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Contents Club Meetings
Autumn Programme
Competition Calendar
Photography and the law Communications Pixel News
This Weeks Cover Image
Getting ready to race By Bob Singleton
News Events and Activities
From Blackburn & District Camera Club
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Editorial Staff Pixel Editor Lee Johnson Pixel Xtra Editor Bob Singleton Editorial Assistant Barry Noon Blackburn & District Camera Club
President Jim Cunningham Vice President Judith Marr President Elect/Treasurer John Murray Secretary Bob Singleton Competition Chair Roy Pickering Publicity & Communication Chair Lee Johnson Programme Chair Jim Cunningham
Contact Secretary@blackburncameraclub.co.uk Web www.blackburncameraclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/BlackburnDistrictCameraClub We also have a facebook group
Next Meeting We meet each Monday evening (except Bank Holidays) at 7:30pm at Feniscowles Methodist Church on Preston Old Road Blackburn BB2 5EP
September 3rd Result of Panel of Three Competition judge: Ian Sudall
Autumn/ Winter Programme2012 Sept 10
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Oct 1 8
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Entry Night Quarterly Theme: Sport Lecture: Andy Latham, local landscape photographer and author of the book “Landscapes of the Ribble”. will give a talk entitled "Developing Landscape Photography" Members' Evening: High speed photography Quarterly results Judge: Richard Heyes
Entry Night Activities Competition Presentation by Lee Johnson Annual Extravaganza – Fifteen local Camera Clubs have been invited to this event. The first part the evening will be a talk by Rod and Margaret Smith entitled “Interpretation, Interpretation, Interpretation”. In the second part each Club attending will present 4 images. These will be awarded marks by our Speakers and best total mark will be the winner. Results of Activities Competition Judge: Peter Madeley Battle with Atherton Lecture Bob Dennis will present a tutorial entitled “Towards Better Landscapes”. Bob is an elected member of the L and CPU and is an excellent speaker.
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Dec 3 10 17 24
Elimination Competition Judge Bob Singleton Entry Night: President's Prize Theme: "By the Sea" Lecture: Ray Wilson and Eddie Garside from Blackpool will give a talk entitled “AV Our Way”
Members' Evening: A chance to look at the accepted entries to the “2011 Guernsey Salon” , a national competition in which our Club had six acceptances. This will be followed after break by an Open Forum – a chance to bring images for critique, sort problems with editing software etc. Results of President's Prize Competition judge: Jim Cunningham
Members' Evening: President's Evening Free and Easy with a presentation of Member’s best images taken in 2012. Please bring along up to eight of your best images. Holiday
Competition Calendar 2012 Sept 3 10 24
Result of Panel of Three Competition – judge: Ian Sudall Entry Night Quarterly Theme: Sport Quarterly results
1 15
Entry Night – Activities Competition Results of Activities Competition Judge:
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Elimination Competition Judge Bob Singleton Entry Night: President’s Prize Theme: “By the Sea” Results of President’s Prize Competition – judge: Jim Cunningham
Oct
Nov
Next years competitions Themes
Including President's Prize there are 4 themed competitions next year. Following the vote at last weeks meeting the THEMES will be as follows:
Dawn & Dusk
Running Water People at Play
Small is Beautiful We will let you know which theme attaches to which competition when the calendar is finalised and released in the Autumn
Image sizes
No changes are planned in respect of Prints
Our current DPI sizes are smaller than those used in the external competition we enter as a club and the committee are considering rule changes for next year. That is competitions entered after 1 January 2013. However if you are preparing images now for next year please be aware of the change and work on larger images. The final rule changes will be announced later in the year and ratified at the AGM. For the time being we suggest that you work anticipating a new size of 2000px on the long side of the image
L&CPU News PAGB eNEWSLETTER 73 Can be downloaded via the link on the club website
Warwick PDI images and KT Allen (Wigan 10) as featured photographer! Link via our web site RPS sponsored publication 'Photography as Art' can be downloaded from this link http://np.netpublicator.com/netpublication/n02035768
Changes to the LCPU Website
Chapel CC Competition Successes NEWS
Wigan PS Exhibition and Chester September Lectures added EVENTS Den Fawcett (Chester PS) Website added Links
Crewe PS and Mid Cheshire CC Annual Exhibitions coming up EVENTS Clubs data updated Clubs
Finally, please note that a printed Directory is being prepared. Regards,
John Royle
Webmaster
A Photographer’s Guide to the Law
There’s no law against Photography! ...Right?
Well... It’s easier to say that one is free to take a picture except within a few legal circumstances.
Private Property
The law permits picture taking by default, except where notified otherwise via signs etc. Taking photo’s where prohibited effectively makes you a Trespasser. Exactly as if you had entered the property without permission.
Objects/People in a Public space Landowners DO have the right to Objects/people in a public space or visible from a public highway where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy is ‘fair game’. This includes uniformed police. Do not cause an obstruction (i.e. Prevent the public from using the highway) Do not do anything which would come under Harassment laws. Model releases must be sought where recognisable images of people are to be used commercially most agencies will ask to see these. Under 18s cannot give consent, a parent or guardian must provide this.
Photography of Court Proceedings
is always prohibited, and an additional penalty is issued if photos are published. This includes areas beyond the actual courtroom, defined as the Precincts of the Court.
The Police
We live in interesting times...
Terrorism Act 2000
There are 2 sections of this act which are current and of concern to photographers both allow a ‘Stop and Search’ Section 43 – Covering suspicion of Terrorist activities
Demand a person cease taking photo’s. Demand they leave the property, using Reasonable Force. Section 58A – Communication of information about the armed forces for the purpose committing or assisting another in a terrorist act.
They have NO right to
Section 44 – This notorious article of law now no Confiscate / damage equipment or delete pictures. longer exists, it allowed a ‘Stop and Search’ search Threaten or use violence. without the need for suspicion. Demand you present identification or take any details Under sections 43 / 58A, Where an officer has Reasonable Suspicion that a person may be The above applies to Security guards, employees or involved in terrorist activities, An officer can search other individuals acting as agents of the owner. a person and anything they are carrying,
This includes:
Viewing digital images contained within phones, cameras or other imaging equipment. Seize and retain any item discovered during the
search which the officer reasonably suspects contains evidence of illegal activity.
An officer can NOT
Destroy or delete images, damage equipment or data contained on such devices without a court order. It is not against the law to photograph frontline uniformed police officers in public, and the act of photographing Police alone is not grounds for a search
National Security
There are additional restrictions placed on photography of / around military installations. The Official Secrets Act makes it illegal to photograph a Prohibited Place where it might be useful to an enemy. The previously mentioned Section 58A of the Terrorism Act can also apply to buildings, vehicles and personnel at such locations. Both of the above restrictions apply even if the photograph is taken from a public highway.
Wildlife
carry hefty fines. Licenses to photograph protected species are issued and controlled by Scottish and English National Heritage and the Welsh Countryside Council.
References
Metropolitan Police Photography Advice www.met.police.uk/about/photography.htm
‘Not a Crime’ online campaign www.notacrime.com
Linda Macpherson ’s Guide to your rights
www.sirimo.co.uk/2009/05/14/ukphotographers rightsv2/
Protected species lists
Animalshttp://www.naturenet.net/law/sched5.html Birdshttp://www.naturenet.net/law/sched1.html
Some animals, birds and plants are protected by the Model Release Forms Wildlife & Countryside act 1981. Taking Photographs in of itself is not prohibited, BUT http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/Magazin ‘Disturbing’ the animal or habitat, nests etc. can e/Downloads/ModelReleaseForm
also this handy printable foldout wallet card detailing your rights as a photographer http://s3.amazonaws.com/infobeautiful2/photograph ersrights_UK.pdf
Communications Bookmark these links Web
www.blackburncameraclub.co.uk
Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blackburn足District足Camera足Club
Forum
Facebook Group
www.blackburncameraclub.co.uk/forum
http://www.facebook.com/groups/412484715456784/
If you have any suggestions about how we should improve club communications please write to me. Secretary@blackburncameraclub.co.uk
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