Open Aggregate Colour Print Competition
September 19, 2008
On Wednesday, 17th September 2008 the Club held the first Open Aggregate Colour Print Competition of the Season.
The judge for the evening was Glyn Bareham, President of the Kent County Photographic Association.
There was a large entry on a variety of subjects and the results were as follows:
Intermediate Photographers
20 points: Ian Howard (2),
19 points: Ute Doerfer (2), Ian Howard and John Ridout
In this section the judge selected Ian Howard’s “Siberian Husky” as the top print.
Advanced Photographers
20 points: June Hill and Sarah Smith
19 points: Ian Farrant, Les Mullage and Sarah Smith
18 points: Ian Farrant, June Hill, Vivienne Lavender (2) and Jim Whalley.
In this section the judge selected June Hill’s “Clematis Vincella” as the top print and commented on the increasingly high standard at the club.
June Hill has had two images accepted in the Great Barr (Birmingham) Exhibition – one slide and one digital image.
Repot by Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
Presentation of Annual Awards for 2007/2008 Season
September 4, 2008
On Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 the Club commenced the 2008/2009 Season with the presentation of the Annual Awards for the 2007/2008 Season and a Buffet for members and their guests.
After a welcoming speech by the new Chairman John Harrop, the Club President, Dave Longley presented the Awards to the following members:
Aggregate Colour Prints: Advanced Photographers
1st: June Hill
2nd: Valerie Jennings
3rd: Vivienne Lavender
Aggregate Colour Prints: Intermediate Photographers
1st: Ian Farrant
2nd: Jim Whalley
3rd: John Harrop
Annual Colour Print Competition : Advanced Photographers
1st: Diana Tudor
2nd: Kay Monk
3rd: John MacLellan
Annual Colour Print Competition: Intermediate Photographers
1st: David Brown
2nd: John Ridout
3rd¨ John Ridout
Aggregate Monochrome Prints: Advanced Photographers
1st: Peter Vears
2nd: June Hill
3rd: Valerie Jennings
Aggregate Monochrome Prints: Intermediate Photographers
1st: Ian Farrant
2nd: Jim Whalley
3rd: Tony Friend
Annual Monochrome Print Competition:Advanced Photographers
1st: Sarah Smith
2nd: Sarah Smith
3rd:: Nigel May
Annual Monochrome Print Competition: Intermediate Photographers
1st: Annie Spencer-Smith
2nd Jim Whalley
3rd Ian Farrant
Aggregate Digital Projection
1st: June Hill
2nd: Nigel May
3rd: Jerry Wheeler
Annual Digital Projection Competition
1st: Nigel May
2nd: Vivienne Lavender
3rd: June Hill
Aggregate Slides
1st: Tony Catt
2nd: June Hill
3rd: Clive Boreham
Annual Slide Competition – Advanced Photographers
1st: Clive Boreham
2nd John Bunting
3rd: June Hill
Annual Slide Competition – Intermediate Photographers
1st: John Harrop
2nd: Ian Farrant
3rd: Ian Farrant
Annual Portrait Competition – Slides
1st: Peter Vears
2nd: Tony Cole,
3rd: Peter Vears
Annual Portrait Competition – Prints
1st: Ian Farrant
3rd: Peter Vears
Tony Gardner Award for Creativity: Jim Whaley
Best Print in the 2008 Print Exhibition in Deal Library:: Sarah Smith
Presidents Award – presented for the most improvement over the past year: Ian Farrant
Honorary Member Award presented for all his work and help in the Club: Les Mullage
Two members gained outside successes during the recess, they were
David Brown gained a Silver medal at the Southwold Salon for his monochrome print “Somewhere, but nowhere”. He also had an acceptance for another monochrome Print “The Causeway” and Ruth Jennings who had her slide “Stepping Down –Dumpton Gap” commented on in the Critique column in a recent edition of Amateur Photographer photographic magazine.
Report by Marion Holness
Publicity Officer
Presentation of 07/08 awards – Photo of Winners
September 3, 2008
Photo of Winners 07/08 Season
Peter Vears, Jim Whalley, Dave Brown, Tony Catt, Nigel May.
Diana Tudor, Sarah Smith, Ian Farrant, June Hill, Annie Spencer-Smith.
Marion (Publicity Officer) will post a full rundown of results in due course.
/Graham (Programme Sec)
