Barry Camera Club report 24th April 2009

Barry Camera Club held its annual dinner and awards night last Friday at The Six Bells Inn , Penmark in the Vale of Glamorgan when 47 members and guests attended . The judge for this event was Mike Davies ARPS who was accompanied by his wife. After the three course meal provided Mike Davies started by saying how as a child it had been a magical experience for him visiting Barry Island on a day out from the Welsh Valleys where he lived and trying to be the first child to spot the sea as the train neared the coastline. To him at that time,Barry was the centre of the world, to which a few members declared "it still is!"

There were over 150 entries for the various sections of the competition from a good proportion of the club members and the results were as follows.

MONOCHROME PRINT

Class 1. Hansen Cup for Landscape or seascape print

Highly commended: Under The Bridge by Barbra Archdale-Smith

Winner: Sunday Leisure Time by Barbra Archdale-Smith

Class 2. T.J.Lewis Cup for portrait print

Winner: Tara by Mark Lowen

Class 3. Major Arthur Hammond Cup for miscellaneous print

Highly commended: Sleeping on the Monument by Curtis Fowler

Winner: Zebras Crossing by Curtis Fowler

COLOUR PRINT

Class 4. Jill Nicola Rose Bowl for landscape or seascape print

Highly commended: Bird's Eye View by John Harvey. Balloon over the Vineyard by Jane Humphry.

Winner: Winter in the Beacons by Cathy Edwards

Class 5. President's Trophy for portrait print

Highly commended ; Cyan's St.David's Day by Brian Trego. Woman in Red by Curtis Fowler.

Winner: Sienna by Mark Lowen

Class 6 A.M.Dimond Trophy for miscellaneous print

Highly commended: Tulip Display by Hugh Winnan. Window Light by Brian Trego. A Feast of Fish by Curtis Fowler.

Winner: Becky Falls by Neil Latham

PROJECTED IMAGE

Class 7 Paul Trophy for landscape or seascape projected image

Winner: Hawes Tree by Brian Trego

Class 8 Cliff Dimond Trophy for projected image portrait

Highly Commended: Dark Thoughts by Neil Latham

Winner: Valentine by Mark Lowen

Class 9 Dan Evans Trophy for miscellaneous projected image

Highly Commended: Siblings by Jean Harvey

Winner: In the Mist by Brian Trego

Richard Hopkins Shield for best monochrome print

Zebras Crossing by Curtis Fowler

Randall Cox Trophy for best colour print

Becky Falls by Neil Latham

Projected Image of the year trophy

Valentine by Mark Lowen

The best overall submissions judged by Mike Davies were those entered by Curtis Fowler for whom special congratulations were accorded.

During the course of the club year the cumulative results of the monthly competition were as follows:

Monochrome Print:	3rd. Mark Lowen; 2nd. Curtis Fowler; 1st. John Harvey
Colour Print:	3rd. John Harvey; 2nd BrianTrego; 1st equal. Mark Lowen, Curtis Fowler
Projected Image:	3rd. Curtis Fowler; 2nd. Neil Latham. 1st. Mark Lowen

 

The final award by the judge was to David Hunt, a member for 57 years . The award was in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Barry Camera Club over this period. In addition to his photographic skills he has also made many items for the club which are regularly in use today. David received a very warm round of applause from fellow club members.

Chairwoman Barbra Archdale-Smith thanked Mike Davies for his helpful and considered comments on the winners this year and for helping to make the evening such a success. She said that current membership had risen to nearly 50 and hoped that this showed the club was doing many of the right things to encourage photographers to join. She then reminded members that all the prints submitted for the competition will be on show next Friday (1st May) at the St. Francis Millenium Centre in Barry for the penultimate meeting this session. The final meeting will be the AGM on Friday 8th May which all members are encouraged to attend.