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INTERNAL COMPETITION NEWS
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COMPETITION SET SUBJECTS FOR 2011
The following subjects were selected for our 2011 themed competitions.
February - STREET ART
April (The Jim Davies Award) - TRANQUILITY
June (The President's Trophy) - DECISIVE MOMENT
November (The Freespirit Images Shield) - BEACH
Start taking your photographs now!
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WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS FOR WARWICK - TONIGHT IS THE DEADLINE 17th JUNE
Gwynfa will shortly be representing Wales in the PAGB National PDI Championships in Warwick and we need your photos! We are looking for:
- Anything you have had accepted in an international salon.
- Digital versions of previously entered successful prints.
- Resized versions of previously entered successful digital images.
- Quality new work. (It doesn't matter if they haven't been entered into a monthly competition).
In short, we are looking for quality photographs from club members that will compete at the top level. (If in doubt, send them anyway.....)
Please size them at 1400x1050 pixels or larger. (Use monthly comp sizes if you wish).
We need them by the 18th June LATEST.
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DIGITAL ENTRIES - NEW SIZES FOR 2010
Just in case you don't already know, we are using different sizes for digital entries from January 2010 onwards. This will apply to ALL 2010 internal competitions. Instead of 768 pixels high, your images should now be a maximum of 1080 pixels high. The maximum width has increased from 1024 pixels to 1920 pixels.
Please note, for a standard ratio (3:2) photo, a height of 1080 pixels will give a width of around 1620 pixels in the landscape format.
Similarly, if you are entering a portrait format photograph, selecting a height of 1080 should give you a width of around 810 pixels. (Portrait format photos should NOT be 1920 pixels high!)
We suggest that when resizing your entries you select a height of 1080 pixels and then check to see if the width exceeds 1920 pixels. In most cases it will not. This system will only fail if you are entering a panoramic or widescreen shot. If so, selecting a height of 1080 pixels may lead to the width becoming more than 1920 pixels. For such photogaphs, select the width of 1920 pixels first (and the height should be less than 1080).
Remember, the width should never exceed 1920 pixels and the height should never exceed 1080 pixels.
Please note, you can still use the old 1024x768 sizes but such photographs will appear much smaller on the judges screen and when projected!!
If you need any advice, please ask Alan Shepherd or Leigh Woolford.
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WINNERS OF WINNERS NIGHT - RESULTS
Every single photograph in the Winner of Winners competition received at least one vote. The top contenders were:
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| PILGRAMAGE OF THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB |
Mark Mumford |
9 |
7 |
2 |
EARLY START, BRIDGNORTH
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Mark Mumford |
8 |
11 |
7 |
| ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY |
Alec Stewart |
8 |
2 |
5 |
| TUSCAN EVENING |
Alan Shpherd |
7 |
3 |
2 |
| COLD KISSING GATE |
Richard Knill |
6 |
9 |
1 |
| COASTAL REFLECTIONS |
Chris Tidman |
5 |
7 |
3 |
| TUSCANY DAWN |
Nick Jenkins |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| BABY BLUES |
Richard Knill |
5 |
2 |
9 |
| BLUE TAILED DAMSELFLY |
Alec Stewart |
4 |
7 |
1 |
Congratulations to Mark. His winner had more 'first places' than any other photo. But it was close, as you can see! Hard lines but well done to everyone else!
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COMPETITION SET SUBJECTS FOR 2010
In a lively June committee meeting the list of ideas for set subjects was presented to the committee. After much discussion and voting it was decided that the 2010 set subjects will be:
February - PRIMARY COLOUR (You may wish to see The Mole's attempts to discover which colours are primary).
April - SHAPES - For the Jim Davis Trophy
June – SOLITARY - For the President's Trophy
November – BAD WEATHER - for the Freespirit Images Shield
For all other competitions and challenges the theme will be OPEN.
The near misses that made the final vote but didn't get selected were 'Nightlife', 'Glass', 'Industry', 'Leisure, 'Rural', 'Rock', 'Travel' and 'Action'.
You may be interested to hear that among the unsuccessful suggestions were such gems as 'Just Add Water', 'On the Farm', 'Opulence', 'Sanctuary', 'Fashion' and 'Flower Power'. The committee wondered whether there is a masochistic streak in the club. |
RESULTS OF THE TACKY TROPHY
The 2009 Tacky Trophy was won by Andy Baker with his christmas triptych, a photograph which moved the judge (Nick Jenkins AWTF ARTS) to say it was possibly the tackiest photograph he had ever seen. Runner up was Graham Finn and third was Alec Stewart. Linda Carpenter, Brian Conway, Val Shepherd and Phil Forbes all received 'lowly commended'. Andy's winning Triptych can now be seen in the Tacky Trophy Gallery. More photos to follow when I can work out how to switch on the scanner I borrowed. |
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