1st Competition - Images Entered & Results

All of the images submitted for the first 'Open' competition are now on the web site  under the link [Galleries / Competition Galleries 2012-2013].
These links will be updated on a rolling basis as each competition comes around.

Items for Sale

Rob Louw is selling some photographic equipment on eBay. The items being auctioned are:

Canon EOS 5D MK 11 digital SLR camera (including battery grip). Item no: 121002938313
Epson Stylus Photo R2880 inkjet printer. Item number 121002969566
A complete set (plus one extra photo black ink) of printer cartridges for the Epson R2880 printer. There are ten cartridges in total. These are genuine Epson inks that are unopened. Item no: 121002894591
Wacom Intuos 3 Pen Tablet (A5 size). Item no: 121002848905
Battery charger for Canon EOS 1 D MK 1V batteries. Item no: 121002839493
A set of Jama high speed photographic equipment. (Includes acoustic sensor, IR transmitter and receiver, delay timer, various cables to connect the circuitry and to attach to a digital camera or flash gun). Item: 1210029988073

Should any SPS members be interested then they are welcome to bid. In the event a member should win an auction then they would not have to pay postage costs and in addition Rob would offer a further 3% discount off the winning bid to SPS members only.

Peter Leeming at Guisborough PG

NCPF Awards Presentation

Awards Presentation
2.30p.m., Sunday, 11th. November 2012 at
Newcastle ‘Novotel’, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3HZ (A1 airport junction)

This is an invitation for all Club members to attend the above Event which covers both the NCPF Annuals and the NCPF International, ESPECIALLY MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED HIGHLY COMMENNDEDS,  to receive their awards.
Individuals who won Trophies / Medals or had 1st,2nd or 3rd placing should have received  their invitations.

Individuals intending to attend should PRE-Register by calling David Ord on (01207) 507601 or emailing him on ncpfawardspresentation @ ncpf.org.uk by the 26th October.

Best Regards

Pax Garabedian
President, NCPF

E-News 77 - A Print Championship Special

Click here to read issue 77 of E-News

Change to Programme this Thursday

At our next meeting on Thursday 18th October Rob Louw will give a practical presentation "Capturing images and processing them into panoramas by stitching in Photoshop." This is a change to our published programme.

PAGB E-News 76

Click on this link to see Issue 76 of the PAGB e-News

In this issue:

2 Opening for entries Soon - the GB Cup 2013
3 Adverts - with a Martin Parr photograph
4 Print Championship, Notices & Adverts
5 Featured - The Inn Focus Group
6 Report from the FIAP Congress in Singapore
7 Copyright and Stolen Photographs
8    Reports and Notices
9    Advert
10    Tom Edward Fearn - Obituary
11/12    Double Vision - Featured Photographers, Colin & Hazel Marr

e-news 76 Addendum

FREE PERMAJET DRAW LINK FOR OCTOBER 2012
TO WIN 25 A3SHEETS OF PAPYRUS from the Textured Fine Art Range (Normally retail @ £59.95 inc VAT)
Unfortunately I corrupted the link in e-news 76 although you can cut and paste it or you can use the link below.

http://www.permajet.com/pagb_special_offer

Editor

NCPF Website Update

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1. Diary
General updates including a number of additional lectures in November. (posters attached for club secretaries)

2. PAGB e-news
Issue No.76 is now uploaded, once again with much useful information.

3. Knowledge Base
A new article of importance to all club committees, concerning protection of your financial interests.

4. Directory Updates
A new Secretary for Workington CC

Hebridean ~ a photographic celebration of the Hebrides

NCPF 2013 Spectacular

Tickets are now available for the NCPF Spectacular which will be on Sunday 27th January 2013.

PAGB E-News 75

Please click on this link to see Issue 75 of e-news from the PAGB.

1         Print Championship
2         Photographic Art - East African Wildlife.  An MFIAP Panel
3         British Birds Winner
4         Notices & Adverts
5         Featured Photographer - Ian Bateman
6         Adverts
7         A successful FRPS Panel by Neil Scott

PLUS
A Three Page Inter-Club Print Championship Supplement with all the participating Clubs and Judges.

NCPF Website Update

The NCPF website has been updated with the following.  Follow this link to view it.

1.      PAGB E-news
Edition 74 has been uploaded

2.      News Items
All the news about our members successes in the 33rd Northern Counties Salon; a truly golden result.

3.      International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
Results of all 5 Sections have now been posted on the web site.

4.      Events/NCPF Diary
Posters and information about 4 forthcoming RPS Northern Region Lectures by Steve Smith FRPS (October 5th), Duncan McEwan (November 9th), Jason Bell Hon.FRPS (16th November) and Will Cheung FRPS (18th January 2013).

Members Galleries

Any member wishing to add a new Gallery or amend an existing one, could you please forward your images [6 maximum] to me using the e-mail address john-sps@ntlworld.com or put them on a memory stick/disc and hand them to me on a club night.

If you want your e-mail address to be displayed on the gallery please let me have that to.

Images should be in the same format as competition images i.e. jpegs with an sRGB profile - 1400 by 1050 pixels and a title. No membership numbers etc. are required.

PAGB e-News 74

Click on this link to read issue 74 of the PAGB e-News.
In this issue:
1         GB Cup 2012 CD and Certicicates!
2         Warwick.  The Judges' Choices
3         East African Wildlife by Margery Maskell MFIAP**
4         Featured Photographer – Tim Pile
5         The RPS and The Times
6         Meet the EC – David Gibbins ARPS AFIAP APAGB BPE3
7         YOUR invitation to the Inter-Club Print Championship
8         Those Magnificent men in their Flying Machines
9         Advert
10        RPS Distinctions – A Family Affair
11        … and finally

NCPF International Exhibition

Following Guy Davies success on being awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best mono print from an NCPF club member, Paula has been awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best image from an NCPF club member in the Travel section for Projected Digital Images with Palouse Tree.

This means that 2 out of a possible 5 Northumbria Trophies this year have been awarded to SPS members.

North East Wildlife Competition

NCPF Website Updates

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1. Home Page
Notice from Portfolio Secretary

2. Latest News Items
Sunderland PA Celebrate their 125th Anniversary this season. Read Arnold’s update of the club’s history.

3. PAGB E-news
Edition 73 has been uploaded

4. About the Federation/Executive Minutes
Minutes from the July Executive meeting have been approved and posted on the web site.

5. Affiliated Clubs
Details of club contacts etc updated in line with the contents of the 2012/2013 NCPF Directory

6. Events/Diary
Updated with recent notifications.

7. Events/NCPF Events
i) Booking form and update regarding the Judges Seminar on 14th October 2012
ii) Updates regarding Beamish Trophy (26/10/2012), Presentation Evening (11/11/2012) and NCPF Spectacular (27/10/2013)

8. International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
Results of the 2 Prints Sections have now been posted on the web site.

Guy Davies wins Northumbria Trophy

Congratulations to Guy on being awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best mono print from an NCPF club member in the NCPF International Print Exhibition which was judged at the weekend.

Early Whitby Photographers Talk

Ruth Wilcock, the author of Whitby Photographers, their lives and their photographs from the 1840s, will be giving a fully illustrated talk on Early Whitby Photographers at Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby, YO21 1RE, on Wednesday 26 September 2012 at 2.15pm. Non-members are welcome, £1.  For more information click here.

New SPS Season

Don't forget our new season starts on Thursday 6th. September. It is an informal evening, when members will have an opportunity to show some of their photographs taken during the summer, so bring along your images on CD's or memory sticks, or if preferred show some of your prints.

We have arranged another excellent programme of events for the coming season, with many quality speakers and a variety of other activities, designed to provide real value for our members.

I look forward to seeing you all on the first evening.

John Davies
Chairman