Club News
8th to 22nd February
8th February Les Loosemore
Tenby & District Camera Club had the good fortune to have Les Loosemore for his excellent presentation of a “Night with Les” and what an excellent night it was.
Les stepped in at the last minute, because we were let down by a presenter at short notice. We were very grateful to him, and what a show he put on for us,
Les is an ambassador for “Fotospeed” and prints all his own photos. The quality of his images is outstanding. He started with a display of panoramas, and then Waterfalls, Scotland, Trees , Landscape, and concluded with Portraits. After each display he invited the audience to closely inspect the photos, ask questions and critique them to see if they could find any faults.
A truly inspiring evening that had audience participation, just what a camera club needs.
Les introduced a friend he brought with him, Riccardo Beghini and during the tea break Riccardo, displayed his brilliant landscape Photos, they were amazing, he answered all the questions we asked, and proved to be a potentially great presenter, one of his ambitions.
15th February Mono Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held its annual Mono competition, our judge was Rob Mitchell from Swansea. We had 18 prints and 27 digital images. Rob, who is a retired Swansea university lecturer praised the standard of the entries . It was such a close run contest, with several photos awarded similar top marks. Rob critiqued, in great detail, every image with his usual humour applied to most of them with useful comments on how to improve the image. Rob did a great job and the results are as follows,
Print Section
There were 2 Gold awards given, one to Janet Sullivan with “Breathtaking” and she was also awarded 1st Place. The second Gold and 2nd place went to to Gillian Mackay with “London” .
Gill Mackay also was given 3rd place and a Silver award with “Feeling Shy”
Two more Silver awards were given, both going to Dave Bolton with “Billy” and “Servants of the Wild Sea” .
Bronzes were awarded to Francis White with “Lilly” and Andy Watkin with “Cape Otway Lighthouse”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from Charlie Kidd, Donald Fraser and Rob Cox.
Two Commended images completed the awards and they went to Gary Mayhew and Donald Fraser.
Digital Section
There were 3 Gold awards given, in 1st Place Gary Mayhew with “Snoozing Seal” , in 2nd place Jan Sullivan with “Spreading the Seeds” and in 3rd place Rob Cox with “Swan in a Flap” .
Silver Awards were given to Dave Bolton with “Running Scared” , Gary Mayhew with “Jessica Ione in the light” and Jan Sullivan “The Dandelion Clock”.
Bronze Awards went to Dave Bolton and “I’m a lover, not a fighter” , Harry Gardiner with “Frosted Cobwebs” and Charlie Kidd and “The Chinese Elderman” .
There were two Highly Commended images both from Gill Mackay.
There were four Commended images from Sara Josey, Charlie Kidd, Harry Gardiner and Dave Lewis .
As you can see from the multiple Awards it was an exciting and close run contest with excellent images being submitted .
18th February WPF Memorial Day
Several Members attended this Competition well organised by the Welsh Photographic Federation , this year held in Talbot Green near Llantrisant.
There are 3 competitions held during the day with 15 Welsh clubs competing . All the competitions were judged by Pam Lane and Eddy Lane both with ARPS,DPAGB,EFIAP,ARPB qualifications.
The first competition held was The Walter Morgan Trophy, with the entry being 4 Colour Digital Images .
Tenby Camera Club came 4th with Gwynfa CC and Rhondda CC sharing 1st place .
Gill Mackay’s “At the Barbican”and Gary Mayhew’s “Mountain Dawn” images both scored full marks and were awarded Certificates of Merit.
The second competition was The Past Presidents’ Trophy with the entry being 4 Colour Prints .
Tenby Camera Club came joint first with Alan Nedd CC .
Again there were 2 prints scoring the maximum mark and also gaining Certificates of Merit . These went to Jan Sullivan with “ Life is a Struggle” and Dave Bolton with “Hunting swallow over summer meadow”
The final Competition of the day was the Gwyn Morgan Trophy with the entry being a Monochrome set having a theme or to meld together with some coherence . This competition is not scored but takes the form of elimination . The judges look at 4 clubs’ sets and then remove one , another new set is added , the judges then remove another set . This proceeds until one set remains and is declared the winner . An exciting and different approach to a competition .
After a nail biting finish Tenby CC was the winner just pipping the sets from Rhondda (2nd) and Bridgend CC (3rd) .
22nd February John Archer -Thomson Skomer Below and Above
John Archer-Thomson is a freelance coastal ecologist, photographer, writer and tutor, and a former deputy head of the Field Studies Council's Dale Fort Field Centre in Pembrokeshire.
He has visited Skomer many times, both on land and underwater for many years . His knowledge of botany, zoology, geology and ornithology was superb and he answered questions with ease.
His photographic skills were also of the highest quality, so we were treated to some stunning images of the landscape and life of Skomer .
He explained the history of the Islands, from their geographic formation to farming practices through the years, and what impact all these have had on the story and flourishment up the present day.
It is amazing how such a small island can be such a plethora of life. John showed a wide range of photos capturing the different categories of bird life from land birds to seabirds including puffins, fulmars, manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, owls, sedge warblers and all the gull family .
The animal life was not neglected either with dolphin, skomer voles, seals and rabbits featured.
John filled the talk with tales of the lifestyles of all these occupants, all done with humour and enthusiasm .
The floral displays were not neglected either with fantastic images showing the bluebells, thrift, campion, bracken and scurvy grass that cover the island .
We were also treated to a tour of the underwater world around Skomer that is rich in life with great diversity and rarity. Sponges, sea slugs, fish, crabs, tube worms, anemones, corals and seaweeds were just a hint of what is there. An exciting landscape so different to above water .
An enthralling evening for everyone .
Tenby & District Camera Club had the good fortune to have Les Loosemore for his excellent presentation of a “Night with Les” and what an excellent night it was.
Les stepped in at the last minute, because we were let down by a presenter at short notice. We were very grateful to him, and what a show he put on for us,
Les is an ambassador for “Fotospeed” and prints all his own photos. The quality of his images is outstanding. He started with a display of panoramas, and then Waterfalls, Scotland, Trees , Landscape, and concluded with Portraits. After each display he invited the audience to closely inspect the photos, ask questions and critique them to see if they could find any faults.
A truly inspiring evening that had audience participation, just what a camera club needs.
Les introduced a friend he brought with him, Riccardo Beghini and during the tea break Riccardo, displayed his brilliant landscape Photos, they were amazing, he answered all the questions we asked, and proved to be a potentially great presenter, one of his ambitions.
15th February Mono Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held its annual Mono competition, our judge was Rob Mitchell from Swansea. We had 18 prints and 27 digital images. Rob, who is a retired Swansea university lecturer praised the standard of the entries . It was such a close run contest, with several photos awarded similar top marks. Rob critiqued, in great detail, every image with his usual humour applied to most of them with useful comments on how to improve the image. Rob did a great job and the results are as follows,
Print Section
There were 2 Gold awards given, one to Janet Sullivan with “Breathtaking” and she was also awarded 1st Place. The second Gold and 2nd place went to to Gillian Mackay with “London” .
Gill Mackay also was given 3rd place and a Silver award with “Feeling Shy”
Two more Silver awards were given, both going to Dave Bolton with “Billy” and “Servants of the Wild Sea” .
Bronzes were awarded to Francis White with “Lilly” and Andy Watkin with “Cape Otway Lighthouse”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from Charlie Kidd, Donald Fraser and Rob Cox.
Two Commended images completed the awards and they went to Gary Mayhew and Donald Fraser.
Digital Section
There were 3 Gold awards given, in 1st Place Gary Mayhew with “Snoozing Seal” , in 2nd place Jan Sullivan with “Spreading the Seeds” and in 3rd place Rob Cox with “Swan in a Flap” .
Silver Awards were given to Dave Bolton with “Running Scared” , Gary Mayhew with “Jessica Ione in the light” and Jan Sullivan “The Dandelion Clock”.
Bronze Awards went to Dave Bolton and “I’m a lover, not a fighter” , Harry Gardiner with “Frosted Cobwebs” and Charlie Kidd and “The Chinese Elderman” .
There were two Highly Commended images both from Gill Mackay.
There were four Commended images from Sara Josey, Charlie Kidd, Harry Gardiner and Dave Lewis .
As you can see from the multiple Awards it was an exciting and close run contest with excellent images being submitted .
18th February WPF Memorial Day
Several Members attended this Competition well organised by the Welsh Photographic Federation , this year held in Talbot Green near Llantrisant.
There are 3 competitions held during the day with 15 Welsh clubs competing . All the competitions were judged by Pam Lane and Eddy Lane both with ARPS,DPAGB,EFIAP,ARPB qualifications.
The first competition held was The Walter Morgan Trophy, with the entry being 4 Colour Digital Images .
Tenby Camera Club came 4th with Gwynfa CC and Rhondda CC sharing 1st place .
Gill Mackay’s “At the Barbican”and Gary Mayhew’s “Mountain Dawn” images both scored full marks and were awarded Certificates of Merit.
The second competition was The Past Presidents’ Trophy with the entry being 4 Colour Prints .
Tenby Camera Club came joint first with Alan Nedd CC .
Again there were 2 prints scoring the maximum mark and also gaining Certificates of Merit . These went to Jan Sullivan with “ Life is a Struggle” and Dave Bolton with “Hunting swallow over summer meadow”
The final Competition of the day was the Gwyn Morgan Trophy with the entry being a Monochrome set having a theme or to meld together with some coherence . This competition is not scored but takes the form of elimination . The judges look at 4 clubs’ sets and then remove one , another new set is added , the judges then remove another set . This proceeds until one set remains and is declared the winner . An exciting and different approach to a competition .
After a nail biting finish Tenby CC was the winner just pipping the sets from Rhondda (2nd) and Bridgend CC (3rd) .
22nd February John Archer -Thomson Skomer Below and Above
John Archer-Thomson is a freelance coastal ecologist, photographer, writer and tutor, and a former deputy head of the Field Studies Council's Dale Fort Field Centre in Pembrokeshire.
He has visited Skomer many times, both on land and underwater for many years . His knowledge of botany, zoology, geology and ornithology was superb and he answered questions with ease.
His photographic skills were also of the highest quality, so we were treated to some stunning images of the landscape and life of Skomer .
He explained the history of the Islands, from their geographic formation to farming practices through the years, and what impact all these have had on the story and flourishment up the present day.
It is amazing how such a small island can be such a plethora of life. John showed a wide range of photos capturing the different categories of bird life from land birds to seabirds including puffins, fulmars, manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, owls, sedge warblers and all the gull family .
The animal life was not neglected either with dolphin, skomer voles, seals and rabbits featured.
John filled the talk with tales of the lifestyles of all these occupants, all done with humour and enthusiasm .
The floral displays were not neglected either with fantastic images showing the bluebells, thrift, campion, bracken and scurvy grass that cover the island .
We were also treated to a tour of the underwater world around Skomer that is rich in life with great diversity and rarity. Sponges, sea slugs, fish, crabs, tube worms, anemones, corals and seaweeds were just a hint of what is there. An exciting landscape so different to above water .
An enthralling evening for everyone .
1st February
PAGB GB Digital Nature Cup 2024
At the end of January the entries for the PAGB Nature GB Cup (digitals) was judged . There are 3 top independent judges who each score an image out of 5, to give a total out of a maximum of 15.
Tenby Camera Club did very well with their entries scoring 145 (max 180) and achieving Joint 26th place amongst 56 clubs.
Brian Jennings Trostre Competition 2024
This competition was held on the 23rd January . A 6 way Battle judged by Gareth Martin with 5 prints for each club. They were marked out of 100, and 2 of our entries scored full marks . They were Alan Brown with “Wasp” and Gary Mayhew with “Mountain Dawn”
Tenby came 2nd with 483/500 with Llanelli getting the top spot with 485/500.
The Gary Jenkins Macro and Close up Competition 2024
This internal competition was judged by Paul Branchflower on the 25th January with 14 prints and 20 digital entries .
There was a variety of subject material of a high standard, from insects, ice and fungi.
In the Print section the awards were as follows…
Gold award Jan Sullivan “Striped Hawk Moth”
Silver award Jan Sullivan “Clinging on”
Bronze award Charlie Kidd “2 tiny field mice”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from John Whitehurst “Lesser Bee Fly” , Dave Bolton “Damoiselle at rest” and Cheryl Hewitt “Pollen Patch” .
Two commended was given, to John Whitehurst with “Four spotted chaser” and Dave Bolton” Fungi Lit from below”
In the Digital Section the awards were as follows…
Gold award to Dave Bolton “Woodlouse King of the Castle”
Silver Award to Rob Cox “Robber fly with Prey”
Bronze award to Charlie Kidd “ Asian Dead Leaf Mantis”
Three Highly Commended were given to Alan Brown “Free at Last” , Cheryl Hewitt “The Ant & the Ladybird” and Jan Sullivan “Colourful Painted Lady” .
There were three commended images, one from Liz Wallis “Common Darter”, and 2 from Gary Mayhew “A Splash of Ice” and “Miniature World” .
Gareth Martin A Taste Of Wales
On Thursday Evening 1st February , we warmly welcomed the return of Gareth Martin to deliver his talk “ A Taste of Wales” Gareth is a very active Camera Club Member of several clubs and runs a variety of Facebook pages and competitions. Gareth has a unique style of presenting his excellent work by recounting anecdotes of the situations at the time . His amusing storytelling had us chuckling throughout ! His love of photography and Wales go hand in hand and is very clear to see.
We were treated to a tour around Wales from Capel Curig to Port Talbot but It was not only landscapes shown . Gareth said there is a photograph to be taken in most situations and he certainly showed that ! There were streets, people, houses, quarries , churches, the odd toilet, captured unusually with different angles and in colour and monochrome . It was good to see the difference when viewing the same photo in colour , black and white and also sepia and with grain .
Gareth also gave us a preview of his new Mono Talk hot off the press. Images with clever simplicity and style but thought provoking. Good examples to learn from that less can be more .
This talk certainly looks good .
At the end of January the entries for the PAGB Nature GB Cup (digitals) was judged . There are 3 top independent judges who each score an image out of 5, to give a total out of a maximum of 15.
Tenby Camera Club did very well with their entries scoring 145 (max 180) and achieving Joint 26th place amongst 56 clubs.
Brian Jennings Trostre Competition 2024
This competition was held on the 23rd January . A 6 way Battle judged by Gareth Martin with 5 prints for each club. They were marked out of 100, and 2 of our entries scored full marks . They were Alan Brown with “Wasp” and Gary Mayhew with “Mountain Dawn”
Tenby came 2nd with 483/500 with Llanelli getting the top spot with 485/500.
The Gary Jenkins Macro and Close up Competition 2024
This internal competition was judged by Paul Branchflower on the 25th January with 14 prints and 20 digital entries .
There was a variety of subject material of a high standard, from insects, ice and fungi.
In the Print section the awards were as follows…
Gold award Jan Sullivan “Striped Hawk Moth”
Silver award Jan Sullivan “Clinging on”
Bronze award Charlie Kidd “2 tiny field mice”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from John Whitehurst “Lesser Bee Fly” , Dave Bolton “Damoiselle at rest” and Cheryl Hewitt “Pollen Patch” .
Two commended was given, to John Whitehurst with “Four spotted chaser” and Dave Bolton” Fungi Lit from below”
In the Digital Section the awards were as follows…
Gold award to Dave Bolton “Woodlouse King of the Castle”
Silver Award to Rob Cox “Robber fly with Prey”
Bronze award to Charlie Kidd “ Asian Dead Leaf Mantis”
Three Highly Commended were given to Alan Brown “Free at Last” , Cheryl Hewitt “The Ant & the Ladybird” and Jan Sullivan “Colourful Painted Lady” .
There were three commended images, one from Liz Wallis “Common Darter”, and 2 from Gary Mayhew “A Splash of Ice” and “Miniature World” .
Gareth Martin A Taste Of Wales
On Thursday Evening 1st February , we warmly welcomed the return of Gareth Martin to deliver his talk “ A Taste of Wales” Gareth is a very active Camera Club Member of several clubs and runs a variety of Facebook pages and competitions. Gareth has a unique style of presenting his excellent work by recounting anecdotes of the situations at the time . His amusing storytelling had us chuckling throughout ! His love of photography and Wales go hand in hand and is very clear to see.
We were treated to a tour around Wales from Capel Curig to Port Talbot but It was not only landscapes shown . Gareth said there is a photograph to be taken in most situations and he certainly showed that ! There were streets, people, houses, quarries , churches, the odd toilet, captured unusually with different angles and in colour and monochrome . It was good to see the difference when viewing the same photo in colour , black and white and also sepia and with grain .
Gareth also gave us a preview of his new Mono Talk hot off the press. Images with clever simplicity and style but thought provoking. Good examples to learn from that less can be more .
This talk certainly looks good .
4th January 2024
2nd Open Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held the judging of their 2nd Open Competition, our first event of the new year.
We all congratulated Gillian Mackay on her superb achievement of being highlighted by Rui Palha in the HSP corner as a featured photographer along with many of well known international photographers and photo journalists, a brilliant achievement.
We were grateful to David Williams our judge for the 2nd Open competition, David kindly stepped in after our original judge was ill, David had a lot to do, as we had 22 print submissions and 36 PDI’s to critique and judge. We started as usual with the print section,
The Gold medal was won by
David Bolton with his superb print titled “Brown Hare in Ploughed Field”
The Silver medal was won by
Rob Cox for his lovely print titled
“Clevedon Pier”
And the Bronze medal went to
Cheryl Hewitt for her great print titled
“Fulmar on the Run”
Highly Commended was achieved by
Dave Bolton for
“Tenby Tides, The Blue Hour”
Charlie Kidd for
“Pine Martin with Egg in the Rain”
Rob Cox for “Heron in Autumn”
Jan Sullivan for “Sitting Pretty”
Neil Thomas for “Puffin with eels”
Commended was achieved by
Cheryl Hewitt for
“Life on Peacock Tiger Lily”
After our tea break we continued with the PDI’s
The Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker with her brilliant image “Fancy a Game”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for her excellent image titled “Great Catch”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his outstanding image titled
“Sparrow hawk with Prey”
Highly Commended was won by
Charlie Kidd for “Red Squirrel on log” and
“Woodpecker in the Woods”
Neil Thomas for “Red Squirrel”
David Bolton for “Swallows Meadow”
Rob Cox for “Fluffy in the Flowers”
Lizzie Wallis for
“European Crane Dance in the Snow”
Mats Fredriksson for “Chat Noir”
John Whitehurst “Meadow Grasshopper”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Handstand”
Ali Rees for “The Thrill of the Surf”
Francis White for “Surfer”
Alan Brown for “Harbour Lights”
Lizzie Wallis for
“Impressions of an Oystercatcher”
Gary Mayhew “That’s another fine SMS”
John Whitehurst for “Mud Lark”
Ali Rees for “knowing”
Tenby & District Camera Club held the judging of their 2nd Open Competition, our first event of the new year.
We all congratulated Gillian Mackay on her superb achievement of being highlighted by Rui Palha in the HSP corner as a featured photographer along with many of well known international photographers and photo journalists, a brilliant achievement.
We were grateful to David Williams our judge for the 2nd Open competition, David kindly stepped in after our original judge was ill, David had a lot to do, as we had 22 print submissions and 36 PDI’s to critique and judge. We started as usual with the print section,
The Gold medal was won by
David Bolton with his superb print titled “Brown Hare in Ploughed Field”
The Silver medal was won by
Rob Cox for his lovely print titled
“Clevedon Pier”
And the Bronze medal went to
Cheryl Hewitt for her great print titled
“Fulmar on the Run”
Highly Commended was achieved by
Dave Bolton for
“Tenby Tides, The Blue Hour”
Charlie Kidd for
“Pine Martin with Egg in the Rain”
Rob Cox for “Heron in Autumn”
Jan Sullivan for “Sitting Pretty”
Neil Thomas for “Puffin with eels”
Commended was achieved by
Cheryl Hewitt for
“Life on Peacock Tiger Lily”
After our tea break we continued with the PDI’s
The Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker with her brilliant image “Fancy a Game”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for her excellent image titled “Great Catch”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his outstanding image titled
“Sparrow hawk with Prey”
Highly Commended was won by
Charlie Kidd for “Red Squirrel on log” and
“Woodpecker in the Woods”
Neil Thomas for “Red Squirrel”
David Bolton for “Swallows Meadow”
Rob Cox for “Fluffy in the Flowers”
Lizzie Wallis for
“European Crane Dance in the Snow”
Mats Fredriksson for “Chat Noir”
John Whitehurst “Meadow Grasshopper”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Handstand”
Ali Rees for “The Thrill of the Surf”
Francis White for “Surfer”
Alan Brown for “Harbour Lights”
Lizzie Wallis for
“Impressions of an Oystercatcher”
Gary Mayhew “That’s another fine SMS”
John Whitehurst for “Mud Lark”
Ali Rees for “knowing”
He and She battle 4th April
He/She Battle change of date.
We have had to re-arrange the He/She Battle date again and it will now take place on Thursday 4th April with the 21st of March reverting to a Workshop as it was originally.
We will be looking for 28 PDI Open images from each team. The judge will be asked to award a Best Image but no other placing and no scores. They will be advised to give ‘kind’ critique only for the images on the night and to maintain the fun expectation of the evening.
There will be more information to come as we approach the competition and I am sure that Rob Cox and Jan Sullivan will be chasing everyone for their image(s) in the coming weeks.
We have had to re-arrange the He/She Battle date again and it will now take place on Thursday 4th April with the 21st of March reverting to a Workshop as it was originally.
We will be looking for 28 PDI Open images from each team. The judge will be asked to award a Best Image but no other placing and no scores. They will be advised to give ‘kind’ critique only for the images on the night and to maintain the fun expectation of the evening.
There will be more information to come as we approach the competition and I am sure that Rob Cox and Jan Sullivan will be chasing everyone for their image(s) in the coming weeks.
December
The Committee would like to wish members, friends and followers a very Merry Christmas with a Happy & Peaceful New Year . We’ll be back on the 4th January 2024 with the judging of the Second Open Competition.
7th December
The Nature Competition, the final competition of 2023. The competition was judge by Andy Leslie who worked his way through critiquing 20 prints and 30 Digital images. There was a superb range of wildlife from Ospreys to Cranes , Insects to Vultures, locations at home and abroad.
In the prints The Gold award went to Charlie Kidd with Osprey struggling with trout, Silver went to Dave Bolton with Hunting swallow over summer meadow, and Bronze to Ali Rees with Young Gannet.
Highly Commended went to Dave Bolton and Jan Sullivan.
Commended went to Neil Thomas (2) Jason Laugharne and Cheryl Hewitt
In the digital section the Gold award went to Liz Wallis and Crane on a cold & frosty Morning , Silver award went to Rob Cox with Manx Sheerwater at night, the Bronze went to Charlie Kidd with Kingfisher adjusting fish to eat.
Highly Commended went to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton.
Commended went to Sara Josey, Jayne Crocker, Dave Lewis, Neil Thomas, Cheryl Hewitt and Jan Sullivan.
On the 30th November Tenby welcomed a favourite speaker, Julian Cremona . Julian is a naturalist, biologist and wildlife photographer.
We were enthralled in the first half with his trip to Churchill in Canada to view and photograph polar bears . His anecdotes bring to life the talk, with laughter and and expansion of knowledge all in one swoop ! Stunning pictures of Polar Bears relaxing and playing , all in their natural icy habitat.
In the second half there was a change of pace to Spring in France . Gentle walks from his camper van through meadows and alongside pools, we were treated to moths and butterflies, flies and snakes. It is amazing what can be found in deep grass and hedgerows.
Two external competitions were held in November.
The Stanley Chell Print Competition, hosted by Aberdare Camera Club, was judged by Peter Weaver . There were 23 clubs competing, each submitting 4 prints . Tenby won the Best Club Entry in first place, scoring 78 out of 80.
The Afan Nedd Print Battle was held a few days later, with Peter Weaver judging again. There were five prints from 11 clubs, with Bridgend CC scoring the maximum 100/100 for the top spot . Tenby CC came a close second with 96/100.
16th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club held its judging of the portrait competition and the Panel’s competition tonight, it was a digital only event so we were able to judge the two competitions on the same night, we had 36 entries for the portrait competition and 12 entries for the panels competition with each panel having to produce 5 separate images organised into a pleasing display with an all encompassing theme. That’s 60 images entered for the panels competition.
Unfortunately our judge for the night was taken ill and was unable to attend at such short notice we were unable to get another judge, so our own Francis White bravely stepped in and read out the judge’s critique, which he had sent to us just before we started the evening, we are all very grateful to Francis, who did a great job at reading out the critique of the judge that could not attend. But we wish him a speedy recovery for his illness.
The results
Portrait
Gold medal was won by Gillian Mackay for her brilliant image titled “Ironman”
Silver medal was awarded to Ali Rees for her excellent image titled
“penny for your thoughts”
The Bronze Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his great image “ the Cowboy”
Highly commended was given to
Alan Brown for his image titled “ ICU”
Dave Bolton for his image titled “My old Mate Billy”
Gary Mayhew for “ the Barge Keeper “
Steve Howells for “ the Goat Herder “
David Lewis for Emily through a rainy Window”
Commended images
Lizzie Wallis for “Husky Portrait”
Steve Howells for “Smiler”
Lizzie Wallis for “ Shag Portrait”
Mats Fredriksson for “Stillness “
The Panel Competition
Gold medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her Exquisite panel titled
“ Life on Peacock Tiger Lilies”
Silver Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his lovely panel titled
“Pine Marten”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his lovely panel titled “Puffin Flight”
Highly Commended was awarded to
Gary Mayhew for his panel titled
“The Lairds”
Gillian Mackay for her panel titled
“ Out on a Dreary Day”
Commended was awarded to
Alan Brown for his panel
Dave Bolton for his panel titled
“ The Changing Guise of Norman”
Congratulations to our winners and to all who took part by entering their work.
9th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club, was a full house because tonight’s presentation was given by Monica Doshi, from Solihull Birmingham.
Monica is no stranger to our club she was a regular visitor to us before the Covid lockdown, and it was so nice to see her again.
Monica is an accomplished photographer, holding awards of AFIAP, DPAGB, BP2*
and has traveled extensively throughout the UK, and many other parts of the world, her images and photographs she showed us reflecting her wide range of photographic skills.
We were delighted to see the stunning wildlife images and birds of prey from her many trips to Scotland and the Shetland & Orkney islands, the snow monkeys of Japan, and the big Cats of Kenya. She has also won a gold medal award for her rugby images, and was invited to be an official photographer at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 .
Monica travels and stays in her camper van, for much of her destinations, so is free to explore the many places that are of interest to her.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and our thanks go to Monica .
7th December
The Nature Competition, the final competition of 2023. The competition was judge by Andy Leslie who worked his way through critiquing 20 prints and 30 Digital images. There was a superb range of wildlife from Ospreys to Cranes , Insects to Vultures, locations at home and abroad.
In the prints The Gold award went to Charlie Kidd with Osprey struggling with trout, Silver went to Dave Bolton with Hunting swallow over summer meadow, and Bronze to Ali Rees with Young Gannet.
Highly Commended went to Dave Bolton and Jan Sullivan.
Commended went to Neil Thomas (2) Jason Laugharne and Cheryl Hewitt
In the digital section the Gold award went to Liz Wallis and Crane on a cold & frosty Morning , Silver award went to Rob Cox with Manx Sheerwater at night, the Bronze went to Charlie Kidd with Kingfisher adjusting fish to eat.
Highly Commended went to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton.
Commended went to Sara Josey, Jayne Crocker, Dave Lewis, Neil Thomas, Cheryl Hewitt and Jan Sullivan.
On the 30th November Tenby welcomed a favourite speaker, Julian Cremona . Julian is a naturalist, biologist and wildlife photographer.
We were enthralled in the first half with his trip to Churchill in Canada to view and photograph polar bears . His anecdotes bring to life the talk, with laughter and and expansion of knowledge all in one swoop ! Stunning pictures of Polar Bears relaxing and playing , all in their natural icy habitat.
In the second half there was a change of pace to Spring in France . Gentle walks from his camper van through meadows and alongside pools, we were treated to moths and butterflies, flies and snakes. It is amazing what can be found in deep grass and hedgerows.
Two external competitions were held in November.
The Stanley Chell Print Competition, hosted by Aberdare Camera Club, was judged by Peter Weaver . There were 23 clubs competing, each submitting 4 prints . Tenby won the Best Club Entry in first place, scoring 78 out of 80.
The Afan Nedd Print Battle was held a few days later, with Peter Weaver judging again. There were five prints from 11 clubs, with Bridgend CC scoring the maximum 100/100 for the top spot . Tenby CC came a close second with 96/100.
16th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club held its judging of the portrait competition and the Panel’s competition tonight, it was a digital only event so we were able to judge the two competitions on the same night, we had 36 entries for the portrait competition and 12 entries for the panels competition with each panel having to produce 5 separate images organised into a pleasing display with an all encompassing theme. That’s 60 images entered for the panels competition.
Unfortunately our judge for the night was taken ill and was unable to attend at such short notice we were unable to get another judge, so our own Francis White bravely stepped in and read out the judge’s critique, which he had sent to us just before we started the evening, we are all very grateful to Francis, who did a great job at reading out the critique of the judge that could not attend. But we wish him a speedy recovery for his illness.
The results
Portrait
Gold medal was won by Gillian Mackay for her brilliant image titled “Ironman”
Silver medal was awarded to Ali Rees for her excellent image titled
“penny for your thoughts”
The Bronze Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his great image “ the Cowboy”
Highly commended was given to
Alan Brown for his image titled “ ICU”
Dave Bolton for his image titled “My old Mate Billy”
Gary Mayhew for “ the Barge Keeper “
Steve Howells for “ the Goat Herder “
David Lewis for Emily through a rainy Window”
Commended images
Lizzie Wallis for “Husky Portrait”
Steve Howells for “Smiler”
Lizzie Wallis for “ Shag Portrait”
Mats Fredriksson for “Stillness “
The Panel Competition
Gold medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her Exquisite panel titled
“ Life on Peacock Tiger Lilies”
Silver Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his lovely panel titled
“Pine Marten”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his lovely panel titled “Puffin Flight”
Highly Commended was awarded to
Gary Mayhew for his panel titled
“The Lairds”
Gillian Mackay for her panel titled
“ Out on a Dreary Day”
Commended was awarded to
Alan Brown for his panel
Dave Bolton for his panel titled
“ The Changing Guise of Norman”
Congratulations to our winners and to all who took part by entering their work.
9th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club, was a full house because tonight’s presentation was given by Monica Doshi, from Solihull Birmingham.
Monica is no stranger to our club she was a regular visitor to us before the Covid lockdown, and it was so nice to see her again.
Monica is an accomplished photographer, holding awards of AFIAP, DPAGB, BP2*
and has traveled extensively throughout the UK, and many other parts of the world, her images and photographs she showed us reflecting her wide range of photographic skills.
We were delighted to see the stunning wildlife images and birds of prey from her many trips to Scotland and the Shetland & Orkney islands, the snow monkeys of Japan, and the big Cats of Kenya. She has also won a gold medal award for her rugby images, and was invited to be an official photographer at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 .
Monica travels and stays in her camper van, for much of her destinations, so is free to explore the many places that are of interest to her.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and our thanks go to Monica .
26th October
Tenby Camera Club held it’s second competition of the season on the 26th October. The topic was Landscape which attracted a good number of entries and a great audience considering the appalling weather .
The judge for the evening was Les Loosemore, ARPS, AWPF, DPAGB, from Bridgend. Les assessed the images with care and thoughtfulness. He scrutinised the entries in fine detail , expressing how an image may be improved with small adjustments . He praised the standard of entries and their presentation.
The first section was for the Prints of which there were 18 from 9 photographers . Sunrises and sunsets , moody skies, mountains and mist all featured .
The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “Glowing Glacier” The Silver medal was awarded to John Whitehurst with “Stackpole Head” The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton with “Carew’s Setting Sun”
There were 3 highly commended images from Charlie Kidd, Neil Thomas and John Whitehurst. Four commended images were by Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox, Mick Halligan and Gary Mayhew.
After a break , 24 digital images were judged, again with a lovely variety of stunning landscape vistas. The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Green Bridge Storm Light”. The Silver medal was given to Charlie Kidd for “Storm Dudley hits Newhaven Lighthouse”
The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Southside Sunrise”.
Highly Commended images were from Gary Mayhew, John Whitehurst and Jan Sullivan. Commended images were from Cheryl Hewitt, Francis White , Jayne Crocker and Dave Lewis .
The first section was for the Prints of which there were 18 from 9 photographers . Sunrises and sunsets , moody skies, mountains and mist all featured .
The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “Glowing Glacier” The Silver medal was awarded to John Whitehurst with “Stackpole Head” The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton with “Carew’s Setting Sun”
There were 3 highly commended images from Charlie Kidd, Neil Thomas and John Whitehurst. Four commended images were by Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox, Mick Halligan and Gary Mayhew.
After a break , 24 digital images were judged, again with a lovely variety of stunning landscape vistas. The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Green Bridge Storm Light”. The Silver medal was given to Charlie Kidd for “Storm Dudley hits Newhaven Lighthouse”
The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Southside Sunrise”.
Highly Commended images were from Gary Mayhew, John Whitehurst and Jan Sullivan. Commended images were from Cheryl Hewitt, Francis White , Jayne Crocker and Dave Lewis .
4th October
Tenby held it’s first competition of the season, the 1st Open, and what a standard! There were 19 prints and 32 digital entries from 16 photographers. Mike Clatworthy from Swansea, was the judge for the evening . Mike was very impressed and complimented the club on the high standard of work entered. A super range of genres and styles with wildlife , portraits , street , travel, mono and sport were viewed and critiqued .
The Print Gold award was won by Dave Bolton with “Wild Adder” , Silver went to Jan Sullivan for ”Heading for Shelter” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Osprey”. Images by Neil Thomas “Hoopoe Courtship” and Charlie Kidd “Fishing” were both Highly Commended.
The Digital Gold award went to Gill Mackay with “At the Barbican”, Silver went to Alan Brown for “Christine” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Puffin with nesting Material” . Rob Cox was given a Highly Commended for “Canary Shouldered Thorn Moth” .
The Winning entries chosen by judge Mike Clatworthy
Gill Mackay winner of the Digital 1st Open with Judge Mike Clatworthy .
The Print Gold award was won by Dave Bolton with “Wild Adder” , Silver went to Jan Sullivan for ”Heading for Shelter” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Osprey”. Images by Neil Thomas “Hoopoe Courtship” and Charlie Kidd “Fishing” were both Highly Commended.
The Digital Gold award went to Gill Mackay with “At the Barbican”, Silver went to Alan Brown for “Christine” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Puffin with nesting Material” . Rob Cox was given a Highly Commended for “Canary Shouldered Thorn Moth” .
The Winning entries chosen by judge Mike ClatworthyGill Mackay winner of the Digital 1st Open with Judge Mike Clatworthy .
28th September
14th to 28th September
Please click on link below to see the news of a Presentation by Allen Lloyd,Tenby Battle 2023 and a presentation from Ian Ledger
Tcc News Sept2023
Please click on link below to see the news of a Presentation by Allen Lloyd,Tenby Battle 2023 and a presentation from Ian Ledger
Tcc News Sept2023
25th August 2023
After enjoying a summer break from formal club activities, we are preparing for the start of a new season .
Throughout the next few months, all types and genres of photography will be explored. Portraits, mono , wildlife and macro work are just a few topics in the mix. A great range of talks, demonstrations, competitions and battles with other clubs. Fancy cameras not necessary !
The first meeting will be on the 7th September at St. Florence Community Centre, starting at 7.30.
It will be an open night, so an ideal time to check us out, with a cuppa and biscuit thrown in , everyone welcome. Membership details can be found here on the website, you can join at anytime .
Through the summer, members have met up with their cameras and mobiles in a variety of local locations . Starting with Picton Castle Gardens in July and Upton Castle Gardens in August, coffee & cake was enjoyed with chat and of course, some photography ! A social meet up in a member’s garden was arranged and was blessed with good weather . Flower and Insect photography was the order of the day. Fun online competitions were held too, through a closed
facebook page just for members with topics “Just up the Street” , “Seabirds” and “Macro”.
As you can probably see from our events we are a friendly and sociable club sharing a passion for photography . Take that step to join us !
Throughout the next few months, all types and genres of photography will be explored. Portraits, mono , wildlife and macro work are just a few topics in the mix. A great range of talks, demonstrations, competitions and battles with other clubs. Fancy cameras not necessary !
The first meeting will be on the 7th September at St. Florence Community Centre, starting at 7.30.
It will be an open night, so an ideal time to check us out, with a cuppa and biscuit thrown in , everyone welcome. Membership details can be found here on the website, you can join at anytime .
Through the summer, members have met up with their cameras and mobiles in a variety of local locations . Starting with Picton Castle Gardens in July and Upton Castle Gardens in August, coffee & cake was enjoyed with chat and of course, some photography ! A social meet up in a member’s garden was arranged and was blessed with good weather . Flower and Insect photography was the order of the day. Fun online competitions were held too, through a closed
facebook page just for members with topics “Just up the Street” , “Seabirds” and “Macro”.
As you can probably see from our events we are a friendly and sociable club sharing a passion for photography . Take that step to join us !
22nd June
Tenby Camera Club held it’s Awards and Social Evening on Thursday 22nd June. It was a well attended and pleasant evening with much laughter & convivial conversation.
Chairman Dave Lewis led the awards section, aided and abetted by Cheryl Hewitt and John Whitehurst. It was inspiring to see all the images again which were of a superb standard..
Many Thanks to Paul Richards for taking the photos enclosed .
Thanks go to Francis White (Internal Competition Secretary) who controlled all the internal competitions throughout the season .
After the awards we had an enormous buffet provided by all the attendees, served with tea and coffee, thank you Jo Wakeman and Mel Felton .
To relax afterwards, an excellent quiz was arranged to tax the brain cells. Many thanks to Neil Thomas for presenting & compiling the questions on Pembrokeshire, Photography and General Knowledge . It was fun.
Here is a summary of the main awards …..Congratulations to all the winners .
Photographer of the Year 2023 Dave Bolton
Digital Photograph of the Year 2023 Liz Wallis with Mountain Hare
Print Photograph of the Year 2023 Gary Mayhew Storm Brewing
Ray Hine Memorial 2023 (most points in all the Open Competitions ) Dave Bolton
Gold Medals were given to
Liz Wallis 1
Gill Mackay 1
Dave Bolton 6
Jan Sullivan 2
Gary Mayhew 1
Rob Cox 1
Cheryl Hewitt 2
Charlie Kidd 2
John Whitehurst 1
Neil Thomas 1
Francis White 1
Dave Lewis 1
Chairman Dave Lewis led the awards section, aided and abetted by Cheryl Hewitt and John Whitehurst. It was inspiring to see all the images again which were of a superb standard..
Many Thanks to Paul Richards for taking the photos enclosed .
Thanks go to Francis White (Internal Competition Secretary) who controlled all the internal competitions throughout the season .
After the awards we had an enormous buffet provided by all the attendees, served with tea and coffee, thank you Jo Wakeman and Mel Felton .
To relax afterwards, an excellent quiz was arranged to tax the brain cells. Many thanks to Neil Thomas for presenting & compiling the questions on Pembrokeshire, Photography and General Knowledge . It was fun.
Here is a summary of the main awards …..Congratulations to all the winners .
Photographer of the Year 2023 Dave Bolton
Digital Photograph of the Year 2023 Liz Wallis with Mountain Hare
Print Photograph of the Year 2023 Gary Mayhew Storm Brewing
Ray Hine Memorial 2023 (most points in all the Open Competitions ) Dave Bolton
Gold Medals were given to
Liz Wallis 1
Gill Mackay 1
Dave Bolton 6
Jan Sullivan 2
Gary Mayhew 1
Rob Cox 1
Cheryl Hewitt 2
Charlie Kidd 2
John Whitehurst 1
Neil Thomas 1
Francis White 1
Dave Lewis 1
9th March
The Mono competition was held on the 9th March, which was judged by Peter Young . Unfortunately due to a heating issue at the hall and adverse weather conditions for the judge to travel through, the competition was held on Zoom
There were 16 print entries which covered a lovely range of topics, from boats to landscapes to street scenes.
Carefully critiquing each image, the results were as follows….
Gold Award for “Tenby Lifeboat House at Dawn” by Dave Bolton.
Silver Award for “Into the Light” by Cheryl Hewitt.
Bronze Award for “Still waters” by Jan Sullivan.
There were 2 Highly Commended awards for Gill Mackay with “ The Underpass” and Rob Cox for “Pendine Racers”.
Two Commended Awards were both given to Gary Mayhew for “Snowdon Horseshoe” and “Tangled”
There were 24 Digital entries to be judged again with a wide range of genres featured including portraits and animals .
The results were ….
Gold Award to Dave Bolton and “Tobacco Break” .
Silver Award to Liz Wallis and”Mountain Hare”
Bronze Award to Alistair Mackay and “Kite Surfer”
There were 2 Highly Commended Awards for Francesca Todaro with Black & White Murex” and Jan Sullivan with “Light in the Forest” .
Two Commended awards went to Jan Sullivan with “Dear Cassie” and Charlie Kidd and “ Ballerina in Mono” .
There were 16 print entries which covered a lovely range of topics, from boats to landscapes to street scenes.
Carefully critiquing each image, the results were as follows….
Gold Award for “Tenby Lifeboat House at Dawn” by Dave Bolton.
Silver Award for “Into the Light” by Cheryl Hewitt.
Bronze Award for “Still waters” by Jan Sullivan.
There were 2 Highly Commended awards for Gill Mackay with “ The Underpass” and Rob Cox for “Pendine Racers”.
Two Commended Awards were both given to Gary Mayhew for “Snowdon Horseshoe” and “Tangled”
There were 24 Digital entries to be judged again with a wide range of genres featured including portraits and animals .
The results were ….
Gold Award to Dave Bolton and “Tobacco Break” .
Silver Award to Liz Wallis and”Mountain Hare”
Bronze Award to Alistair Mackay and “Kite Surfer”
There were 2 Highly Commended Awards for Francesca Todaro with Black & White Murex” and Jan Sullivan with “Light in the Forest” .
Two Commended awards went to Jan Sullivan with “Dear Cassie” and Charlie Kidd and “ Ballerina in Mono” .
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
The current rules for poty stat that.
The club member with the highest total accumulated score from all competitions and is judged by an external judge throughout the season and after the four lowest scores are discarded shall be the photographer of the year. A tie will be broken by the member gaining the highest No of 20s then 19s and so on until the tie is broken.
Proposal.
It is proposed that the requirement for the four lowest scores be discarded and removed from the rules of Photographer of the Year.
Proposed by R. Lineker. Seconded by C. Kidd.
The club member with the highest total accumulated score from all competitions and is judged by an external judge throughout the season and after the four lowest scores are discarded shall be the photographer of the year. A tie will be broken by the member gaining the highest No of 20s then 19s and so on until the tie is broken.
Proposal.
It is proposed that the requirement for the four lowest scores be discarded and removed from the rules of Photographer of the Year.
Proposed by R. Lineker. Seconded by C. Kidd.
9th March
The Mono competition was held on the 9th March, which was judged by Peter Young . Unfortunately due to a heating issue at the hall and adverse weather conditions for the judge to travel through, the competition was held on Zoom
There were 16 print entries which covered a lovely range of topics, from boats to landscapes to street scenes.
Carefully critiquing each image, the results were as follows….
Gold Award for “Tenby Lifeboat House at Dawn” by Dave Bolton.
Silver Award for “Into the Light” by Cheryl Hewitt.
Bronze Award for “Still waters” by Jan Sullivan.
There were 2 Highly Commended awards for Gill Mackay with “ The Underpass” and Rob Cox for “Pendine Racers”.
Two Commended Awards were both given to Gary Mayhew for “Snowdon Horseshoe” and “Tangled”
There were 24 Digital entries to be judged again with a wide range of genres featured including portraits and animals .
The results were ….
Gold Award to Dave Bolton and “Tobacco Break” .
Silver Award to Liz Wallis and”Mountain Hare”
Bronze Award to Alistair Mackay and “Kite Surfer”
There were 2 Highly Commended Awards for Francesca Todaro with Black & White Murex” and Jan Sullivan with “Light in the Forest” .
Two Commended awards went to Jan Sullivan with “Dear Cassie” and Charlie Kidd and “ Ballerina in Mono” .
There were 16 print entries which covered a lovely range of topics, from boats to landscapes to street scenes.
Carefully critiquing each image, the results were as follows….
Gold Award for “Tenby Lifeboat House at Dawn” by Dave Bolton.
Silver Award for “Into the Light” by Cheryl Hewitt.
Bronze Award for “Still waters” by Jan Sullivan.
There were 2 Highly Commended awards for Gill Mackay with “ The Underpass” and Rob Cox for “Pendine Racers”.
Two Commended Awards were both given to Gary Mayhew for “Snowdon Horseshoe” and “Tangled”
There were 24 Digital entries to be judged again with a wide range of genres featured including portraits and animals .
The results were ….
Gold Award to Dave Bolton and “Tobacco Break” .
Silver Award to Liz Wallis and”Mountain Hare”
Bronze Award to Alistair Mackay and “Kite Surfer”
There were 2 Highly Commended Awards for Francesca Todaro with Black & White Murex” and Jan Sullivan with “Light in the Forest” .
Two Commended awards went to Jan Sullivan with “Dear Cassie” and Charlie Kidd and “ Ballerina in Mono” .
12th January 2023
Tenby Camera Club’s first competition of 2023 was the 2nd Open Competition, held on the 12th January. Paul Branchflower from the Mumbles was welcomed to judge the 16 prints and 24 digital entries . He had the task of scrutinising a wide selection of material from Bee eaters, Ballerinas to Bluebottles. Paul took great care in his critique maintaining a positive and encouraging style throughout. He was generous with his hints and tips on possible improvements to an image. There were several new members who entered for the first time with promising results.
In the Prints, Cheryl Hewitt was given the Gold Award for Her “Razorbills Sharing” image. The Silver was awarded to Jan Sullivan with “Watching and Waiting” . The Bronze award was won by Dave Bolton with “Tenby Lifeboat Mayday Call”
Jan Sullivan's "Bee Eater with Bug" was Highly Commended. There were 3 images commended and they were, Fran Todaro "Ripples in the Sand" , Mick Halligan" Beauty is Power, A Smile is it's Sword" and Cheryl Hewitt "Painted Lady"
In the Digitals, The Gold Award was won by Charlie Kidd with “The Ballerina in Blue”. Charlie also won the Silver with “Two Jays Sharing” . The Bronze was awarded to Rob Cox and “Puffin in the Daisies” . Liz Wallis had her "Bearded Reedling with Food" image Highly Commended. One commended was given, for "Wasp" by Alan Brown.
Next week,19th January, we have Member Alun Richardson returning with a talk “My journey to better photographs from the Himalayas to the Pandemic” . Alun’s photography never fails to excite with Exceptional and stunning images . Non members welcome, pay £4 at the door.
In the Prints, Cheryl Hewitt was given the Gold Award for Her “Razorbills Sharing” image. The Silver was awarded to Jan Sullivan with “Watching and Waiting” . The Bronze award was won by Dave Bolton with “Tenby Lifeboat Mayday Call”
Jan Sullivan's "Bee Eater with Bug" was Highly Commended. There were 3 images commended and they were, Fran Todaro "Ripples in the Sand" , Mick Halligan" Beauty is Power, A Smile is it's Sword" and Cheryl Hewitt "Painted Lady"
In the Digitals, The Gold Award was won by Charlie Kidd with “The Ballerina in Blue”. Charlie also won the Silver with “Two Jays Sharing” . The Bronze was awarded to Rob Cox and “Puffin in the Daisies” . Liz Wallis had her "Bearded Reedling with Food" image Highly Commended. One commended was given, for "Wasp" by Alan Brown.
Next week,19th January, we have Member Alun Richardson returning with a talk “My journey to better photographs from the Himalayas to the Pandemic” . Alun’s photography never fails to excite with Exceptional and stunning images . Non members welcome, pay £4 at the door.
24th November
Judging Nature
24th November 2022 Nature Competition
With an intrepid audience who battled to St Florence through gales, floods and storms , Jenny Hibbert, MPAGB, EFIAP/g ,AWPF, was tasked with judging 10 prints and 18 digital entries . A lovely range of nature subjects from fungi to birds to insects, which was enjoyed by members.
In the Print Section John Whitehurst won the Gold Award with “ Snakeskin Grisette” . Silver was taken by Jan Sullivan with “The Fly By” and Bronze went to Cheryl Hewitt and “Leaf Cutting Bee & Redtailed Bee” .
In the Digital Section, Gold was taken by Charlie Kidd with “Pine Martin with rat” and he also gained the Silver Award with “Woodpeckers Battle” . The Bronze Award was given to Liz Wallis with “ Gullemots” . There were 4 Highly Commended images by Dave Bolton, Liz Wallis, Cheryl Hewitt and Andy Watkin . Three commended images were given to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Cheryl Hewitt .
Thanks was given to Jenny for sharing her thoughts and critique and for also enduring an unpleasant journey to get to us .
24th November 2022 Nature Competition
With an intrepid audience who battled to St Florence through gales, floods and storms , Jenny Hibbert, MPAGB, EFIAP/g ,AWPF, was tasked with judging 10 prints and 18 digital entries . A lovely range of nature subjects from fungi to birds to insects, which was enjoyed by members.
In the Print Section John Whitehurst won the Gold Award with “ Snakeskin Grisette” . Silver was taken by Jan Sullivan with “The Fly By” and Bronze went to Cheryl Hewitt and “Leaf Cutting Bee & Redtailed Bee” .
In the Digital Section, Gold was taken by Charlie Kidd with “Pine Martin with rat” and he also gained the Silver Award with “Woodpeckers Battle” . The Bronze Award was given to Liz Wallis with “ Gullemots” . There were 4 Highly Commended images by Dave Bolton, Liz Wallis, Cheryl Hewitt and Andy Watkin . Three commended images were given to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Cheryl Hewitt .
Thanks was given to Jenny for sharing her thoughts and critique and for also enduring an unpleasant journey to get to us .
17th November
On the 17th November Tenby Camera Club welcomed Roy Thomas to judge the Panels Competition. There was a varied range of subject matter captured, with 5 images on a linked theme, with a similar tone and with a story.
The print competition Gold was won by Cheryl Hewitt with an “Agapanthus” panel , from bud to full bloom. Silver was won by Dave Bolton with “SOS” , a story of the Tenby Lifeboat and crew.
Bronze was won by John Whitehurst and “Five Faces of Freddie”, a panel of a child’s expressions.
The digital section Gold was won by new member Rob Cox with “London at night”. A clever selection of light trails and night colours in London. Silver was won by Dave Bolton and “Red Kite Display”, an in flight collection of this stunning bird of prey. The Bronze award was given to Cheryl Hewitt with the “Insects of Colour” panel . Insects of all types with interesting colours .
Gary Mayhew was Highly Commended for his “ Pembrey Motorsport” panel and Francis White was commended for his “Pembrokeshire Flowers” panel.
An international external competition was held on the 19th November by Cwm Rhondda Camera Club. Clubs from the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Malta, Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales competed with 4 digital images each. The event was broadcast on You Tube . The judge was Libby Smith who carefully critiqued her way through 100 images . The winner was Catchlight from Belfast with 78 points from a maximum of 80. Tenby was tenth with 68 points.
The print competition Gold was won by Cheryl Hewitt with an “Agapanthus” panel , from bud to full bloom. Silver was won by Dave Bolton with “SOS” , a story of the Tenby Lifeboat and crew.
Bronze was won by John Whitehurst and “Five Faces of Freddie”, a panel of a child’s expressions.
The digital section Gold was won by new member Rob Cox with “London at night”. A clever selection of light trails and night colours in London. Silver was won by Dave Bolton and “Red Kite Display”, an in flight collection of this stunning bird of prey. The Bronze award was given to Cheryl Hewitt with the “Insects of Colour” panel . Insects of all types with interesting colours .
Gary Mayhew was Highly Commended for his “ Pembrey Motorsport” panel and Francis White was commended for his “Pembrokeshire Flowers” panel.
An international external competition was held on the 19th November by Cwm Rhondda Camera Club. Clubs from the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Malta, Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales competed with 4 digital images each. The event was broadcast on You Tube . The judge was Libby Smith who carefully critiqued her way through 100 images . The winner was Catchlight from Belfast with 78 points from a maximum of 80. Tenby was tenth with 68 points.
27th October
The second competition of the season was held on the 27th October . The theme was Landscapes, judged by Dennis Russ LRPS, AFIAP, AWPF, CPAGB, BPE1. There were 27 digital entries and 20 prints. A lovely range of images from home & abroad in all weathers,
In the Print competition Gary Mayhew won both the Gold & Silver awards with “Mountain Dawn” Gold and “Storm Brewing” Silver . The Bronze was won with “Cenarth Mill” by Jason Laugharne.
Two Highly Commended images were by Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton . Two Commended prints were by Dave Bolton and Dylan Harries.
The Digital competition Gold was won by Jan Sullivan with “Autumn Colours”, Silver and Bronze was given to Liz Wallis with “At the edge of the Barents” Silver and “Scarista,Harris” Bronze.
One image was Highly Commended by Charlie Kidd. Six images were Commended, work by Gary Mayhew, Dave Bolton, Charlie Kidd, Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox and John Whitehurst.
In the Print competition Gary Mayhew won both the Gold & Silver awards with “Mountain Dawn” Gold and “Storm Brewing” Silver . The Bronze was won with “Cenarth Mill” by Jason Laugharne.
Two Highly Commended images were by Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton . Two Commended prints were by Dave Bolton and Dylan Harries.
The Digital competition Gold was won by Jan Sullivan with “Autumn Colours”, Silver and Bronze was given to Liz Wallis with “At the edge of the Barents” Silver and “Scarista,Harris” Bronze.
One image was Highly Commended by Charlie Kidd. Six images were Commended, work by Gary Mayhew, Dave Bolton, Charlie Kidd, Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox and John Whitehurst.
24th October
The Swansea Camera Club Challenge Competition was held on the 24th October. This was a new concept of competition, 11 Welsh clubs competing for individual genre awards as well as overall winners. The judge was Leigh Woolford FWPF, DPAGB, AWPF, BPE4, and it was held via Zoom . Each club entered 4 digital photographs. The competition was won by Bridgend Camera Club , closely followed by Tenby Camera Club. Two Tenby Club members were given individual awards , Charlie Kidd , Best overall image with “Artistic Movement” and Ali Rees ,Best Action/Sports image with “Champion Surfer”.
22nd October
The 22nd October was one of the most important dates in the Tenby Camera Club diary. Earlier in the summer Tenby qualified to represent Wales & the WPF in the PAGB Ace of Prints competition with Monmouth who came second in the qualifying. The Ace of Prints was held in Blackburn and members Charlie Kidd and Dave Lewis attended to represent the club . There were 3 judges who can score up to 5 points to an image. They were Gwen Charnock, Des Clinton and Richard Spiers who have superb experience and qualifications. The first round of 12 prints was chosen in advance. Tenby didn’t advance to the second round with only the top 9 clubs going through. Scoring 137/180 Tenby was in the top section with a respectable score. and then did go through to the Plate competition, competing against the other remaining clubs. From the Bank of prints taken, Charlie & Dave had to chose 8 images to enter with only 4 from the previous round being eligible. These images were then scored and Tenby came a very close second in the Plate with 99/ 120. The print Morning Paddle by Tenby’s Cheryl Hewitt scored the maximum mark of 15.
The winning Plate club was Chapter Six with 100/120 , only 1 point in it ! This meant in the overall competition Tenby came 11th. This is a great achievement for a small club (but with a big heart) competing against the best & biggest clubs in the UK. The overall club winner was Catchlight Camera Club from Belfast.
The winning Plate club was Chapter Six with 100/120 , only 1 point in it ! This meant in the overall competition Tenby came 11th. This is a great achievement for a small club (but with a big heart) competing against the best & biggest clubs in the UK. The overall club winner was Catchlight Camera Club from Belfast.
13th October
The 13th October saw the club back in St Florence Hall to welcome a husband & wife team from North Wales, Rob & Sharon Prenton-Jones. They are both at the top of their game in creative composites and they spent several hours sharing their knowledge and expertise in that field. They both hold photographic qualifications to a high standard so the audience were enthralled with the talk .
They captivated and charmed with their relaxed manner but still imparted an abundant amount of facts, tips and guidance to start composite photography. There were plenty of useful demonstrations and help on where to get ideas, computer processing, photographic techniques, equipment required and possible hacks to keep the costs down.
The talk definitely inspired club members to be more creative but also to develop the portrait side of photography and the use of models and studio work .
A very genuine vote of thanks was given to Rob & Sharon for sharing their extensive knowledge so freely and for taking many questions.
This talk was followed up on Friday 14th October with an optional paid workshop with Rob & Sharon to further develop skills but in a much more practical manner . This was well attended with the morning given over to how to approach a studio / set up photo shoot with models . Advice on etiquette to the models and fellow photographers, how to acquire the desired expressions , what props are useful and how to guide the scene for what is needed . Rob & Sharon demonstrated techniques using 2 live models, John as a knight and Leah as a young lady of court .
Then it was our turn ….putting into practice what we had seen in the morning, gaining confidence and helping each other.
After lunch, Rob and Sharon then moved on to post processing techniques, showing how small adjustments put together enhance the final image amazingly . Working on one of the studio images taken that morning, they showed how to cut out the subject and incorporate it into new surroundings . In the example, the knight was placed into a misty woodland scene but he looked false until many small adjustments in Photoshop blended him into the setting as if that was how it was taken originally.
A super workshop with 2 excellent presenters who worked with patience and care . Many thanks to Rob & Sharon Prenton -Jones .
They captivated and charmed with their relaxed manner but still imparted an abundant amount of facts, tips and guidance to start composite photography. There were plenty of useful demonstrations and help on where to get ideas, computer processing, photographic techniques, equipment required and possible hacks to keep the costs down.
The talk definitely inspired club members to be more creative but also to develop the portrait side of photography and the use of models and studio work .
A very genuine vote of thanks was given to Rob & Sharon for sharing their extensive knowledge so freely and for taking many questions.
This talk was followed up on Friday 14th October with an optional paid workshop with Rob & Sharon to further develop skills but in a much more practical manner . This was well attended with the morning given over to how to approach a studio / set up photo shoot with models . Advice on etiquette to the models and fellow photographers, how to acquire the desired expressions , what props are useful and how to guide the scene for what is needed . Rob & Sharon demonstrated techniques using 2 live models, John as a knight and Leah as a young lady of court .
Then it was our turn ….putting into practice what we had seen in the morning, gaining confidence and helping each other.
After lunch, Rob and Sharon then moved on to post processing techniques, showing how small adjustments put together enhance the final image amazingly . Working on one of the studio images taken that morning, they showed how to cut out the subject and incorporate it into new surroundings . In the example, the knight was placed into a misty woodland scene but he looked false until many small adjustments in Photoshop blended him into the setting as if that was how it was taken originally.
A super workshop with 2 excellent presenters who worked with patience and care . Many thanks to Rob & Sharon Prenton -Jones .