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

For Sale: A3+ Printer - Canon Pixma Pro 9000 - £200

Comes with newly fitted print head and a set of newly installed inks.

Full spec and details can be found on the link. [Note this is not a Mark II.]

LINK

Can deliver locally or bring into the club.

It does comes in a large box!

Philip Pleass

07815 566110

Wildlife Photography Fieldcraft

A course aimed at teaching wildlife field craft as well as wildlife photography.
Tutors are Susan Young ARPS, Ian Parsons (well known wildlife expert often seen on TV ) and deer expert Tony Potter.
This is a unique course based in Devon.

Click on this link HERE
Thank you

Susan

Susan Young ARPS

Invitation

Today I added some 12 invitations under the Nom de Internet of "Blue Ram".  If you register with Google this invitation allows to you receive an email giving immediate information that is posted on the NEWS section. You can also post anything on the NEWS section. So if you have something to sell or give away you can advertise for free.
Julie was the last person to enroll.  Please ask her how she got on registering.

PDI Sizing

During the meeting on 25th October Richard attempted to explain this process again. I am not sure he got the message across from remarks overheard.  So once again check on the page on our site by clicking on the link below.
I have added some further information and images to clarify the method. Tell me if you do not follow please.


It seems that some members have not found the page that concerns sizing images for our PDIs. Well it is well hidden but it is there.  You can find this and lots of other items that could be useful to you, such as where and when to buy Print Boxes, on the NEWS section.  There are 2 search boxes here.  Select the correct one and put in what you want to know and Google finds the pages for you.
For PDI sizing go HERE

Mix and Match

Well last Thursday we won decisively and it was fun. Babara Holder was the long suffering judge. There was a considerable amount of friendly joshing and remarks to encourage her to decide for one team or the other.
After the first half there was only one point between the teams but at the end the difference was over 20 points. A Great Victory!
How many times now have we been the winners?

We had good support from your Club in this jolly event.  It was highly enjoyable and well worth the trip.

The SPF Digitally Projected Championship 2010

This event will be held on Sunday 21 November at Shaw Social Club, Newbury, hosted by Newbury CC.
Salisbury CC has entered this for the first time and so you would be very welcome to attend.

Audience entry on the day is now free + £1 for membership of the Shaw Social Club.
This is the best opportunity in the season to see PDIs from the SPF clubs.

See HERE for more information

The judges will be Mrs Jay Charnock FRPS, Mrs Ann Smith ARPS & Mrs Cynthia James LRPS, all from Surrey.
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.
For general event information please consult Ernie Fulbrook.

OCTOBER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

OCTOBER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

There are several events this month which will be at venues or on days that are different from our normal Monday.

Monday 11th October

Monday Club: Annual competition versus Southampton and Bournemouth Camera Clubs (Prints and PDI's).

This year Bournemouth are hosting. There will not be a meeting at Harnham, so come to Bournemouth instead. Please note that they have a NEW VENUE from previous years. They now meet at The Bournemouth Natural Science Society, 39 Christchurch Rd. Bournemouth. BH1 3NS

Monday 18th October

Night Photography: Our annual nocturnal foray into Salisbury. Meet at the Cathedral West Front at 7 0'clock and then into town and Salisbury Fair. A tripod will be of use if you have one, but not essential. Finish in the Cloisters pub about 9 O'clock for discussion and refreshment.

Thursday 21st October

Mix and Match Competition v Andover Split Image Camera Club:

Venue; Andover Club meet at The Red Lion Inn, Clanville, Nr Andover SP11 9HN

This is an annual fun event between the two clubs. If you have never been to a mix and match do come, it will be an enjoyable evening.

Monday 25th October

Back to our own venue for a club provided evening. Exact format still to be decided, but possibly looking at images from the Night Photography, Workshops on Photoshop, Print Mounting etc.

If you would like to attend any of the away events and need more details, please let me know. Transport can be arranged if you need it.

Tony Oliver

PDI Sizing

During the meeting on 25th October Richard attempted to explain this process again. I am not sure he got the message across from remarks overheard.  So once again check on the page on our site by clicking on the link below.
I have added some further information and images to clarify the method. Tell me if you do not follow please.


It seems that some members have not found the page that concerns sizing images for our PDIs. Well it is well hidden but it is there.  You can find this and lots of other items that could be useful to you, such as where and when to buy Print Boxes, on the NEWS section.  There are 2 search boxes here.  Select the correct one and put in what you want to know and Google finds the pages for you.
For PDI sizing go HERE

Exhibition in Waterstone's Shop

Here is a link to the gallery about this recent exhibition.
Click HERE