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

Rhondda finish 4th in the 2014 PAGB Cup for small clubs

Very well done to Rhondda who were top Welsh club in the recent PAGB Cup for small clubs. Welsh scores (both WPF and NWPA) were:

Rhondda Camera Club  119  4th=
Llandudno Photographic Society  119  4th=
Dwyfor Camera Club  112  8th=
Clwb Camera Caernarfon  108  16th=
Swansea Camera Club  107  18th=
Mold Camera Club  101  37th=
Conwy Camera Club  101  37th=
Bridgend  99  42nd= ***
Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club  98  48th=

Full results here.

*** Note, Bridgend were docked points and demoted to 42nd due to a member entering the same photograph at two clubs. We do not know how many points they were docked.

Other posts give info about the large club and nature competitions.

WPF clubs feature in the 2014 PAGB Cup.

Welsh clubs placed very well among the 110 clubs that entered the 2014 PAGB Cup (Open section for large clubs). Inn Focus Group finished a creditable 5th and Gwynfa were 9th from the 100 biggest clubs in the UK.

The four Welsh clubs who entered this competition achieved the following scores:

Inn Focus Group  175  5th
Gwynfa Camera Club  168  9th ***
Ebbw Vale Camera Club  164  16th=
Cardiff Camera Club  151  48th=

Top club was Wigan 10 with 186 points. Full results here.

*** Please note, Gwynfa were later docked 11 points and dropped to 29th place due to a member entering the same photograph to two different clubs.

Please see separate posts for the ‘Nature’ competition and the ‘Open for small clubs’ competition (when available).

2014 PAGB Cup for Nature Results

Welsh clubs didn’t feature too highly among the 94 clubs that entered the 2014 PAGB Cup for Nature achieving the following scores for their 10 best photos:

Inn Focus Group  111 (Joint 29th)
Western Valley  110 (Joint 37th)
Bridgend  106 (Joint 52nd)
Ebbw Vale  106 (Joint 52nd)
Gwynfa  105 (Joint 57th)
Swansea  101 (Joint 72nd)
Cardiff  100 (Joint 79th)

Full results here.

The story was better elsewhere. Please see separate posts for the other two PAGB Cup competitions.

Derek Jones

Sad news from Tony Falla of Monmouth PC.

Derek Jones one of the founder members of Monmouth Photographic Club has passed away aged 87. It is our understanding that he was involved in the setting up of the Lampeter Convention which he attended for many years. His funeral will take place on Wednesday 5th Feb.

2014 Memorial won by Inn Focus

From Martin Nagle of the Rhondda CC.

24 Clubs took part in the 2014 Memorial Trophy Competition, hosted by the Rhondda Camera Club on Sunday 26th January. A very entertaining Apppraisal was given by the judge, Tony Dudley from Smethwick Photographic Society. His comments showed a very astute knowledge of technique and composition, and were delivered with much humour.

Thanks to Leanne Wood AM (Leader of Plaid Cymru the Party of Wales) for opening the event and giving some inspiring remarks about the people and landscapes of Wales.

Congratulations to Inn Focus who won against some very high quality competition. Cardiff came second, and Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale and The Vale Clubs tied for third place. All 24 Clubs who entered were winners in this Competition though. It would be no Competition without the participation of so many Clubs.

The Rhondda Camera Club are proud to have been able to organise this Competition, and thank the large number of people who braved some atrocious weather to attend on the day, and to the WPF President Jan Cawley for presenting the Trophy to thw winning Club.

The top five finished as follows:

Inn Focus                            1st                           74
Cardiff                                2nd                          72
Cwmbran                            3rd                           71
Ebbw Vale                           3rd                           71
Vale                                    3rd                           71

A full scoresheet can be viewed here. Thanks to Roy Thomas for the information.

WPF Finish Second in 2014 PAGB Nature Competition

Following a revision to the result caused by an ineligible image being entered by mistake, the WPF finished second to the Midland Counties Photographic Federation in the Annual Inter-Federation Nature PDI competition. Well done to everyone who had an image selected. We shall eandeavour to get hold of the full scores…

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Leigh’s Iceland Blog

This from our News Editor, Leigh Woolford:

When I am giving my presentation to clubs, members often ask about the practicalities of travelling to Iceland. Therefore I decided to add a blog post to my website. You can see it here. It provides some basic information about flights, car hire, hotels and costs.

I hope some of you find it of interest. If you have any questions, you can ask them via the blog page. I’ll do my best to answer if I can…

Trevor Emanuel

It is with regret that Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club reports the passing of Trevor Emanuel, a former Treasurer of the Club (then known as Merthyr Tydfil Photographic Society) on 17th December 2013 at the age of 92. Trevor was a loyal member of the club for many years and was made a life member for his service. For many years ill health had prevented him from continuing his love of photography.

Those older members of the WPF may remember Trevor who for many years attended the Lampeter Convention. The funeral takes place on Monday 30th December at 1020am in the Aberfan Chapel of Rest then at Aberfan Cemetery at 11am followed by refreshments in the Aberfan Social club.