AV Lecture/Presentation: 24th October 2007

On Wednesday, 24th October 2007, Bob Brisley DPAGB LRPS visited the club and gave an AV show entitled “How its done”.

He showed sequences by members of Folkestone Camera Club and himself on a variety of subjects including Madeira, Sir Winston Churchill, and Venice. He then went on to give club members tips and advice on how to compose their own AV sequences. A most interesting and informative evening was enjoyed by all members present.

Report provided by Marion Holness

Projected Images Competitions. 17th October 2007

On Wednesday, 17th October 2007 the Club held the first projected images competitions of the Season.
Open Aggregate Slide Competition and
Open Aggregate Projected Digital Images Competition

There was an excellent entry on a variety of subjects, especially in the Digitally Projected Images Competition which was a new venture for the Club.

The judge for the evening was Roger Force FRPS DPAGB APAGB and the results were as follows:

35mm Slides
20 points: John Bunting, Ian Farrant and Diana Tudor
19 points: Tony Catt (2), John Harrop, June Hill and Marion Holness
18 points: Clive Boreham (2), Tony Catt, Ian Farrant and Kay Monk

Digitally Projected Images
20 points: June Hill (2)
19 points: Tony Hill, Vivienne Lavender, Graham Robinson (2) and Jerry Wheeler
18 points: Ian Howard, Vivienne Lavender, Nigel May, Les Mullage (2) and Graham Robinson

Report provided by the Publicity Officer

Club’s First Projected Digital Competition

This week (tomorrow) is the club’s first projected digital competition.

A big thank you goes to all those members who submitted work and I’m sure it will be a great success.

Please can everyone who submitted work please recheck the submission guidelines. This first time round we have been very accommodating; almost every entry was incorrectly submitted. I would like the membership to be aware that a lot of work and effort has gone on to ensure that members could participate and to make sure that the event goes smoothly. The Competition Secretary (John MacLellan) and I spent quite some time fixing the files and running through the projection software. I’d also like to acknowledge the work done by John Bowsher in support of this.

I am looking forward to a good evening of projected images of not just digital but also the slide competition that will run at the same meeting.

See you tomorrow.
Graham (Club Chairman)

Slides Appraisal Evening. 10th Oct 2007

In these days of digital everything it was good to see a healthy number of slides brought along for appraisal. Brian Weatherly led the appraisal and invited comment and participation from the membership.

Request for Member Feedback/Comments

The committee has wanted a website to serve the membership for a while. Many options have been considered and eventually it was agreed to create a club blog instead of a full scale website.

This blog is our attempt to achieve this.

The main objectives we wanted to achieve with a website were to:
1: have some kind of web presence so that we could be linked to (eg by the KCPA)
2: give potential new members some basic information
3: give current members club news and information
4: provide a basic gallery facility for members
5: provide the means to share the effort of keeping the web content current
6: avoid both initial and on-going costs to the club
7: and, not least, present a positive impression of the club

We feel that we have achieved these objectives and have only had to make acceptable compromises in doing so. To give some background and answer initial queries there is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) below.

If you have any suggestions, comments, feedback or questions having read the FAQs please contact the Chairman or any other member of the committee.

Or you could add a comment to this blog entry and everyone could see your comment/idea.

Many Thanks, Graham Robinson (Club Chairman)

Handley Shield & Carter Cup

Well done to all members entering these county-wide competitions; especially those continuing to support the Carter Cup for mono slides.

KCPA Handley Shield Competition

Five club members had entries
Clive Boreham: 18 points and 17 points
Tony Catt: 17 points (2)
June Hill: 18 points and 17 points
Diana Tudor: 15 points
Jerry Wheeler: 16 points

KCPA Carter Cup Competition

Two club members had entries
Fred Moon: 15 points, 16 points and 17 points.
Diana Tudor: 17 points and 18 points.

John Browsher Trophy awarded

At the 3rd Oct meeting, Marion Holness (our long standing publicity officer) was awarded the John Bowsher Trophy for her long term efforts in raising the profile of the the club in the district.

Monochrome Open Aggregate Print – 3rd Oct. 2007

On Wednesday, 3rd October 2007 the Club held the first Monochrome Open Aggregate Print Competition of the season. The entries covered a wide variety of interesting subjects from a Silver Backed Gorilla to a Mime Artist in Paris.

The judge for the evening was Roy Carey, FRPS, DPAGB, BPE2*, APAGB. He provided excellent commentary especially identifying development suggestions for intermediate entries.

The results were as follows:-

Intermediate Photographers
20 points: Jim Whalley
19 points: Ian Farrant and Ian Howard
18 points: Ian Farrant, Kay Monk and Jim Whalley

Advanced Photographers
20 points: David Brown and Valerie Jennings
19 points: June Hill
18 points: June Hill (2), Tony Hill, Valerie Jennings and Peter Vears.

Open Aggregate Colour Print Competition 26th Sept. 2007

On Wednesday, 26th September 2007 the Club held the first Open Aggregate Colour Print Competition of the Season.

There was an excellent entry on a variety of subjects. The judge for the evening was Glyn Bareham LRPS and the

Results were as follows:-

Intermediate Photographers

20 points: Ian Farrant (2), John Harrop and John Ridout
19 points: Jim Whalley
18 points: Ian Farrant, John Harrop, Ian Howard, John Ridout and Jim Whalley.

Advanced Photographers

20 points: June Hill (2), Kay Monk, Sarah Smith and Diana Tudor
19 points: June Hill, Tony Hill, Valerie Jennings (2), Vivienne Lavender (2) Don Lester and Nigel May
18 points: June Hill, Tony Hill (2) and Vivienne Lavender (2)

Report by Marion Holness