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After our competition evening,  the results are now in! It was very close especially in the intermediate league. There were a few ‘joint’ positions so a ‘count-back’ system was employed but here are results:   Primary First            Helen DAVIS and recipient of the President’s Shield Second   […]

Ten members went along to the Heavy Horse ploughing contest on Sunday 22nd Oct. After Storm Brian, we all knew it was going to be a muddy event but we were all prepared in our boots and wellies- the showground was a tad behind in opening the car parks though[…]

At the 2017 exhibition, the Mayor of Winchester presented the awards in our Junior Competition. The quality of the images and the children’s enthusiasm left a lasting impression to the extent that he invited the winners to submit pictures to become the official Mayoral Christmas Card 2017. The brief was[…]

Doing something different and new can often be difficult; outside the ‘comfort zone’ is a daunting place. Yet it is often said it is a great way to learn and learning is the aim of the yearly portfolios. Each year every member gets a random topic – sometimes it’s hard,[…]

August 19th was World Photography when we were all encouraged to take a photograph on that day. Here is a slide show of the images taken by BWPS Members

Last week we had a presentation from one of our members, Andy Paddick, on his approach to food photography. It was a great evening with Andy showing some of his images of food. In the second half Andy showed us a typical set-up that he uses for his shots. Including[…]

The out and about to Alresford Watercress Festival saw a lovely day with ideal weather for walking around Alresford.  The event is very popular and  saw a very large number of people. The event started with a procession at 10.30am with bags of free watercress being thrown to the crowds.[…]

On the 16th April 8 members went to Bere Forest to photograph the bluebells. Unfortunately the weather was not too kind, but in between the showers we did manage to take a few images.  The bluebells in the woods were looking lovely and if nothing else we all had a[…]

On Sunday 14th Feb a small group of us visited Welford Park near Newbury. The queue to get in was already building at 10.45am! After making arrangements to meet up for coffee, everyone headed off in various directions in search of the perfect ‘snowdrop’ composition – the weather was kind[…]