Something a bit different last Tuesday, with a fine display of prints from Dave Airston's 40 years of photographing motorsports - and plenty of stories behind how to take them (and how to ask forgiveness rather than permission when at such events!).

 

On Thursday BPS members were out in force again at Stourbridge to support our attempt to retain the "Four way battle" trophy against strong competition from Droitwich, Stourbridge, and Kidderminster. It was a close competition with all four clubs giving judge Roger Evans a difficult task, but in the end we emerged 4 points clear of Stourbridge to take the trophy home once again! Congratulations to all whose images were chosen to represent the club - 14 different members' work were represented which I think is fantastic! Congratulations in particular to Den and Kay who each scored the maximum 20 points with their images, and many thanks to the 17 (yes, 17) members who turned up on the night to support.

 

Some of you may have been confused by a recent arrival in your inboxes concerning elephants... members may not be aware, but BPS is a proud sponsor of a 6 month old baby elephant called Kipekee, and we occasionally receive updates from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust concerning her progress and/or other information about the trust.

 

Why is BPS a sponsor of a baby elephant, I hear you ask... Towards the end of last year, Monica Doshi stepped in at very short notice to judge a competition after the originally-scheduled judge let us down. She would not accept any payment, but suggested that we might instead make a donation to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a cause dear to her heart. We chose to pay £35 in exchange for a one-year adoption of Kipekee. Unfortunately in the fervour of the Christmas season, this news was not passed on to members (until now) - apologies! From time to time we receive newsletters with details of latest news etc. and is now scheduled be sent on to all members.  There are opportunities to visit the reserve and get involved in other ways if you wish.

 

Coming up this week we have two events to look forward to. First, in the early session, Steve Williams will be hosting a "Show and Tell" session - see his emails for details. Please bring along any print(s) you would like to pin up and say a few words about when/where and how you captured the image and most of all what inspired you to take it.

 

Secondly, we will have the 4th Print competition featuring Mono, Colour and Nature sections, and judged by Graham Walton. Should be a good night.

 

There will also be a raffle, so please bring some spare change.

 

I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

 

Richard