Viewfinders News

A Landscape for all seasons - Tony Worobiec FRPS

2012-01-20T12:14:00.001Z

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RPS Digital Imaging Group

Southern Centre

Sunday 26^thFebruary 2012

10.30 am to 3.30 pm

Doors open 10.00

Greyfriars Community Centre

44 Christchurch Road

Ringwood, BH24 1DW

1. "A Landscape for all seasons"

Tony Worobiec FRPS.

A talk with images from his most recent book "The Landscape Photography Bible" which aims to show that landscape can be taken at any time of the day and night and in any lighting and weather conditions.

2. Be Famous for 5 Minutes

Show some of your favorite images. Bring your prints, images for digital projection, or short AVs (max 5 minutes) to present informally. (DP images 1024X768 pixels tiff or jpeg format please)

Admission: DIG Members £5.00. All others £7

All welcome

Tea and Coffee, Bring Packed Lunch

3. Southern Centre AGM 3.30 pm

Further Information from

Barry Senior: email: barry@littlepics.freeserve.co.uk T: 01425471489

Wiltshire Landscape Course

2012-01-16T12:25:00.005Z

Subject: Wiltshire Landscape Course

Wiltshire Downs

Lacock Photography is running its first ‘Wiltshire Landscape’ course on the 4^th & 5^th February. The course will be run by expert landscape photographer Nigel Forster:

www.creativephotographywales. com

The course is a mixture of classroom based tutorials and practical shoots (on both days) around the beautiful Wiltshire countryside (Avebury, Silbury Hill, Pewsey Vale etc.). If you would like to book a place (including camera club 10% discount), please give me a call: 01249 730571. For more details, check out our website:

http://www.lacockphotography.com/landscape.html

Best wishes

Fiona
Lacock Photography
The Old Clubhouse
1 Chapel Hill
Lacock
Wiltshire
SN15 2LA
Tel: 01249 730571
Mob: 0771 4255881

Eve Arnold HonFRPS had died

2012-01-10T15:56:00.001Z

The legendary photo-journalist Eve Arnold HonFRPS passed away on 4 January 2012, aged 99 years. The American born Arnold had lived in the United Kingdom since the 1960s and had been recognised with an OBE in 2003 and an Honorary Fellowship of The Society in 1993.

Lots more can be found HERE

PAGB News 54

2011-12-29T12:48:00.000Z

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 54 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en54281211SmithObitAPMComplaints.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE

2 GB CUP – Call for Entries
3 Awards for Photographic Merit
4 Inter-Fed PDI 2012 + Featured Photographer
5 Colin Smith 1937-2011
6 Notices & PermaJet Free Draw Winners
7 How do you receive visitors?
8 Notices for the RPS
9 Notices and "An Exception to the Rule"
10 PAGB AV Awards Consultation.
11 … and Finally

Rod Whelans

Next VF Meeting Jan 10th

2011-12-28T12:34:00.001Z

Chairman's Evening
Learning more about AV's with Steve Kirkby from Alton Camera Club.

The Southern Photographic Federation Digitally Projected and Print Champtionships 2012

2011-12-28T12:07:00.001Z

The Southern Photographic Federation Digitally Projected and Print Champtionships 2012 will be held on Sunday 25th March 2012 at the Littleton Millennium Hall, Littleton near Winchester.

The event will be hosted this year by Havant Camera Club and your judges on the day are:

Barry Mead FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/s

Colin Westgate FRPS DPAGB APAGB MFIAP

Chrissie Westgate FRPS

There is only one fee of £20 for a club entry whether you enter Prints, PDIs or both. and the closing date for the receipt of entries is Saturday 3rd of March 2012.

Further information including entry details are on the entry form on www.southernfed.org.uk Unless already prequalified, the two highest placed clubs in each discipline will be invited to represent the Southern Federation at the PAGB Inter-Federation Club Championships at Warwick (PDIs) and Connah's Quay (Prints).

Inter-club competitions are always exciting and well worth attending.
Regards

Sue Watts
Secretary, Southern Photographic Federation

Gene Nocon has died.

2011-12-15T13:08:00.000Z

Gene Nocon died on 20th November 2011. He was our hero for his invention of the f-stop method of exposure in darkroom printing. There is a very interesting 30 minute video of him talking about how he developed this idea and his work with Cecil Beaton, Norman Parkinson and Tim Rudman. It is a good history of the late 20th century photography. Well worth viewing.
See it HERE

Lith Printing for real.

2011-12-15T13:06:00.002Z

Tim Rudman, an old friend of ours and a wonderful darkroom printer, has an interesting video for those who understand darkroom work.
See it HERE

8th Holland International Image Circuit 2012

2011-12-13T17:12:00.001Z

The organization of the Holland International Image Circuit invites you to participate in the:

8^th Holland International Image Circuit 2012.

FIAP Patronage
PSA Recognition
RPS Patronage
UPI License
ISF Label
Fotobond Auspices

There are 5 International Salons in the Circuit and the Circuit is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. Each participant may send maximum of 4 photographs to each section.

14^th Tribute to Colour 2012
8^th Image Salon Delft 2012
8^th Int. Image Salon Oldenzaal 2012
8^th Image Contest Wageningen 2012
6^th Rainbow Challenge Rijen 2012

Sections: CPID Open, CPID Monochrome PTD Travel

Entry fee: 1 section € 45 (US$ 60), 2 sections € 50 (US$ 65) and 3 sections € 55 (US$ 70) and a program of discount for clubs.

Closing date: January 7, 2012.

High quality 5* catalogue and PayPal payments.

All information at www.hollandcircuit.nl

Questions to info@hollandcircuit.nl

Another Evening with Guy Edwardes

2011-12-01T10:37:00.000Z

Guy is also at Bournemouth Electric club on the 7th Dec. See the NEWS earlier for details

Hayling Island Camera Camera Club have a talk by Guy Edwardes on Monday 5th December. 7.00 for 7.30. The talk is open to non members at a cost of £5.00 payable on the night.
Guy is a professional landscape, travel and wildlife photographer. He is widely published and
has two books on landscape and nature photography. His talk is entitled 'Landscape and
Nature Photography Techniques'. Take a look at Guy‟s web site www.guyedwardes.com to
see a whole range of stunning images.
Hayling Island Camera Club meets at

United Reformed Church Hall
Hollow Lane
Mengham
Hayling Island

PAGB News 53

2011-11-29T17:26:00.001Z

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 53 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en53532911APM-RuleBreaks.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE

2 Awards for Photographic Merit – November 2012
3 Awards for Photographic Merit – Audio Visual
4/5 Breach of Rules
6 Notices
7 Fotospeed Advert
8 Take a View Landscape Winner
9 Illustrations & Advert

YOUR INVITATION TO ENTER THE GB CUP 2012

The GB Cup Open, the GB Cup Small Clubs and the GB Cup Nature, which closes for entries on the 9th January 2012, has been previously announced with an entry fee of £12 for each GB Cup entered but it is now FREE! Each participating club receives a CD of all the best images entered, sufficient to happily fill an evening in your programme. These AV shows have been very well received and we have had many favourable comments about both the content and the quality of the production.
If you have not yet received an invitation to enter the 2012 GB Cups together with entry forms and a set of the revised rules. (Issue 16.1), these are now available on the PAGB Website at –

http://www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk/misc-pdfs/issue_16.1_gb_cup_general_and_digital_rules_10_11.pdf

Can I also draw your attention to this Harman Best of Britain competition. There is a great prize and, so far, very few entries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://harmanexpress.com/page/91/PAGB-Competition-2011.htm

Best practice for registering for e-news is to use the link below.
Any or all of your members can also register for FREE e-news.

You can amend your details including your address although, to do that, you may have to "unsubscribe" and the join again.

Rod

John Wells is coming. Do NOT miss this talk.

2011-11-18T16:58:00.000Z

On Tuesday 13th of December (19:30) John Wells will be presenting at Romsey Viewfinders

John Wells FRPS ( http://www.johnswells.co.uk/ ) is a creative photographer based in Lincoln.

John has a national reputation as an inspiring and entertaining speaker on the subject of photography

To make the most of this opportunity we would like to extend the invitation to other local photographic clubs

We will make a nominal charge of £3 on the door for non-club members

Romsey Viewfinders meet at The Jubilee Hall, New Road, Timsbury ( just outside Romsey on the A3057, Stockbridge Road, see also http://www.viewfinderscameraclub.org.uk/ )

PAGB News 52

2011-11-14T12:11:00.001Z

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 52 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en52131111PrintChampAPMAV.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE

2/3 Inter-Club Print Championship 2011
4 Inter-Federation PDI Competition 2011
5 Awards for Photographic Merit in Audio Visual
6 Featured Federation Photographer & Notices
7 Public Liability Insurance + Next Issue

THE RULES FOR THE 2012 GB CUP ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT

http://www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk/misc-pdfs/issue_16.1_gb_cup_general_and_digital_rules_10_11.pdf
Rod Wheelans

New Photography School - Lacock, Wiltshire

2011-11-11T14:27:00.001Z

Good afternoon,

My husband & I have just opened a new Photography Gallery & Photography training school in the historic village of Lacock, Wiltshire.

Students who attend our courses really appreciate the facilities we have here – it is an idyllic location and we have a fully pc equipped training room which make for an ideal photography learning environment. In addition, our tutors are all professionals who are experts in their field and have a real flare for delivering photography training.

I would be much obliged if you would pass on our details to your camera club members. We will be very pleased to offer your members a 10% discount on any of our training courses. Check out our new course schedule for 2012:

http://www.lacockphotography.com/training.html
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries or would like more information.
Kind regards
Fiona

Lacock Photography
The Old Clubhouse
1 Chapel Hill
Lacock
Wiltshire
SN15 2LA

Tel: 01249 730571
Mob: 0771 4255881
www.Lacockphotography.com

An Evening with Guy Edwardes

2011-11-07T15:07:00.000Z

From Bournemouth Electric Camera Club.

We are holding “An Evening with Guy Edwardes” on Wednesday 7^th December 2011.

Could you pass this information on to your members.

Thank you
Mike Moores
07850335746

COLIN VARNDELL 2012 Photodays

2011-11-07T14:57:00.002Z

COLIN VARNDELL NATURE PHOTODAYS & WORKSHOPS 2012

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY Friday 24^th February 2012

This is a day of instruction and demonstration followed by an opportunity for participants to use the bird hides to put these ideas into practice. Numbers are strictly limited for this photoday.

BLUEBELLS, ORCHIDS and BUTTERFLIES PHOTODAY

Saturday 5^th May 2012

This day will be based in West Dorset, starting early and finishing late with non-stop photography. There will be time for coffee in the morning and a cream tea in the afternoon. A light lunch will also be provided. Photographic subjects will include bluebell woods, fields of orchids and cowslips, butterflies, reptiles and many other spring details.

GARDEN PHOTODAY - Friday 18^th May 2012

This photoday will concentrate on techniques for photographing gardens. Colin will begin the day by demonstrating some useful tips for photographing gardens and flowers. We will then visit three different gardens for practical photography sessions where these techniques can be tried out. The day will begin with coffee and end with a delicious cream tea. Location: West Dorset.

DRAGONFLY PHOTODAY STUDLAND - Friday 20th July 2012

The Studland peninsula is famous for its heathland and dragonflies. This day will be spent on some of the richest of these heathland habitats to be found anywhere in the world. Photographic subjects will include mainly dragonflies but other insects, as well as reptiles, heathland flora and landscapes.

COLOURS OF THE HEATHLAND PHOTODAY - Saturday 22^nd September 2012

Based on the heathlands of East Dorset when the colour of the heather should be at its best.

MACRO PHOTODAY - Sunday 23^rd September 2012

NUTS, BERRIES AND FUNGI

This day will be based in West Dorset.

WOODLANDS, WATERFALLS AND MOUNTAINS

Three days of autumn photography based in the Brecon Beacons and the Forest of Dean. Friday 26^th – Sunday 28^th October 2012

WINTER WOODLAND BIRDS

Woodland bird feeding sites with permanent photographic hides are available for hire during winter months from October to March from 10am to sunset. A wide variety of birds will be present with usually at least 30 species.

GROUP BOOKINGS

If you belong to a group, or have few friends with similar photographic interests, who would like to spend a day with Colin photographing a natural history subject of your choice, we would be happy to give you a quote.

FURTHER INFORMATION ▪ BOOKING

To reserve a place or to find out more about any of these events and prices please send an e-mail to Susy at info@colinvarndell.co.uk. Other photographic events will be added during the course of the year so please check our website for latest information – www.colinvarndell.co.uk

PAGB News 51

2011-10-17T10:04:00.001+01:00

Hi All

Please click on this link to see Issue 51 of e-news from the PAGB.

http://www.pagbnews.co.uk/e-news/en51161011FedPDIandEC.pdf

2 Great News about the GB Cups
3 Results of the Inter Federation PDI Annual Competition.
4/5 Highlights from the PAGB Executive Meeting
6 Warwick – A Personal View by Chris Forster
7/8 Notices and Adverts
9 L&CPU Mentoring Scheme by Christine Widdal
10 Invitation to the 2012 GB Cups
11 RPS Medal for Peter Brown + In the Next Issue

PLUS
4 PAGE SUPPLEMENT OF SHOW OFFERS AVAILABLE AT THE PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP

An Evening with David Osborn

2011-10-14T19:05:00.001+01:00

Fordingbridge Camera Club - An Evening with David Osborn
Hi,

I'm the Chairman of Fordingbridge Camera Club, we are hosting a special evening with David Osborn FRPS EFIAP BPE5 coming to us from Norfolk.
David has an enviable reputation with his photography over a wide range of subjects and especially natural history. We wondered whether any of your members would be interested in coming to his talk or whether you could publicise the event? It is on Wednesday 26th October in Fordingbridge Town Hall. His website is here http://www.davidosbornphotography.co.uk/

kind regards
Mike Whatmore

October Monthly Assessment

2011-10-14T17:17:00.004+01:00

A report is now on line for our first Assessment.
Click here to read it

John May's winning image

MACRO & ART PHOTOGRAPHY John Humphrey

2011-10-14T16:21:00.000+01:00

MACRO & ART PHOTOGRAPHY
John Humphrey
On Sunday next 23rd. A whole day event for only £10.
See this link for all the details HERE
Peter can tell you more about these events if you wish.

Maureen Toft Talk 6th Nov Ringwood

2011-10-14T16:20:00.000+01:00

RPS Digital Imaging Group Southern Centre Meeting

Sunday 6^th November 2011 - Ringwood

10.30 am to 4.00 pm

Doors open 10.00

Greyfriars Community Centre

44 Christchurch Road

Ringwood, BH24 1DW

1. Hits and Misses

Maureen Toft EFIAP/p, MPAGB, EPSA, BPE5*

A talk on making successful exhibition images by a prolific and highly successful international exhibitor.

2. Be Famous for 5 Minutes

Show some of your favorite images. Bring your prints, images for digital projection, or short AVs (max 5 minutes) to present informally.

(DP images 1024X768 pixels tiff or jpeg format please)

Admission: DIG Members £5.00. All others £7. Advanced booking not required

All welcome

Tea and Coffee, Bring Packed Lunch

Further information from Barry Senior Hon FRPS. Email: barry@littlepics.freeserve.co.uk

2011-10-13T11:07:00.004+01:00

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

2011-10-13T10:56:00.001+01:00

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

PAGB News 50

2011-10-02T12:05:00.001+01:00

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

Print and Digital Images of the Year Trophy Reports

2011-10-01T15:03:00.002+01:00

Margaret's reports are now on our web site. They come with some of the images seen during these two events. More would be welcomed.
See these reports on a) POY2011 and b) DIOY2011
Congratulations to all who took part and especially the winners.

20 Sept Flickr site review

2011-09-22T17:33:00.001+01:00

Click on this link to see the examples taken.