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Mold Camera Club Wins Pixels 2011
For the second year in succession a club entering Pixels for the first time has won the event. Last year it was Inn Focus. This year it is Mold Camera Club from the North Wales Photographic Association. It is the first time a club from the NWPA has won. Full details and photos can be seen below. Just click on 'read more'....
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Mold Camera Club wins Pixels 2011 |
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Pixels 2011 took place at Talbot Green Community Centre on Saturday 5th November 2011. The event was judged by Tony Potter PPSA, EFIAP/b, ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB and provided us with a truly nail-biting finish. With the very last photo of the day scoring 20, first time entrants Mold Camera Club, with a total score of 72 points, pipped Bridgend & District, Inn Focus and Merthyr Tydfil by just one point. Ebbw Vale, Port Talbot and Rhondda were a further point back in joint fifth place. Mold became only the second club to win the competition at their first attemp, Inn Focus having done the same last year. They also became the first winners from the North Wales Photographic Association to win Pixels. The full results of Tony's deliberations were as follows: |
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PIXELS 2011 WINNERS - Mold Camera Club (72 points). Their photographs were: 'Last Lap' by Steve Jones (18); 'Mist Over Marine Lake' by Helen Prince (18); 'Underground London' by Andy Polakowski (16) and 'Wild Child' by Mike Catania (20).
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Joint second placed clubs (on 71 points)
Bridgend & District, Inn Focus and Merthy Tydfil. |
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| Joint fifth placed clubs (70 points) Ebbw Vale, Port Talbot and Rhondda. |
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Best Colour Photograph:'Ospreys v Tigers' by Dennis Clark of Bridgend & Disctict. (20 Points)
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Best Monochrome Photograph'Wild Child' by Mike Catania of Mold Camera Club. (20 Points)
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The other photographs from the winning club were: 'Last Lap' by Steve Jones
'Mist Over Marine Lake' by Helen Prince
'Underground London' by Andy Polakowski
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Presentation Photographs
Gwynfa Camera Club wish to thank the following people:Tony Potter for doing such a fantastic job of judging and entertaining us! Andy Baker, Master of Ceremonies. Sheila Hunt, Linda Carpenter and Cathy Coombs for organising another terrific buffet. Linda Beynon & Betty Walker who raised a fantastic £158 on the raffle. Bob Beynon for taking the presentation photographs. Steve Littlewood for providing the projection screen. Leigh Woolford for event organisation. All the Gwynfa members who attended and worked so hard all day.
Gwynfa Camera Club would also like to thank all the clubs that entered and everyone who attended. Congratulations to everyone who had a photograph selected to represent their club. The competition would not exist without your continued support! THANKS VERY MUCH. Sincere apologies to anyone we may have forgotten to mention. (It was all a bit of a blur!) SEE YOU AT PIXELS 2012 |
Pixels 2010 Report
It's all Inn Focus - First timers sweep the board!
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Pixels 2010 Final Scores |
Pixels 2010 Photograph Album |
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Pixels 2010 took place at Talbot Green Community Centre on Saturday 7th November 2010. The event was judged by Brian Swinyard MA ARPS EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE3* PPSA and provided us with a truly nail-biting finish. Tenby, Dwyfor and Barry were a further two points back in joint third place. Inn Focus went on to became the first ever club to walk away with all 3 trophies. Not bad for their first attempt at entering! The full results of Brian's deliberations were as follows: |
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PIXELS 2010 WINNERS - Inn Focus Group (75 points). Their photographs were: 'Curtis' by Phil Morgan; 'Hannah' by Andrew Roberts;
'Mary Jane Good Morning' by Tom Dee and 'Pyramid' by Ian Munro |
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Joint third placed clubs (72 points)
Tenby & District Camera Club, Dwyfor Camera Club and Barry Camera Club |
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| Joint sixth placed clubs (71 points) Western Valley Camera Club and Gwynfa Camera Club |
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Best Colour Photograph:WINNER: 'Curtis' by Phil Morgan of The Inn Focus Group. (20 Points) Second place went to: 'On Guard' by Susan Martin of Port Talbot Camera Club Third place went to: 'The Wye' by B. Griffiths of Dean Photography Club Fourth place went to: 'Nut Hatch' by Paul Japheth of Dwyfor Camera Club |
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Best Monochrome PhotographWINNER: 'Hannah' by Andrew Roberts of The Inn Focus Group. (20 Points) Second place went to: 'Life Lines'by Lynford Hallett of Tredegar Camera Club Third place went to: Pisces by Jill Baxter of Tenby & District Camera Club Joint fourth place went to: Look by Roy Lewis of Aberdare Camera Club Joint fourth place went to: Still There by Alun Kibble of Western Valley Camera Club Joint fourth place went to: Spoilt for Choice by Bryan Whyman of Cwmbran Photographic Society Joint fourth place went to: Smokin' by Noel Taylor of Barry Camera Club |
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| Congratulations to everyone who had a photograph selected to represent their club. |
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Gwynfa Camera Club wish to thank the following people:Brian Swinyard for doing such a fantastic job of judging! Leigh Woolford for event organisation. Alan Shepherd, Master of Ceremonies. Sheila Hunt for organising another terrific buffet. Val Shepherd & Betty Walker who raised a fantastic £140 on the raffle. Alec Stewart for taking photographs. Steve Littlewood for providing the projection screen. All the Gwynfa members who attended and worked so hard. Over 30 of you turned out: Sheila Hunt, Linda Carpenter, Cathy Coombs, Chris Tidman, Meg Davies, Heidi Stewart, Alan Shepherd, Val Shepherd, Betty Walker, Rob Dummer, Steve Littlewood, Chris Tidman, Gary Were, Dave Gould, Mostyn Davies, Bob Beynon, Maggie Parry-Jones, Allan Squires, Ken Watkins, Ken Stoneman, Dave Thomas, Andy Baker, Gerald Pinkham, Alec Stewart, Ieuan Llewellyn, Martin Thomas, Neil West, Brian Conway, Terry Donnelly and Tracey. Gwynfa Camera Club would also like to thank all the clubs that entered and everyone who attended. It was great to see such a terrific turnout on a day when Wales were playing Australia at a clashing time! The competition would not exist without your continued support! THANKS VERY MUCH. Sincere apologies to anyone we may have forgotten to mention. (It was all a bit of a blur!) SEE YOU AT PIXELS 2011 |
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Pixels 09 Report - A Reet Good Day
| pixels 09 - Final Scores |
pixels 09 - Photographs |
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pixels 09 took place at Talbot Green Community Centre on |
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Best Colour Photograph was: 'It's a Mer-Something' by Jason Chapman of |
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| Best Monochrome Photograph was: 'Tango' by Steve Lloyd of Wrexham. (20 Points) | |
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The winning club was Gwynfa on 71 points. Gwynfa's photographs were: " |
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Joint second were Dwyfor and Tenby on 70 points. Dwyfor's Photographs were: "Penguin Family" by Gareth Jenkins; "Little Miss Hoody" by John Wormald; "Flying High" by Paul Japheth and "Trees in Mist" by Christine Langford Tenby's Photographs were: "Tree Frog" by Roy Packer; "The Old Asylum" by Jill Baxter; "Pure Elegance" by Paul Richards and "Skullfingers" by Harry Gardiner |
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Joint fourth were The Vale and The Vale's Photographs were: " |
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| Congratulations to everyone who had a photograph selected to represent their club. | |
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Leigh Woolford and Gwynfa Camera Club wish to thank the following people:
Gwen Charnock for doing such a fantastic job of judging! Both Gwen and Phil for coming all the way down from Alan Shepherd, Master of Ceremonies for the day. Sheila Hunt, Linda Carpenter and Cathy Coombs for organising another terrific buffet and working so hard all day! Dave Owen & Meg Davies for providing tea and coffee to allcomers! (You look lovely in a pinnie Dave!) Val Shepherd & Betty Walker who raised a fantastic £123 on the raffle. Philippa Wood for looking after Gwen and Phil and for all her help in publicising the event through Newsflash. Alec Stewart for taking photographs on the day. (I still think you needed a tripod and mirror lock-up!) Steve Littlewood for providing the projection screen. All the Gwynfa members who attended and all those who helped out: Rob Dummer, Chris Tidman, Gary Were, Dave Gould, Mostyn Davies, Maggie Parry-Jones, Allan Squires, Ken Watkins, Ken Stoneman, Dave Thomas, Terry Donnelly, Andy Baker, John Southcombe, Neil West, Dennis Hale and Mark Mumford. All that clubs that entered Everyone who attended. (It was great to see such a terrific turnout on a day when Wales were playing the All Blacks at a clashing time!)
Thanks also to the panel who selected our entries: Alec Stewart, Kevin Thomas and Martin Thomas.
Sincere apologies to anyone I may have forgotten to mention. (It was all a bit of a blur!) |
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