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Gwen & Phil Charnock to Judge Pixels 2018

Monday, 15 October 2018 08:00 Written by Leigh Woolford

Gwynfa Camera Club are delighted to announce the return of Gwen & Phil Charnock (both FRPS MFIAP) to judge Pixels 2018. They last judged to competition in 2013 and we’ve asked them back due to popular demand.

Entry to Pixels 2018 is free but we hope we can tempt you to buy a raffle ticket (or two) as we have some great prizes including numerous photography books; A3 and A4 inkjet fine art paper paper from both Fotospeed and Permajet and a lovely Gillis bag worth £300 from Carmarthen Camera. Huge thanks to everyone who donated prizes.

Pixels 201 takes place on Saturday November 3rd at Talbot Green Community Centre, Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, CF72 8HS. We start at  2.30 pm but doors open at 1.45 pm so you can have a cuppa and a chat. There will also be a full buffet at half time.

Proposed Itinerary:-
1.45pm     Doors open for teas & coffees.
2.30pm    Introductions.
2.35pm    Rounds one and two.
3.50pm    Half time break / Buffet.
4.20pm    Rounds three and four.
5.30pm    Raffle Draw.
5.40pm    Trophy Presentations.
5.45pm    End

Gwynfa Third in Bridgend Battle

Monday, 01 October 2018 10:11 Written by Leigh Woolford

On Monday, October 1st at Bridgend Camera Club we took part in the Bridgend 12-way battle. It is ab unique battle in that clubs can get promoted and relegated from the event.

Gwynfa finished third behind Inn Focus and Tenby and so we qualify to also take part next year.

Hairy Dragonfly on Horsetail by Rob Beynon, Walking Through the Graveyard by Chris Tidman, Godafoss Sunset by Leigh Woolford, Bamburgh Beach by Heidi Stewart and The Seafarer by Lynda Beynon.

Thanks to Allan Squires and Dave Lingham for selecting the photos.

2019 Set Subjects Chosen

Friday, 07 September 2018 10:20 Written by Leigh Woolford

The set subject competitions for 2019 will be as follows:

April, 25th for the Jim Davis Trophy – ‘Lines‘.

November 28th for the Freespirit Images Shield – ‘Seasons‘.

Three Gwynfa Members in RPS Calendar

Friday, 07 September 2018 09:05 Written by Leigh Woolford

Big congratulations to the three Gwynfa members, Trevor James, Alan Shepherd & Brian Haggerty, who had photos accepted for the RPS (South Wales) Calendar for 2019.

They received their awards at the RPS Exhibition held at the Grand Theatre, Swansea on Monday 3rd September.

Thanks to Val Shepherd for the photographs.

 

Results from the 2018 President’s Trophy

Sunday, 08 July 2018 11:07 Written by Leigh Woolford

The results from June’s Monthly open competition for the President’s Trophy were as follows:

1st was Leigh Woolford with his Print ‘Isolation No. 6′ which can be seen below.
2nd was Dave Owen with his print ‘Fuel & Water’.
3rd was Val Shepherd with her print ‘The Tank Commander’.

The judge was Dave Bennett.

Results from the 2018 Colour Challenge

Monday, 18 June 2018 15:07 Written by Leigh Woolford

The results from June’s Colour Challenge competition were as follows:

1st was Gary Welsby with his DPI ‘Green Veined White on Bluebell’ which can be seen below.
2nd was Leigh Woolford with his print ‘Beach at Ardvreck Castle’.
3rd was 3rd Alec Stewart with his print ‘Kingfisher Pair’.

The judge was Gary Shinner.

Ten Tips for Competition Shots

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 09:02 Written by Leigh Woolford

Andy Beel FRPS in his latest blog gives 10 Hot Hints to add impact to club competition photographs.

“If you have ever driven away from your club after a competition thinking “the judge tonight was a complete buffoon” then here are a few hot hints to help you improve your chances of winning. Photography is about the art and craft of communication, you are the viewer’s eyes. You have made a deliberate choice of the subject matter add the presentation to be judged. You are in control of the process from beginning to end, so “begin with the end in mind” to quote Dr Stephen Covey. What do the best pictures in the style or genre look like? Be aware of what good looks like.”

You can read the rest of Andy’s Blog here.

Gwynfa third in the 2018 Barrian Cup

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 09:20 Written by Leigh Woolford

The Barrian Cup was won by The Inn Focus Group (95 points) with Tenby second (92 points) and Gwynfa third (88 points).

Angela De Roy Jones of Gwent won the Dave Cowdrey Trophy for Best Landscape/Seascape with Deganwy Winter Walk and Coltrane Koh won the inaugural Mike Lewis Trophy for the Best Print in Competition with Settle Down.

The full score sheet can be seen here and the award winning photographs can be seen on the WPF website here.

Results from the May Monthly Competition

Thursday, 07 June 2018 10:15 Written by Leigh Woolford

The results from the May monthly competition were as follows:

1st was Leigh Woolford with Godafoss Sunset (print) – see below
2nd was Cathy Coombes with Serenity (DPI)
3rd was Dave Lingham with Six Rocks Marloes (print)

The judge was Peter Young CPAGB AFIAP APAGB.

Eight Gwynfa Members in Inter-Fed Competition

Friday, 25 May 2018 09:30 Written by Leigh Woolford

Well done to the eight Gwynfa members who had a total of 22 images selected to represent the WPF in the forthcoming inter-federation competition. Please find below the full listing of the 120 pictures that have been chosen across the 4 competitions.

Our successful photographers are: Gary Welsby (4), Lynda Beynon (5), Rob Beynon (4), Steve Littlewood (2), Chris Tidman (3), Gill Jones (1), Gwynfryn Jones (1) and Leigh Woolford (2).

The Annual Event will be held on 9thJune in the Kent Counties Federation and the Judges will be Rod Wheelans, Clive Tanner and Roger Hance. The WPF has entered the maximum allowable of 30 in each of the 4 competitions but the decision as to the winning Federation will be made on the total of the best 15 scores from each entry.

The selection was made from the WPF 2018 Salon Acceptances. Full listings below.

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