14th October: People/Portraits Trophy and Open Print Competitions, judged by Amanda Wright

Very  many thanks to Amanda Wright, Ealing and Hampshire House,  for judging both competitions with informative and helpful critiques.

The Open section congratulations go to  Peter Polkinghorne for his winning  ‘Pool Triangles’;  Judith Gimber came second with ‘Rosy Pelican’ and Avril Candler third with ‘Mother and Son’.  Judy Buckley-Sharp’s ‘Rye Doors’ was highly commended.

Open Print Winner by Peter Polkinghorne

The People/Portrait trophy goes to Judith Gimber for  ‘Lone Skateboarder’;  Judith’s ‘Mother’s Reprimand’ was second and her ‘The Detectorist’ was highly commended; Judy Buckley-Sharp’s ‘The Chimney Sweep’ was third and her ‘The Joys of Summer’ was also highly commended.  Commended were Mark Buckley-Sharp’s ‘ Carnival Companions’ and Avril Candler’s ‘Catching a Break’.

 

People Print Trophy winner by Judith Gimber

Many thanks to everyone who entered.  Congratulations to our winners and special thanks to Amanda for an enjoyable and instructive evening.

Next week we are back on Zoom for our Monochrome and Open projected competitions which will be judged by Roger Parry MPAGB ARPS EFIAP Hon.PAGB, ESFIAP

7th October: Talk by Chris Hutchinson – ‘The Mind’s Eye’

Very many thanks to  Chris Hutchinson from Yateley Camera Club for his thought provoking talk on the way the human eye works at perception, with use of optical illusions, visual conventions and assumptions. There were diversions into colour-blindness, war memorials, ‘railwayana’  and interaction with the audience along the way.   Brain, eye, mind and camera – food for thought!

Next week we are at Century for our Open and Portraits and People print competitions which will by judged by Amanda Wright, Ealing & Hampshire House camera club.

In the meantime have a good week and hope Autumn isn’t washed away completely!

30th September: Talk – “Litchfield on Photography” by Martin Litchfield CPAGB

Very many thanks to Martin for sharing his love of photography with us.  Covering much of the UK,  his infrared images were particularly successful, striking , atmospheric and beautiful.  It was very refreshing to hear a judge of 24 years enthuse about shooting subject matter he likes rather than competitive images.  Martin’s personable style made for a very interesting and enjoyable evening.  You can view Martin’s work on the link below.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184516125@N02/https://www.flickr.com/photos/184516125@N02/

Next Monday we are on Zoom again for a talk by Chris Hutchinson and the title is ‘The Mind’s Eye’ about visualising images.