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FPS Photographic Competition 2018

Photography

The theme for the FPS Photographic Competition for 2018 is

“It’s the little things.…”

Here are the entry details:

  • All photographs must have been taken at Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.
    Note: If your photograph is a close-up you need to also include a wider shot that can confirm the location at Fleet Pond.
  • Up to 3 photographs per person.
  • All photographs received will be acknowledged and may be used by FPS for any purpose it chooses.
  • Send photographs together with name and postal address by email to  photocomp@fleetpond.org.uk
  • Closing date : 6th January 2019.
  • The Rose Bowl award is donated by Fleet Photographic.
  • The taking of photographs using drones or aerial cameras is prohibited.

The winners of the competition will be announced at the FPS AGM in February 2019.

Best of luck!

FPS Photo Competition 2017 – Deadline 7th January

Events, Photography

Reminder!

The theme for the 2017 Fleet Pond Society (FPS) Photographic Competition is:

‘Beauty and the not so…’

This year’s theme is a “warts and all” celebration of all aspects of Fleet Pond Nature Reserve from the beautiful to the still eye-catching but not so cute. This interesting theme leaves a lot to your imagination and interpretation!

The rules of the competition are:

  • Entry is open to all amateur photographers and there is no entry fee.
  • All photographs must have been taken at Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.
  • The taking of photographs using drones or aerial cameras is prohibited.
  • All entries must be received by 7th January 2018 (up to 4 photographs per person).

The “Photographer of the Year” will receive the annually awarded Rose Bowl, which was donated by Fleet Photographic.

Please note that all photographs may be used by FPS for any purpose it chooses.

Please send your entries by email to photocomp@fleetpond.org.uk

All photographs that are received will be acknowledged and the winners will be announced at the FPS AGM in February 2018. In the unlikely case that there is no acknowledgment, please resend.

To see the results of previous competitions, please take a look at the FPS web site (under the Photography tab at the top).

Fleet Pond – Top Autumn Walk in Hampshire

Photography, Walks

From Visit Hampshire:

Fleet Pond is the largest freshwater lake in Hampshire. The nature reserve has 141 acres of varied habitats including heathland, woodland, reedbed and marsh, and is home for many species of birds. This walk takes a full circuit of Fleet Pond and offers excellent views. The path crosses Brookly Stream, one of the two feeder streams into the lake and passed by the oldest section of Fleet Pond’s woodlands which has good specimens of oak and Scots pine. The perfect walk for capturing those autumnal colours on your camera.

Route distance: 2.5 miles

Start point: Fleet Pond Car Park

You can find detailed information on a variety of walks around Fleet Pond here.

If you’re taking your camera, why not consider entering the Fleet Pond Society photographic competition? The theme this year is

‘Beauty and the not so…’

See here for competition details.

Capturing the Spirit of Fleet Pond

Events, Photography, Walks

The Fleet Pond Society Photographic Competition is underway, why not think of submitting one or two entries? The theme is:

‘Beauty and the not so…’

This year’s theme is a “warts and all” celebration of all aspects of Fleet Pond Nature Reserve from the beautiful to the still eye-catching but not so cute. This interesting theme leaves a lot to your imagination and interpretation!

For general inspiration, here are some great photos of different aspects of Fleet Pond that have been posted on Twitter over the last six months (see the FPS Twitter feed here for these and many other interesting photos):

Credit: Colin Stock

Credit: MummyBarrow

Credit: Chris Marney

Credit: Mark Bishop

Credit: Richard Handyside