17th February
On the 17th February Tenby Camera Club welcomed photographer Tal Chohan of TC Wildlife Photography.
Tal explained how he got hooked on photography especially Zoo Photography. He was given a camera by his Aunt as a child and went to Dudley Zoo, from that his passion for wildlife photography grew.
Tal showed how you can get natural images of exotic animals, without costly safaris, by visiting some of the UK’s excellent Zoos. Keen to support Zoos who have conservation and good husbandry policies, Tal plans his visits with care . He explained techniques to aid the difficulties of shooting through glass, fences and wire. He emphasised how important to consider the behaviour of the animals or birds, time of day, eating times, rest times and playtimes.
We were treated to some stunning images!
On the 20th February, via Zoom, the WPF Ace of Clubs competition was held. Organised by the WPF, 13 Welsh clubs competed to represent Wales in the PAGB Aces to be held in Warwick later in the year . The top 2 clubs would qualify for this honour.
Each club had to enter 30 images for judging by Carol McNiven, Barry Mead and Michael Krier, who are very experienced and qualified in these sort of competitions.
The judges have about 5 seconds to view an image and score out of 5. Therefore the maximum score would be 15.
There were 7 maximum scores finally awarded.
The final results were in first place Gwynfa Camera Club with 371 out of 450 , followed by Tenby Camera Club in 2nd place with 363/450. Bridgend came 3rd with 355/450. This means that Gwynfa and Tenby will take on the task of representing the WPF and Wales .
As well as the placings, individual awards are given out by the judges . The 2 Gold Medals for colour and mono went to Bridgend members . There were 3 Silver Medals given out one chosen by each judge. Tenby’s talented Ali Rees was given 2 of these for her “Champion Surfer” and “The Bulgarian Shepherd” . What an achievement !
An excellent well organised competition with a high standard of photography.
Tal explained how he got hooked on photography especially Zoo Photography. He was given a camera by his Aunt as a child and went to Dudley Zoo, from that his passion for wildlife photography grew.
Tal showed how you can get natural images of exotic animals, without costly safaris, by visiting some of the UK’s excellent Zoos. Keen to support Zoos who have conservation and good husbandry policies, Tal plans his visits with care . He explained techniques to aid the difficulties of shooting through glass, fences and wire. He emphasised how important to consider the behaviour of the animals or birds, time of day, eating times, rest times and playtimes.
We were treated to some stunning images!
On the 20th February, via Zoom, the WPF Ace of Clubs competition was held. Organised by the WPF, 13 Welsh clubs competed to represent Wales in the PAGB Aces to be held in Warwick later in the year . The top 2 clubs would qualify for this honour.
Each club had to enter 30 images for judging by Carol McNiven, Barry Mead and Michael Krier, who are very experienced and qualified in these sort of competitions.
The judges have about 5 seconds to view an image and score out of 5. Therefore the maximum score would be 15.
There were 7 maximum scores finally awarded.
The final results were in first place Gwynfa Camera Club with 371 out of 450 , followed by Tenby Camera Club in 2nd place with 363/450. Bridgend came 3rd with 355/450. This means that Gwynfa and Tenby will take on the task of representing the WPF and Wales .
As well as the placings, individual awards are given out by the judges . The 2 Gold Medals for colour and mono went to Bridgend members . There were 3 Silver Medals given out one chosen by each judge. Tenby’s talented Ali Rees was given 2 of these for her “Champion Surfer” and “The Bulgarian Shepherd” . What an achievement !
An excellent well organised competition with a high standard of photography.