At last weekend’s WPF Convention, the winner of the delegates Print Trophy was Pat Hollis of Barry CC.
Thanks all the delegates who entered their prints which were judged by Paul Sanders. Pat & Paul are pictured below.
The Welsh Photographic Federation
Undeb Ffotograffig Cymru
At last weekend’s WPF Convention, the winner of the delegates Print Trophy was Pat Hollis of Barry CC.
Thanks all the delegates who entered their prints which were judged by Paul Sanders. Pat & Paul are pictured below.
Here is some information of Welsh photographers gaining notable successes in the last few months. The list is in no particular order.
Sian Davies EPSA – Achieved EPSA (E = Excellences) and two awards.
Susan Rees – Achieved her first Star in Colour Division.
Mike Bray EPSA – Achieved 1 award
Tony Grubb QPSA – Achieved a Gold Medal & 1 Award.
Paul James EPSA – Achieved 2 Gold Medals and 7 awards.
Ian Ledgard GMPSA/B – Achieved a Gold medal, a Silver medal, 2 bronze Medals and 7 awards.
Andy Polakowski – Achieved 2 Gold Medals, a silver medal and 3 awards.
Kev Robertson PPSA – Achieved 6 gold medals
Gary Shinner MPSA2 BPSA – Achieved Galaxy colour 8 level, 1 Gold & 1 Silver Medal.
Congratulations to all members listed above, who reported back to me with their recent awards, medals and other successes in the PSA affiliated salons. If there are any other members of the PSA have some successes – then please e-mail me directly – gary_shinnerlrps@sky.com (Note the underscore)
Anyone out there wants to find out any more about the PSA, please again contact me, I’ll do my best to help you. However you can go to their website: https://psa-photo.org/
Good luck to everyone with their photographic journey’s
Gary Shinner MPSA2 BPSA (CMD for Wales)
We’ve received this from Paul James, via Gary Shinner, the new PSA Country Membership Director for Wales. If you are interested in anything pertaining to the PSA, please feel free to contact Gary.
‘Electric City’ by Paul James AWPF, CPAGB, EPSA, BPE 1, L.APS/G
Every year, the Photographic Society of America (PSA) run a number of competitions for its members. One of these is the Annual Landscape Competition.
I have entered the Portrait competition a number of times and done quite well up against stiff competition but this was the first time that I had entered the Landscape Competition.
I was pleased to learn that my image “Electric City” had been voted the winner in the popular vote category and would be featured in the June 2024 PSA Journal. This award is given to the image that had most votes from PSA members.
I was particularly pleased that this image had done so well as I’ve worked out that it cost me a fortune to take. The image is of the Dubai skyline at night with the Burj Khalifa in the background. I had planned my trip to Dubai on a stop over on the way to Australia in 2023. I’d seen images from this place before and a little research told me that the image would need to be taken from the roof terrace at The Shangri-La hotel in Dubai’s business district. My wife Jackie and I were staying in Dubai for 10 days and in order to get the image I booked us in to the Shangri-La for 3 nights. The view from the roof terrace didn’t disappoint and I managed to get plenty of images from there at different times of the day and at different angles. This one that did so well at the PSA landscape competition has just enough colour left in the sky to compliment the vibrant orange, yellow and red lights from the cityscape.
I think that the slow shutter speed has managed to bring even more ‘life’ to the image which along with the colours, complements the feel of a bustling and vibrant city that is the match of any in the world for us cityscape photographers.
As an aside, the same image won various international salon awards as well as the Bridgend Camera Club Landscape DPI competition in 2024 which was judged by none other than Ian Ledgard the outgoing PSA Director for Wales.
So it was one of the most expensive images that I have taken but as it turns out, well worth the cost. It was taken on a Canon 5DS R. Settings: f7.1, 8s, ISO 100, focal length 16mm).
Massive thanks to Ian Ledgard EFIAP/P GMPSA/B GPU-Cr5 AWPF BPE1, for his service as CMD for the last 7 going on 8 years. [CMD = Photographic Society of America – Country Membership Director for Wales].
Ian has been a shining light, and a constant beacon on the International circuit, for many years now, and continues to strive and produce new photos and progress up the ladder as probably one of the most decorated Photographer in Wales. I have always found Ian to be very helpful, supportive, understanding and encouraging to my own photographic journey.
Even though Ian steps aside from his role as CMD, he is still there to be utilised as a source of inspiration and knowledge to us all.
I know he will only be too willing to offer me, as his successor any guidance that I require, but I’m sure he will be happy to help us all.
So lets give Ian BIG congratulations on a job well done and we all wish him continued photographic successes.
Gary Shinner
LRPS EFIAP/s MPSA2 AWPF BPSA GAPU A.APS
PSA Country Membership Director for Wales
The 7th PAGB Masters of Print Exhibition is now open at Bedwellty House and Park. It is the first time the exhibition has visited Wales.
Address: Morgan Street, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 3XN.
Closing date: 17th September.
Opening Hours: Bedwellty House is open daily from 9.30am – 4.30pm.
The Orchid House Tea Room is open daily from 10.30am – 4.00pm.
Parking: Please note that only disabled parking is available on-site. Public, free parking can be located on Morgan Street, before the main gates of Bedwellty House and Park, and on Stable Lane. More information here.
We urge you to pay a visit and enjoy the very best of British Club Photography. You can also enjoy the Cafe & Gardens of this beautiful venue.
On Saturday 7 Sept, Pembrey & Burry Port Photographic Society will be holding an open day when you are invited to come along and see what we as a club have to offer.
There will be a small exhibition of prints and a projection of images from 2023/24. Tea and coffee will also be available together with the opportunity to meet and speak to some of the members.
It will be held at our regular meeting venue in Hermon Chapel, Pembrey between 10am and 4pm.
Everyone welcome.
Closing date: 4th November 2024.
3 Print Sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome & Nature. (Prints can be forwarded to Southampton International).
3 Projected Image Sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome & Nature.
Over 200 Medals and Ribbons to be won with a 68-page A4 Colour Catalogue to each entrant. Patronage: PSA 2024-1416, FIAP 2024-537, GPU l240102, PAGB 2025-009
On-line entry system here. Rules here.
Low entry fees (only pay for each section entered).
We’ve received this from Jenny Hibbert.
I went to Warwick representing Bridgend in the Inter club Projected Digital Image Championship, which was a very good day.
It was held in a different venue from last year, in the Warwick Hall at the Warwick School. Which turned out to be a very good venue.
Malcolm Downes of Barry Camera Club is holding his first ever Exhibition at the Art Central Gallery in Barry. It opens Saturday 17th August and runs until 14th September.
WPF Conference – Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September, 2024, Heronston Hotel, Bridgend. CF35 5AW.
The Convention Brochure can be seen here.
Reserve tickets by emailing convention@thewpf.co.uk and pay by bank transfer to our account:
Name of Account Welsh Photographic Federation
Bank Name HSBC
Sort Code 401323
Account Number 12320800
Other forms of payment available if needed.
Please put your name or initials in the comment box together with ticket type (in BOLD below):
* Weekend (both Saturday & Sunday) WEND (£35)
* Day ticket (Saturday) SATD (£20)
* Day Ticket (Sunday) SUND (£20)
* Session Ticket (Saturday Morning) SATM (£15)
* Session Ticket (Saturday Afternoon) SATA (£15)
* Session Ticket (Sunday Morning) SUNM (£15)
* Session Ticket (Sunday Afternoon) SUNA (£15)
On the day / at the door purchase of tickets by cash only. Tickets will be issued on arrival at the Conference.