Here are all the results from the PAGB Inter-Federation Competition held at Talbot Green on Sunday, 8th June 2014.
2014 Barrian Cup Report
This from Mike Lewis at Barry Camera Club.
The 2014 Barrian Cup on Saturday 14th June was a great success, with a packed Millennium Hall Brian Swinyard judged the 105 prints with constructive and positive comments and made the point that there were a lot of high scores due to the very high quality of work on show.
The Winners of The Barrian Cup were Western Valley C.C. with 97 points, followed by Ebbw Vale C.C. 93, Merthyr Tydfil C.CÂ 93, Gwynfa C.C. 92 and Hanham P.S. from Bristol 92 points. The Winner of the Dave Cowdrey Trophy for the best Landscape/Seascape print went to Roger Walding of Dean P.C.with his print Severn Twilight.
Barry Camera Club would like to thank all the Clubs who entered with a special thank you to all the people who attended on the day, we hope you enjoyed the photography and the refreshments at the end. We look forward to seeing you again next year
Thank you for supporting the Barrian Cup.
Mike Lewis
Chairman
Barry Camera Club
Jim Holland
This sad news from Ebbw Vale.
We are sad to report that Jim Holland, vice Chairman at Ebbw Vale Camera Club has passed away. Jim will be known by many in the WPF as he was Chairman of our club for all but one of the years we have been in existence, he stepped down last October at the AGM but remained on the committee as vice chair. A strong character in the club he has kept us going when times have been tough. He will be missed. RIP.
Welcome to Oakdale Photographic Society
Another new club has joined the WPF. Oakdale Photographic Society is based near Blackwood and you can find out more about them on their website. I am sure you will all join us in welcoming them to the federation!
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!
2014 Welsh Salon Results
Here are the acceptance lists for the 2014 Welsh Salon of Photography.
We are aware there are some errors. Some photographers are shown as belonging to the wrong clubs.
Please check the listing thoroughly and report any problems to Linda Baldwin. welshinternational@thewpf.co.uk
Meanhile, congratulations to everyone.
Bridgend 2014 5 to 8 Competition Results
The results of the 2014 5 to 8 Competition for PhotoHarmony digital AV sequences are as follows:
Winner – Wantage Camera Club – One Day Like This
Runner-up – Malcolm Imhoff – On Higher Ground
Runner-up – Adri van Oudheusden – One Fine Day (South Africa)
Highly Commended – Ian Bateman – Catalunyan Morning
Highly Commended – Nellian Bekker – Fantasie d’Eau (South Africa)
This years winning sequence was a joint entry by members of Wantage Camera Club, I hope this will encourage other clubs to consider entering. The winning entry will shortly be available to view on the Bridgend CC website. Our Judges this year, Edgar Gibbs FRPS MPAGB AV-AFIAP and Linda Gibbs MPAGB AV-AFIAP, provided expert critique of all the sequences and helped make the evening very stimulating and enjoyable. Edgar and Linda commented that the standard was very high and the final results were very close. Bridgend CC would like to thank them for all their hard work. The presence of visitors from other clubs and the South Wales RPS AV group was much appreciated. A DVD of sequences and the judges critique will be sent to clubs via the WPF portfolio service. Bridgend CC hope that other clubs will find this entertaining and with the Judges comments enclosed an informative disc. Details of the 2015 competition will be on the Bridgend CC website in the near future, If anyone has any queries about this competition please contact us at: 5to8@bridgendcameraclub.co.uk
Welcome Kidewelly
Big apologies for the omission of Kidwelly Camera Club from our previous post welcoming six new clubs to the WPF. Seemingly in their place we included Gower Photographic Society, who aren’t new to the WPF, they have just changed their name (from Mumbles & West Cross).
This was solely an error on the part of our news editor (that’s me). It was the Gower name change that threw me off the scent. I was looking for six new names on the list and thought I had found them all.
So, to all Kidwelly members, I am very sorry for upsetting you!
IFG and Tenby top the 2014 Ace of Clubs
Inn Focus Group (1st) and Tenby (2nd) proved to be the class of the field at the Ace of Clubs. Both clubs go on the represent the WPF at the National DPI Championships at Warwick. The plate competition was won by Gwent.
Official scores, both individual and overall, can now be found in the following documents:
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