MIX'n'MATCH

We will have another friendly battle with Andover Split Image club on Thursday 30th October 2008. We shall take 50 prints with us. So another chance to use your work! Bring prints on 27th please.
See the Programme for more details.

Photo Mount board

£3.50! £3.50! a sheet! Cut your photo mount board costs at the stroke of your mount cutter.
Through my usual bespoke framing & mounting contact, I have negotiated a deal for members. The size is 1200mm by 800mm and are available in black, cream or white. All are white-core.
To get this deal, we have to order a pack of 15 sheets. We can, at £4 per sheet mix an order between these colours. Chris, my contact, would have to split packs for this. I've used Chris for the past eight years or so, and he reassures that this is good quality and very cuttable.
I'll make up an order list that I will pin up at the club at the next meeting. Tony Oliver is fully involved with this and can be contacted for details. He tells me that he currently pays £6 per sheet-so it would be a pity not to make use of this deal.

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Sharow National Photographic Competition

Announcing the Fourth Sharow National Photographic Competition for charity - all details can be found at: www.sharowphotocomp.co.uk

The website has been redesigned and updated for the competition in May 2009 there a new category for Photographic Societies and Clubs with a prize of £350 - just go to: www.sharowphotocomp.co.uk/clubs.php to find out more.

We thought you might like to have advance warning about this club category as it will require consideration being given to a potentially very wide interpretation of the subject matter. Contributing to a ‘club entry’ does not disqualify your members from entering any other category of the competition as individuals.

Good luck in your deliberations and many thanks to your members who entered this year’s successful competition. All previous results are published on the website.

Total competition prize money to be won in 2009: £1855

David Page Chairman - sharowphotocomp

25th International Photographic Competition of San Marino

INVITATION

25th International Photographic Competition of San Marino

“TOURISM IN THE WORLD” - Deadline to enter 13.02.2009

Dear friends of photography,

The San Marino Amateur Photographers’ Association (ASFA) is currently organising the 25th International Photographic Competition of the Republic of San Marino and we should be especially pleased to be able to count on your participation.

The prizes, as always, will be numerous and prestigious.

Each entrant will receive a free copy of the prestigious catalogue (***** FIAP – 144 pages, 230/250 images) with all awarded works and at least one picture of each author admitted in the sections A, B and C and a copy of the CD rom with all awarded and accepted works in the section D.

The regulations and participation form (attachments) can also be downloaded from the following websites: San Marino State Tourist Bureau www.visitsanmarino.com or San Marino Amateur Photographers’ Association (ASFA) www.asfasanmarino.sm .

The ASFA website also contains the photos awarded at the 24rd International Photographic Competition of the Republic of San Marino.

We kindly invite you therefore to honour our event by your participation.

Albano Sgarbi – EFIAP, HonEFIAP

ASFA President and FIAP Directory Board Member

Président ASFA et Membre du Comité Directeur de la FIAP

29th Northern Counties International Salon of Photography 2008

We would like to extend an invitation to all photographers, worldwide, to submit entries into our Salon, and especially you and your friends as valued International Exhibitors.

For more information go to www.ncpf.org.uk

Wiltshire Open" annual summer exhibition.

Congratulations to Tim for his latest award.I am quite pleased to say that my "Misty River Bird" photo that won me the Wiltshire Trophy with the club tw
o years ago, has been selected for and is now being exhibited at the Salisbury Libraries "Wiltshire Open" annual summer exhibition.

Even though essentially an art exhibition, open to all Wiltshire based artists, I submitted a framed photograph (as well as two other 'art' works, both selected, too). This year sees an overall increase in photographs (about 8 - last year, 4 or so). It runs from tomorrow, Saturday 9th August until the 30th. Entry is free.

Tim Kidner

Beech Avenue near Bradbury Rings

The National Trust has launched a celebration of the iconic 3 mile Beech Avenue near Bradbury Rings between Wimborne and Blandford. As the trees reach the end of their natural life the Avenue now has a limited number of years remaining and the National Trust, which manages the estate, would like everyone with an affection for the landmark to get involved with a celebration.

They are inviting people to respond/interpret the Avenue in many ways; photography, art, oral archives, performance etc.

Any submitted/chosen etc, will be featured in an exhibition at Kingston Lacy next Spring.

More info at HERE {sadly this links has lapsed}

That was the full address as given to me; or simply www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wessex.
Contact is a Katherine Davies. 01985 843617 / 07767400051.
Thanks to LinkUpArtsNews (Aug. edition) for the info. Tim Kidner

RPS Local Events Sept to Dec 2008

There will be 3 events organised by the RPS and information about them is HERE
I highly recommend the talks on the 7th September. Sheila and I know both lecturers and we think that their work is unmissable. Both different but both inspiring photographers.
Just phone Sheila on 501218 and book now to avoid disappointment.

Bean Bags

Hi,  

  I just wanted to give you a link to my web page, and see if you would be interested in offering your members a group buy if there was enough interest.

  We make high quality camera bean bags at a fantastic price. I'm a keen amateur photographer from Chesterfield.

  I have attached a pdf detailing the special offers for group buying. Click HERE
   
  Regards,
   
  Dean Lewis
   
  Link to camerabeanbags.co.uk 

International Garden Photographer 2009

PRESS RELEASE International Garden Photographer of the Year 2009 Call for Entries July 2008 International Garden Photographer of the Year 2008 Claire Takacs - Kenrokuen Gardens, Japan. All photographers, amateur and professional, are invited to submit their work for the 2009 International Garden Photographer of the Year. Building on the success of 2008, International Garden Photographer of the Year offers photographers the opportunity to win in excess of £20,000 cash and equipment as well as international exposure in an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Award is open to all photographers who are invited to submit works within seven categories: Wildlife in the Garden; Plant Portraits; Garden Views; People in the Garden; the Edible Garden; Trees and World Botanic Gardens. There is also an award for the Young Garden Photographer of the Year for budding photographers under 16 years old. The competition is open to everyone and entries are welcome from across the world. For a nominal fee, participants can enter up to four single images in any one category or a themed portfolio of six images into the Portfolio category. Photographers can enter as many times as they like. All entries are made online via www.igpoty.com. After the closing date at the end of January 2009, the international panel of judges will select the top 100 works for display in an outdoor exhibition at Kew Gardens. Photographers entering a set of six themed images can also win the prestigious Best Portfolio Award. For further information about the competition and exhibition go to www.igpoty.com. The 2008 Garden Photographer of the Year was won by an Australian photographer Claire Takacs for her picture of the Japanese, Kenrokuen Gardens. This evocative photograph of the famous Japanese gardens in a flurry of snowflakes was selected from the Garden Views category and won Claire £5,000 for the Best Single Image. Her fellow winners included Henrique Souto from Portugal and Fergus Gill as the Young Garden Photographer of the Year. The 2009 competition has the following categories; • Plant Portraits • Garden Views • People in the Garden • Wildlife in the Garden • The Edible Garden • Trees • World Botanic Gardens (2009 special theme) The exhibition will form part of the 250th Anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since its inception in 1759 by Princess Augusta, Kew has grown in size, charm and importance and is celebrated as a World Heritage Site. With over 40 historically important structures; five great glasshouses; 300 acres of tranquil landscape; and the best preserved and studied collection of plants in the world. RBG Kew is a highly prestigious venue for this international competition. For more information please visit www.igpoty.com Notes to Editors • For further press information and/or high resolution inspirational images please contact Susie Pickering at: press@igpoty.com t. +44 (0) 7971 007576 • Closing date for submissions is 31st January 2009. • Online entry at www.igpoty.com • The exhibition will be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from May to September 2009. • Kew Gardens is a major international visitor attraction and its 132 hectares of landscaped gardens attract over one million visitors per year. Kew is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2009. For further information about RBG Kew contact Bryony Phillips, Catherine Owen or Bronwyn Friedlander in the Kew Gardens press office: pr@kew.org t. +44 (0)20 8332 5607 This message has been sent to you by Galpa Ltd. Rock Farm, Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13 7AG because you have expressed an interest in Garden Photographer of the Year If you no longer wish to receieve mailings about Garden Photographer of the Year, please click here

New Competition Rules

Club Members should note the new rules for bi-monthly competitions.
These have been set out HERE

PAGB Inter-Fed Print Comp & Exhibition Results

The results for Salisbury CC's entries are:

Mono:

Tony Oliver, St Brelade's Church Yard, scored 7

Colour:

Peter Read DPAGB, LRPS, A Sad Outcome, scored 11

So neither print was accepted. Pass mark was probably 12 out of 15.

Prints which have not been accepted will be returned at the September Club Reps meeting.

In total the Southern Photographic Federation had only 3 monochrome acceptances, and 8 colour acceptances, but many thanks to all those who put work forward.

Tony Oliver Wins!

Stratford Dawn

This is the picture that won the Wiltshire Life Magazine
competition for an image depicting Wiltshire Life!
I won a years subscription to the RPS, and one of their portfolio books.
Tony

Our Summer Walk

The walk on the Nature Reserve of Parsonage Down on 14th June last was superb. Those who missed it missed a treat but you can get an impression from our small web site gallery about available HERE. There were only 6 of us.
Have a look at least.

A Photographic Commission

If anyone would like a paid commission to take some photographs locally then there is an opportunity at Sarum College in the Close.

The object would be to photograph people and events going on in the College to depict lively interaction between participants.

If you like the idea then contact either me or Christine Nielson-Craig Marketing and Communications Officer.

Her tel no is and email on cnc@sarum.ac.uk

This sound to be quite an exciting venture. Why not have a go?

Laverstock- photograph archaelogical dig

A leading team of archaelogists based from Winchester Uni are to excavate the ruins of the old Church (back of the current St Andrew's) which date back to 15c (I think!) to find remnants of an older church, thought to be Saxon. This will take place in the week leading up to the 13th July and the Church will be open all week to display finds etc. Anyone living locally could make a photo-journal of the stages and any Time Team fans will have something local to tickle their fancies! Catch The Journal nearer the time for further details.
I learned of this and many other details, of varying interest, on the Festival historic tour of Laverstock given by blue badge guides yesterday afternoon. Thanks both to them and to the couple who opened up their home, the Old Vicarage (oldest house in Laverstock c 1450) for elderflower cordial and shortbread by the riverside afterwards. Though not a Laverstock resident myself, these tours can be both interesting and a very pleasant (and cheap!) way of whiling away an afternoon.

Security sensitivity in London

Is anyone aware of, or know of someone who would know, if there any guidelines/policies as to what represents a risk of security when photographing in London? Its OK to snap away at the 'Gherkin' on the opposite side of the road, but at what point (allowing for sinister 6'2" males loitering with rucksacks!) do security people tell you "No pictures!". I know in my case, its cos I'm wanting to shoot from underneath with a fisheye, but it either makes for a 'dive in and be ready to apologise' or an infringement on our photographic liberties. I also noticed the area around Whitehall, (I was photographing Millbrook Tower) sensitive too, but that is more understandable. I had thought of contacting Amateur Photography on this, they being London-based might be better informed. Does anyone else have any experiences/tips on this? (The east-European guard at the Gherkin stiffly presented me with a printed postcard with a photo and technical spec of his 'building'- as if I could use that to enter in bi-monthly competetions!)

The Herd on the Beach

This image can be seen via the Gallery page and it is quite amazing. When you get there you will find that to see the page is pretty obvious. You can zoom in to an incredible degree.
Can you find the green bottle?

See from HERE

If you wish to show your images in this way just send me a disc.
This image is 17MB!
Peter
Since adding this I have added several more. I hope you like them.

The Tim Kidner Collection

Tim sent me some 30 pictures today and I have now made a Gallery to contain them. This is accessible from the main Gallery page via a new link.

It is also available from HERE
It is worth a look.

The NEWS section on Blogger

This is just a reminder of what this section is about and that you can all get involved fairly easily. I have invited you all to join at some point by email. If not then please let me know and I will send out the invitation to join again.

This area is for You the Member to post any information relating to Salisbury Camera Club. This can be about forthcoming events with details of where to meet. It can contain photos you want other members to comment on.
You can ask technical questions about photography and digital imaging.
In fact this area can be about anything you want it to be about. Just be aware that it will be checked for content and anything not considered worthy will be removed.

Salisbury Camera Club Exhibition 2008

From today 28th May 2008 until 31st August you can view the Club's print exhibition. There are 48 framed prints displayed in several offices.

It is displayed at the offices of Smith and Williamson's in Chipper lane.
They can be viewed during office hours.
Just make yourselves known to the Receptionist as soon as you arrive.

See a photographic report HERE

Prints put forward for the PAGB Inter-fed Competition

After all the concern of not knowing how many prints we would receive, we had in excess of 350 colour prints, and over 100 monochrome prints from these we only needed 22 of each, so it was a tough selection process for Jack, George & Ian, where the standard of work was incredibly high.

We would like to thank your members for putting work forward for consideration, and are pleased to be able to tell you that on this occasion the panel selected Tony Olivers' St. Brelade's Churchyard.

Chris & Terri Neill-Griffin SPF

Members Success in Fordingbridge Jubilee Exhibition

Two Salisbury CC Members have had some success in getting 8 of their digitally projected images accepted in the Fordingbridge CC's Golden Jubilee Exhibition 2008.

This exhibition received about 1700 entries from 183 photographers from around the world. They came from the UK, Australia, USA, France, Germany, Ireland and Croatia.

The judges were Ian Platt, Dr Brian Most and Colin Peter Harrison all FRPSs and other things too.

The full list of awards and acceptances can be seen HERE

The members were Sheila Read FRPS with Across the Sands to Rum, Key Ring, Looking Out and Railings and Shadows and
Peter Read DPAGB, LRPS with Dusk Curves, Bridestones View, Mankinholes Wall and Spreading Tree.

Summer Walk No. 1

Tony has arranged a walk for Sat 14th June, at 1400hrs.
It is to
the Parsonage Down National nature reserve, Shrewton.

The Walk will last about 3 hours and will be a combination of guided walk and Land Rover travel.
There is a Natural England website that may have some more site details, www.naturalengland.org.uk.

We meet at this location HERE or SP3 4ET

Photography Petition

You may have noticed on our front page an invitation to sign a petition. Well today I stumbled across a website with a fascinating video on this topic that is well worth watching.
Click HERE

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Mary Luckham Trophy 2008

The subject of this competition has now been set by out Chairman Tony Oliver.
The subject will be Summertime 2008.
To see the details and rules see HERE

1908 and Time Development

In this weeks Salisbury Journal there was a report form 1908 of a lecture given to members that is of passing interest. To see this see HERE

I have also found from 2006 the report of John Sutton's death. He was a former Chairman of the club. This can be seen HERE

Beth's Success!

I am delighted to let you know that "Outdoor Photography " is publishing one of my photos. It is one that I submitted in the judging 2 weeks ago at the club which rated a "7" from the judge


I am told it will be in the June edition and will go on sale in around May 15th.

Beth Jacobs

PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition

Dear Club Secretaries & Competition Secretaries,

Ian Bigg our President has asked us to help organise this years Southern Federation entry to the PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition. It is a great opportunity for your members to showcase their work at a national level.

We would be grateful if you could arrange for your club rep to bring a selection of your members colour and monochrome prints to the SF AGM on the 16th of May, at Littleton Millennium Memorial Hall, The Hallway, Littleton, Winchester, SO22 6QL at 7.45pm

If you are no longer in either of these roles at your club, we would be very grateful if you could forward this email to the appropriate member.

This years judges will be Rikki O'Neill FRPS MPAGB, Arnold J Hubbard FRPS APAGB EFIAP, and Roger Reynolds Hon FRPS APAGB. Normal PAGB rules, (one photographer, one club) apply, maximum mount size - 50cm x 40cm.

We will also be looking for slides/digital images to represent the Southern Federation, in October, so we will need to receive them by the the Autumn Club Reps meeting on the 15th September.

Any questions please contact us,

Kind regards,

Chris & Terri Neill-Griffin

PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition

Dear Club Secretaries & Competition Secretaries & Members,

I know for many of you this is a busy time of the season, but please don't forget to arrange for some colour and mono prints for the PAGB Print Competition & Exhibition, without your support and your prints the Southern Photographic Federation cannot be represented in the PAGB competition. It's a great opportunity to have work shown nationally, and it would be an immense shame if the Southern Fed were unable to take part, due to a lack of prints, all you need to do is send your club's rep to the AGM on 16th May with a selection of prints.

So please, help us to show the superb standard of work produced by photographers in the Southern Federation, and bring us some prints.

Many thanks in anticipation of your entries.

Kind regards,

Chris Neill-Griffin

Mount Cutter

Absolutely fantastic. I had a couple of responses at the camera club on Monday, and a suggestion of a couple web sites to try. I was told that what I really need is a Logan Team System. I tried Art discount, Amazon and Hobbycraft. The last one is a shed type retailer, and I had to phone them as the website wasn't up to much. Little to choose between the other two, so I went for the cheapest. artdiscount.co.uk Over a tenner cheaper than Hobbycraft. Ordered Wednesday, delivered Friday morning. Problem solved. It could well be a site that others may find useful in the future.

Now, back to the job............................................

Phil.

Mount Cutter

Wouldn't you just believe it. I stopped mending the fence because it started to rain. In fact, it was hailstones!! So, rather than waste the day, I got out my prints for the exhibition. Prints are printed, frames are ready, mountboard waiting to be cut. Just needs me to put the whole thing together. Afternoon job? I don't think so. On its second cut, the cutter slipped, and on further inspection, the clamp has lost it's thread. It has died. Terrific. It was a Logan one and has served me well. My reason for this post............. Well I need a new one, and I was kind of hoping that one or more of our members would like to recommend one that I absolutely must buy, or just as importantly, one to avoid like the plague. Your thoughts on this would be gratefully appreciated, but please hurry, or Tony will get the hump with me if I don't get my prints in on time!!!

Only joking Tony.

Many thanks.
Phil.

Fonthill Festival 31 May/ 1 June 2008

PHOTOGRAPHY

Introduction, Rules and Entry Form

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The fifth annual Fonthill Festival will take place at Fonthill Bishop in May 2008.
The aim of the Festival is to encourage local amateur endeavour in the creative arts, to bring together local people to experience and enjoy a variety of artistic activities and to raise money for local charities. The Festival takes place on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June 2008 with the presentation of Prizes and Certificates taking place on Saturday May 31st at 5pm in Fonthill Bishop church followed by a Hog Roast and other festivities.

Among the disciplines will be PHOTOGRAPHY. Others disciplines include
Drawing & Painting, Musical Performance and Composition, Sculpture, Textiles and Writing and Poetry.

All amateur photographers of any age may enter whether they work with an instant throwaway camera or with sophisticated digital gear. Expensive equipment is not a prerequisite. Photographic entries must fit a given theme…

this year the theme is “Neighbours”


Photographers may interpret this in any way they choose. The judges, professional photographers living in the area, will be looking for a good eye, imagination and reasonable technical competence.

For judging, all photographs will be digitally projected onto a large screen using state-of-the-art facilities. Thus it will be the vision behind the picture that will be judged – its subject, its composition and its treatment, rather than its presentation, which should however be clean and neat.

During the Festival the judges will hold a critical workshop for entrants with the aim of developing their talent and improving their work. A small fee will be charged and other interested photographers will be welcome to attend.


Closing date for completed entries is 16 May 2008. Hand in date 27th May
Rules and Entry form overleaf
Further Entry Forms may obtained from:
The River Barn Fonthill Bishop, The Estate Office, Fonthill Bishop ,
downloaded from www.fonthill.co.uk/awards
or from the Festival Office by phoning Jo Denby on 01747 820071


FONTHILL FESTIVAL web site click HERE


31st May 1 June 2008

PHOTOGRAPHY – The Rules

As this is essentially a festival of local talent, photographers should be amateurs and be resident within a radius of around 20 miles from Fonthill Bishop.
( Amateur = less than 15% of income from photography )

There will be two age categories, under-18 years and over 18.

Photographs should have been taken during the past two years.

They may be in colour or monochrome and may be presented as prints or digitally on a CD-ROM in jpg format. No transparencies please.

If prints, they should be at least whole-plate size (8.5 inches long side ) and may be from the chemist, the camera-shop, your own darkroom or off your digital printer. They should be neatly and tidily mounted on card.

You may digitally manipulate if appropriate and not obvious – this allows great creative freedom ( no one questions darkroom manipulation! )

You may enter up to three separate photographs – each to be listed on your Entry Form.

Completed Entry Forms must be returned by 16 May 2008.

Entries, carefully wrapped to prevent damage must be delivered to the Reading Room on Monday 26th May 2008 between 10am and 8pm and collected on Sunday 1 June 2008 between 4pm and 8pm.

ALL MATERIAL submitted must be numbered to correspond with the Entry Form and CLEARLY LABELED with the entrants name and address.

Any work for sale must be marked with a price and a list of work for sale will be available during the exhibitions.

Whilst every effort will be made to care for work submitted, the Awards Committee cannot accept responsibility for any damage, however caused.



Entry Fees

Age 11 and under 50p

Age 11 - 18 £1.00

Age 19 – 25 £3.00

Age 26 and over £5.00











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FONTHILL AWARDS FESTIVAL 2008 – PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRY FORM


Name

Postal Address


telephone e-mail

Age If under 18 please name your school

Rough caption / brief description so we can easily recognise picture
Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4



Please return completed entry forms to Jo Denby, 1 Berwick House, Berwick St Leonard, Salisbury SP3 5SN , the River Barn, Fonthill Bishop or the Estate Office, Fonthill Bishop enclosing the appropriate entry fee.

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit

PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit - Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Winsor (Southampton CC meeting place)

Dates Sat/Sun 26/27 April 2008

Tony [our Chairman] has put an entry in to get his CPAGB. So why not go along and support his endeavour? You need a ticket and Tony can tell you how to get one.
Again I am unable to find any information from the SPF web site about this important event.

Southern Federation On-line Photo Competition

The Online Photo Competition starts 1st April 2008.
All images should be a maximum of 500 pixels on the longest side and at 72 dpi if in digital format and should be sent to the Webmaster.
Enprints for scanning should also be sent to the Webmaster at 123 Aylen Road, Copnor, Portsmouth, Hants, PO3 5HE.

It is FREE to enter so have a go and upload as many images as you want to now.
Sadly I am unable to find images from past years on the SPF site apart from 2006 and you link to this page HERE.
This has been going for about 4 years now. You can see the past results on the SPF site HERE

More Salisbury CC Archives

Today I have scanned a few more archives.
There is a scan of a complete International Exhibition catalogue for 1957 for instance.
Plus a Newsletter, some Accounts and a list of the Trophy winners for .
There are some familiar names amongst these.
Click the link for more.

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Cheap Epson Premium Quality Glossy Paper A3+

You can get Epson Premium Quality Glossy Paper 20 sheets for £19.85 with free postage (next day recorded delivery) - it is the real thing - if you can only print to A3 then it is worth buying to cut to size - £1 per sheet - can't be bad!

Happy printing
;-)

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