Category: External Competitions

PAGB – Awards for Photographic Merit

Thursday, 28 November 2019 10:43

After the recent success of our Tenby duo, Gillian Mackay & Charlie Kidd, YOU could be the next WPF photographer to gain a PAGB distinction and have CPAGB, DPAGB or MPAGB after your name!

Full details of the requirements and how to apply can be found here. The next opportunities to do so can be seen below. Move fast. They fill quickly. We suggest you apply now and panic later!

April 2020 adjudication – Birmingham
This Adjudication to be held on the weekend of 25th/26th April in Rednal, Birmingham is now filling up. There are still 10 spaces left in the Credit section, but only 4 in the Distinction/Master categories and anyone thinking of applying for either DPAGB or MPAGB should apply as soon as possible!

November 2020 adjudication – Newton Abbot
Applications are slowly coming in for this Adjudication to be held at Coomsbeshead Academy, Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT, on the weekend of 28th/29th November, hosted by the Western Counties Photographic Federation.

Gwynfa 4th in Stanley Chell

Monday, 25 November 2019 11:57

This years Stanley Chell Trophy was won against fierce competition by Llanelli Camera Club. Twenty five clubs entered with a range in scores from 75 to 66. Afan Nedd were second followed by Cymru Mono in third. Gwynfa finished joint fourth.

The Hans Hoyer Trophy for best monochrome was won by Gabor Horvath for “Desolation of The King”.
The Glyn John Trophy for best colour print was won by Neil Thomas for “Kingfisher in Flight”.
The Glan and Mair Trophy for best landscape was won by Dave Marriott for “Sunrise at Llyn Padarn”.
The best picture of the day and winner of the Doris Chell Trophy was “Remembrance” by Jennifer Williams.

The judging was Rob Mitchell. Well done to Aberdare CC for all their hard work in staging this years competition and especially the catering team.

Final score sheet and winners list here.

Gwynfa Wins Rhondda 12-Way Battle

Wednesday, 13 November 2019 11:30

Gwynfa won the Rhondda 12-Way battle on 12th November. The results were:-

1st Gwynfa – 111
2nd Bargoed – 109
3rd Bridgend & Cymru Mono – 107

The Gwynfa images were:- Hairy Dragonfly & Exuvia by Lynda Beynon, Emerging-through the dust by Adrian Lant, Fallen Angel by Chris Tidman, Woman in Red by Gwynfryn Jones, Surfing Vision by Glenn Porter and Heron on the Weir by Alec Stewart.

Alec Stewart won Best Colour Image with ‘Heron on the Weir’. Best Mono was won by Cymru Mono with a picture titled ‘Childhood’. The judges were Peter Brisley, ARPS, DPAGB, BPE1 and Sue O’Connell ARPS, EFIAP/p, BPE5 from Bristol.

Gwynfa Second in 2019 Ace of Prints

Monday, 08 July 2019 20:34

Gwynfa finished 2nd in the WPF Ace of Prints Competition on Sunday.

With each photo able to score a maximum of 15 points we averaged 13 points per image in the final round and lost by just 4 points to ISO (195 to 199). Tenby were third on 186

All our images are shown below.

2019 Inter-Federation Competition Results

Wednesday, 19 June 2019 09:43

The WPF finished fairly low down in the order but did achieve some individual successes. Gwynfa members did particularly well generally scoring very well. Note, scores are out of 15 and full WPF scores can be seen below:-

Mono Prints Colour Prints PDI Open PDI Nature

The overall results can be seen here and further details can be found in this edition of PAGB e-news.

Three WPF photographers (inlcuding one from Gwynfa) will have mono prints in the exhibition. They are:-

Gillian Mackay (Tenby) – The Last Tram
Leigh Woolford (Gwynfa) – The White Hut (See below)
Nick Craddock (The Vale) – London Experience

Three WPF photographers will have colour prints in the exhibition. They are:-

Gareth Martin (Afan Nedd) – In Need of a Wash
Gillian Mackay (Tenby) – Looking Out
Jenny Hibbert (Bridgend) – Water Vole About To Enter Water

Phil Morgan (Inn Focus) achieved a PDIs Judge’s Award for:- Red Throated Diver.

Congratulations to them all.

You will be able to see the Exhibition in Maesteg Library during October so don’t forget to go along and enjoy the style and quality of prints that make the exhibition the Best of British! (More details of the exhibition will appear here in due course).

PAGB Inter Federation – WPF Entries Selected

Thursday, 13 June 2019 20:01

Please find attached the listings for the 4 Sections in the 2019 PAGB Inter-Federaion Competition. The prints were selected from this year’s Welsh Salon and the PDIs were selected from the Welsh Salon and the Ace of Clubs entries.

Gwynfa is very well represented in the selection with 25 photos selected. Our photographers are Chris Tidman, Gill Jones, Gwynfryn Jones, Leigh Woolford, Alec Stewart, gary Welsby, Rob Beynon, Lynda Beynon, Alan Shepherd and Margot Rowlands.

The Judging takes place on June 15th in Burton on Trent – see poster below.

2019 Barrian Cup – Gwynfa Second

Monday, 10 June 2019 11:24

The Barrian Cup took place on Saturday 8th June, 2019 and was judged by Peter Gennard, MFIAP, EFIAP/Plat.

Gwynfa finished in second place!

1st – ISO Group – 90 points
2nd – Gwynfa 87 points
3rd – Inn Focus – 86 points
4th – Neath- 83 points

A total of 24 clubs took part.

Gwynfa Wins RGB Battle

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 10:45

It proved to be a really good evening for Gwynfa at the 2018 RGB battle held at Rhondda Camera Club on 12th March. The final scores were Gwynfa 228, Barry 217 and Rhondda 216.

Judge Roy Thomas awarded no less than five of our photographs the maximum 20 points and none of our entries scored less than 17.

Thanks to all those who attended the evening and special thanks to Rhondda for their warm welcome and to Roy Thomas for his considered and interesting comments..

Also, congratulations to all photographers who were selected.

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