12.04.2026 Vocal Point

After a shaky start, where it seemed everything was destined to go wrong, we had a great evening last week for the Annual Open competition. A really high standard of images, and an excellent judge giving really useful feedback on all images. We even managed to finish ALMOST on time – I’m sorry about having to […]

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25-26 Annual Intermediate & Advanced – Nature, Mono & Colour

Judge: Ralph Duckett Print Nature Image Name Entrant Name Level Points Feeding Squirell At The Pool Robin Elms Intermediate 20 Kingfisher launch Sue Vernon DPAGB. BPE4* Advanced 20 pied flycatchers trevor hunter dpagb efiap abpe Advanced 20 Flowering Rush (Butomus Alan McCormick Intermediate 19 peregrine falcon with prey trevor hunter dpagb efiap abpe Advanced 19

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05.04.2026 Vocal Point

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend… Tuesday’s practical night seemed to be well received – many thanks to the volunteers manning the “expert” tables. I hope everyone learned something, picked up a bargain at the sales table, or at least enjoyed a good chat about photography… Coming up this week is the Annual Open competition

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29.03.2026 Vocal Point

By all accounts the model night on Tuesday was a great success – I am sorry to have missed it but it looks like the old rule of thumb that if I miss a session, it’s going to be a good one, is back in play. I’ve seen some of the photos and video from

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22.03.2026 Vocal Point

Two excellent sessions last Tuesday! We started off with Ele’s “Judging tryout” session, where Ele got to try out being a judge and a dozen or so members got a great critique on their images. I didn’t get to pay full attention unfortunately as I was focussed on getting everything set up for the main

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15.03.2026 Vocal Point

We had a good evening last Tuesday for the 4th Print competition, with lots of fine images and a good judge giving lots of constructive feedback. Congratulations to all that entered, and especially to those that were awarded “top marks”. Prior to that the “Show and Tell” gave a variety of members the opportunity to talk

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08.03.2026 Vocal Point

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

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01.03.2026 Vocal Point

I hope everyone enjoyed the MCPF travelling portfolio last week. There were some fine images, including a fair number from BPS members, covering a wide variety of genres from nature to portraiture to landscape to astrophotography and everything in between. Sorry about the late change to the programme – we will try to reschedule the model evening that

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22.02.2026 Vocal Point

An exciting evening last week at the “Boys vs girls” competition – some great pictures, and some friendly rivalry. Result was closer than last year, but another victory for the girls – congratulations to everyone whose pictures were on show, but especially to the winning team, and many thanks to everyone who helped organize this fun evening. Before

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