This week’s meeting
Friday’s meeting will be another critique evening by David Chedgy & Alan Denison.
Please email up to three digital images (numbered 1, 2 and 3). Please include in email subject field "Images for Critique Evening".
Images to be taken in turn (all 1s, then all 2s etc) until allocated time is up. The meeting will start at 7.30
Best of the Best digital competition
The Best of the Best digital competition images have now been sent to the judge, John Tilsley. You should all now have received the chart for the Best of the Best print entries, if you have not done so already, please make sure digital versions of your winning print images, resized appropriately, are sent to Mary by midnight Friday 15th at the latest,
Members’ Galleries
If you have explored the club website you will have noticed that one feature is the Members’ Galleries section under the ‘More’ dropdown menu. This is where we can show off the creativity of our images, and our areas of interest, to other members and to visitors to the site. Already there are some excellent galleries from members, but please don’t think the galleries are just for competition winners, not every member wants to enter competitions but every member will have some great images to share. So if you would like a gallery of your images, or would like to refresh your existing gallery, please send the proposed content or amendments to Alan Denison and let us all enjoy your images. Don’t forget to check the Members Gallery section for guidelines.
and finally …
times are very difficult for all of us at the moment, but the Club has been working hard to continue our weekly meetings during lockdown, with talks, webinars and competitions. What the committee would now like to know is how to keep the programme going during the summer months, when we would normally meet up for outings, workshops and photoshoots, and you can all help by letting us know what you would like the Club to put on via video conferencing during July and August. These could be talks, critique sessions, workshops by members, like Andrews excellent Lightroom webinar (maybe you have an area of expertise that you could share with members). Committee members can organise the technical side of things, so please let us have your ideas by sending them to me. I look forward to hearing from you.
 
Stay safe.
Best wishes,
Criss

This week’s meeting
This Friday Andrew Washington, with technical support from Andrew de Mora, will be running a Lightroom Workshop at 7.30.
Weekly Zoom club get-togethers.
Following the success of last week’s Zoom meeting and other online meetings, Michelle de Mora is planning to run some sessions each week where members attend a Zoom call and discuss what projects they are doing during lock-down. It will give members a chance to discuss and share ideas. The first meetings are planned to run on Monday at 5pm and Wednesday at 2pm, and I will send out the links later in the week.
May 8th – Competition ‘Abandoned Places’ – as previously advised this is now a digital competition. The judge is Clive Greenland (LRPS, QGPP) and judging and feedback will again be online. The criteria is –
‘A photograph which depicts an uninhabited man-made structure in a location e.g. buildings, villages, outhouses, ruined castles.  Internal views of abandoned structures are permitted, as well as external views.’
These photos should evoke a mood or feeling of the passing of time, loss or change to a way of life. Please submit images by 24th April.
If there are any other members who would be willing to make a short talk or video about their photography for us to share with club members please let either me or David know. The Club has grown into a supportive and vibrant community and we would like to keep this spirit going during this challenging period.
Donations from Club Funds
As previous advised we had such a successful Salon in 2019 that we found ourselves with surplus funds in the account. The Committee decided to donate £100 each to the Dorothy House and Frome Foodbank charities as their fundraising ability has been severely restricted during this difficult time and this money has now been sent to them.
Upcoming battles.
Don’t forget that the deadline for submitting images for the PAGB Interclub Projected Digital Image Championship is 24th April, so please send up to 6 of your best images to Jane.
and finally …
If you have any problems accessing the Clubs online programme please let me know.
Stay safe.
Best wishes,
Criss

IMPORTANT REMINDER - We are at Frome Rugby Club, Gypsy Lane, Frome BA11 2NA this Friday.

This week Richard Price is giving his talk ‘Micro to Massive’ which he describes as “An evening of two halves. First we examine the world of macro - what is it? How can I do it? Ideas and inspiration from bugs to droplets. Part two we explore the depths of space and Astro photography. The opportunities that can be found, after dark and the amazing things you can do without specialist kit.”
Check out his work on https://www.freedomphotographic.com/
 Guy Edwardes talk
The DVD of Guy Edwardes talk is ready and Jon Durrant will bring it to Club on Friday. He has agreed with Guy that it will only be seen by Club members. Several of you will want to see it, so it may take a while to pass round. None of the content can be copied as he has given his word to Guy.  
Improving your photography – Critique Evening – Thursday 12th March
David Chedgy and Alan Denison plan to run a number of additional 'critique' evenings each year in the same manner as the evening that was run in preparation for FSoP19. The first meeting will be on 12th March so please register your interest in attending with Alan Denison or David Chedgy by 10th March.
Preparations for Tri-Battle
Although the Tri-Battle with Frome Selwood and Norton Radstock is still some way off it is worthwhile having a look at the Themes listed on the club website for inspiration for your prints and DPIs. Hand in date is 1st May.
Brick Lane photoshoot
This may have to be postponed until the situation regarding coronavirus becomes clearer.

More good news. The club competed last weekend in the Warminster Annual Inter-Club battle, and beat 6 other local clubs to come first. Special congratulations to Andrew Washington who received the 'Best in competition award. The images are on the club website alone with a photo of a proud David Chedgy accepting the club award. Well done everyone.
This week’s meeting
This week is members critique evening, bring along no more than 3 of your DPIs (on a memory stick) or prints, tell us a bit about your photography and receive feedback from other club members.
WCPF Members exhibition
This is for individual club members with online entry which members do have to complete by 7th March through the WCPF website http://www.wcpf.org.uk/pages/members-exhibition-2020.php . Our WCPF representative and is also an assistant MPIX member and will collect prints to take to the selection weekend on 21/22nd March. The venue for the exhibition is Bovey Tracey Golf Club TQ13 9NG and will run from 3rd-17th May.
Mifsuds Photographic
Mifsuds, who regularly come along to the club Camera Fairs, are currently offering 10% off all new and used stock. Order from Mifsuds.com using the online discount code: DISC10
FWCC Distinction Print Group
Don’t forget to speak to Bill or Loveday if you want to join the Distinctions print only group which has its first meeting on 4th March.
Brick Lane trip
After the success of the January London trip, Harvard Dallibar would like to know if anyone is interested in a Brick Lane photo trip on 4th or 5th April. If you would like to go along either contact me or Harvard.
Upcoming events
Don’t forget that the hand in date for the club open print competition is 21st February. The competition will be judged on 13th March and the judge is Julie Kay.
Upcoming battles
The Tri Battle is being hosted by Frome Selwood this year on 13th May 2020. It's at Frome Cricket club, starting at 7.45pm. Please see the subjects sheet attached, there are no restrictions on how many members may hand in for consideration per subject. Tri battle images, can be either print or DPI, (DPIs should be the normal Digital competition size). Please hand prints to the Battles Secretary and send DPIs.
Name format should be: Name of subject_Members name_Club number.

Great news from the 2020 WCPF DPIC Competition on Saturday. The club had an excellent result – runner up – which will mean that we go forward, with the winners, Dorchester Camera Club, to represent Western Counties against all the other club federations in the UK at the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain championships in June. Well done everyone.
This week’s meeting
This week is the club open digital competition. The judge will be changed from Cynthia Jory.
Club Competition Questionnaire
You should all now have received my email about this. David Chedgy is collating all the responses so please return your voting slip to him by Sunday evening 16th February at the latest.
Tripod
Sadly new club member David Laycock has had a disaster with his tripod and asks if any member has a reasonably priced tripod for sale. Contact me if you have and I will pass it on to David.
FWCC Distinction Print Group
Following last year’s success we realise how useful such a group can be to the club and its members. Loveday and Bill are prepared to run another one this year. As they are unable to cater for lots of members just wanting to improve their photography they will still need to restrict the number to prospective distinction seekers, understanding that it may be some time off for some. (The club already runs an ‘Improve your Photography group’)
They aim to start off with a bi-monthly meeting but adding more as and when members are getting close to their adjudications or assessments. These distinctions will cover PAGB, RPS and other bodies.
It is not possible for them to fairly be assessing DI’s as it requires a calibrated projector. (This will be dealt with in another club group.) Therefore they will restrict their group to prints only, requiring all members to actively take part by bringing work each time. Our first meeting will be on the 4th March at Loveday’s studio and will run from 7-9pm.
Topic - To discuss members’ requirements and expectations. By all means bring some prints along and with time allowing you can make a start.
Brick Lane trip
After the success of the January London trip, Harvard Dallibar would like to know if anyone is interested in a Brick Lane photo trip on 4th or 5th April. If you would like to go along either contact me or Harvard.
Upcoming events
Warminster CC inter-club print battle 2020 – this is being held on Saturday 15 February at the Lakeside Centre, Warminster Pleasure Park. Doors open at 1.15pm. Tickets on the door £5 to include a finger buffet and tea/coffee. Members encouraged to come along as it's a great insight into how battle images are critiqued and scored, plus you get to see some great images.
Don’t forget that the hand in date for the club open print competition is 21st February. The competition will be judged on 13th March and the judge is Julie Kay.
Upcoming battles
The Tri Battle is being hosted by Frome Selwood this year on 13th May 2020. It's at Frome Cricket club, starting at 7.45pm. Please see the subjects sheet attached, there are no restrictions on how many members may hand in for consideration per subject. Tri battle images, can be either print or DPI, (DPIs should be the normal Digital competition size).Please hand prints to the Battles Secretary and send in DPIs.
Name format should be: Name of subject_Members name_Club number.