Llanelli Photographic Society 125th Anniversary Sosban Trophy
Llanelli photographic society provided a warm welcome and a very enjoyable afternoon for their 125th Anniversary Sosban Trophy. Congratulations to Tenby camera club who were well-deserved winners closely followed by Bridgend and Llanelli. Gwynfa finished a creditable Joint forth with Pyle & Porthcawl.
The PAGB Inter Federation Competition was held in Belfast on 18th and 19th June. Of the 23 Gwynfa images used by the WPF, six were accepted into the travelling PAGB exhibition. The accepted images were:
Colour Print Section
Ice Trio – Leigh Woolford
Not a good day for umbrellas – Gwynfryn Jones
Mono Print Section
Jack Tar – Gwynfryn Jones
Ice at Fjallssarlon -Leigh Woolford
Open Digital Section
Young at Heart – Alan Shepherd
Nature Digital Section
Emerging four spot chaser – Linda Beynon
Note, Lynda Beynon had the top WPF score in the Nature section and Gwynfryn Jones & Leigh Woolford had the two top WPF scores in the monochrome print section.
A full list of WPF scores can be seen here. The overall results can be seen here.
This is an extremely good result for the club as this is one of the toughest exhibitions for which to be accepted.
The exhibition will be in Arts Central Barry in October and we will let you have more details as soon as we have them.
Alan Thomas has informed us that Phil Forbes passed away at Royal Glamorgan Hospital on Friday 3rd June. He had been receiving treatment there for the last couple of weeks.
Alan sent a card round at club last week for members to send their good wishes. Sadly Phil did not receive it in time but his wife Beth was able to get some comfort from the members’ thoughts and obvious esteem in which he was held.
Philip Forbes’ funeral will at St. David’s church in Miskin, Pontyclun on Monday 20th June at 12:30 and at Coychurch Crematorium at 1.45 pm.
Yet another excellent result for Gwynfa at the 2016 Barrian cup, only dropping 4 points over the five rounds. Many thanks to the selectors for getting it right, once again!!!…
A special thank you to Barry CC for all their hard work in making this competition such a great success. The judge was Michael Krier ARPS, MA who was concise, articulate and consistent throughout the afternoon. I was very pleased to hear that he will be judging at Gwynfa sometime in 2017.
1. Gwynfa- 96 points
2. Inn Focus – 93 points
3. Bridgend & Cymru Mono – 92 points
Gwynfa’s selection (Prints)
Kingfisher, Threat Posture – Alec Stewart.
Total Commitment – Adrian Lant.
Charlotte the Harlot – Chris Tidman.
Dunnock – Lynda Beynon.
Ice Trio – Leigh Woolford.
A total of 26 clubs from South Wales and the South West of England took part with 130 excellent prints being shown. Gareth Martin of Bridgend CC won the Dave Chowdry trophy for the best Landscape/Seascape with his print “Middle of the Road”.
Thanks to all the Gwynfa members who turned up to support their club.
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