Competitions update

We have now had two rounds of the Open competition. Here are the results so far.

Round 1

Prints:
1st: Lunch Time - Kevin Spiers
2nd: My Neighbour Sammy - Daisy Morris
3rd: Otter - Glenys Barnes
Highly Commended:
Seed Head - Barrie Tovey; Big Joe - Alison Davies; Space Shop - Steve Hallam

Projected Images:
1st: Steady Girl - Rosie Tomlinson
2nd: Red Hot - Ian Coombs
3rd: Ray of Light - Mark Stone
Highly Commended:
Three's a Crowd - Kevin Spiers; Early Morn - Julie Coombs; Floating on Air - Roy Williams

Round 2

Prints
1st: Trevor - Barrie Tovey
2nd: Blue Grass - Ian Coombs
3rd: Plimsoll Numbers - Larry Whetton
Highly Commended:
AC on Blue - Larry Whetton; Headlights - Ian Coombs; Time for a Bath - Alison Davies

Projected Images
1st: Mother and Foal - Barrie Tovey
2nd: Waiting for Something to Happen - Mark Stone
3rd: Mirror Mirror - Kevin Spiers
Highly Commended:
Hells Bells - Ian Coombs; Bishops Palace - Mark Stone; Autumn on the Canal - Steve Hallam

New season is approaching fast!

The evenings are drawing in - that can only mean one thing - the new season is nearly upon us!

Follow the link on the website to see our new Programme for the 2009/10 season - and don't forget you can download it as a PDF file.

Competitions Roundup

Here are the remaining competition results for the 2008-2009 season.

Trio Competition - a set of three images to be shown simultaneously
Prints:
1st: Nell - Ian Coombs
2nd: The Tower - Larry Whetton
3rd: Three Dimensions of Graham - Barrie Tovey
Highly Commended: Sally on the Beach - Ian Coombs; A Day at the Races - Glenys Barnes
Projected images:
1st: Sundown Flying - Rosie Tomlinson
2nd: You Need Hands - Ian Coombs
3rd: The Bridge - Arthur Belton
Highly Commended: Heads - Sally Coombs; Mods - Larry Whetton; Chimneys - Roy Williams; Hitching a Ride - Julie Coombs; Three Man-made O's - Julie Coombs

John Hankin Shield - for the best print of the year
1st: Talking Hands - Pete Tomlinson
2nd: Crosby Beach - Steve Hallam
3rd: Robin - Glenys Barnes

Stan Scantlebury Shield - for the best projected image of the year
1st: Red-eyed Tree Frog - Rosie Tomlinson
2nd: I'm in Charge - Rosie Tomlinson
3rd: Mudlarks - Ian Coombs

The following awards are based on performance during the whole season:

Print Photographer of the Year - Barrie Tovey
Projected Image Photographer of the Year - Ian Coombs
Photographer of the Year - Ian Coombs

Open Competition - Round 4 results

Prints:

1st - "The punter" - Larry Whetton

2nd - "Robin" - Glenys Barnes

3rd - "Blackpool" - Larry Whetton
Highly Commended:

"Sheeps' head supper" - Pete Tomlinson; "Who pinched daddy' eclair" - Theresa Driscoll; "I really do love you" - Alison Morris; "Dragon fly" - Julie Coombs; "Preening" - Barrie Tovey; "Parting the birch" - Barrie Tovey

Projected Images:
1st - "Winter light" - Arthur Belton

2nd - "Mud larks" - Ian Coombs

3rd - "Village band" - Steve Hallam
Highly Commended:

"Room for one more" - Steve Hallam; "Foxgloves" - Steve Hallam; "Strings of pearls" - Roy Williams; "Look into my eye" - Julie Coombs; "Snowdrops" - Geoff Sibley; "Passion flower" - Joe Scudamore

A cure for dirty pictures...

Do you suffer from dirt on the sensor of your digital SLR camera?

The Club has just purchased an Arctic Butterfly Sensor Cleaning Brush, reputedly one of the most effective ways of dealing with this problem. It is available for loan to all Club members.

Open Competition - Round 3 results

Prints:
1st -"Gaudi Spooks" - Larry Whetton
2nd - "Emma" - Barrie Tovey
3rd - "Lovebirds" - Barrie Tovey
Highly Commended:
"Rear Window" - Steve Hallam; "New Candle" - Glenys Barnes; "Flamingo Head" - Glenys Barnes; "Lucy" - Ian Coombs

Projected Images:
1st - "Head Note" - Ian Coombs
2nd - "Off to the Picnic" - Julie Coombs
3rd - "A Striking Pose" - Roy Williams
Highly Commended:
"Lotus" - Pete Tomlinson; "Unknown Butterfly" - Rosie Tomlinson; "Thrift" - Steve Hallam; "On the Way Home" - Geoff Sibley

Competitions and Salons

Here is a link to a list of competitions and salons which you might be interested in entering:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dccdcjzd_29znjc8vd2

The list is far from complete - any additions are welcome!

Equipment hire

The Club has a range of equipment that is available for members to hire. In some cases this is free, in others there is a small charge. The equipment includes:

• Canon XEED SX-60 digital projector
• Sony VAIO laptop with software
  
• Wacom Intuos3 A5 Tablet
• X-Rite Eye-one for monitor calibration
• Bowens Esprit studio flash outfit
• Studio backgrounds and supports
• Slide copier
  

The software includes:

• Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Adobe Lightroom 2.2
• Photodex ProShow Gold

This is a great opportunity to experiment with these programs.

We also have books about Lightroom and hopefully we will be getting some more training materials.