7 November
Tenby & District Camera Club News
24th October: Landscape Competition Judging
Tenby Camera Club held the judging of the Landscape Competition tonight, with 72 entries, 50 digitals and 22 prints. Paul Branchflower, from Swansea,was tasked with critiquing and scoring the wide range of images. Paul showed his experience with helpful comments and observations.
The results are as follows
PRINT
Gold medal was won by Jason Laugharne titled “Bare Tree in Winter”
Silver medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Rock Arch”
Bronze medal was also won by Gary for his print “Rolling Dunes and Peaks”
Highly Commended
Charlie Kidd & his print “Blue iceberg (approaching the coast of Greenland)”
David Bolton for “Freshwater West at Sunset with an incoming tide.”
John Whitehurst for his print “Sunset over the Wash”
Commended
There were three prints awarded commended they were:
John Whitehurst with “Calm over St. David’s peninsular”
Ali Rees with “The Eerie Woods”.
Charlie Kidd with “Village of Nanortalik (Greenland)”
DIGITALS
Gold medal was won by Jason Laugharne for “A Home on the Lake”
Silver medal went to Tracy Neale for “Majesty of the Mountains”
Bronze medal was won by Ali Rees for “ The Stormy Sea”
Highly Commended
Melanie Felton with “Misty Morning at Leeds Castle”
Commended
There were six images awarded in the commended category and they were:
Alison Anson with” Early Morning at St.Catherine’s”
Kate Brittain for “Hellessylt Fjord”
Liz Wallis for “In the grip of winter”
John Slater for “Evening at a dam”
Gary Mayhew and “Cascading”
Paul Richards and “Towards the Storm’
Congratulations to all the award winners and many thanks to everyone who entered. Paul Branchflower was warmly thanked for his thoughtful critique.
Judging with Paul Branchflower
31st October: Presentation by John Archer Thompson
What an interesting presentation! For their 31st October evening, Tenby & District Camera Club welcomed John Archer Thompson. He shared his local knowledge of the coastal geology of Pembrokeshire, its history, myths and legends with super photography. John is a freelance coastal ecologist, tutor, writer and photographer. This shone through with his knowledge of the rock structures of the Pembrokeshire coast laced with Welsh folklore in his commentary.
John’s talk began with a simple explanation of the geology of Pembrokeshire, the timescales and how the coast and land developed in the past. The landscape is ancient with nearly all the rocks underlying its land surface formed before the end of the Carboniferous period some 290 million years ago. The oldest date back 600 million years. North Pembrokeshire is really old and the south much younger. We were taken on a journey from the Northern coast down to St Brides. The next section to the south coast will be in John’s next talk in February.
Visiting Strumble, Porthgain, St.David’s, Porthclais, Solva and Newgale we were shown excellent landscape photography taken in stunning light conditions. John explained the geology of this journey from the rare maritime heathlands to glacial river valleys and much more.
Information on farming, hedgerows, lichens, building materials, new sea technology, tides and settlements provided extra interest .
John was warmly thanked and we look forward to his next presentation early next year.
A Halloween raffle, organised by Ali Rees, was a great success. Thank you Ali for your hard work. Many thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and congratulations to Jan Sullivan who was the winner of the fabulous prize. Many thanks to everyone who play a part in making the evening a success.
6th November: Afan Nedd 7 Way Battle/color]
This Battle was held on the 6th November at Afan Nedd Camera Club. Seven clubs competed with 6 Prints submitted from each club . The Judge for the evening was Gary Shinner who judged cold . The standard was very high with good scores given to many images. Tenby took 1st place with 5 x 20’s and 1x 19, giving us a total score of 119 out of 120. In second place was Bridgend with 116/120 and in joint third were 113/120 to Gwent and Afan Nedd. Gary Mayhew was awarded the Best Image with “Glowing Glacier” Well done to Gary and all the authors who allowed the club to use their images. Many thanks to Charlie Kidd for representing the club on the night.
Presentation of the Afan Nedd Battle Trophy to Tenby & District Camera Club. Featuring Charlie Kidd (T&DCC), Gary Shinner (judge), and Gareth Martin (Chairman Afan Nedd)
Best Image: "Glowing Glacier” by Gary Mayhew
Charlie Kidd (on the right) presenting Best Image Trophy to Gary Mayhew
7th November: Allen Lloyd Presentation
We welcomed Allen back to Tenby Camera Club tonight . He is a popular speaker with stunning skills as photographer, both technically and artistically. Allen divided the evening into 4 separate presentations with the link between them being an extremely high standard of photography.
The first section was on the wildlife and landscapes of Iceland, moving through the seasons. Birds in their breeding colours, pink foot geese, turnstones, eider, golden plover and red throated divers to name just a few. Seals and arctic fox too. Waterfalls, beaches and mountains, lakes, churches and flowers through the seasons. And then there were the Northern lights, sunrises and sunsets. Autumn colours, snow, heavy seas and mirror lakes were all featured. Just stunning work, capturing the essence of Iceland.
Part 2 was a short appreciation of Preserved Steam Trains. Allen explained good places to visit to see the trains with full steam . The images were taken over a long period of time, most not digital including colour slides and film. Advice was given on times to take the most atmospheric shots, especially at nighttime. We were taken on a journey from Didcot to Seven Valley Railway , Scotland, Newport and Devon.
After a break, Allen demonstrated and talked about Drone Photography. He had 2 drones for us to look at and he advised on regulations as a drone photographer. There was a lot of interest and questions on this subject . An AV show of drone images was shown, giving a completely different viewpoint of popular locations. Castles, bridges, lakes and industrial areas were shown.
The last section was an AV with commentary from Allen on Starry Landscapes with wonderful photos of the milky way, star groups , star trails and meteor showers, Photos taken in the moonlight were beautiful. Allen was very warmly thanked for sharing his knowledge and skills, giving us all inspiration to get out with our cameras. Many thanks to everyone who help with making the evening a success.
Allen Lloyd demonstrating a drone.
24th October: Landscape Competition Judging
Tenby Camera Club held the judging of the Landscape Competition tonight, with 72 entries, 50 digitals and 22 prints. Paul Branchflower, from Swansea,was tasked with critiquing and scoring the wide range of images. Paul showed his experience with helpful comments and observations.
The results are as follows
Gold medal was won by Jason Laugharne titled “Bare Tree in Winter”
Silver medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Rock Arch”
Bronze medal was also won by Gary for his print “Rolling Dunes and Peaks”
Highly Commended
Charlie Kidd & his print “Blue iceberg (approaching the coast of Greenland)”
David Bolton for “Freshwater West at Sunset with an incoming tide.”
John Whitehurst for his print “Sunset over the Wash”
Commended
There were three prints awarded commended they were:
John Whitehurst with “Calm over St. David’s peninsular”
Ali Rees with “The Eerie Woods”.
Charlie Kidd with “Village of Nanortalik (Greenland)”
DIGITALS
Gold medal was won by Jason Laugharne for “A Home on the Lake”
Silver medal went to Tracy Neale for “Majesty of the Mountains”
Bronze medal was won by Ali Rees for “ The Stormy Sea”
Highly Commended
Melanie Felton with “Misty Morning at Leeds Castle”
Commended
There were six images awarded in the commended category and they were:
Alison Anson with” Early Morning at St.Catherine’s”
Kate Brittain for “Hellessylt Fjord”
Liz Wallis for “In the grip of winter”
John Slater for “Evening at a dam”
Gary Mayhew and “Cascading”
Paul Richards and “Towards the Storm’
Congratulations to all the award winners and many thanks to everyone who entered. Paul Branchflower was warmly thanked for his thoughtful critique.
Judging with Paul Branchflower
31st October: Presentation by John Archer Thompson
What an interesting presentation! For their 31st October evening, Tenby & District Camera Club welcomed John Archer Thompson. He shared his local knowledge of the coastal geology of Pembrokeshire, its history, myths and legends with super photography. John is a freelance coastal ecologist, tutor, writer and photographer. This shone through with his knowledge of the rock structures of the Pembrokeshire coast laced with Welsh folklore in his commentary.
John’s talk began with a simple explanation of the geology of Pembrokeshire, the timescales and how the coast and land developed in the past. The landscape is ancient with nearly all the rocks underlying its land surface formed before the end of the Carboniferous period some 290 million years ago. The oldest date back 600 million years. North Pembrokeshire is really old and the south much younger. We were taken on a journey from the Northern coast down to St Brides. The next section to the south coast will be in John’s next talk in February.
Visiting Strumble, Porthgain, St.David’s, Porthclais, Solva and Newgale we were shown excellent landscape photography taken in stunning light conditions. John explained the geology of this journey from the rare maritime heathlands to glacial river valleys and much more.
Information on farming, hedgerows, lichens, building materials, new sea technology, tides and settlements provided extra interest .
John was warmly thanked and we look forward to his next presentation early next year.
A Halloween raffle, organised by Ali Rees, was a great success. Thank you Ali for your hard work. Many thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and congratulations to Jan Sullivan who was the winner of the fabulous prize. Many thanks to everyone who play a part in making the evening a success.
6th November: Afan Nedd 7 Way Battle/color]
This Battle was held on the 6th November at Afan Nedd Camera Club. Seven clubs competed with 6 Prints submitted from each club . The Judge for the evening was Gary Shinner who judged cold . The standard was very high with good scores given to many images. Tenby took 1st place with 5 x 20’s and 1x 19, giving us a total score of 119 out of 120. In second place was Bridgend with 116/120 and in joint third were 113/120 to Gwent and Afan Nedd. Gary Mayhew was awarded the Best Image with “Glowing Glacier” Well done to Gary and all the authors who allowed the club to use their images. Many thanks to Charlie Kidd for representing the club on the night.
Presentation of the Afan Nedd Battle Trophy to Tenby & District Camera Club. Featuring Charlie Kidd (T&DCC), Gary Shinner (judge), and Gareth Martin (Chairman Afan Nedd)
Best Image: "Glowing Glacier” by Gary Mayhew
Charlie Kidd (on the right) presenting Best Image Trophy to Gary Mayhew
7th November: Allen Lloyd Presentation
We welcomed Allen back to Tenby Camera Club tonight . He is a popular speaker with stunning skills as photographer, both technically and artistically. Allen divided the evening into 4 separate presentations with the link between them being an extremely high standard of photography.
The first section was on the wildlife and landscapes of Iceland, moving through the seasons. Birds in their breeding colours, pink foot geese, turnstones, eider, golden plover and red throated divers to name just a few. Seals and arctic fox too. Waterfalls, beaches and mountains, lakes, churches and flowers through the seasons. And then there were the Northern lights, sunrises and sunsets. Autumn colours, snow, heavy seas and mirror lakes were all featured. Just stunning work, capturing the essence of Iceland.
Part 2 was a short appreciation of Preserved Steam Trains. Allen explained good places to visit to see the trains with full steam . The images were taken over a long period of time, most not digital including colour slides and film. Advice was given on times to take the most atmospheric shots, especially at nighttime. We were taken on a journey from Didcot to Seven Valley Railway , Scotland, Newport and Devon.
After a break, Allen demonstrated and talked about Drone Photography. He had 2 drones for us to look at and he advised on regulations as a drone photographer. There was a lot of interest and questions on this subject . An AV show of drone images was shown, giving a completely different viewpoint of popular locations. Castles, bridges, lakes and industrial areas were shown.
The last section was an AV with commentary from Allen on Starry Landscapes with wonderful photos of the milky way, star groups , star trails and meteor showers, Photos taken in the moonlight were beautiful. Allen was very warmly thanked for sharing his knowledge and skills, giving us all inspiration to get out with our cameras. Many thanks to everyone who help with making the evening a success.
Allen Lloyd demonstrating a drone.