The cover picture is by your president Andy Hanson
EDITORIAL
 Firstly thanks for all the good wishes for my recovery, received after I took a dive onto rocks whilst on holiday in Cornwall.
Well my last editorial has brought a larger response than usual – so at least some of you have read the EAF Bulletin. Thank you to all the people who have written in, keep it up – it is much better to have more than you can print and you may notice I have had to increase the Bulletin pages from 16 to 20 to cope with the extra copy.
I seem to have touched a raw nerve when I commented on the apparent general lack of enthusiasm on the part of a large proportion of club members. It is a subject worth discussing as it may lead to a better understanding of the EAF as we try to meet the aspirations and needs of club photographers.
I have received a criticism regarding the contact information for the EAF Executive. I accidentally missed off my address from the last Bulletin, due to pressure on space and this time I show the details below. I remind members of the EAF that club Secretaries have handbooks with the complete list of all the contact details you may require – just ask!
Did you like the new A5 format with a cover picture to identify the issue?
The next Bulletin is due to be posted at the end of April, so please let me have your copy by the 1st April. (Prefer MS Word documents by floppy or email but will accept hard copy and images A4, 300ppi, tiff – printed photos OK I can scan them)
Barry Freeman ARPS – Editor
PRESIDENT
First and foremost, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Another Christmas has come and gone and the clubs are returning to continue with their programmes.
The last EAF event, which I’m sure will be noted elsewhere in this issue, went extremely well with my own club – Bottisham & Burwell PC hosting – and we were all treated to 3 wonderful speakers, as usual organised by our Events Secretary Naomi Saul. Make sure you get your tickets for the next one in March – The speakers will be John Gravett, Colin Balls and Dr David Wheeler – watch out for the posters.
Now to a more serious note! Our Exhibition Secretary, Malcolm Tinn, intends to step down from his post after 2008 and we are therefore looking for someone to take over from Malcolm in two years time. Malcolm would be happy to work with his successor for the next two years with the intention of them taking over as Exhibition Secretary in 2009. If you are interested would you please get in touch either with me, or Malcolm Tinn for further information. I WOULD STRESS HOWEVER THAT IF A SUCCESSOR IS NOT FOUND THERE WILL BE NO EAF EXHIBITION IN 2009!
I will now swap hats and report on the PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit. This took place, as is customary ,in November and was held in Detling, Maidstone, Kent on the 25th/26th November 2006. Now, I was intending to go to this event, but my wife forced me to go to Lanzarote for a week so I had to suffer the terrible 26° - 30° heat!
There were 13 entries in all – only one for Credit Prints and no entries for the Slide section. At Distinction level nine members entered in the Print section and again no one had a go at Slides.
In the Master section there were 3 entrants, 1 for Prints and 2 for Slides.
The outcome was one pass in Prints at Credit level and 4 passes, all in Prints again, at Distinction level. There were no passes in the Master section.
The next Awards for Photographic Merit will take place at the Talbot Green Community Centre, Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, Mid Glamorgan CF72 8HS, hosted by the Welsh Photographic Federation. The closing date for applicants is Wednesday 28th February 2007.
I hope to see you all at the forthcoming AGM/Club Slide Championship to be held, as usual, at the Latton Bush Centre, Harlow on Sunday 18th February 2007.
Finally, my congratulations to Martin Rushworth for attaining the Award of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain for Meritorious Service – Well done Martin.
For further information on the Awards please contact me:
Andy Hanson MPAGB ARPS APAGB
President / PA Awards Officer
Judges Officer
I am pleased to confirm our New Judges Workshop will take place at Lode Chapel on Saturday 17th March 2007 from 10am to 4pm. This event will be open to all members who are considering putting themselves forward as judges. Spaces are limited and all members interested in taking up the opportunity should contact me as soon as possible for an application form.
Last autumn we also held a successful Judges and Lecturers Public Speaking Workshop at Lode Chapel and I am indebted to Sylvia and Jimmy Keith for their assistance in running the day.
My sincere congratulations go to Russell Lindsay on his appointment to the PAGB panel of judges and to Edwina Beaumont for her promotion to the EAF B panel of judges. Well done to you both.
I have now held the Judges Officers post for a number of years and it is with some regret that I have decided to retire from that position due to increased ‘traveling pressures in my professional career. I have enjoyed my time as the Judges Officer and wish to thank all those who have supported me in that role. I wish my successor every success.
Robert Good BSc.
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