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1 midland counties photographic federation 44th Smethwick International Midphot Audio Visual Championships Midphot 2019 Do We Have Your Correct Information? MCPF General Meeting MCPF Roll of Honour MCPF Events MCPF Travelling Portfolio Presidents Jottings Natures Photos Wildlife Photographic Workshops and Tours Gamma Print Exhibition VECC Photo 2019 Leicester And Leicestershire PS Cheltenham CC Your Federation Your Club - Working Together Contact the editor: Roger Barker LRPS 24 Arthur Street WELLINGBOROUGH Northants NN8 3HH Tel: Edition 117 January newsletter@mcpf.co.uk

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3 44th SMETHWICK INTERNATIONAL 5 th to 13 th JANUARY 2019 THE UK FIAP EXHIBITION CENTRE THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE CHURCHBRIDGE, OLDBURY, B69 2AS WEST S (Junction 2 M5) SEE ALL ACCEPTED PRINTS & PROJECTED IMAGE SHOWS DOORS OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE PROJECTED IMAGE SHOWINGS Day Date Time Programme Saturday 5th 2pm Official Opening Pictorial Colour & Mono plus Nature Projected Images Sunday 6th 2pm Pictorial Colour & Mono plus Nature Projected Images Monday 7th 8pm Colour and Mono Projected Images Tuesday 8th 8pm Colour and Mono Projected Images Wednesday 9th 8 pm Nature Projected Images + Colour & Mono Awards Thursday 10th 8pm Colour and Mono Projected Images Friday 11th 8pm Colour and Mono Projected Images Saturday 12th 2pm Pictorial Colour & Mono plus Nature Projected Images Sunday 13th 2pm Pictorial - Colour & Mono plus Nature Projected Images TICKETS Monday to Friday 3.00 / Sat & Sun 6.00 SATURDAY, SUNDAY SEE ALL 3 PROJECTED IMAGE SHOWS (PRICE INCLUDES A TEA) MAKE A DATE IN YOUR DIARY TO VISIT THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE UK. CLOSE TO JUNCTION 2 OF THE M5 ADVANCE BOOKING (GUARANTEED SEATS) Essential on Opening Day 3

4 THE MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE OF GREAT BRITAIN MIDPHOT 2019 AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITIONS wmid-av.org.uk/midphot Entries are invited for the Audio Visual Competitions to be held on Saturday 26th January 2019, starting 10:00 am at the Priory Centre Church Road, Stretton, Burton on Trent, DE13 0HE Competition Judges Chairman of the Judges: Martin Fry FRPS AV-EFIAP EFIAP/g APAGB The Competition is organised for the MCPF by Howard Bagshaw, assisted by the Staffordshire Audio Visual Group. Closing date for entries ~ Saturday 5th January 2019 Completed Entry Forms together with the Entry Fee should be sent to: Jeff Mansell, 10 Sebring Avenue Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 7ER Telephone jeffandpatmansell@btinternet.com 4

5 There will be two, separate, Audio Visual Competitions OpenAV and PhotoHarmony AVs entered in the OpenAV competition will be judged using internationally accepted criteria, where the quality and appropriateness of the images and the sound track, how those two interrelate and of the concept/production, will all contribute to the overall judgment. AVs entered in the PhotoHarmony competition will only be judged on the quality of the images, the harmonious way they transition from one to the next and how those transitions relate to the sound track used. Any other features of the AV, such as a story line, narration, graphics or text, will not add any credit to the entry, though they will not penalise it. Awards The winner of the OpenAV competition will be awarded the 'Tom Prince Trophy'; the winner of the PhotoHarmony competition will be awarded the 'Howard & Carole Bagshaw Trophy'. In each competition the judges will also award MCPF medals to the first and runner-up AVs. Each of the three judges will also award a 'highly commended' MCPF ribbon for their choice in each competition. Commendations may also be given at the discretion of the judges. Audience Popular Vote (The Martin Fry Trophy) The 'Martin Fry Trophy' will be awarded to the AV, across both competitions, which the audience present at the Championships, judge to be their favourite. Entries A maximum of two AVs per author may be entered across the two competitions, i.e. two OpenAV entries, two PhotoHarmony entries, or one of each. The first entry costs 10, the second 6. This includes free entry to the judging. Copies of the entry form and directions to the venue are available from the website 5

6 Rules The following rules (1 7) apply to entries to both competitions: 1. Entrant: All authors and any co-authors must be current members of an MCPF member club. 2. Entries: A maximum of two AVs per author may be entered across the two competitions, i.e. two OpenAV entries, two PhotoHarmony entries, or one of each. If entering 2 AVs you will be required to indicate your 1st choice, in case pre-judging is necessary. Entries should normally be in a 'stand-alone' format which does not require any addition 'player' on the PC used to project the AVs. Video files may be entered and will be played on 'VLC media player'. Entries may be submitted on CD/DVD, a memory stick or by a file transfer program such as 'WeTransfer'. 3. Eligibility: Sequences entered into any previous MCPF Audio Visual Competition, may not be re-entered subsequently. 4. Copyright: It is the entrant s own responsibility to ensure that any material recorded on the soundtrack, or visually shown, is appropriately covered against copyright infringement. If copyright music is used, the entrant must quote their IAC license number. 5. Projection of Entries: A digital projector with a resolution of 1920px * 1080px, a PC computer and sound system will be provided. All entries will be downloaded on to the computer s hard drive for projection, and will then be erased following the judging session. However for those selected to be shown at MidPhot Exhibition in March, a programme will be created and written to a memory stick for the exhibition organisers use only. 6. Entry Form and Fee: An entry form must be completed by each entrant, and submitted together with a fee of 10 for the first entry, 6 for a second. 7. MidPhot Exhibition: A selection of AVs from both competitions will be chosen by the judges and organisers, to be shown at MidPhot exhibition later in the year. Rules 8 & 9 specific to the OpenAV competition 8. Photographs: It is expected that all photographs used in the AV will have been taken by the author, unless the subject matter requires images which, for historical or safety reasons, could not have been taken by the author. Video may be included but should not dominate the AV. 9. Duration: The duration of any OpenAV must not exceed 12 minutes. Rules 10 & 11 specific to the PhotoHarmony competition 10. Photographs: All photographs and any post processing must be the work of the author or co-author. Neither third party images nor any video are allowed. 11 Duration: The duration of any PhotoHarmony AV must not exceed 6 minutes Conditions of Entry The submission of a completed entry form implies the acceptance of all these Conditions of Entry 6

7 Location The Priory Centre Church Road Stretton Burton on Trent DE13 0HE Free parking is available on site. Refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits) will be available from 9:30am, at lunchtime and while the judges are making their final decisions. Lunches will not be available, so you should bring a packed lunch. 7

8 MCPF AUDIO VISUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 ~ ENTRY FORM MCPF Member Club AUTHOR (Surname, First Name, Distinctions) ADDRESS Tel. # Music Licence# First Choice AV (cost 10) Title Duration Min Seconds 'Open'AV or PhotoHarmony? Co-Author (Surname, Forename, Distinctions) Second Choice AV (cost 6) Title Duration Min Seconds 'Open'AV or PhotoHarmony? Co-Author (Surname, Forename, Distinctions) ATTENDING JUDGING? Please name those planning to attend, so we can make name badges SENDING YOUR ENTRIES Entries cost 10 for the first sequence, 6 for the second. The cost of each AV entered includes free admission to the Championship Judging Day (Saturday, 27 th January, 2018) for one person. If extra attendance tickets are required these cost 6 per person, payable on the door. All first choice entries will be judged on the day of the Championships, if the number of entries exceeds the time available to show them on the Championship Judging Day, the second choice AVs may be pre-judged. Send your entries on a CD, plus this completed entry form and a cheque (made payable to MCPF), to: Jeff Mansell, 10 Sebring Avenue, Lightwood, Stoke on Trent ST3 7ER jeffandpatmansell@btinternet.com To arrive no later than Saturday January 5 th 2019 (Expect an acknowledgement) AFTER THE COMPETITION ALL CDs not collected on the Championships Judging Day will be destroyed, unless return postage has been included with the entry. A copy of the 'results sheet' will be ed to all entrants. The results will also be posted on the event website A selection of the award winning AVs from both competitions will be shown during the Midphot Print & PDI Championships at Smethwick in March. 8

9 Original photograph David Turnbull Sprint to the Finish 9 th Feb MIDPHOT MARCH 20 th ~ 24 th 2019 The Old School House Churchbridge Oldbury 9

10 MidPhot th Annual Exhibition of Midland Photography Wednesday 20 th March to Sunday 24 th March SELECTORS General Prints, General Projected Images Sue Moore FRPS MPAGB Tillman Kleinhans ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/b BPE2 Leigh Woolford DPAGB AWPF EFIAP Nature Prints & Nature Projected Image Sandie Cox ARPS DPAGB Louise Hill MPAGB Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB ABPE Closing date for Entries 9th February THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, CHURCHBRIDGE, OLDBURY

11 Classes and Awards Colour Prints Monochrome Prints Best Print - Judith midland & Roger Parry Trophy counties Best Print -Terry Chapman Trophy Best Landscape - MidPhot photographic Golden Jubilee Trophy federation Best Landscape - Phil Swain Trophy Best Portrait - Jill and Peter Young Trophy Best Portrait Print PAGB Silver Medal PAGB Silver Medal Best General Image - Mildred Sothern Trophy Contemporary Image - Bert Gutteride Trophy PAGB Silver Medal Projected Digital Images Best Landscape - Graham Hodgkiss Trophy Best Best Projected Portrait - Sutton Coldfield Trophy Nature Prints Best Print - Alex Watson Memorial Trophy Best Print of a Mammal - David Moore Trophy PAGB Silver Medal Nature Projected Images Best Image - MCPF 75th Anniversary Trophy MidPhot Nature Trophy PAGB Silver Medal Each judge in each class will be able to award an MCPF Medal to a photograph of their choice. MCPF Ribbons will be awarded in each class. Definitions Black & White Photography (Monochrome - FIAP) A black and white image is one with tones from very dark grey (black) to very clear grey (white). A black and white image toned entirely in a single colour will be able to stand in the black & white category and can be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white image modified by partial toning or by the addition of one colour to a part of the image becomes a colour image and should be entered in the colour category. This type of image will be reproduced in the colour pages of the catalogue. Nature Photography Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well- informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible. Nature Pictures which have been modified but preserve the truth of the statement may be entered. Any images that show an obvious alteration cannot be entered into the nature section but can be entered into the Open sections. Open Sections These are open to any form of photography and can be of any subject matter with the exception of Nature pictures unless they have been obviously altered from reality. Any Nature pictures that do not show any obvious modification cannot be entered into the Open sections. Contemporary Photography May be defined as the concept which stimulates the mind of the viewer, to interpret the message conveyed through the creative use of line, form and colour. 11

12 General Conditions of Entry All images must be entirely the work of the photographer. Composite images are permitted provided all component images meet this requirement. The Exhibition is for work not previously exhibited at MidPhot. An accepted image, or similar image by the same photographer, may not be re-entered into the same or a different section in future exhibitions. The entry of identical images throughout all sections is not allowed. Each entrant may enter a maximum of eight entries in each class - Monochrome Print - Colour Print - Nature Print - Projected Image - Projected Nature Image. No entry may win more than one Award. Each entrant must be a member of a club/society affiliated to MCPF. On-line Entry Please complete an on-line entry for each class entered A copy of an Entry Form, Fees, Return Postage (cash or cheques) should be included in the same package as the photographs. Titles, authors names and photographic honours will be based on details included on the Entry Form. Check the titles of all your entries as this is how they will appear in the catalogue To access the on-line system go to the MCPF Website and follow the links Entry Fee: A non-returnable entry fee of 75p per print or Projected Image must be included with the entry. Cheques should be made payable to MCPF. Payments may be made using PayPal. Print Packaging - On-line Options: Held for collection = you will be collecting from Smethwick PS. To be forwarded = you will be collecting from a collection point. Please indicate which one on the printed entry forms accompaning your prints and packaging. To be posted - please remember to include the cost of return postage in your box. Destroy = DO NOT USE OPTION Prints Must be mounted on light weight board not exceeding 50cm x 40cm no thicker than 4mm (thickness of 2 mounting boards) and must be titled and bear the authors name, address and club. Projected Images Images must be jpeg format maximum 1600 pixels wide by 1200 pixels high. (Portraits should be 1200 pixels high). Entries should be submitted on line. Please follow the instructions on screen and make sure that the title of your images are correct. Provisos The organisers reserve the right to withhold from public exhibition any entry which, in their absolute discretion, they consider to be undesirable. No submitted entry may be removed from the exhibition without the permission of the exhibition organising committee. It is a condition of entry that any print/pdi may be selected and retained for possible inclusion in the MCPF entry to the PAGB Print/PDI Competitions. Any such print may be copied by the PAGB to form part of the PAGB Recorded Lecture Service. Any DPI accepted in the PAGB PDI Competition will be copied for circulation in exhibition form to Federations, and then subsequently form part of the PAGB Recorded Lecture Service. The organisers reserve the right to copy and reproduce any entry in the catalogue for press or for use in any MCPF promotion. Copyright remains with the author. Every care will be taken of entries but the organisers cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage however caused. In the event of any dispute, the decision of the organisers shall be final. The submission of any entry is deemed to constitute acceptance of these conditions. 12 Any queries please contact Ralph or Lu Duckett or midphot@mcpf.co.uk

13 EXHIBITION TIMETABLE Closing date for midland entries to counties collectors Wednesday 6th February Closing date for Post or at MCPF General Meeting Saturday 9th February Selection Weekend Sat 16th & Sun 17th February Results Posted Wednesday 27th February EXHIBITION Weds 20th to Sun 24th March Returns available at collection points by Tuesday 26th March Returns and catalogues posted by Saturday 3rd April N.B. Collection from Smethwick PS Club Rooms is Thursday evening only unless by prior arrangement ENTRIES Entries for MidPhot can be sent in the following ways by Post or Courier to Ralph Duckett MPAGB EFIAP APAGB - MidPhot Chairman Outwood Hill Farm, Lower Outwoods Road, Burton on Trent, Staffs, DE13 0QX Please remember that entries to be returned by post or courier must have return postage/courier costs forwarded with the entry fees by Hand to MCPF General Meeting at The Old Schoolhouse, Oldbury or to the following delivery and collection points Mon or Thurs evenings only Smethwick PS Club Rooms Judith & Roger Parry, Birmingham Mary Jenkins, Yardley Ralph Duckett, Burton on Trent Ian Bailey, Stratford on Avon Alison and Andy Fryer, Stafford Roger Barker, Wellingborough Alan and Christine Lovatt, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent Please contact the above people by phone before delivery or collection You are reminded that entries must be with the collectors by Wednesday 6th February. Also please remember to pick up your returned entries from the collection points as soon as they are available (see timetable for date) 13

14 Competition Secretaries don t look so glum! We re here to help MidPhot 2019 is on-line Steve Dormer MidPhot 2019 now has an online entry system. Your members can enter and upload their images themselves or you can do it for them. All we ask is that the prints come collectively as a Club in as few boxes as possible Make sure that you read the rules as there are important changes to the Nature sections and that your members are aware of them as well. All Entrants and Competition Secretaries please remember to put a printed copy of your entries in the box along with the prints. Either the form that appears on-line when completing your entry or the confirmation. Competition Secretaries - Please keep Joe Bloggs s mono prints together, then their colour, then nature. Followed by the next author, you don t have to put the authors in alphabetical order anymore. Mark your boxes as well as your entry forms how you will be collecting your returns at the end of the exhibition. If you are using a collection point, such as the Ducketts or Ian Bailey then please indicate this on the box with a label stating MidPhot 2019 Collection DUCKETT or MidPhot 2019 Collection BAILEY. If collecting from Smethwick Club rooms then SPS. And don t forget to notify the collectors so they are aware of whose boxes they need to take with them. More details can be found in the guidance notes on line. Rules and some guidance notes will be sent to all club secretaries and can be found in the MCPF Newsletter and on the website. 14 The on-line System will be open for entries from Dec 31st up until midnight Feb 8th (print entries have to handed in Feb 9th) Follow the links on the mcpf website

15 How to make your MCPF MidPhot entry You can enter as an individual or your club competition secretary can enter them on your behalf. Whichever method you choose to use, please send your work collectively with your club s. This will not only help with unpacking but with package storage and returns. Please note any packages sent as individuals will be returned with your club s entry. These instructions show you how to enter the titles for your Colour, Monochrome and Nature prints and image files for projected digital image (PDI) entries. You will do this for each member in turn. When you have finished reading this, click on the link below to start. You will be asked first for your address, then your name and postal address and then to select your club from the list of MCPF clubs. You can now enter your own images. If you are entering work on behalf of other club members and want the information to come to you then click the No button. You will be asked to submit your address again, and to enter the name of the entrant, the address details will default to the original one entered, leave as they are. Submit the titles and or upload the images as before. You will be asked to re-submit your address, each time you want to enter details of another member. This is for security reasons, to check that you are not a robot. A title is required for each image but it must not contain the member s name or your club s name. You do not need to rename the PDI files. PDI images will be projected at 1600 x 1200 pixels. If you upload an image whose dimensions are larger than this it will be resized for you. Note that when you upload an image file, the file name is used to suggest a title. If you use this suggestion, please make sure you edit it to remove any names. Once you have finished entering the details for one person you can either go back to the start (click on list shown on left hand side of screen) or close and re-open the programme. You do not have to put all the entries in at one time you can stop the process at any time and return later using the link below. When you return, you will see a list of the members whose work you have entered. If you need to make a change you can select one of these, or you can click the click here link to add a new member s work. Reminder - If you have entered individually please send your prints together with any other club members work, collectively in as few a boxes as possible, this will help with the unpacking and storage of print boxes. Please note any packages sent as individuals will be returned with the rest of your club s entry. Competition secretaries, please pack the prints as per entry forms printed from the on-line system in author order. And please submit a copy of everyone s entry in the box, along with any entry fees and cheques. And remember if you want your prints returned by post or courier to include the costs with your entry fees. Cheques should be made payable to MCPF. 15

16 MCPF Guide and Directory Do we have your correct information? The MCPF s Guide and Directory is published at the start of the year and we need to get all your club s information up to date, this includes all Judges and Lecturers. Calling all Club Treasurers have you paid your Annual ubscription to the MCPF and where applicable renewed your Public Liability Insurance? Payment was due by Jan 1st 2019 Calling all Club Secretaries have you updated your club s details on the MCPF s new electronic data system? Information must be checked and altered by 18th January 2019, in time for the new Guide and Directory. Letters containing all the necessary information, were sent to all secretaries via before Christmas, if you are a new secretary and have not received this letter then check to see if your predecessor has received it or contact us. Changes to your club officers/details etc. can now be updated at any time during the year by visiting the web site: and clicking on Guide & Directory or Club Updates on the home page or notifying MCPF Records Secretary Alison Fryer by mcpfrecordsec@mcpf.co.uk Contact Alison if you have lost your username and/or password and she will re-issue it to you. Please ensure that we have your secretary s postal address as well as your s. It would be helpful to us if you would log on, even if you don t need to alter anything, as it will register that the information has been checked. Calling all Judges and Lecturers Letters requesting that you check and confirm your details have been sent, please reply before the date stated in the letter, so that they appear correctly in the new G&D. It is up to you to check all your are contact details correct and ensure that we send out information to the correct people in your club. You can access your information at any time and make changes. It can only be as good as the information entered. THE single BIGGEST problem in COMMUNICATION is the that it has taken place. illusion George Bernard Shaw 16 If you have any problems logging on please contact the webmaster: recordsec@mcpf.co.uk

17 MCPF General Secretary Mary Jenkins APAGB Midland Counties Photographic Federation General Meeting Takes place on Saturday 9 th February 2019 in The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2AS This is the closing date for Midphot 2019 entries. Handbooks The new MCPF Guide and Directory for 2019 is about to be published. Please remember to update the MCPF database with any changes in your club. You can do this via the club log in page on the MCPF website or send the details to the records secretary, Alison Fryer, mcpfrecordsec@mcpf.co.uk Also contact Alison if you need to know your own club log in access code. Thank you. Could you use another copy of the PAGB Handbook 2018/19? We still have a few spares available at a cost of 5.00 each, available from the General Secretary. Mary Jenkins APAGB sec@mcpf.co.uk

18 MCPF General Secretary Mary Jenkins APAGB MCPF ROLL OF HONOUR TO ALL MCPF CLUB MEMBERS and SECRETARIES. The Midland Counties Photographic Federation introduced a Roll of Honour in 1996, and the first awards have been made at the subsequent Annual General Meetings. Recipients to date are listed in the current Guide and Directory. This award recognises outstanding service to the Midlands Counties Photographic Federation, and clubs are invited to nominate individuals whom they consider to have made a significant contribution. This can be work in any area, practical or administrative, for instance: lecturing, judging, setting up a service to the Federation. It does sometimes happen that work is being done without the knowledge of Council, for a variety of reasons, and we would really appreciate hearing about any person that you would like considered for this honour. Please get in touch if you would like to have a chat about this award. If your club has a member who has contributed greatly to the MCPF would you please write to the President or MCPF General Secretary, stating your case for that person. Mary Jenkins APAGB General Secretary 11c Mary Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8AR Telephone: sec@mcpf.co.uk 18

19 Saturday 26 th January Saturday 9 th February Sat/Sun 16 th 17 th February Weds 20 th March to Sunday 24 th March Saturday 13 th April Wednesday 5 th June Until 8 th June MCPF Events 2019 And other notable events MCPF Audio Visual Championships Burton-on-Trent Enquiries: Howard Bagshaw avchamp@mcpf.co.uk MCPF General Meeting The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS Details in newsletter Enquiries to Mary Jenkins, E: sec@mcpf.co.uk Hand In for MidPhot enquiries to Ralph & Lucia Duckett midphot@mcpf.co.uk MidPhot Selection MidPhot Annual Exhibition of Midlands Photography The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS Enquiries: midphot@mcpf.co.uk MCPF Print and Projected Image Championships Civic Centre, Braunstone, Leicester Enquiries: mcpfchampionship@mcpf.co.uk Photofolio Opens Enquiries: photofolio@mcpf.co.uk Saturday 8 th June MCPF Annual General Meeting The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS Enquiries: to Mary Jenkins, E: sec@mcpf.co.uk Close of Photofolio Saturday 15 th June Friday/Sat 5 th /6 th July Saturday 13 th July Saturday 10 th August to Saturday 17th August Saturday 21 st September 12 th October To Saturday 20 th October 20 th October Judges Workshop Sat/Sun 3 rd /4 th or 9 th /10 th November TBC MCPF General Secretary Mary Jenkins APAGB MCPF are hosting the PAGB Inter-Federation competitions Further details to be announced. Midland Salon Selection Enquiries: Midland Salon Exhibition Chairman Judith Parry chairman@midland-salon.com PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championships University of Warwick MCPF Participating clubs Smethwick PS from the finals last year, plus the two new clubs selected at the MCPF Print & Projected Image Championships in April Midland Salon opens Enquiries: Midland Salon Exhibition Chairman Judith Parry chairman@midland-salon.com MCPF General Meeting The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS Enquiries: sec@mcpf.co.uk Closing date for entries into Panels Exhibition Panels Exhibition opens until 20 th October The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS Enquiries to Ralph & Lucia Duckett midphot@mcpf.co.uk MCPF APM Workshop/Advisory day 19

20 MCPF Travelling Portfolio Secretary Steve Clifford Calling all Programme Secretaries Worried about rising costs of organising Club Evenings that will entertain your members? Why not take the MCPF Travelling Portfolio for an evening of Great Photography covering work from clubs across the Midlands and all for just You will see a selection of the Best Prints & PDI s from Photofolio If you re club is entering Photofolio then why not take the show? We are now taking bookings for 2019 / 2020 season so please contact for further information and available dates. MCPF Travelling Portfolio Secretary Steve Clifford steveclifford22@gmail.com 20

21 FEDERATIO N FO HIC ND COUN DLA T MI PHOTOGRA P IES U N D E D 1907 Hello, Preseident \ I hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoyed the festive holiday. We are looking forward to a busy 2019 in the MCPF, not only do we have the usual offerings but this year we will be hosting the PAGB Inter-Fed Championships. This will take place at the Priory Centre, Stretton, Burton on Trent on June 15th, and the judging will be open to anyone who wishes to come along and watch. Details and ticket information will be announced nearer the date. The new year will start as usual with the MidPhot AV Championships, hosted by Staff-AV Group, at the Priory Centre. It really is a good day s entertainment and will again include a section for Photo Harmony sequences. Tickets are now on sale, follow the links from the MCPF website or this newsletter to see to obtain yours. This is will be the last time that the Championships will be run, under the chairmanship of Howard Bagshaw, by the Staffs-AV Group, so I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and that of the Council, for all their hard work over the past few years. They have a lot of expertise in their locker which I am sure will be made available to whoever takes on the challenge. A reminder that the MidPhot s main exhibition is now open for entries and the closing date Feb 10th. This is the same day as the February General Meeting. I look forward to seeing you at a Federation event or your own club over the next few months and would like to wish you all a Very Happy New Year. 21

22 Wildlife Photographic Workshops and Tours 2019 An intensive day with your camera photographing wildlife under the guidance of an experienced and professional wildlife photographer is a superb way to improve and perfect your photographic techniques and an excellent opportunity to take home some superb shots. Natures Photos run by professional wildlife photographer Bob Brind- Surch currently offers a range of such workshops at various venues in the UK, Africa and Europe. Current UK workshops include: Harvest mice, British wildlife at a specialist centre in Surrey, Special British mammal weekend in Devon, Birds of prey using a private centre, Dragonflies, Specialist macro workshops on fungi and insectivorous plants. Current foreign trips include: Big cats of the Massai Mara a private area of the Massai Mara, Southern Tanzania two special and totally unspoilt locations, Migration birthing season Northern Serengeti, Gorilla trekking Uganda, Botswana - Wildlife & Waterways Chobe & Okavango Deltas European Carnivores in Bavaria Lynx, bear, wolves etc. All dates and full details of workshops are advertised on my website workshop page and through regular newsletters. To book a place please call , bob@naturesphotos.co.uk or workshop you are interested in. IN ADDITION - CAMERA CLUB TALKS I regularly give illustrated projected digital images talks to camera clubs exploring various aspects of wildlife photography. I try to make these talks as informative and practical as possible often bringing along equipment and prints to demonstrate the techniques I use to take my photos. These include:- The Art of Wildlife Photography Beyond Auto Mode Taking Control of Your Camera My Digital Workflow Macro Photography 22

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24 Vale of Evesham Camera Club National Digital Internet Exhibition Photo2019 Accepted images on website from 12th April 2019 Vale of Evesham Camera Club proudly announces the staging of our 30th Annual and 21st National Exhibition which has both BPE and PAGB patronage ( ). The Exhibition is open to 4 Digital Categories:- Colour Images Experimental/Creative Images Monochrome Images Natural History Images NOTE: The exhibition uses the size format 1600x1200 pixels. SELECTORS:- Mike Sharples MPAGB, ARPS, EFIAP, BPE3*: Colour, Mono and Experimental/Creative Ralph Snook ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP/b: Colour, Mono and Natural History Richard Spiers DPAGB, APAGB, BPE2*: Colour, Experimental/Creative and Natural History Sandie Cox ARPS, DPAGB: Mono, Experimental/Creative and Natural History photo VECC National Internet Exhibition The Vale of Evesham Camera Club Affiliated to the Britsih Photographic Exhibition Awards Exhibition Website opens for entries 1st January 2019 KEY DATES:- Last date for Entries: Thursday 28th February 2019 Selection: Sat 9th and Sun 10th March 2019 Accepted images will be viewable on the exhibition website from 12th April 2019 until the following years exhibition. Entry can be made easily online, our preferred option, or entry forms downloaded for postal CD entry from the exhibition website Every entrant receives a Printed A4 Colour Catalogue. 24

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