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Your pic on the
BBC?
Ian Fergusson, weather presenter on BBC West,
has emailed us to say how impressed he is with the quality of photos
club members have taken, and with a request --
"I'm always
keen to use good aerial photos in my TV weather bulletins here
across BBC West (covering Somerset, north Dorset, Bristol, Bath,
Glos and Wilts) - especially photos showing the geography /
topography of our region (I can’t use any of Devon, but can of
Somerset, Somerset/Dorset border area, and Exmoor and environs) and
any which include the horizon and associated weather conditions /
clouds. I always include an on-screen credit to the
photographer for any photos submitted - but we ask to use the images
free of charge, solely for our TV weather broadcasts made here at
the BBC Bristol studios. I also regularly use aviation photos
- nice shots of arcraft, with weather as a backdrop - not least as
I'm mad on aircraft!
Anyone wishing to send images for consideration
can email them directly to me at the address ian.fergusson (at)
bbc.co.uk making sure to note (1) the name of the photographer (2) a
concise description / naming of the location shown in the image and
(3) a disclaimer stating that the photographer is happy for the
photo to be used as a backdrop on BBC weather bulletins.
I
have to crop photos to 16:9 widescreen format, so it's important
that photographers take the shots with this composition in
mind. Thus, I can't use any photos shot as portrait format and
for landscape format images, inevitably some of the top and lower
portions of the photo will need cropping…… so, best to keep the
points of interest centrally in the photo.
Many thanks for any help."
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20/4/09 |