Roger Tyler came up trumps again for organising another enjoyable outing for the Practical Group. This time we visited the local egg processing facility on the edge of Bromsgrove. The group was warmly welcomed by Andrew Hewston of Bumble Hole Foods who gave an overview of the Company followed by a very interesting tour of …
Click on image or full detail On Sunday 22nd January, 15 BPS members gathered under the auspices of The Practical Group in Birmingham city centre with the intention of photographing architectural features both old and new. We assembled at the forecourt of Grand Central, taking advantage of the reflections afforded by the mirrored cladding. A demand for …
Following last month’s trip to the Junction 6 Motocross Track, November’s Practical Group activity involved nearly the opposite conditions: close-up photography of fungi where tripods, small apertures, flash and patience were required. A reconnoitre of the churchyard at Belbroughton two days prior to the latest Practical Group outing, showed some good signs that the fungi …
Participants in the Practical Group on Saturday last had an excellent afternoon of photographing noisy, smelly, dirty, fast and exciting motorbikes being thrown around the Junction 6 motocross practice track. The bright conditions allowed low ISOs, fast shutters and for colours to show up at their best. I hope those who took part gained plenty …
On Saturday 17th January, the Practical Group met at Great Witley Church to make (mainly) interior images of the baroque decoration. Such embellishment is unusual in British churches and we are fortunate in have an example close by. The range of member abilities was a nice spread from expert through improvers to relative beginners although some graduates …
For the fourth year running BPS were invited to photograph The Rat Pack when they performed at The Artrix on 11th January. We always view this as a great opportunity for the club members as generally, of course, you are not allowed to photograph in a theatre. As well as the “tribute” artists taking the …
On Sunday 14th December, the BPS Practical Group met at the APEX Motocross practice track at Junction 6 of the M5. Whilst the weather was not perfect, six of us got to grips with dull conditions and the muddy track to produce some pretty decent images (which can be seen on BPS website soon or …
The BPS Practical Group was set up in January 2014. It is open to any member who brings a camera and is prepared to share with the rest of the group. We have had four excursions so far. The first, arranged at short notice to the new Library in Birmingham, was attended by three of …