Hursley Park
Busy weekend for BWPS on ‘out and abouts’; Saturday morning was bright and sunny for a walk around Hursley Park. Thanks to the site for letting us in and Luke who also came with us a guide.
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Beautiful Bluebells
On Sunday 28 April 6 members, together with companions and severalwhippets, visited Hinton Ampner to photograph the bluebells in the woods.They enjoyed an excellent display, in variable light conditions. Followingthe circular route, they also walked about four and a half miles (images below). To finish a healthy morning in the[…]
Read moreCompetition this week
This Thursday is our 2nd Competition round! No theme this time and we welcome Julian Tubb on his first visit to the Society to give an appraisal of our efforts. We’ve compiled a set of briefing notes for the judges who visit us, giving details of the scoring system, the[…]
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Visit to Arundel Wetlands Centre
Nine members visited the Wetlands Centre on Monday 1st April. A beautiful sunny day found the wildfowl in good spirits with lots of activity going on. There were a couple of sets of ducklings – always a welcome sight, and Anne and Mary were fortunate to see a Watervole posing[…]
Read moreCompetition Update
After spending some time carefully checking the spreadsheet – the league tables and galleries have been updated. Thank you for entering your images and letting us all share in the portraits; Primay Intermediate Advanced 1st Celia THOMPSON Liz YOUNG Wendy SPENCER 2nd Talia C. Anne RICHES[…]
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Out & About to Whitchurch Silk Mill
On a dull grey day, 13 members visited Whitchurch Silk Mill. The Mill offered plenty of photographic opportunities – the water wheel, the weaving machinery, cogs and bobbins, and lots of coloured threads. As always, it was a sociable occasion with discussion of cameras and lenses, and there was always[…]
Read moreHuman Portraits
Our next competition is a set subject of ‘Human Portraits’. What does portraiture photography mean? The key message that portraiture needs to convey is a sense of personality and attitude of the subject. We need to be able to learn something about the person (or people, it doesn’t need to[…]
Read moreUpdated Competition Marking
Starting at our next competition, the first in 2019, we’re adjusting how marks are awarded. Why are we making this change? Firstly, it’s important to understand what marks mean. It is very common in any club competition to ask judges to award marks out of 10, (including half marks). Some[…]
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Visit to the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery
Eight members and two wives visited the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery at Laverstoke Mill, on the banks of the River Test near Whitchurch, for the final Out and About of the year. Most of the present mill was built in the 19th century to supply banknote paper to the Bank[…]
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