is being held at

The United Reform Church Hall

Hollow Lane,
Hayling Island,
Hampshire
PO11 9EY
view a map here

Opening hours 10.00 - 4.00
If you would like further information you can telephone The Hayling Island Camera Club Secretary Judy Valentine 02392 467209 or email : secretaryhaylingcameraclub@gmail.com

PAGB News 49 - That Tree has gone!

Hi All

Please click on this link to see this special "In Memoriam" issue (49) of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en49240811InMemoriamSpecial.pdf

It also announces the new Director General of the RPS, Dr Michael Pritchard. You may already be familiar with his History Blog at http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/
Rod Whelan

PAGB News 48

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 48 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en48160811WarwickdetailsNewRLS.pdf

Don't miss the FREE DRAW for Permajet Paper. This issue it is for
a PACK OF A3+ 50 SHEETS OF ULTRA PEARL

*NOTICE* GB CUP RECORDED LECTURE CDs
These are due to arrive with participating clubs by 31 August. Although we have experienced the usual small hiccups and delays we still hope to meet that deadline but, even if you have told me already, please e-mail me if you have the show scheduled in September. We'll make sure you are not disappointed!

Rod Whelan

GOSPORT CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITION

Just a note to let you know that our Camera Club's Exhibition is now up and ready for viewing at the Gosport Discovery Centre. It will be dismantled on the afternoon of the 27th August, and I hope in that time if any of your Members are in the area, you can spare a few minutes to go and look at the excellent work the Club has produced over the past year.

I hope you are having a good summer,

Kind regards

Barbara Holder

Secretary.

PAGB Awards Workshop - 9th October 2011

If you are considering applying for a PAGB Award for Photographic Merit - CPAGB DPAGB or MPAGB - this day is for you !

This will be an all day event at Crawley CC HQ on Sunday October 9th 2011.
First priority will be given to SPA members for whom entry will be free.
Members of other PAGB federations are also invited to apply and, if accepted, there will be a fee of £15 per person.

The workshop will be led by Andy Hanson MPAGB ARPS APAGB FIPF & Daphne Hanson CPAGB APAGB from East Anglia
and Mike Chambers ARPS MPAGB EFIAP BPE 5* who is both a PAGB and an SPA judge.

We will also be sending this information to all SPA Club Reps but please do your best to inform others in your clubs.

Tony Riley
Chair-PAGB Sub-Committee

Photo Workshops #2 Trinity Photography

Further to the News item below here is more information.

We have two evening seminars and one Sunday afternoon workshop coming up, with the meeting point for all being the Guildhall:

 

Thursday 4th August, 6.30 – 8pm, £3.50

Composition, Use of Lighting and Long Exposures: Suitable for the keen photographer this short seminar will explore the use of creative lighting and composition of subjects.

www.trinityphotography.tumblr.com

 

 

Thursday 11th August, 6.30 – 8pm, £3.50

Digital Workflow: Suitable for the more advanced digital photographer, this short seminar will explore the use of digital workflow, editing software and shooting RAW images.

www.trinityphotography.tumblr.com

 

 

Sunday 14th August, 1 – 5pm, £15

Digitally Manipulating Your Images: Are you getting the most from your digital files? Award-winning photographer Anthony von Roretz LMPA of Trinity Photography will guide you through the wonderful world of digital manipulation.

http://trinityphotography.tumblr.com

 

If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to get in touch. Many thanks and we look forward to hopefully seeing one or two of your members soon.

 

Kind regards,

Fiona

 

 

Fiona McWilliam
Studio Manager
22/24 Trinity Street
The Chequers
Salisbury
SP1 2BD
01722 422224
www.trinity-photography.co.uk

PAGB News 47

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 47 of e-news from the PAGB.
http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en47310711PDIchamp.pdf

Don't miss the FREE DRAW for Permajet Paper.  This issue it is for an A3 25 sheet box of Smooth Art Silk (£56.96.)
(For best viewing please look at the e-news PDF as a Full Page view)

IN THIS ISSUE
2         Results from the Inter-Club PDI Championship (Warwick)
3         "Hail at Hampden" & Tallaght International Exhibition
4         Leo Rich – PAGB Vice President
5         GB Cup Judges & Inter-Federation Print Exhibition Venues
6         Winning pictures from the Inter-Fed. Print Competition
7         Advert
8         Special Book Offer and NCPF International Exhibition
9         Print Championship Clubs, Judges & Permajet Winners, past & present
10        Opening of the Inter-Fed. Print Competition

Rod Whelan
rod@creative-camera.co.uk
PS Please note there is an article by our very own Leo Rich. Well worth reading.

Martin Down

There is now a photographic report on the Club's visit to Martin Down on the 4th July 2011.
To see look under Walks or click HERE

Cotswold Salon

The Cotswold Salon runs from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July 2011, at Brockworth Court Tithe barn, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4QU.

This national salon of monochrome images has been running since 1995 and is well worth a visit!

RHS Photo Comp

For those of you who like competitions have a look at this one. It sounds pretty good to me.
Click HERE

Photo Workshops

This is a set of courses run at the Guildhall.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The City Council is delighted to bring to Salisbury the nationally and internationally acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition, which showcases the very best in Wildlife Photography from across the globe. It is an international leader in the artistic representation of the natural world and a competition that photographers worldwide aspire to.

The exhibition, which is organised by The Natural History Museum in London, will run from 20 July – 17 August in the stunning setting of the Banqueting Hall within Salisbury Guildhall.

Exhibition highlights include, the much coveted title of Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year awarded to Hungarian photographer Bence Máté for his image A marvel of ants, a simple shot that captures the complexity of the behaviour of leaf-cutter ants in the Costa Rican rainforest. Máté is clearly a master of his craft with an artist’s eye. Fergus Gill from Scotland was crowned Veolia Environnement Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year for the second year in a row. His image of a fieldfare, The frozen moment, was judged to be the most memorable of all the pictures by photographers aged 17 or under.

Claire Burden, said, “This is an amazing exhibition and a real coup for Salisbury, to coincide with the exhibition we are planning a series of events to complement the theme. Check out our website for details of photography workshops in conjunction with Trinity Photography and other organisations. The exhibition will certainly appeal to keen photographers and wildlife lovers alike.” 

Tickets are on sale now at www.salisburyguildhall.co.uk
Exhibition information for visitors:
Venue: Salisbury Guildhall
Dates: 20 July – 17 August 2011
Opening times: 10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday / 10am – 4pm Sundays
Visitor enquiries: 01722 342862
Admission: Adult £3.50 / Concessions £2.50

41st Havant National Open Exhibition

The 41st Havant National Open Exhibition is now open for entries.

Categories and entry fees (£5 per section) remain the same as last year. There are 3 print sections:

1. Colour
2. Monochrome
3. Nature

and 2 PI sections:

1. Open
2. Nature

For full details please see our website www.havantcameraclub.co.uk
The key dates are:
Closing date: Tuesday 27th September 2011 

Selection date: Saturday, 8th October 2011 

Preview Evening: Friday, 11th November 2011

The selected images will be on display at the Meridian Centre in Havant from 12th-20th November 2011.
We hope you will support your local exhibition and look forward to receiving your entry.

Jean Brooks, Exhibition Secretary, Havant Camera Club

big butterfly count. 13th to 31st July

We had a Butterfly Walk on Monday evening as you know.
Meanwhile from the the 16th to the 31st of July is the 

big butterfly count.

The big butterfly count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and an impressive 10,000 people took part, counting 210,000 butterflies and day-flying moths across the nation. We hope that many more people will join this year's big butterfly count (16th-31st July 2011).
To take part simply note down the butterflies you see during a 15 minute period and email the result.
See http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/about for more details.


Why not have a go?

New Forest Lavender Competition

Further information of this interesting competition.
Terms of entry see HERE

Summer 99

A message from Sarah Shelly. Fools100 was great fun and extending it and getting new people doing a similar thing is a great idea.

Hi everyone,

As we get to the end of this project, I find myself reluctant to stop, so I have decided to carry on. I find it easier to work towards a goal so will aim for another 100. I thought that 'A Summer 99' (plus one for luck of course to make up a nice round number!) conjures up a hot summer and my favourite ice-cream as hopefully we still have plenty more of both to come!

So I am going to set up a Summer 99 flickr page to start from 10 July and would like to invite anyone who wishes to come and join in.

It would be nice if we could get new people as well. If anyone has friends or relatives who may want to join in that would be good; my sister will be joining us this time as well.

The system will be the same as before, send an email to the site to be accepted and then off you go. I know a few people have already said they might want to carry on, so come and join in the fun of a Summer 99!!

love Sarah
For contact details please ask me first. Peter. [my details are on our web site as webmaster. This is protected hopefully]

New Forest Lavender Competition

I am emailing to see if your camera club would be interested in our photograph competition. We are a small family run lavender farm in Landford near Salisbury and are offering the chance for photographers to vist our farm between the 13th and 17th of July 6am to 8pm to take photographs. The lavender field will be at its best for this week and we are looking for people to take pictures of either the lavender or the garden there will be a prize for the best picture. if you are interested then please let me know and I will send all the details to you.

Kind regards

Debbie

New Forest Lavender

PAGB News 46

The link to the last e-News from the PAGB is HERE
Well worth looking at.