Congratulations to Norman Lemon of Neath PS who, at the recent Cotswold Salon, received a selectors award from Barbie Lindsay for his print ‘SA1-1AS‘ (see below).
Well done Inn Focus
Congratulations on running Wigan 10 so close. It’s great to see a WPF club up there with the top clubs. It won’t be long before a Welsh club is the top of the tree.
Your club has again done us proud and on behalf of myself and the WPF. Many many thanks and I look forward to you and your members reaching the pinnacle of the best of British photography.
Once congratulations on your achievements.
Vince Penticost AWPF,
President of the WPF.
Alan gets Cotswold Silver
Alan Shepherd of Gwynfa Camera Club not only had 5 out of 9 prints accepted in the 2015 Cotswold Salon, he also had a highly commended and a Silver Medal for ‘Steelworks Reflection. Well done Alan.
Warwick 2015 – Almost Inn Focus
The PAGB National PDI Championships at Warwick very nearly saw a first win for a Welsh club with the Inn Focus Group finishing the final round tied on 243 points with Wigan 10, three points ahead of the third placed club, Dumfries.
For a short while we thought they had won but the otherwise flawless team behind the scenes projected one incorrect image from Wigan 10 in the final round. The re-projection of the correct image got one more point than the one it replaced. This saw them move from 242 to 243. All above board or course but tantalising nonetheless.
Locked together the two teams headed in to a nail-biting tie break of five new photographs from five different photographers. The tension built – both clubs scored 13 (from 15) with their first image, then 12 each, then 12 each once more. It was the fourth image that saw Wigan sneak ahead 13 to 12. Ten each in the next round sealed the Wigan 10 win by a single point. Well done to them.
When presenting the Silver medal to Ian Munro of Inn Focus, Roy Thomas, former President of the WPF and now President of the PAGB, expressed his pride at their achievement. They also received quite an ovation for coming so close. Indeed it is probably fair to say that, in the great British underdog tradition, everyone other than Wigan 10 was rooting for Inn Focus. However, the team from up t’North proved to be a tough nut to crack yet again. They are multiple winners of this trophy which makes the Inn Focus effort all the more worthy.
The other WPF club, Gwynfa, had a midfield day but thoroughly enjoyed seeing they fellow WPF friends do so well and the Welsh contingent created quite an atmosphere.
Here are the full results and the awards.
2015 FIAP Biennial Results
Here are the full results for the FIAP Biennial held in Smethwick.
Whilst Wales only managed 13th place congratulations go to both Dave Edwards with his Adelie Penguins  & Alan Jenkinson with his Early Tarn, both of whom were awarded FIAP Honourable Mentions for their prints.
Ian gets four crowns
Ian Ledgard of Towy Valley CC has just gained his Four Crowns award, UPI-Cr4Â from UPI.
United Photographers International sponsor many international salons along with PSA and FIAP.
Further details on the UPI can be found at www.upiphoto.eu
2014 Results from Warwick
Smethwick Photographic Society (265 points) were resounding winners of the final of the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championships in Warwick on 12 July. They beat Wigan 10 (257 points) by a clear 8 points.
The WPF representatives were Tenby and Inn Focus. Inn Focus narrowly missed getting into the final round, finishing in joint 9th after two rounds. Both clubs progressed to the plate competition where Tenby were placed joint 24th and Inn Focus were joint 11th from 30 clubs.
2014 PAGB Inter-Federation Competition Results
Here are all the results from the PAGB Inter-Federation Competition held at Talbot Green on Sunday, 8th June 2014.
Gold Medal for Alan
Alan Shepherd of Gwynfa Camera Club has won a Gold Medal in the 91st Scottish Print salon with his monochrome print entitled The Waterfall. Well done Alan!
Individual awards for WPF members at 2014 PAGB Cup
At the recent PAGB Cup, four WPF members received individual recognition. Congratulations to them all.
In the open competition:
Best Imaginative – Mystery at Manor House by Matthew Jones of Ebbw Vale Camera Club
Best Humour – The Irony Of Ironing by Ian Munro of Inn Focus Group
Chairman’s Award – King of the Islands by Coltrane Koh of Inn Focus Group
In the small clubs competition:
Best Landscape – Winter Tarn by Alan Jenkinson of Bridgend