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PROGRAMME 2016 - 2017

Meetings are held at Scott Lower School, Hawk Drive, Bedford, MK41 7JA on Tuesdays at 19:30hrs unless otherwise stated.

Affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies.

Bedford Camera Club is here to help everyone develop their skills, to enjoy and to get the most out of their interest in photography. Whatever camera/ camera phone you have or level of expertise, if you have any questions or need advice on anything to do with photography, please ask one of the committee members who will be willing to help or direct you to a member who can.

www.bedfordcameraclub.co.uk

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COMMITTEE & OFFICERS 2016 – 2017

Assigned Duties:

Primary Secondary

Cliff Harvey President Annual Exhibition Secretary

Mike Clifton Past President Social Events Coordinator

Carl Wrightson General Secretary

Roger Bank Treasurer

Sara Reay External Competition Secretary

John Pegram Internal Competition Secretary Annual Exhibition Secretary

Linda Swain Internal Competition Secretary Summer Events Coordinator

Sue Allen Membership Secretary

Cath Loukes Membership Secretary Summer Events Coordinator

Serena Flintham Programme Secretary Website Development; Facebook Page & Group

John Gough Publicity Secretary Facebook Page & Group

Steve Newman Publicity Secretary Facebook Page & Group

Non-Committee Members with special responsibilities:

Lynn Short External Competition Co-ordinator

Clive Williams External Competition Co-ordinator

Alan Woodward Raffles Coordinator

Moira McAneny Refreshments Coordinator

Chris Hubbard ‘Snapshot' Editor

Bruce Deacon Summer Events Coordinator

Ian Whiting Website Development

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ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

Individual £60.00

Joint £100.00

Student £30.00 Annual subscriptions are due on 4 October 2016; latest payment date is 18 October 2016.

VISITORS

While members may invite an occasional guest to club meetings, it is expected that guests who make repeated visits will seek membership. Forms for this purpose are available from the General Secretary, Membership Secretary or our website.

Visitor - £3.00 per evening (unless otherwise specified within our online calendar)

DATA PROTECTION ACT A list of members has been entered on a computer database for administration purposes. If this concerns you or you have any objections, please inform the Membership Secretary and arrangements will be made to have your details removed from the listing.

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PROGRAMME 2016 – 2017

4 October 16 Welcome Evening Introduction to the committee members; the programme for this season; POV presentation; Summer Events competition winners; AV Group Summer selection; viewing of the EAF Championship 2016 competition entries. 11 October 16 Speaker – Viveca Koh FRPS – “From iPhoneography to Fellowship: My Continuing Journey” www.vivecakohphotography.co.uk/ 16 October 16 – (Sunday) Points of View Competition Location – Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire. Judging of the best images will be held on 6 December 16 Final entry date - 29 November 16 18 October 16 Internal Club Competition – Philip Lepper Trophy Subject – “Creative”

Judge - Hazel Manning ARPS DPAGB BPE3*

Maximum entry per member – 3 PDIs Only

Final entry date – 11 October 16

Philip Lepper cup awarded to the winner 22 October 16 (Saturday) Annual Exhibition – Judging of Exhibition entries

Judge – Colin Southgate

Venue – Renhold Village Hall, Wilden Road, Renhold, MK41 0LY

Hall open from 10:00am – 4:00pm

Final entry date – 18 October 16

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25 October 16 Annual Exhibition – Print & PDI Critique of Exhibition entries

Judge – Colin Southgate

Final entry date – 18 October 16 1 November 16 Members’ Evening 1st half - Chris Hubbard – Infrared photography/ post production 2nd half - Viewing of EAF Championship 2016 entries - DVD 8 November 16 Speaker – Glyn Dewis – “Photography and Post Production” www.glyndewis.com 8 November 16 External Competition – Beds Invitation Inter-Club Digital Judge – TBA Venue – Cedar Hall, The Leagrave Centre, Strangers Way, Luton, Bedford LU4 9ND

Time – 7:45pm

15 November 16 Internal Club Members’ Competition– Architects Association Cup; Subject “Architecture in the 3rd Dimension”

Judge – Jim Hartje ARPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB BPE5

Maximum entry per member – maximum 3 PDIs

Final entry date – 8 November 16

Cup awarded by the Bedfordshire Assoc. of Architects

17 November 16 (Thursday) Annual Exhibition - Members & Invited Guests Evening Opening with The Mayor of Bedford Borough - Dave Hodgson Venue – The Harpur Suite, Bedford MK40 1LE Timing – 6:30pm to 9:30pm

7:00pm - Mayor arrives; 7:30pm - Opening speeches; 7:45pm - AV presentation for PDIs; 8:15pm - Awards; 8:45pm - Closing speeches; 9:30pm - Event close

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18 & 19 November 16 (Friday & Saturday) Annual Exhibition - Public Open Days Venue – The Harpur Suite, Bedford MK40 1LE Timing – 10:00am to 4:30pm

22 November 16 External Competition - 3-Way Interclub Battle – Biggleswade/ Bedford/ Gamlingay Judge – TBA Venue – Bedford Camera Club; Scott Lower School, Hawk Drive, Bedford, MK41 7JA Time – 7:30pm 29 November 16 Internal Club Members’ Competition Subject - Open

Judge - Paul de Sylva APAGB

Maximum entry per member - 2 prints and 2 PDIs

Final entry date 22 November 16

Counts towards the seasonal points competition 6 December 16 Internal Club Members’ Competition - “Points of View”

Judge – David Steel

PDIs only

Final entry date 29 November 16 13 December 16 Christmas Social Organiser to be appointed Details to be announced

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20 December 16 Internal Club Members’ Competition Subject - Open

Judge – Wes Gibbon

Maximum entry per member - 2 prints and 2 PDIs

Final entry date 13 December 16

Counts towards the seasonal points competition

27 December 16 ~ No Club Evening ~ Seasonal Break

3 January 17 Speaker- Jayne Odell ARPS – “The Monochrome Effect” www.jayneodellphotography.co.uk

Sharing her passion for monochrome photography using the iPhone and DLSR. Landscape, seascape, equine and street/ candid photography images. 10 January 17 Members’ Evening Details to be announced 17 January 17 Internal Club Members’ Competition Subject - Open

Judge – Richard Cobby - ARPS CPAGB

Maximum entry per member - 2 prints and 2 PDIs

Final entry date 10 January 17

Counts towards the seasonal points competition 21 January 17 (Saturday) External Competition - Cambridge Inter-club Digital Judge – TBA Venue – TBA Time – 1:30pm

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24 January 17 Speaker - Chris Forster MFIAP FBPE – “The Journey After ABPE” Details of the talk can be found on the BCC website 31 January 17 Speaker – Alex Hyde – “Close Encounters’’ The talk is centred around macro photography as much of his work involves insects, other small critters and plants. It includes material he has produced whilst in the rainforests of Madagascar and Borneo, as well as plenty of UK species that one might find in their garden. He breaks up his talk with examples of the equipment he uses, some expensive, some rather Heath Robinson. 7 February 17 Speaker – Darren Harbar - “Basic workflow of editing’’ Details of the talk can be found on the BCC website 12 February 17 (Sunday) External Competition - EAF PDI Championship Judge – TBA Venue – The Fulbourn Centre, 31 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5BS Time – 11:00am 14 February 17 Internal Club Members’ Competition Subject - Open

Judge – Naomi Saul ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP

Maximum entry per member - 2 prints and 2 PDIs

Final entry date 7 February 17

Counts towards the seasonal points competition

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21 February 17 Speaker - Sarah Kelman ARPS DPAGB – “Wildlife Photography: The Easy Way and The Hard Way” Great wildlife photography does not always entail spending weeks in primitive hides, but it can do! Sarah will share her passion for wildlife through her images and also present some of the back story to encourage you to make the most of the opportunities around you 28 February 17 Members’ Evening Details to be announced 7 March 17 Internal Club Members’ Competition – Stan Searle Trophy Theme – “Person or People” (The subject matter ‘Person or People’ must be the principal proportion of the image)

Judge – Trevor Rudkin

Maximum entry per member – 3 PDIs only

Final entry date – 28 February 17

Award of Stan Searle Trophy to the winner 9 March 17 (Thursday) External Competition – New City Photographic Society Central Club Challenge Judge – TBA Venue – TBA Time – 7:30pm 12 March 17 (Sunday) External Competition - EAF Print Championship Judge – TBA Venue – The Fulbourn Centre, 31 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5BS Time – 10:30am

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14 March 17 Speaker – Tom Mason – “Life in the Wild” www.tommasonphoto.com/ 21 March 17 Members’ Evening Details to be announced 28 March 17 Felicity Bickley Trophy Inter-club Audio Visual (AV) Competition

Hosted by Bedford Camera Club

Judge - TBA

Final entry date – 21 March 17

Competition ‘Felicity Bickley Cup’ will be awarded 4 April 17 Speaker - Glyn Dewis – Delivering a brand new talk just days after first showing in the USA www.glyndewis.com Photographer, Retoucher, Trainer & Author of Best Selling Book ‘The Photoshop Workbook’, with clients such as BBC, Sky TV and FOX through to Physique Athletes. A Kelby One, Photoshop World Dream Team Instructor and Adobe Influencer, Glyn’s work sees him photographing and lecturing across Europe and the USA

11 April 17 Internal Club Members’ Competition Subject - Open

Judge – Chris Baldwin

Maximum entry per member - 2 prints and 2 PDIs

Final entry date 4 April 17

Counts towards the seasonal points competition

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18 April 17 External Competition - 3-Way Inter-club (Bedford/ Shillington/ Kempston) Hosted by TBA Judge – TBA Venue – TBA Time – TBA 25 April 17 President’s Evening Details to be announced 2 May 17 Bedford Camera Club Annual General Meeting

9 May 17 End of Season Dinner Organiser to be appointed Details to be announced

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BEDFORD AV GROUP PROGRAMME 2016 – 2017 15 June 16 AV making field trip - Bedford Embankment 16 & 17 July 16 Bedford River Festival (can be used for Embankment AV) 20 July 16 AV making field trip - Bedford Embankment 17 August 16 No meeting holiday break 21 September 16 Bedford Embankment - AV Critique 24 & 25 September 16 RPS International AV Festival at 1914 Centenary Hall, Dean Close Prep School, Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, Gloucester, GL51 6QS www.rps.org/special-interest-groups/audio-visual/international-av-festival/about

08 October 16 Jessop Rose Bowl at Smethwick Photographic Society, Oldbury B69 2AS www.cemriac.org.uk/avcomp.html 19 October 16 Speaker - Alan Colegrave FACI ARPS; Twice winner of the CACC AV, TV cameraman & producer 16 November 16 Improving our images - looking at images, sound & video improvements

2 - 4 December 16 The 22nd Great Northern Audio Visual Festival at Chorlton, Manchester M21 7SX www.av-group.org.uk/gnfestival/web2/index.html

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BEDFORD AV GROUP PROGRAMME 2016 – 2017 CONT. 21 December 16 Xmas get together; Fun sequences - Competition - Music & Colour - Judged by members 18 January 17 Critiquing entries for Felicity Bickley 15 February 17 Speakers - Michael Burns ARPS; Diana Burns FRPS, AV-AFIAP; AV enthusiasts, PAGB AV Judges & heaps more March 17 – Day TBA The IAC Peter Cole International AV Competition www.nwawavg.org.uk/ 15 March 17 Members to choose the BAVG entries to the Felicity Bickley Trophy 18 March 17 The 25th East Anglian AV Competition at Margaretting Village Hall, Wantz Road, Margaretting, Essex CM4 0EP www.essexavgroup.org.uk/ 28 March 17 The Felicity Bickley Competition hosted by Bedford Camera Club 19 April 17 Swap evening with WAVES AV Group 17 May 17 Speakers - Heather & Gordon Clark; Sound editing with vision

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GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 1. Only Honorary Members and paid up Members of the Club

may enter the Club’s competitions. 2. The same image can only be used twice in club competitions.

For example, you can enter the same image as a print and as a digital image (or 2 prints or 2 digital images), Entering an image in colour and then again in monochrome also counts as two “uses”.

3. The Competition Secretaries have the right to withdraw an

entry if it is believed that the “twice” rule has been exceeded. 4. The copyright to an image must belong to the entrant. For

manipulated images the entrant must have copyright of the final image and its components.

5. Prints may be commercially printed and/or mounted. 6. All images may be placed on the clubs’ web site. If you do

not wish any of your images to be placed on the website, please see the competitions secretary.

7. Each competition will state whether it is for Prints and/or PDI’s

and if it is for colour and/or monochrome. 8. The terms Monochrome and Colour have the following

meanings (based on the definitions issued by the FIAP in 1991)

Monochrome

All black and white and monochrome images are included.

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A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of a single tone to the entire image is defined as a Monochrome image.

Colour

All images other than those above (Monochrome) are defined as Colour images.

A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of partial toning or by the addition of one colour to any part of the image is a Colour image.

9. Prints

Prints must be mounted with a minimum image size of 300 sq. cm on a mount size of 50 cm by 40 cm only. A label must be placed on the back of the mount, as near to the top left hand corner as possible. If the print has been submitted for other competitions, the new label should be placed below the previous label. The following information must be clearly shown on the label CLUB Bedford Camera Club AUTHOR First Name - Last Name TITLE 1/2 (to indicate priority number) and

a clear and concise title DATE (of competition) e.g. 01/01/2014 No identifying information may appear on the front of the print. A Print entry should be accompanied by its PDI. File names must be in the same format as for submitting competition PDIs: i.e. n_AB_X.jpg – see section 10 below

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10. PDIs – Projected Digital Images

The PDI file format must be: n_AB_X.jpg. Where n = Image priority (1 or 2 etc.) AB = Authors first and last name, separated by a space, X = Image title. The Title must be the same as on the print For example: 1_Clive Williams_Heron Watch.jpg 2_Clive Williams_Sky at Night.jpg

Images must be in sRGB colour profile and saved as a JPEG file at the highest quality setting.

Image size must be 1400 pixels wide by 1050 pixels high. Where images are thinner (1400 pixels wide but less than 1050 pixels high) for letterbox formatted images, or narrower (1050 pixels high but less than 1400 pixels high) for portrait formatted images, they must be framed in black to bring it to 1400 pixels wide by 1050 pixels high.

11. Submitting Competition Entries

The latest date for receipt of Print and/or PDI competition entries is stated in the Programme against that particular competition.

PDI competition entries are to be emailed to - intcomppdis@bedfordcameraclub.co.uk

PDI copies of Print competition entries are to be emailed to – intcompprints@bedfordcameraclub.co.uk

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Where a member does not have e-mail, entries can be posted or handed to the Internal Competitions Secretary on a USB stick or CD.

PDIs in emails must be an “attachment” and not embedded in the text.

Once your entries have been successfully received and where an e-mail address has been given, a reply will be sent confirming your entry into the competition within 48hours

12. Seasonal Points Competitions – Scoring System

Each image will be marked out of 20

A maximum of two images per Print and PDI classes can be submitted

The Judge will award first place only in both classes, Print and PDI

First placed image for both the Print and PDI classes will receive one additional point

A cumulative points system operates for both the Prints and PDI classes

Only the top point score from each author’s entry (Prints and/ or PDIs) are recorded

The winner in each class will be the author with the most points at the end of the season

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13. The Felicity Bickley Trophy – Digital Audio Visual (AV)

A maximum of 2 entries per person, chosen by AV Group

Images must be less than 2 years old

Each entry must contain a minimum of 10 images

The maximum duration of the presentation is 5 minutes

The author and/or photographer must not be named within

the sequence

14. Points of View

PDI entry only

Unique rules see Organiser (winner from previous POV

competition)

15. Architects Association Trophy/ Philip Lepper Trophy/

Stan Searle Trophy

PDI entry only

A maximum of three images

Each image will be marked out of 20

The Judge will award first place only

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16. Annual Exhibition 2016

All entries must be in the same format as normal club

competitions (see Sections 9 & 10)

No genres or novice section

Two categories - PDIs & Prints; within each category a Colour

section and a Monochrome section

One (1) overall winner from each category (with a prize cup);

also awarded will be a total of twelve (12) certificates - six (6)

for Commended, and six (6) for Highly Commended, without

regard to whether the chosen winners are Mono or Colour

All entries must be submitted by the 18 October 2016.

Entries submitted after this date will not qualify as exhibition

entries. Details of where to send them will be given before

2015 year-end

All entries will be judged by an external Judge

Any changes and/ or additions to the rules will be published

on the BCC website and members will be notified by the

Annual Exhibition Secretary

Each club member can enter a total of 8 Prints and a total of 8

PDIs. Please specify for each entry the categorisation of

either Mono or Colour

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For further information on Club Rules, Club Trophies,

Competition Rules and Annual Exhibition Rules and

Trophies, please visit the Bedford Camera Club website at:

www.bedfordcameraclub.co.uk

Club Rules can be downloaded from the following URL:

http://bedfordcameraclub.co.uk/about/constitution/