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