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.