If you have not yet seen the PAGB guidance for the use of AI in PAGB Competitions, you can download a PDF here.
Cwm Rhondda Battle Live on YouTube
The Rhondda Camera Club is pleased to confirm details for the forthcoming “Cwm Rhondda Battle” on Saturday, 18th November, commencing at 15:00 GMT. There will be clubs competing from U.K, Ireland, Canada and South Africa.
The judge will be Roger Parry ARPS, EFIAP, MPAGB, Hon PAGB.
The competition is an exclusively online event and can seen live on YouTube at this location. https://youtube.com/live/Ck4H-05wVW0?feature=share
You can also watch it later if you aren’t able to watch live.
FIAP Congratulations
Congratulations to David L Edwards for gaining his EFIAP/g and to Sue Carter, Elisa Best, Rhordri Phillips and Annette O’Connell for gaining their AFIAP Distinctions.
Cliff Emery
Fiap Distinctions Officer
Thanks Cliff
Huge thanks to Cliff Emery who is standing is standing down as Welsh Salon Chairman. Cliff has worked hard to ensure the success of the salon over many years and all his efforts are very much appreciated by the Federation, its Clubs and its members. Cheers Cliff!
John Surridge is taking over the role of Salon Chairman for 2024.
GB Cup Open for Entries
Full details of these competitions can be found on the PAGB Central Entry System (CES). https://pagbhost.co.uk/main/main.php
A Club entry requires a personal CES account with Club officer approval. See here – http://www.thepagb.org.uk/services/the-entries-admin-system/
See also guidance at http://www.thepagb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/guidance_image_repetition.pdf
Baglan Bay Virtual Exhibition
Congratulations to Neil Holman
Congratulations to Neil Holman of Afan Nedd CC who came second in the Country Walking magazine Outdoor Photographer of the Year Competition with the image below.
It’s That Man Again!
The WPF Convention Trophy Shield has been reclaimed by Dennis Russ for the fifth time. Dennis also won 4 packs of printing papers donated by Fotospeed.
Dennis’ print was selected by Bill Ward, one of the guest speakers at the Convention. Thanks to Jeff Howe for the photo below.
Important Notice about email scams
Watch out for those tired old ‘substitution’ email scams, they are doing the rounds again.
What happens is that you get an email from someone pretending to be an officer of your club or your Federation and they are asking you for some kind of help, financial of course. The latest one targetted our Federation President.
Note, emails are not being hacked. They just pretend to be someone else by covering up the actual send email. The latest emails came from mailing79joo@gmail.com but a name familiar to you is being used to disguise that bit.
Report all such emails by forwarding them to: report@phishing.gov.uk
A little FIAP Advice from Ron Lines
Ron Lines recently published some advice in the WPF Facebook Group for any WPF members thinking about going for any of the FIAP Distinctions so we thought we’d reproduce it here.
Does anyone have a completed FIAP distinction application? I’ll be closing the books for this year’s applications soon.