WHAT'S NEW
12 December 2008

Members may be interested in a recent BJP (British Journal of Photography) article on the legal aspects of public photography. See the article HERE
See HERE for the full report from the National Policing Improvement Agency (610kB download)
30 November 2008

After the AGM, we see the departure of Peter Hemment from the Thames Valley Committee, whom we thank for his input over the past 12 months. At the same time we welcome Carol Drew as a General Member. Carol is an RPS member, but not a member of the RPS Digital Imaging Group; she could therefore not be voted in as a key officer of the Group, but was co-opted immediately after the AGM. This leaves us with the situation that we still do not have a Programme Secretary. As the post of Programme Secretary does not require DI Group membership, we could co-opt anyone into the role, and would strongly prefer an RPS member. If you are an RPS member (whether or not a DI Group member), and would like to help the Committee, either in the post of Programme Secretary, or as a General Member to assist with shaping the 2009 programme, please do get in touch with Chairman Roger Norton.

New Committee member Carol Drew
30 November 2008

Some of the winners in our Millennium Cup Competition 2008, held on 30 November ...
L-R: Carol Drew (HC); Roger Norton LRPS (HC); Diana Keane ARPS AFIAP (winner & 2nd place); David Pearson LRPS (HC); judge Micki Aston MCIoJ LRPS CPAGB; John Nathan LRPS (C); Alan Cross LRPS (3rd & C)
3 November 2008

Thames Valley DIG member Ann Smith ARPS has sent in a useful link to the X-Rite web site where you can "Test your color IQ". After the interactive colour tests for members by Mike McNamee at our October meeting, this scoring test is surely a useful way to help to 'train' our personal perception of colour.

Go to: www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

NOTE: This link does seem to be a bit 'iffy', often defaulting to the X-Rite world map! Can only suggest you keep trying. In the meantime we have contacted X-Rite about the problem, and await their reply.
26 October 2008
We had an excellent attendance at this meeting - a full day presentation entitled "Reproduction in Colour and B&W in Photoshop" by Mike McNamee BSc FRPS FBPPA (Mouse Pushers) . We were particularly pleased to see lots of first-timers at the meeting. Mike was able to present quite difficult concepts in a thoroughly engaging way, and the questions from the floor were testament to the extent to which Mike had made the members of the audience think!
Mike made reference in his presentation to Rags Gardner and his calibration script, which is fully explained on his web site www.rags-int-inc.com. Go to 'Technology', and then 'CalibrationScript'.
Here are the follow-up files Mike has kindly sent us for you to download:
9 October 2008

NEW LOWER CHARGES for Thames Valley DIG meetings have been announced. Effective from November 2008 until December 2009, the new reduced rates, for both Pay As You Go attendees and Season Ticket holders, ensure even better value for money. See full details on the Membership page.
5 October 2008

Thames Valley member John Nathan LRPS has had an article published in this month's 'RPS Journal' (October 2008), illustrated with some of his stunning photographs. Under the title Into Africa, John recounts the tale of the safari that he and his wife took last year in Kenya and Tanzania, timing their trip to coincide with the vast wildebeest migration, in which two million animals follow a route from the Masai Mara to the Serengeti. John tells us that he was also published in ‘The Iris’ (the RPS Nature Group magazine) in the summer. See John's images in our Galleries section.
23 September 2008

Received from the Imaging Science Group of the RPS, and of particular relevance to DIG members:

The Imaging Science Group of the RPS is organising a sixth symposium this year, open to all, which will be titled: "Good Picture – 2008: Digital Opportunities", at the same location in Regent Street on Tuesday 16th December 2008. A very interesting selection of new subjects will be covered this year but it will again be focusing on important aspects of digital imaging.
The attached PDF (HERE) contain the details of the day and refer anyone interested to the website for the online application form: www.rps-isg.org.  This website also contains details of the last five seminars.
If you would like to apply to attend this years Symposium you can do this either on the website above, or by contacting to me at the address below, by email or by ringing me on the number given below.

I hope will be able to find the time to attend and I look forward to meeting you on the day.

Dr. Mike Christianson,   4, Greenfield End, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks. SL9 0DW ~ Tel: 01753 890480        Email: pandm@christianson.freeserve.co.uk
22 September 2008

After the very successful meeting on 21 September, we are showing here some support material from the event:
3 September 2008

'Central Southern' becomes 'Thames Valley'!
www.csdigital.co.uk changes to www.rpsdig-thamesvalley.org.uk


The familar face of the Central Southern's 'CS Digital' web site
 On 3 September 2008, we changed the name of our Group from 'Central Southern' to 'Thames Valley', to ensure a clearer message about where we are located in the UK. We have always served an area that approximates to the Thames Valley region of the Royal Photographic Society itself, so the new name is clearly a natural choice. Of course, you don't have to live in the Thames Valley to attend our meetings.

You will see that the new web site has a bit more of the RPS 'corporate look' about it, something the RPS Digital Imaging Group has been suggesting for a while now.We hope members and guests of our Group will make good use of the web site, not only in referring to it, but in contributing to it as well. We are all about photographic imaging, and this site is certainly a good place to show off your digitally produced images. We will also be showing the winning images in our print and projected competitions each year. Please see the notes on the Galleries page on preparing and sending images.

New look 'Thames Valley' Digital Imaging Group web site