The Isle of Man Photographic Society were the hosts for the first round of a digital photographic competition with the NWBCC recently. 25 specially selected images where dispatched to the Isle of Man at the end of last year to be put up against 25 from the Photographic Society. After a very close result, with only a few points in it, the NWBCC were the winners. It even made the news, local newspaper the Isle of Man Courier published an article about the competition.

The second round will be hosted by the NWBCC later this year. View Comments

Last May the club was sent an email asking for someone to volunteer as team photographer for Dings Crusaders Rugby Club. I took on the Role. Since late August I have been attending all home games and some away games as team photographer. I take a few hundred photos each game, then send some to the Bristol Evening Post and the local paper of the opposition; on the Monday after a home game, there will be a photo or two in the Evening Post and sometimes they are printed in a national rugby paper. Each week, one of my photos is printed on the cover of the match programme, and several within it.

Since starting as team photographer, I have set up a website where people can order prints or downloads, www.avonsports.co.uk. It is a great job, and now I am looking for a sport to keep me busy in the summer.

Words and pics by David Stephenson.

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Do you spend ages trying to get the shot? Wether it is setting up and adjusting your tripod, or huddled in a hide waiting for that elusive bird to appear. Well, thats nothing, this crew from the BBC spent 2 Years of Hard Work for a 60 Second Shot for a recent series.

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Unfortunately , once again we have to cancel this weeks meeting (13 Jan) due to the weather.The speaker was due to be driving from Cardiff and given the current circumstances it was thought better to postpone until a later date. We hope to get the meetings back to normal as soon as possible.

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Due to the weather the meeting tonight (6 Jan) is cancelled. So get outside and take some snow pictures while you can.
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Happy New Year to all. Meetings start again this Wednesday 6 January for 'Second Time Around' by Bob Bishop.
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Club members Cyril C and Pete F recently participated in the Bristol City Council led 'Postcards of Bristol' project. Working with others in the local community, the challenge was to photograph those aspects (and a couple of characters!) of Westbury on Trym that give it its unique character.

Selected photographs were then incorporated into 'picture postcards' which will be used to capture local's reflections on WoT. The results will contribute to the exhibition material in the new 'M Shed', a.k.a. the Museum of Bristol. The photographs will also contribute to the City's archive. Working to a very tight timescale, photographers had to work with the weather 'as they found it on the (wet November / December) day' which proved to be a considerable but not insurmountable challenge. The project served to raise the profile of the Club locally and within the Council. Cyril and Pete had their eyes opened to the rich mix of photographic opportunities and challenges that WoT offers.

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Photographers rights continue to get a bashing and its often very difficult to know exactly where you stand and what your rights are. One of the most useful sources of information on the subject has recently been updated. The UK Photographers Rights guide is written by Linda Macpherson LL.B, Dip. L.P., LL.M, a freelance legal consultant specialising in Media Law and Intellectual Property Law. And with all those letters after her name you just know she knows what she is talking about. Download and print out your 2 page guide from www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr, and keep it in your camera bag.

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The NWBCC flickr group has been growing steadily over the last couple of years and at the time of writing stands at 392 images and 52 members. (For those of you that didn't know we had a flickr group, or don't know what a flickr group is then head to flickr.com, get a free account and have a play). There are an amazing range and variety of images in the group from club members and virtual club members. So I would like to remind you about the two groups we have and encourage you to make use of them.

           

We have two groups named NWBCC and NWBCC Members Gallery. The first group is open to everyone. From your flickr page search for groups and enter NWBCC as the search term. You must join the group before adding images but that won't take more than a few seconds. You can browse the current images in the group pool.

The second group is the NWBCC Members Gallery. This is a closed group, open to NWBCC members only. Joining takes a little longer because we have to confirm you are a club member. Images added to this group can not only be seen in the group pool but will appear on the NWBCC website in the Members Gallery.

We need more members images in the gallery, it's been a bit static lately. So please take a look at flickr and if you are a club member join the members group and start posting.

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Five of us went to the recent Severn Valley Railway 1940's do. We had a super day perfect weather and good company:- Sandie, Marian and John. We were amazed at the displays and the atmosphere which was created. Many sound effects, music and dancing displays were organised and the photo opportunities were endless. I took nearly 200 images and I am sure the others did as well. Sandie did the driving, which she enjoys and we were all in the one car. This was a very successful club outing and I can thoroughly recommend a visit next year. Perhaps if we could get enough people interested a small coach could be hired.

Pictures and words by Peter.

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