Club News
30 January 2025
30th January 2025
Gary Jenkins Memorial Macro/Closeup competition
The annual Gary Jenkins Memorial Macro & Close up Competition was held today. The judge for this well supported competition was Andy Leslie , a regular WPF judge at Tenby. Andy is very experienced & appreciative of the range of abilities within the entries. There were 29 digitals and 13 prints entered which were enjoyed both by the audience and the judge.
The images and results have been posted on the Friends of Tenby Camera Club Page in an
album.
We would like to congratulate the following members on their awards .
PRINTS
Gold : Charlie Kidd “Harvest Mouse in Meadow”
Silver : Rob Cox “Small white butterfly”
Bronze: Dave Bolton “Blue Damselfly on Stem”
Highly Commended : Rob Cox “Orange Snout Fly” and Cheryl Hewitt “Fly on Daisy”
Commended: John Slater “Inside a Tulip” and “Bee”, Cheryl Hewitt “ Spider in the Dew”, Jan Sullivan ”Striped Hawkmoth Resting” and "Dragonfly warming up” , Charlie Kidd “ Tiger legged tree frog”
DIGITALS
Gold: Alan Brown “Crab Spider on Ivy Leaf”
Silver : Jan Sullivan “Shore Crab up close”
Bronze: Rob Cox “Carder Bumblebee”
Highly Commended : Paul Richards “Dewy Damselfly”, Dave Bolton “Common Darter Waiting for Warmth”, Jayne Crocker ‘Way Hay”, Sara Josey “Grasshopper Eating a Blade of Grass”, Rob Cox “I Can See You”, John Whitehurst “Mycena Bonnet Fungi”, and Cheryl Hewitt “Common Twist tail Hoverfly”.
Commended : Charlie Kidd “Milky Frog on Twig”and “Red Eye Tree Frog Climbing”, Sara Josey “Fern Starting to Unfurl”, Liz Wallis “Robber Fly on the Washing Line”, John Slater “In the Heart of an Orchid” , John Whitehurst “Common Darter”, Jan Sullivan “Six Spot Burnet Moth”, Alan Brown “Hummingbird Hawkmoth”, and Dave Bolton ‘Fly Walking the Grass Route” .
Thank you to everyone who entered . I’m sure Gary Jenkins would have loved to see what he hasinspired from this genre, which he loved and was superb at.
Andy was warmly thanked for sharing his expertise and judging skills.
Gold Print winner Charlie Kidd Harvest Mouse in Meadow
Gold Digital winner Alan Brown Crab Spider on Ivy Leaf
Gary Jenkins Memorial Macro/Closeup competition
The annual Gary Jenkins Memorial Macro & Close up Competition was held today. The judge for this well supported competition was Andy Leslie , a regular WPF judge at Tenby. Andy is very experienced & appreciative of the range of abilities within the entries. There were 29 digitals and 13 prints entered which were enjoyed both by the audience and the judge.
The images and results have been posted on the Friends of Tenby Camera Club Page in an
album.
We would like to congratulate the following members on their awards .
PRINTS
Gold : Charlie Kidd “Harvest Mouse in Meadow”
Silver : Rob Cox “Small white butterfly”
Bronze: Dave Bolton “Blue Damselfly on Stem”
Highly Commended : Rob Cox “Orange Snout Fly” and Cheryl Hewitt “Fly on Daisy”
Commended: John Slater “Inside a Tulip” and “Bee”, Cheryl Hewitt “ Spider in the Dew”, Jan Sullivan ”Striped Hawkmoth Resting” and "Dragonfly warming up” , Charlie Kidd “ Tiger legged tree frog”
DIGITALS
Gold: Alan Brown “Crab Spider on Ivy Leaf”
Silver : Jan Sullivan “Shore Crab up close”
Bronze: Rob Cox “Carder Bumblebee”
Highly Commended : Paul Richards “Dewy Damselfly”, Dave Bolton “Common Darter Waiting for Warmth”, Jayne Crocker ‘Way Hay”, Sara Josey “Grasshopper Eating a Blade of Grass”, Rob Cox “I Can See You”, John Whitehurst “Mycena Bonnet Fungi”, and Cheryl Hewitt “Common Twist tail Hoverfly”.
Commended : Charlie Kidd “Milky Frog on Twig”and “Red Eye Tree Frog Climbing”, Sara Josey “Fern Starting to Unfurl”, Liz Wallis “Robber Fly on the Washing Line”, John Slater “In the Heart of an Orchid” , John Whitehurst “Common Darter”, Jan Sullivan “Six Spot Burnet Moth”, Alan Brown “Hummingbird Hawkmoth”, and Dave Bolton ‘Fly Walking the Grass Route” .
Thank you to everyone who entered . I’m sure Gary Jenkins would have loved to see what he hasinspired from this genre, which he loved and was superb at.
Andy was warmly thanked for sharing his expertise and judging skills.
Gold Print winner Charlie Kidd Harvest Mouse in Meadow
Gold Digital winner Alan Brown Crab Spider on Ivy Leaf
16 January 2025
16th January 2025
A superb start to the presentations of 2025 with Tenby members Paul Richards and Liz Wallis captivating a full house !
Their new presentation, fresh off the camera and computer was titled ‘Winter Adventures in Scandinavia” . And what adventures they were……
The talk documented four winter trips to Northern Norway, where the conditions were incredibly harsh, down to -30 C, as they were high above in the Arctic Circle.
The talk had exceptional images, peppered with video clips, capturing the stark and beautiful land of Norway .
While planning the trips they had a wish list of things they wanted to see & do. Just one was not achieved but next time …..However they saw King Eider Ducks, the Northern Lights, Cranes in the snow, and the highlight, Musk Ox up in the highest snow covered peaks.
Travelling around the country proved to be hazardous and difficult with vast amounts of snow and ice, extremely low temperatures to be contended with .
Bird life was plentiful with cliffs packed with kittiwakes, well camouflaged ptarmigans, striking eider ducks, purple sandpipers, cranes dancing in the snow and great crested grebes courting ! Arctic Hares out in the snow and Reindeer too.
They both had a wonderful time sledding with huskies, spending time understanding the way of life for the local people in such a harsh environment. Dog National Sled racing and the controversy that followed proved to be interesting .
Their great wish was to see Musk Ox and they camped! In snow, in temperatures of -25C with few home comforts - well actually none! However the resulting images of the musk oxen , an animal of the ice age , were outstanding. Truly a special time for Liz & Paul and for us too.
They picked up a cruise with some luxury back to Bergen, showing us some wonderful landscapes .
The evening was packed with breathtaking images and Paul and Liz freely shared their expertise on camera settings, camera gear and it’s care in low temperatures, wildlife behaviour and planning how to get the shot you desire. And to follow your dreams ……..
A superb start to the presentations of 2025 with Tenby members Paul Richards and Liz Wallis captivating a full house !
Their new presentation, fresh off the camera and computer was titled ‘Winter Adventures in Scandinavia” . And what adventures they were……
The talk documented four winter trips to Northern Norway, where the conditions were incredibly harsh, down to -30 C, as they were high above in the Arctic Circle.
The talk had exceptional images, peppered with video clips, capturing the stark and beautiful land of Norway .
While planning the trips they had a wish list of things they wanted to see & do. Just one was not achieved but next time …..However they saw King Eider Ducks, the Northern Lights, Cranes in the snow, and the highlight, Musk Ox up in the highest snow covered peaks.
Travelling around the country proved to be hazardous and difficult with vast amounts of snow and ice, extremely low temperatures to be contended with .
Bird life was plentiful with cliffs packed with kittiwakes, well camouflaged ptarmigans, striking eider ducks, purple sandpipers, cranes dancing in the snow and great crested grebes courting ! Arctic Hares out in the snow and Reindeer too.
They both had a wonderful time sledding with huskies, spending time understanding the way of life for the local people in such a harsh environment. Dog National Sled racing and the controversy that followed proved to be interesting .
Their great wish was to see Musk Ox and they camped! In snow, in temperatures of -25C with few home comforts - well actually none! However the resulting images of the musk oxen , an animal of the ice age , were outstanding. Truly a special time for Liz & Paul and for us too.
They picked up a cruise with some luxury back to Bergen, showing us some wonderful landscapes .
The evening was packed with breathtaking images and Paul and Liz freely shared their expertise on camera settings, camera gear and it’s care in low temperatures, wildlife behaviour and planning how to get the shot you desire. And to follow your dreams ……..
9th January 2025
9th January 2025
Tenby & District Camera Club kicked off 2025 with the judging of the 2nd Open Competition. There were 54 entries, 39 digital and 15 prints to be appreciated and judged. It was a close run competition with Rob Mitchell tasked to give out the awards as well as critique. Rob is well qualified with a Masters degree in Photography which he still teaches .
There were images from all genres , landscapes, creative, nature and street well represented .
The winners were:
Prints
There were 2 Highly commended awards both by Charlie Kidd and 2 Commended , one by Jan Sullivan and one by John Slater .
Digitals
The winners were:
Commended awards went to Rob Cox, Paul Richards, Gary Mayhew and Alan Brown.
Well done everyone and thank you for entering and supporting the club . A very high standard of work again . Many thanks to Rob Mitchell for his judging & teaching skills .
Gold Medal Print Winner “Taking Flight” by Jan Sullivan.
Gold Medal Digital Winner “Humming bird Moth" by Jan Sullivan.
Tenby & District Camera Club kicked off 2025 with the judging of the 2nd Open Competition. There were 54 entries, 39 digital and 15 prints to be appreciated and judged. It was a close run competition with Rob Mitchell tasked to give out the awards as well as critique. Rob is well qualified with a Masters degree in Photography which he still teaches .
There were images from all genres , landscapes, creative, nature and street well represented .
The winners were:
Prints
Gold Medal was won by Jan Sullivan with “Taking Flight”
Silver Medal was awarded to Ali Rees and “ Urban Life”
Bronze Medal went to Francis White with “Waterfall in colour”
There were 2 Highly commended awards both by Charlie Kidd and 2 Commended , one by Jan Sullivan and one by John Slater .
Digitals
The winners were:
Gold Medal was won by Jan Sullivan for her image “Humming bird Moth.
Silver Medal was awarded to Ali Rees for “Incoming Gannet”
Bronze Medal went to Jan Sullivan and “Shades of Autumn”
Highly Commended awards were given to Charlie Kidd and Harry Gardiner.
Commended awards went to Rob Cox, Paul Richards, Gary Mayhew and Alan Brown.
Well done everyone and thank you for entering and supporting the club . A very high standard of work again . Many thanks to Rob Mitchell for his judging & teaching skills .
Gold Medal Print Winner “Taking Flight” by Jan Sullivan.
Gold Medal Digital Winner “Humming bird Moth" by Jan Sullivan.
5 December
5th December 2024
Tenby and District Camera Club held the judging of the Nature Competition tonight. The club is renowned for its high standard of Nature Work. There were 18 print entries from 9 members and 36 digital entries from 18 members. The judge tonight was Paul Branchflower from Swansea, Paul is a very experienced judge and has attended our club on many occasions over the years. He critiqued every image and was careful and precise with his comments.
Prints
The winners were:
Four Highly Commended Awards were given to Rob Cox, Charlie Kidd and Cheryl Hewitt ( twice).
Five Commended Awards were given to Francis White, Rob Cox, Dave Bolton, Ali Rees and Jan Sullivan.
Digitals
The winners were:
Four Highly Commended Awards were given to Liz Wallis, Alan Brown, John Whitehurst and Cheryl Hewitt.
Three Commended Awards were given to Sara Josey, Dave Bolton, and Charlie Kidd.
The images and awards have been posted under the media tab on both facebook pages. Please take a look and choose your favourite with a like.
It was a pleasure to welcome our chairman Dave back into the fold after missing his expertise every week.
Meeting at Club will commence again in the New Year on the 9th January with the judging of the 2nd Open Competition.
The Committee would like to wish all our members and followers a very Happy & Healthy Christmas.
Gold Print Award Dave Bolton with "Swallows Takeaway".
Gold Digital Award Charlie Kidd with "Magpie Griffon Vulture Confrontation".
Tenby and District Camera Club held the judging of the Nature Competition tonight. The club is renowned for its high standard of Nature Work. There were 18 print entries from 9 members and 36 digital entries from 18 members. The judge tonight was Paul Branchflower from Swansea, Paul is a very experienced judge and has attended our club on many occasions over the years. He critiqued every image and was careful and precise with his comments.
Prints
The winners were:
Gold Award Dave Bolton with Swallows Takeaway.
Silver Award Charlie Kidd with Buzzard confrontation.
Bronze Award Jan Sullivan A cluster of mushrooms.
Four Highly Commended Awards were given to Rob Cox, Charlie Kidd and Cheryl Hewitt ( twice).
Five Commended Awards were given to Francis White, Rob Cox, Dave Bolton, Ali Rees and Jan Sullivan.
Digitals
The winners were:
Gold Award Charlie Kidd with Magpie Griffon Vulture Confrontation.
Silver Award Ali Rees with Fight for fish supper.
Bronze Award Paul Richards with Shag sitting out the storm .
Four Highly Commended Awards were given to Liz Wallis, Alan Brown, John Whitehurst and Cheryl Hewitt.
Three Commended Awards were given to Sara Josey, Dave Bolton, and Charlie Kidd.
The images and awards have been posted under the media tab on both facebook pages. Please take a look and choose your favourite with a like.
It was a pleasure to welcome our chairman Dave back into the fold after missing his expertise every week.
Meeting at Club will commence again in the New Year on the 9th January with the judging of the 2nd Open Competition.
The Committee would like to wish all our members and followers a very Happy & Healthy Christmas.
Gold Print Award Dave Bolton with "Swallows Takeaway".
Gold Digital Award Charlie Kidd with "Magpie Griffon Vulture Confrontation".
28th November
28th November 2024
Tenby & District Camera Club enjoyed a special presentation this week. Steven Clarey who is from Carmarthen but lives in Tenby, enthralled his audience with stunning photography & video. His story telling accompanying the images was amusing, informative and interesting . His approach and work ethic for photography was refreshing.
When he took a degree course in Film and Media at Trinity St David, he discovered a passion for the creativity of photography.
His interests include Motorsport, Rally Cross, Water Sports and many other action sports, so his career took him in that direction. Over the years he has been employed by many major companies, including Ford, camera companies including Panasonic and specialist magazines. His skills to get “that special shot” for himself & a company are impressive. It does put him under substantial pressure which then dissolves when he sees the resulting images or film.
His surfing shots were exceptional ! He survived a cyclone in Mozambique while out there filming, recounting the worry about surviving and seeing the damage.
Currently Steven spends much of his time in Switzerland working with The House of Drones , developing further skills in Drone photography. An excellent evening with a very happy audience appreciating Steven’s talents.
Tenby & District Camera Club enjoyed a special presentation this week. Steven Clarey who is from Carmarthen but lives in Tenby, enthralled his audience with stunning photography & video. His story telling accompanying the images was amusing, informative and interesting . His approach and work ethic for photography was refreshing.
When he took a degree course in Film and Media at Trinity St David, he discovered a passion for the creativity of photography.
His interests include Motorsport, Rally Cross, Water Sports and many other action sports, so his career took him in that direction. Over the years he has been employed by many major companies, including Ford, camera companies including Panasonic and specialist magazines. His skills to get “that special shot” for himself & a company are impressive. It does put him under substantial pressure which then dissolves when he sees the resulting images or film.
His surfing shots were exceptional ! He survived a cyclone in Mozambique while out there filming, recounting the worry about surviving and seeing the damage.
Currently Steven spends much of his time in Switzerland working with The House of Drones , developing further skills in Drone photography. An excellent evening with a very happy audience appreciating Steven’s talents.
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.
10th October 2024
TENBY CAMERA CLUB NEWS
26th September It’s Tenby Battle time ……
Tenby & District Camera Club held their annual battle with 8 invited Welsh clubs competing for the Battle Trophy . This is a social and competitive evening with a buffet and raffle provided by the generosity of club members.
Each club provided 10 digital images to be ably critiqued by the popular judge , Roy Thomas. It was a fine line between the top 3 clubs with the standard being of an exceptional quality.
One point separated the top 3 clubs, Tenby winning with 188/200 points, Alan Nedd and Cardigan in joint second with 187/200 points.
Three members of Tenby CC were awarded full marks for their images. They were Gill Mackay, Charlie Kidd and Cheryl Hewitt .
The Best overall Image, chosen by Roy, was Charlie Kidd’s image “Griffon Vulture Magpie Confrontation”.
Sincere thanks were given to Roy Thomas and to everyone who attended and helped make it a very enjoyable evening.
3rd October Ist Open Competition
Tenby and District Camera Club held it’s first Competition of the new season with the 1st Open . Entries were encouragingly high with 18 prints and 52 digital images put forward from 26 club members.
A well attended event to see judge Mike Clatworthy critiquing and scoring an excellent range of images. He commented the entries were of a high standard.
In the Prints….
Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “ Coming to say hello” .
Silver went to Jan Sullivan with “Open Wide” and Bronze to Ali Rees with” Sedge warbler with Food”
Four Highly Commended awards were given to Rob Cox, Jan Sullivan and Charlie Kidd ( 2 images) .
In the Digitals
Gold medal was won by Liz Wallis with “ Avocet Taking Off”.
Silver medal went to Alistair Mackay with “Merlin 2” .
Bronze medal was won by Alan Brown and “Double Helix”.
Nine digital images were given a Highly Commended award and they were by Paul Richards ( 2 images), Jo Wakeman, Ali Rees, Jayne Crocker, Charlie Kidd, Jan Sullivan and Gill Mackay (2 images) .
Thank you to everyone who entered and to Mike Clatworthy for judging so many images !
10th October Local Speaker …..Alun Crockford
Tenby Camera Club had the pleasure of hosting Alun Crockford , a Tenby born & bred professional photographer. He started his career with the Tenby Observer and then went on to become a professional photographer after graduation. One of his ambitions was to hold an exhibition in Tenby and his presentation was to show how he achieved his goal .
Alun wanted to photograph local people who had contributed to Tenby’s rich and diversified culture. And so it began , sponsored by the Arts Council of Wales & funded by the National Lottery it was held in Tenby Museum & Art Gallery.
He was soon photographing people in their comfort zone environment . Alun used specialist equipment which produced portraits with even light. The process took a year to complete .
Alun demonstrated the use of his specialist camera gear and displayed stunning prints.
Alun also showed members a selection of photographs rescued from a skip when the well known Tenby Photographer Graham Hughes studio closed down . A trip down memory lane for many members with Alun preserving Tenby’s rich heritage for future generations.
Warm thanks were given to Alun for such an interesting presentation.
26th September It’s Tenby Battle time ……
Tenby & District Camera Club held their annual battle with 8 invited Welsh clubs competing for the Battle Trophy . This is a social and competitive evening with a buffet and raffle provided by the generosity of club members.
Each club provided 10 digital images to be ably critiqued by the popular judge , Roy Thomas. It was a fine line between the top 3 clubs with the standard being of an exceptional quality.
One point separated the top 3 clubs, Tenby winning with 188/200 points, Alan Nedd and Cardigan in joint second with 187/200 points.
Three members of Tenby CC were awarded full marks for their images. They were Gill Mackay, Charlie Kidd and Cheryl Hewitt .
The Best overall Image, chosen by Roy, was Charlie Kidd’s image “Griffon Vulture Magpie Confrontation”.
Sincere thanks were given to Roy Thomas and to everyone who attended and helped make it a very enjoyable evening.
3rd October Ist Open Competition
Tenby and District Camera Club held it’s first Competition of the new season with the 1st Open . Entries were encouragingly high with 18 prints and 52 digital images put forward from 26 club members.
A well attended event to see judge Mike Clatworthy critiquing and scoring an excellent range of images. He commented the entries were of a high standard.
In the Prints….
Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “ Coming to say hello” .
Silver went to Jan Sullivan with “Open Wide” and Bronze to Ali Rees with” Sedge warbler with Food”
Four Highly Commended awards were given to Rob Cox, Jan Sullivan and Charlie Kidd ( 2 images) .
In the Digitals
Gold medal was won by Liz Wallis with “ Avocet Taking Off”.
Silver medal went to Alistair Mackay with “Merlin 2” .
Bronze medal was won by Alan Brown and “Double Helix”.
Nine digital images were given a Highly Commended award and they were by Paul Richards ( 2 images), Jo Wakeman, Ali Rees, Jayne Crocker, Charlie Kidd, Jan Sullivan and Gill Mackay (2 images) .
Thank you to everyone who entered and to Mike Clatworthy for judging so many images !
10th October Local Speaker …..Alun Crockford
Tenby Camera Club had the pleasure of hosting Alun Crockford , a Tenby born & bred professional photographer. He started his career with the Tenby Observer and then went on to become a professional photographer after graduation. One of his ambitions was to hold an exhibition in Tenby and his presentation was to show how he achieved his goal .
Alun wanted to photograph local people who had contributed to Tenby’s rich and diversified culture. And so it began , sponsored by the Arts Council of Wales & funded by the National Lottery it was held in Tenby Museum & Art Gallery.
He was soon photographing people in their comfort zone environment . Alun used specialist equipment which produced portraits with even light. The process took a year to complete .
Alun demonstrated the use of his specialist camera gear and displayed stunning prints.
Alun also showed members a selection of photographs rescued from a skip when the well known Tenby Photographer Graham Hughes studio closed down . A trip down memory lane for many members with Alun preserving Tenby’s rich heritage for future generations.
Warm thanks were given to Alun for such an interesting presentation.
Thursday 19th September 2024
Tenby and District Camera Club News
12th September
Tenby Camera Club welcomed new and returning members tonight,when the first presentation of the season was held by Toby Pickard,
titled “how to improve your wildlife photography”.
An inspirational talk, Toby has only been doing photography for 13
years, half his life time, a talented young man who is much travelled
and has gained a vast experience for his love of Photography.
His photographs have been recognised in competitions, both in the
UK and internationally. At the pinnacle of his career he has
appeared on Alan Titchmarsh’s TV programme.“Love your
weekend”. Toby showed us a you tube video of his presentation on
that show, featuring Camera Trap methods and results.
He has spent the past three years working in the TV industry in
Bristol for the BBC, National Geographic and Netflix.
His travels have taken him to Africa, Canada and India as well as
the UK for instance Skomer & Bristol. His photography captures
both rural and urban wildlife, from puffins, lions, leopards, hyena
and foxes. A real assortment of interest for the members to enjoy.
There was an excellent section on technique on how to approach
wildlife photography. Tactics and skills to apply to keep the wildlife
safe. His journey through many brands of camera gear and their
advantages was interesting .
An interesting thought provoking and inspirational presentation by a
talented young Photographer.
We learned tonight that our very own exceptionally talented Gillian
Mackay, has been shortlisted for an award by the British
Photographic Awards body in the category of Street Photography,
and will be attending the prestigious event at a London hotel in
November. The winning photographer will be chosen by a panel of
judges, but the public can vote for their favourite image in each of
the 20 categories, and we urge you to vote for her, and wish her the
very best, Gill’s brilliant image is titled “Ice Cream Please” and
portrays an amusing scene of a pony waiting to be served an ice
cream outside an ice cream van.
Well done Gill we all wish you the very best, and are very proud of
you.
VOTE VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE VOTE …..
https://britishphotographyawards.org/2024-shortlist/gallery
19th September
Tenby & District Camera Club had the privilege to host Nigel
Thomas as this week’s presenter. Nigel is an avid member of
Burry Port Camera Club .
Nigel started by outlining his history of health problems,
experienced several years ago and how photography was his
salvation, giving him a reason to live and smile again. His
heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of his hobby resulted in him
becoming a brilliant photographer. Nigel shared his journey
through his many battles with mental illness and how his
passion for photography helped. This was an inspiration to
many of us who have travelled a similar road.
Nigel continued with outlining the fundamental aspects of
photography, advising on long exposures, use of graduated
filters and 10 stop neutral density filters. He covered
panoramas, depth of field and photo stacking, He explained
that planning was important , using apps for weather and tides.
His passion for landscape and seascape photography shone
through with brilliant and breathtaking images. His talk was an
inspiration to members who enjoyed his honesty and passion.
Next week on the 26th September It’s The Battle ! Tenby will be
hosting a 9 way Battle involving 9 Welsh Clubs competing to
win the coveted trophy .
All welcome at St Florence Village Hall, starting 7.30 pm .
12th September
Tenby Camera Club welcomed new and returning members tonight,when the first presentation of the season was held by Toby Pickard,
titled “how to improve your wildlife photography”.
An inspirational talk, Toby has only been doing photography for 13
years, half his life time, a talented young man who is much travelled
and has gained a vast experience for his love of Photography.
His photographs have been recognised in competitions, both in the
UK and internationally. At the pinnacle of his career he has
appeared on Alan Titchmarsh’s TV programme.“Love your
weekend”. Toby showed us a you tube video of his presentation on
that show, featuring Camera Trap methods and results.
He has spent the past three years working in the TV industry in
Bristol for the BBC, National Geographic and Netflix.
His travels have taken him to Africa, Canada and India as well as
the UK for instance Skomer & Bristol. His photography captures
both rural and urban wildlife, from puffins, lions, leopards, hyena
and foxes. A real assortment of interest for the members to enjoy.
There was an excellent section on technique on how to approach
wildlife photography. Tactics and skills to apply to keep the wildlife
safe. His journey through many brands of camera gear and their
advantages was interesting .
An interesting thought provoking and inspirational presentation by a
talented young Photographer.
We learned tonight that our very own exceptionally talented Gillian
Mackay, has been shortlisted for an award by the British
Photographic Awards body in the category of Street Photography,
and will be attending the prestigious event at a London hotel in
November. The winning photographer will be chosen by a panel of
judges, but the public can vote for their favourite image in each of
the 20 categories, and we urge you to vote for her, and wish her the
very best, Gill’s brilliant image is titled “Ice Cream Please” and
portrays an amusing scene of a pony waiting to be served an ice
cream outside an ice cream van.
Well done Gill we all wish you the very best, and are very proud of
you.
VOTE VOTE VOTE
VOTE VOTE VOTE …..
https://britishphotographyawards.org/2024-shortlist/gallery
19th September
Tenby & District Camera Club had the privilege to host Nigel
Thomas as this week’s presenter. Nigel is an avid member of
Burry Port Camera Club .
Nigel started by outlining his history of health problems,
experienced several years ago and how photography was his
salvation, giving him a reason to live and smile again. His
heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of his hobby resulted in him
becoming a brilliant photographer. Nigel shared his journey
through his many battles with mental illness and how his
passion for photography helped. This was an inspiration to
many of us who have travelled a similar road.
Nigel continued with outlining the fundamental aspects of
photography, advising on long exposures, use of graduated
filters and 10 stop neutral density filters. He covered
panoramas, depth of field and photo stacking, He explained
that planning was important , using apps for weather and tides.
His passion for landscape and seascape photography shone
through with brilliant and breathtaking images. His talk was an
inspiration to members who enjoyed his honesty and passion.
Next week on the 26th September It’s The Battle ! Tenby will be
hosting a 9 way Battle involving 9 Welsh Clubs competing to
win the coveted trophy .
All welcome at St Florence Village Hall, starting 7.30 pm .
20th June
Tenby and District Camera Club is holding there presentation evening where all photographers will be presented with their awards. There will be plenty going on so keep an eye on website and Facebook page
Tenby & District Camera Club News
6th April 2024
Only Mono Competition
This external competition is organised by Cymru Monochrome Camera Club. There were 40 clubs
competing from all over the Uk. Each club submitted 4 Mono Prints to be critiqued and scored by
judge Colin Trow PS FRPS FIPF MPAGB .
The winning club was Dorchester Camera Club with 72/80 points . Tenby CC scored 64/80 and
was 14th .
4th April 2024 BOYS v GIRLS COMPETITION
Tenby and District Camera Club held it’s fun and competitive competition, Boys versus Girls.
We appointed two captains Jan Sullivan for the girls and Rob Cox for the boys. We had 56 digital
entries from as many members as possible. Susan and John Surridge, a husband and wife team,
to judge this important competition, Susan is the past president of the WPF, and John was the
organiser of this years Welsh salon, we couldn’t have chosen a better team, to judge our
competition.
Susan critiqued our images with care and attention . We had a splendid array of images,
Many from members who had never entered our competitions before, It was a very close call, but
the Girls won, with 500 points against the Boys who scored 496 points. Well done the Girls.
Thank you to everyone for entering our fun competition, congratulations to the Girls, and their
Captain Jan Sullivan, and to Rob Cox for being captain of the Boys. Thanks to our judges Susan
Surridge and John Surridge, who devoted a lot of time to choosing our winners.
Awards for competition -:
Commended
Al Rees Hoopoe with bug
John Whitehurst Welsh black twins
Highly Commended
Al Rees Flying High
Neil Thomas Kestrel with prey
Jo Wakeman Lara
Bronze
Lizzie Wallis Shag in the snow
Silver
Dave Bolton The Business page
Gold
Charlie Kidd Northern Harrier eating quail
28th March 2024 The 3rd Open Competition
This year’s 3rd Open Competition had 33 PDI entries and 20 Print entries.
We were grateful to our judge Gareth Martin for his expertise and experience in giving us
constructive critique.
The results are as follows.
Print Results
Gold medal went to Gillian Mackay for her print “At Ciutadella Market”
Silver Medal went to Neil Thomas for “African Queen”
Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Hunting Swallow on the Turn”
Highly Commended prints
Neil Thomas for “Red Kite in Snow”
Commended prints
Cheryl Hewitt for “Blue Hour Surf”
Jan Sullivan for “Keep your Eyes on the Track”
Donald Fraser for “Hall of Buddhas”
Digital Results
Gold medal won by Jan Sullivan for “The Surprise Attack”
Silver medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her image “At the Top”
Bronze Medal was won by Neil Thomas for his image “Kestrel with Prey”
Highly Commended images
Gillian Mackay for “Canada Way”
Neil Thomas for “Eurasian Hoopoe Move over Darling”
David Bolton for “Brown Hare in the Rain”
Alistair Mackay for “Paxton Tower through the Mist”
Commended images
Charlie Kidd for “Egyptian Mongoose with food”
Rob Cox for “ Flaming Burnout”
21st March 2024…… Mike Perry
Tenby and District Camera, Club hosted the renown, environmental Photographer Mike Perry to
present his view of Wales and its beautiful land and seascapes.
Mike from North Pembrokeshire is well known in the field of environmental photography,
exhibiting his work in many of the leading exhibition houses throughout Wales and Europe.
Mike, originally from London, when in his late 30s, he moved from London to North
Pembrokeshire. He is a member of Greenpeace and is regularly seen on Channel 4.
In the early days of his photographic career, he acquired a 10 x 8 plate camera, he loves Shooting
in softlight, and in 2002, he photographed a series of images, which he termed Beach 1 - 27,
which sold well in London and the USA and featured in exhibitions throughout Europe. Using his
plate camera, he captured superb images throughout, presenting the beach series as both
individual images and a grid format, which proved very popular.
He related some of the problems using the large format plate camera.
Many of his exhibitions featured images outlining the startling statistics of how much micro
plastic is in our oceans, farmland, and wild life. 95% of seagulls have plastic in their gut. A
frightening realisation.
Thank you Mike Perry for such a different but interesting presentation.
14th March 2024 Workshop
Tenby & District Camera Club held a workshop on how to take an image through the post
processing system to the output and final print. We are grateful to Charlie Kidd for showing us the
method he uses to achieve the many brilliant images he creates.
Starting with downloading his images into Lightroom, sharpening, lens correction, colour
correction, contrast control, cropping, composition, adjustments to lighting, shadows and
highlights, burning and lighting areas that need tweaking, and much more.
The second half of the evening was just as interesting, Alistair Mackay demonstrated the art of
mounting the finished print. It can cost a lot of money to buy some of the equipment on the
market, but Alistair demonstrated how, we could use basic materials and a budget cutting kit, that
did the job fine. It’s all in the technique he insisted, warning us to use the correct masking tape,
with recommendations on where to buy the kits and boards locally and at a keen price.
Thank you to both Charlie and Alistair for all the effort they put into preparing the evening.
13th March 2024 Carmarthen Battle
Carmarthen Photographic Society hosted it’s 4 way Battle with camera clubs from Cardigan,
Newquay, Tenby and Carmarthen providing 10 digital images each. The judge for the evening was
Dai Knight . Tenby did well and came 1st with 188/ 200 points . Charlie Kidd and Gill Mackay each
scored the maximum 20 points for their images .
7th March 2024 The Fourtograph Competition
The Fourtograph is an entertaining fun competition with four themes chosen in advance. The
audience present look at the anonymous digital entries then score each image out of 5. The total
points for each image gives a theme winner , an overall winner and the image with the most
points . The themes chosen were “Blue” , “Beach Boys Music”, “Flower Power” and ‘Jane Austin”
Many thanks to Francis White and Alistair Mackay for sorting and collating the results . Special
thanks to Harry Gardiner for stepping up to critique many of the images with useful advice on how
to improve them .
The results were
Overall Winners 1st place Rob Cox , 2nd place Dave Bolton and 3rd place Charlie Kidd.
Image with most points Alan Brown and “Baa Barbara Ann”
The Blue Theme
Joint 1st place Rob Cox and Myrddin Dennis and 3rd Jan Sullivan.
The Beach Boys Songs Theme
1st place Alan Brown, 2nd Jan Sullivan and 3rd Gill Mackay .
The Flower Power Theme
1st place Rob Cox , Joint 2nd Cheryl Hewitt and Charlie Kidd .
The Jane Austin Theme
1st place John Whitehurst , 2nd Dave Bolton and 3rd Gill Mackay
here is the image with the most points ….Alan Brown with Baa Barbara Ann
29th February 2024
Carl Downing …Sports and Wildlife
Tenby & District Camera Club welcomed Carl Downing tonight, Carl, who comes from Newport
Gwent ,what an excellent presenter, with an impressive background of photography.
Carl was a pioneer of digital photography in the early days, buying a small digital camera and
attaching a telescope to the lens to take photos of wildlife. It wasn’t easy to take moving images
and he had to pre focus on where he thought the subject would land, but he produced some
stunning images. He managed to photograph a very rare humming bird while in Columbia, it was
400meters away, but with his combination of camera and telescope, captured a winning image
that was published & gained an award. It was pirated by a Florida magazine, Carl sued them, and
pocketed enough cash to “up his game” and buy a brand new kit of lenses and cameras. He
never looked back, and went on to travel around the world photographing wildlife in South Africa,
Brazil, and eventually running wildlife tours in Columbia, a very experienced photographer,
speaking fluent Spanish as well.
Eventually he returned to Wales, and expanded his love of photography to the sporting scene, he
had a friend who had taken photos at Olympics events and introduced him to the world of sports.
Carl, a keen cyclist and having the velodrome in the Newport area, a natural path for such an
accomplished photographer, practising his technique on the young hopefuls that were training
there,
Carl gained a Sport Accreditation and enjoys the prime spots now, he regularly photographs the
top cyclists.
Carl was enthusiastic and inspiring , offering advice on technique and preparation.
Only Mono Competition
This external competition is organised by Cymru Monochrome Camera Club. There were 40 clubs
competing from all over the Uk. Each club submitted 4 Mono Prints to be critiqued and scored by
judge Colin Trow PS FRPS FIPF MPAGB .
The winning club was Dorchester Camera Club with 72/80 points . Tenby CC scored 64/80 and
was 14th .
4th April 2024 BOYS v GIRLS COMPETITION
Tenby and District Camera Club held it’s fun and competitive competition, Boys versus Girls.
We appointed two captains Jan Sullivan for the girls and Rob Cox for the boys. We had 56 digital
entries from as many members as possible. Susan and John Surridge, a husband and wife team,
to judge this important competition, Susan is the past president of the WPF, and John was the
organiser of this years Welsh salon, we couldn’t have chosen a better team, to judge our
competition.
Susan critiqued our images with care and attention . We had a splendid array of images,
Many from members who had never entered our competitions before, It was a very close call, but
the Girls won, with 500 points against the Boys who scored 496 points. Well done the Girls.
Thank you to everyone for entering our fun competition, congratulations to the Girls, and their
Captain Jan Sullivan, and to Rob Cox for being captain of the Boys. Thanks to our judges Susan
Surridge and John Surridge, who devoted a lot of time to choosing our winners.
Awards for competition -:
Commended
Al Rees Hoopoe with bug
John Whitehurst Welsh black twins
Highly Commended
Al Rees Flying High
Neil Thomas Kestrel with prey
Jo Wakeman Lara
Bronze
Lizzie Wallis Shag in the snow
Silver
Dave Bolton The Business page
Gold
Charlie Kidd Northern Harrier eating quail
28th March 2024 The 3rd Open Competition
This year’s 3rd Open Competition had 33 PDI entries and 20 Print entries.
We were grateful to our judge Gareth Martin for his expertise and experience in giving us
constructive critique.
The results are as follows.
Print Results
Gold medal went to Gillian Mackay for her print “At Ciutadella Market”
Silver Medal went to Neil Thomas for “African Queen”
Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Hunting Swallow on the Turn”
Highly Commended prints
Neil Thomas for “Red Kite in Snow”
Commended prints
Cheryl Hewitt for “Blue Hour Surf”
Jan Sullivan for “Keep your Eyes on the Track”
Donald Fraser for “Hall of Buddhas”
Digital Results
Gold medal won by Jan Sullivan for “The Surprise Attack”
Silver medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her image “At the Top”
Bronze Medal was won by Neil Thomas for his image “Kestrel with Prey”
Highly Commended images
Gillian Mackay for “Canada Way”
Neil Thomas for “Eurasian Hoopoe Move over Darling”
David Bolton for “Brown Hare in the Rain”
Alistair Mackay for “Paxton Tower through the Mist”
Commended images
Charlie Kidd for “Egyptian Mongoose with food”
Rob Cox for “ Flaming Burnout”
21st March 2024…… Mike Perry
Tenby and District Camera, Club hosted the renown, environmental Photographer Mike Perry to
present his view of Wales and its beautiful land and seascapes.
Mike from North Pembrokeshire is well known in the field of environmental photography,
exhibiting his work in many of the leading exhibition houses throughout Wales and Europe.
Mike, originally from London, when in his late 30s, he moved from London to North
Pembrokeshire. He is a member of Greenpeace and is regularly seen on Channel 4.
In the early days of his photographic career, he acquired a 10 x 8 plate camera, he loves Shooting
in softlight, and in 2002, he photographed a series of images, which he termed Beach 1 - 27,
which sold well in London and the USA and featured in exhibitions throughout Europe. Using his
plate camera, he captured superb images throughout, presenting the beach series as both
individual images and a grid format, which proved very popular.
He related some of the problems using the large format plate camera.
Many of his exhibitions featured images outlining the startling statistics of how much micro
plastic is in our oceans, farmland, and wild life. 95% of seagulls have plastic in their gut. A
frightening realisation.
Thank you Mike Perry for such a different but interesting presentation.
14th March 2024 Workshop
Tenby & District Camera Club held a workshop on how to take an image through the post
processing system to the output and final print. We are grateful to Charlie Kidd for showing us the
method he uses to achieve the many brilliant images he creates.
Starting with downloading his images into Lightroom, sharpening, lens correction, colour
correction, contrast control, cropping, composition, adjustments to lighting, shadows and
highlights, burning and lighting areas that need tweaking, and much more.
The second half of the evening was just as interesting, Alistair Mackay demonstrated the art of
mounting the finished print. It can cost a lot of money to buy some of the equipment on the
market, but Alistair demonstrated how, we could use basic materials and a budget cutting kit, that
did the job fine. It’s all in the technique he insisted, warning us to use the correct masking tape,
with recommendations on where to buy the kits and boards locally and at a keen price.
Thank you to both Charlie and Alistair for all the effort they put into preparing the evening.
13th March 2024 Carmarthen Battle
Carmarthen Photographic Society hosted it’s 4 way Battle with camera clubs from Cardigan,
Newquay, Tenby and Carmarthen providing 10 digital images each. The judge for the evening was
Dai Knight . Tenby did well and came 1st with 188/ 200 points . Charlie Kidd and Gill Mackay each
scored the maximum 20 points for their images .
7th March 2024 The Fourtograph Competition
The Fourtograph is an entertaining fun competition with four themes chosen in advance. The
audience present look at the anonymous digital entries then score each image out of 5. The total
points for each image gives a theme winner , an overall winner and the image with the most
points . The themes chosen were “Blue” , “Beach Boys Music”, “Flower Power” and ‘Jane Austin”
Many thanks to Francis White and Alistair Mackay for sorting and collating the results . Special
thanks to Harry Gardiner for stepping up to critique many of the images with useful advice on how
to improve them .
The results were
Overall Winners 1st place Rob Cox , 2nd place Dave Bolton and 3rd place Charlie Kidd.
Image with most points Alan Brown and “Baa Barbara Ann”
The Blue Theme
Joint 1st place Rob Cox and Myrddin Dennis and 3rd Jan Sullivan.
The Beach Boys Songs Theme
1st place Alan Brown, 2nd Jan Sullivan and 3rd Gill Mackay .
The Flower Power Theme
1st place Rob Cox , Joint 2nd Cheryl Hewitt and Charlie Kidd .
The Jane Austin Theme
1st place John Whitehurst , 2nd Dave Bolton and 3rd Gill Mackay
here is the image with the most points ….Alan Brown with Baa Barbara Ann
29th February 2024
Carl Downing …Sports and Wildlife
Tenby & District Camera Club welcomed Carl Downing tonight, Carl, who comes from Newport
Gwent ,what an excellent presenter, with an impressive background of photography.
Carl was a pioneer of digital photography in the early days, buying a small digital camera and
attaching a telescope to the lens to take photos of wildlife. It wasn’t easy to take moving images
and he had to pre focus on where he thought the subject would land, but he produced some
stunning images. He managed to photograph a very rare humming bird while in Columbia, it was
400meters away, but with his combination of camera and telescope, captured a winning image
that was published & gained an award. It was pirated by a Florida magazine, Carl sued them, and
pocketed enough cash to “up his game” and buy a brand new kit of lenses and cameras. He
never looked back, and went on to travel around the world photographing wildlife in South Africa,
Brazil, and eventually running wildlife tours in Columbia, a very experienced photographer,
speaking fluent Spanish as well.
Eventually he returned to Wales, and expanded his love of photography to the sporting scene, he
had a friend who had taken photos at Olympics events and introduced him to the world of sports.
Carl, a keen cyclist and having the velodrome in the Newport area, a natural path for such an
accomplished photographer, practising his technique on the young hopefuls that were training
there,
Carl gained a Sport Accreditation and enjoys the prime spots now, he regularly photographs the
top cyclists.
Carl was enthusiastic and inspiring , offering advice on technique and preparation.
8th to 22nd February
8th February Les Loosemore
Tenby & District Camera Club had the good fortune to have Les Loosemore for his excellent presentation of a “Night with Les” and what an excellent night it was.
Les stepped in at the last minute, because we were let down by a presenter at short notice. We were very grateful to him, and what a show he put on for us,
Les is an ambassador for “Fotospeed” and prints all his own photos. The quality of his images is outstanding. He started with a display of panoramas, and then Waterfalls, Scotland, Trees , Landscape, and concluded with Portraits. After each display he invited the audience to closely inspect the photos, ask questions and critique them to see if they could find any faults.
A truly inspiring evening that had audience participation, just what a camera club needs.
Les introduced a friend he brought with him, Riccardo Beghini and during the tea break Riccardo, displayed his brilliant landscape Photos, they were amazing, he answered all the questions we asked, and proved to be a potentially great presenter, one of his ambitions.
15th February Mono Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held its annual Mono competition, our judge was Rob Mitchell from Swansea. We had 18 prints and 27 digital images. Rob, who is a retired Swansea university lecturer praised the standard of the entries . It was such a close run contest, with several photos awarded similar top marks. Rob critiqued, in great detail, every image with his usual humour applied to most of them with useful comments on how to improve the image. Rob did a great job and the results are as follows,
Print Section
There were 2 Gold awards given, one to Janet Sullivan with “Breathtaking” and she was also awarded 1st Place. The second Gold and 2nd place went to to Gillian Mackay with “London” .
Gill Mackay also was given 3rd place and a Silver award with “Feeling Shy”
Two more Silver awards were given, both going to Dave Bolton with “Billy” and “Servants of the Wild Sea” .
Bronzes were awarded to Francis White with “Lilly” and Andy Watkin with “Cape Otway Lighthouse”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from Charlie Kidd, Donald Fraser and Rob Cox.
Two Commended images completed the awards and they went to Gary Mayhew and Donald Fraser.
Digital Section
There were 3 Gold awards given, in 1st Place Gary Mayhew with “Snoozing Seal” , in 2nd place Jan Sullivan with “Spreading the Seeds” and in 3rd place Rob Cox with “Swan in a Flap” .
Silver Awards were given to Dave Bolton with “Running Scared” , Gary Mayhew with “Jessica Ione in the light” and Jan Sullivan “The Dandelion Clock”.
Bronze Awards went to Dave Bolton and “I’m a lover, not a fighter” , Harry Gardiner with “Frosted Cobwebs” and Charlie Kidd and “The Chinese Elderman” .
There were two Highly Commended images both from Gill Mackay.
There were four Commended images from Sara Josey, Charlie Kidd, Harry Gardiner and Dave Lewis .
As you can see from the multiple Awards it was an exciting and close run contest with excellent images being submitted .
18th February WPF Memorial Day
Several Members attended this Competition well organised by the Welsh Photographic Federation , this year held in Talbot Green near Llantrisant.
There are 3 competitions held during the day with 15 Welsh clubs competing . All the competitions were judged by Pam Lane and Eddy Lane both with ARPS,DPAGB,EFIAP,ARPB qualifications.
The first competition held was The Walter Morgan Trophy, with the entry being 4 Colour Digital Images .
Tenby Camera Club came 4th with Gwynfa CC and Rhondda CC sharing 1st place .
Gill Mackay’s “At the Barbican”and Gary Mayhew’s “Mountain Dawn” images both scored full marks and were awarded Certificates of Merit.
The second competition was The Past Presidents’ Trophy with the entry being 4 Colour Prints .
Tenby Camera Club came joint first with Alan Nedd CC .
Again there were 2 prints scoring the maximum mark and also gaining Certificates of Merit . These went to Jan Sullivan with “ Life is a Struggle” and Dave Bolton with “Hunting swallow over summer meadow”
The final Competition of the day was the Gwyn Morgan Trophy with the entry being a Monochrome set having a theme or to meld together with some coherence . This competition is not scored but takes the form of elimination . The judges look at 4 clubs’ sets and then remove one , another new set is added , the judges then remove another set . This proceeds until one set remains and is declared the winner . An exciting and different approach to a competition .
After a nail biting finish Tenby CC was the winner just pipping the sets from Rhondda (2nd) and Bridgend CC (3rd) .
22nd February John Archer -Thomson Skomer Below and Above
John Archer-Thomson is a freelance coastal ecologist, photographer, writer and tutor, and a former deputy head of the Field Studies Council's Dale Fort Field Centre in Pembrokeshire.
He has visited Skomer many times, both on land and underwater for many years . His knowledge of botany, zoology, geology and ornithology was superb and he answered questions with ease.
His photographic skills were also of the highest quality, so we were treated to some stunning images of the landscape and life of Skomer .
He explained the history of the Islands, from their geographic formation to farming practices through the years, and what impact all these have had on the story and flourishment up the present day.
It is amazing how such a small island can be such a plethora of life. John showed a wide range of photos capturing the different categories of bird life from land birds to seabirds including puffins, fulmars, manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, owls, sedge warblers and all the gull family .
The animal life was not neglected either with dolphin, skomer voles, seals and rabbits featured.
John filled the talk with tales of the lifestyles of all these occupants, all done with humour and enthusiasm .
The floral displays were not neglected either with fantastic images showing the bluebells, thrift, campion, bracken and scurvy grass that cover the island .
We were also treated to a tour of the underwater world around Skomer that is rich in life with great diversity and rarity. Sponges, sea slugs, fish, crabs, tube worms, anemones, corals and seaweeds were just a hint of what is there. An exciting landscape so different to above water .
An enthralling evening for everyone .
Tenby & District Camera Club had the good fortune to have Les Loosemore for his excellent presentation of a “Night with Les” and what an excellent night it was.
Les stepped in at the last minute, because we were let down by a presenter at short notice. We were very grateful to him, and what a show he put on for us,
Les is an ambassador for “Fotospeed” and prints all his own photos. The quality of his images is outstanding. He started with a display of panoramas, and then Waterfalls, Scotland, Trees , Landscape, and concluded with Portraits. After each display he invited the audience to closely inspect the photos, ask questions and critique them to see if they could find any faults.
A truly inspiring evening that had audience participation, just what a camera club needs.
Les introduced a friend he brought with him, Riccardo Beghini and during the tea break Riccardo, displayed his brilliant landscape Photos, they were amazing, he answered all the questions we asked, and proved to be a potentially great presenter, one of his ambitions.
15th February Mono Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held its annual Mono competition, our judge was Rob Mitchell from Swansea. We had 18 prints and 27 digital images. Rob, who is a retired Swansea university lecturer praised the standard of the entries . It was such a close run contest, with several photos awarded similar top marks. Rob critiqued, in great detail, every image with his usual humour applied to most of them with useful comments on how to improve the image. Rob did a great job and the results are as follows,
Print Section
There were 2 Gold awards given, one to Janet Sullivan with “Breathtaking” and she was also awarded 1st Place. The second Gold and 2nd place went to to Gillian Mackay with “London” .
Gill Mackay also was given 3rd place and a Silver award with “Feeling Shy”
Two more Silver awards were given, both going to Dave Bolton with “Billy” and “Servants of the Wild Sea” .
Bronzes were awarded to Francis White with “Lilly” and Andy Watkin with “Cape Otway Lighthouse”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from Charlie Kidd, Donald Fraser and Rob Cox.
Two Commended images completed the awards and they went to Gary Mayhew and Donald Fraser.
Digital Section
There were 3 Gold awards given, in 1st Place Gary Mayhew with “Snoozing Seal” , in 2nd place Jan Sullivan with “Spreading the Seeds” and in 3rd place Rob Cox with “Swan in a Flap” .
Silver Awards were given to Dave Bolton with “Running Scared” , Gary Mayhew with “Jessica Ione in the light” and Jan Sullivan “The Dandelion Clock”.
Bronze Awards went to Dave Bolton and “I’m a lover, not a fighter” , Harry Gardiner with “Frosted Cobwebs” and Charlie Kidd and “The Chinese Elderman” .
There were two Highly Commended images both from Gill Mackay.
There were four Commended images from Sara Josey, Charlie Kidd, Harry Gardiner and Dave Lewis .
As you can see from the multiple Awards it was an exciting and close run contest with excellent images being submitted .
18th February WPF Memorial Day
Several Members attended this Competition well organised by the Welsh Photographic Federation , this year held in Talbot Green near Llantrisant.
There are 3 competitions held during the day with 15 Welsh clubs competing . All the competitions were judged by Pam Lane and Eddy Lane both with ARPS,DPAGB,EFIAP,ARPB qualifications.
The first competition held was The Walter Morgan Trophy, with the entry being 4 Colour Digital Images .
Tenby Camera Club came 4th with Gwynfa CC and Rhondda CC sharing 1st place .
Gill Mackay’s “At the Barbican”and Gary Mayhew’s “Mountain Dawn” images both scored full marks and were awarded Certificates of Merit.
The second competition was The Past Presidents’ Trophy with the entry being 4 Colour Prints .
Tenby Camera Club came joint first with Alan Nedd CC .
Again there were 2 prints scoring the maximum mark and also gaining Certificates of Merit . These went to Jan Sullivan with “ Life is a Struggle” and Dave Bolton with “Hunting swallow over summer meadow”
The final Competition of the day was the Gwyn Morgan Trophy with the entry being a Monochrome set having a theme or to meld together with some coherence . This competition is not scored but takes the form of elimination . The judges look at 4 clubs’ sets and then remove one , another new set is added , the judges then remove another set . This proceeds until one set remains and is declared the winner . An exciting and different approach to a competition .
After a nail biting finish Tenby CC was the winner just pipping the sets from Rhondda (2nd) and Bridgend CC (3rd) .
22nd February John Archer -Thomson Skomer Below and Above
John Archer-Thomson is a freelance coastal ecologist, photographer, writer and tutor, and a former deputy head of the Field Studies Council's Dale Fort Field Centre in Pembrokeshire.
He has visited Skomer many times, both on land and underwater for many years . His knowledge of botany, zoology, geology and ornithology was superb and he answered questions with ease.
His photographic skills were also of the highest quality, so we were treated to some stunning images of the landscape and life of Skomer .
He explained the history of the Islands, from their geographic formation to farming practices through the years, and what impact all these have had on the story and flourishment up the present day.
It is amazing how such a small island can be such a plethora of life. John showed a wide range of photos capturing the different categories of bird life from land birds to seabirds including puffins, fulmars, manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, owls, sedge warblers and all the gull family .
The animal life was not neglected either with dolphin, skomer voles, seals and rabbits featured.
John filled the talk with tales of the lifestyles of all these occupants, all done with humour and enthusiasm .
The floral displays were not neglected either with fantastic images showing the bluebells, thrift, campion, bracken and scurvy grass that cover the island .
We were also treated to a tour of the underwater world around Skomer that is rich in life with great diversity and rarity. Sponges, sea slugs, fish, crabs, tube worms, anemones, corals and seaweeds were just a hint of what is there. An exciting landscape so different to above water .
An enthralling evening for everyone .
1st February
PAGB GB Digital Nature Cup 2024
At the end of January the entries for the PAGB Nature GB Cup (digitals) was judged . There are 3 top independent judges who each score an image out of 5, to give a total out of a maximum of 15.
Tenby Camera Club did very well with their entries scoring 145 (max 180) and achieving Joint 26th place amongst 56 clubs.
Brian Jennings Trostre Competition 2024
This competition was held on the 23rd January . A 6 way Battle judged by Gareth Martin with 5 prints for each club. They were marked out of 100, and 2 of our entries scored full marks . They were Alan Brown with “Wasp” and Gary Mayhew with “Mountain Dawn”
Tenby came 2nd with 483/500 with Llanelli getting the top spot with 485/500.
The Gary Jenkins Macro and Close up Competition 2024
This internal competition was judged by Paul Branchflower on the 25th January with 14 prints and 20 digital entries .
There was a variety of subject material of a high standard, from insects, ice and fungi.
In the Print section the awards were as follows…
Gold award Jan Sullivan “Striped Hawk Moth”
Silver award Jan Sullivan “Clinging on”
Bronze award Charlie Kidd “2 tiny field mice”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from John Whitehurst “Lesser Bee Fly” , Dave Bolton “Damoiselle at rest” and Cheryl Hewitt “Pollen Patch” .
Two commended was given, to John Whitehurst with “Four spotted chaser” and Dave Bolton” Fungi Lit from below”
In the Digital Section the awards were as follows…
Gold award to Dave Bolton “Woodlouse King of the Castle”
Silver Award to Rob Cox “Robber fly with Prey”
Bronze award to Charlie Kidd “ Asian Dead Leaf Mantis”
Three Highly Commended were given to Alan Brown “Free at Last” , Cheryl Hewitt “The Ant & the Ladybird” and Jan Sullivan “Colourful Painted Lady” .
There were three commended images, one from Liz Wallis “Common Darter”, and 2 from Gary Mayhew “A Splash of Ice” and “Miniature World” .
Gareth Martin A Taste Of Wales
On Thursday Evening 1st February , we warmly welcomed the return of Gareth Martin to deliver his talk “ A Taste of Wales” Gareth is a very active Camera Club Member of several clubs and runs a variety of Facebook pages and competitions. Gareth has a unique style of presenting his excellent work by recounting anecdotes of the situations at the time . His amusing storytelling had us chuckling throughout ! His love of photography and Wales go hand in hand and is very clear to see.
We were treated to a tour around Wales from Capel Curig to Port Talbot but It was not only landscapes shown . Gareth said there is a photograph to be taken in most situations and he certainly showed that ! There were streets, people, houses, quarries , churches, the odd toilet, captured unusually with different angles and in colour and monochrome . It was good to see the difference when viewing the same photo in colour , black and white and also sepia and with grain .
Gareth also gave us a preview of his new Mono Talk hot off the press. Images with clever simplicity and style but thought provoking. Good examples to learn from that less can be more .
This talk certainly looks good .
At the end of January the entries for the PAGB Nature GB Cup (digitals) was judged . There are 3 top independent judges who each score an image out of 5, to give a total out of a maximum of 15.
Tenby Camera Club did very well with their entries scoring 145 (max 180) and achieving Joint 26th place amongst 56 clubs.
Brian Jennings Trostre Competition 2024
This competition was held on the 23rd January . A 6 way Battle judged by Gareth Martin with 5 prints for each club. They were marked out of 100, and 2 of our entries scored full marks . They were Alan Brown with “Wasp” and Gary Mayhew with “Mountain Dawn”
Tenby came 2nd with 483/500 with Llanelli getting the top spot with 485/500.
The Gary Jenkins Macro and Close up Competition 2024
This internal competition was judged by Paul Branchflower on the 25th January with 14 prints and 20 digital entries .
There was a variety of subject material of a high standard, from insects, ice and fungi.
In the Print section the awards were as follows…
Gold award Jan Sullivan “Striped Hawk Moth”
Silver award Jan Sullivan “Clinging on”
Bronze award Charlie Kidd “2 tiny field mice”
There were 3 Highly Commended images from John Whitehurst “Lesser Bee Fly” , Dave Bolton “Damoiselle at rest” and Cheryl Hewitt “Pollen Patch” .
Two commended was given, to John Whitehurst with “Four spotted chaser” and Dave Bolton” Fungi Lit from below”
In the Digital Section the awards were as follows…
Gold award to Dave Bolton “Woodlouse King of the Castle”
Silver Award to Rob Cox “Robber fly with Prey”
Bronze award to Charlie Kidd “ Asian Dead Leaf Mantis”
Three Highly Commended were given to Alan Brown “Free at Last” , Cheryl Hewitt “The Ant & the Ladybird” and Jan Sullivan “Colourful Painted Lady” .
There were three commended images, one from Liz Wallis “Common Darter”, and 2 from Gary Mayhew “A Splash of Ice” and “Miniature World” .
Gareth Martin A Taste Of Wales
On Thursday Evening 1st February , we warmly welcomed the return of Gareth Martin to deliver his talk “ A Taste of Wales” Gareth is a very active Camera Club Member of several clubs and runs a variety of Facebook pages and competitions. Gareth has a unique style of presenting his excellent work by recounting anecdotes of the situations at the time . His amusing storytelling had us chuckling throughout ! His love of photography and Wales go hand in hand and is very clear to see.
We were treated to a tour around Wales from Capel Curig to Port Talbot but It was not only landscapes shown . Gareth said there is a photograph to be taken in most situations and he certainly showed that ! There were streets, people, houses, quarries , churches, the odd toilet, captured unusually with different angles and in colour and monochrome . It was good to see the difference when viewing the same photo in colour , black and white and also sepia and with grain .
Gareth also gave us a preview of his new Mono Talk hot off the press. Images with clever simplicity and style but thought provoking. Good examples to learn from that less can be more .
This talk certainly looks good .
4th January 2024
2nd Open Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club held the judging of their 2nd Open Competition, our first event of the new year.
We all congratulated Gillian Mackay on her superb achievement of being highlighted by Rui Palha in the HSP corner as a featured photographer along with many of well known international photographers and photo journalists, a brilliant achievement.
We were grateful to David Williams our judge for the 2nd Open competition, David kindly stepped in after our original judge was ill, David had a lot to do, as we had 22 print submissions and 36 PDI’s to critique and judge. We started as usual with the print section,
The Gold medal was won by
David Bolton with his superb print titled “Brown Hare in Ploughed Field”
The Silver medal was won by
Rob Cox for his lovely print titled
“Clevedon Pier”
And the Bronze medal went to
Cheryl Hewitt for her great print titled
“Fulmar on the Run”
Highly Commended was achieved by
Dave Bolton for
“Tenby Tides, The Blue Hour”
Charlie Kidd for
“Pine Martin with Egg in the Rain”
Rob Cox for “Heron in Autumn”
Jan Sullivan for “Sitting Pretty”
Neil Thomas for “Puffin with eels”
Commended was achieved by
Cheryl Hewitt for
“Life on Peacock Tiger Lily”
After our tea break we continued with the PDI’s
The Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker with her brilliant image “Fancy a Game”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for her excellent image titled “Great Catch”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his outstanding image titled
“Sparrow hawk with Prey”
Highly Commended was won by
Charlie Kidd for “Red Squirrel on log” and
“Woodpecker in the Woods”
Neil Thomas for “Red Squirrel”
David Bolton for “Swallows Meadow”
Rob Cox for “Fluffy in the Flowers”
Lizzie Wallis for
“European Crane Dance in the Snow”
Mats Fredriksson for “Chat Noir”
John Whitehurst “Meadow Grasshopper”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Handstand”
Ali Rees for “The Thrill of the Surf”
Francis White for “Surfer”
Alan Brown for “Harbour Lights”
Lizzie Wallis for
“Impressions of an Oystercatcher”
Gary Mayhew “That’s another fine SMS”
John Whitehurst for “Mud Lark”
Ali Rees for “knowing”
Tenby & District Camera Club held the judging of their 2nd Open Competition, our first event of the new year.
We all congratulated Gillian Mackay on her superb achievement of being highlighted by Rui Palha in the HSP corner as a featured photographer along with many of well known international photographers and photo journalists, a brilliant achievement.
We were grateful to David Williams our judge for the 2nd Open competition, David kindly stepped in after our original judge was ill, David had a lot to do, as we had 22 print submissions and 36 PDI’s to critique and judge. We started as usual with the print section,
The Gold medal was won by
David Bolton with his superb print titled “Brown Hare in Ploughed Field”
The Silver medal was won by
Rob Cox for his lovely print titled
“Clevedon Pier”
And the Bronze medal went to
Cheryl Hewitt for her great print titled
“Fulmar on the Run”
Highly Commended was achieved by
Dave Bolton for
“Tenby Tides, The Blue Hour”
Charlie Kidd for
“Pine Martin with Egg in the Rain”
Rob Cox for “Heron in Autumn”
Jan Sullivan for “Sitting Pretty”
Neil Thomas for “Puffin with eels”
Commended was achieved by
Cheryl Hewitt for
“Life on Peacock Tiger Lily”
After our tea break we continued with the PDI’s
The Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker with her brilliant image “Fancy a Game”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for her excellent image titled “Great Catch”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his outstanding image titled
“Sparrow hawk with Prey”
Highly Commended was won by
Charlie Kidd for “Red Squirrel on log” and
“Woodpecker in the Woods”
Neil Thomas for “Red Squirrel”
David Bolton for “Swallows Meadow”
Rob Cox for “Fluffy in the Flowers”
Lizzie Wallis for
“European Crane Dance in the Snow”
Mats Fredriksson for “Chat Noir”
John Whitehurst “Meadow Grasshopper”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Handstand”
Ali Rees for “The Thrill of the Surf”
Francis White for “Surfer”
Alan Brown for “Harbour Lights”
Lizzie Wallis for
“Impressions of an Oystercatcher”
Gary Mayhew “That’s another fine SMS”
John Whitehurst for “Mud Lark”
Ali Rees for “knowing”
He and She battle 4th April
He/She Battle change of date.
We have had to re-arrange the He/She Battle date again and it will now take place on Thursday 4th April with the 21st of March reverting to a Workshop as it was originally.
We will be looking for 28 PDI Open images from each team. The judge will be asked to award a Best Image but no other placing and no scores. They will be advised to give ‘kind’ critique only for the images on the night and to maintain the fun expectation of the evening.
There will be more information to come as we approach the competition and I am sure that Rob Cox and Jan Sullivan will be chasing everyone for their image(s) in the coming weeks.
We have had to re-arrange the He/She Battle date again and it will now take place on Thursday 4th April with the 21st of March reverting to a Workshop as it was originally.
We will be looking for 28 PDI Open images from each team. The judge will be asked to award a Best Image but no other placing and no scores. They will be advised to give ‘kind’ critique only for the images on the night and to maintain the fun expectation of the evening.
There will be more information to come as we approach the competition and I am sure that Rob Cox and Jan Sullivan will be chasing everyone for their image(s) in the coming weeks.
December
The Committee would like to wish members, friends and followers a very Merry Christmas with a Happy & Peaceful New Year . We’ll be back on the 4th January 2024 with the judging of the Second Open Competition.
7th December
The Nature Competition, the final competition of 2023. The competition was judge by Andy Leslie who worked his way through critiquing 20 prints and 30 Digital images. There was a superb range of wildlife from Ospreys to Cranes , Insects to Vultures, locations at home and abroad.
In the prints The Gold award went to Charlie Kidd with Osprey struggling with trout, Silver went to Dave Bolton with Hunting swallow over summer meadow, and Bronze to Ali Rees with Young Gannet.
Highly Commended went to Dave Bolton and Jan Sullivan.
Commended went to Neil Thomas (2) Jason Laugharne and Cheryl Hewitt
In the digital section the Gold award went to Liz Wallis and Crane on a cold & frosty Morning , Silver award went to Rob Cox with Manx Sheerwater at night, the Bronze went to Charlie Kidd with Kingfisher adjusting fish to eat.
Highly Commended went to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton.
Commended went to Sara Josey, Jayne Crocker, Dave Lewis, Neil Thomas, Cheryl Hewitt and Jan Sullivan.
On the 30th November Tenby welcomed a favourite speaker, Julian Cremona . Julian is a naturalist, biologist and wildlife photographer.
We were enthralled in the first half with his trip to Churchill in Canada to view and photograph polar bears . His anecdotes bring to life the talk, with laughter and and expansion of knowledge all in one swoop ! Stunning pictures of Polar Bears relaxing and playing , all in their natural icy habitat.
In the second half there was a change of pace to Spring in France . Gentle walks from his camper van through meadows and alongside pools, we were treated to moths and butterflies, flies and snakes. It is amazing what can be found in deep grass and hedgerows.
Two external competitions were held in November.
The Stanley Chell Print Competition, hosted by Aberdare Camera Club, was judged by Peter Weaver . There were 23 clubs competing, each submitting 4 prints . Tenby won the Best Club Entry in first place, scoring 78 out of 80.
The Afan Nedd Print Battle was held a few days later, with Peter Weaver judging again. There were five prints from 11 clubs, with Bridgend CC scoring the maximum 100/100 for the top spot . Tenby CC came a close second with 96/100.
16th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club held its judging of the portrait competition and the Panel’s competition tonight, it was a digital only event so we were able to judge the two competitions on the same night, we had 36 entries for the portrait competition and 12 entries for the panels competition with each panel having to produce 5 separate images organised into a pleasing display with an all encompassing theme. That’s 60 images entered for the panels competition.
Unfortunately our judge for the night was taken ill and was unable to attend at such short notice we were unable to get another judge, so our own Francis White bravely stepped in and read out the judge’s critique, which he had sent to us just before we started the evening, we are all very grateful to Francis, who did a great job at reading out the critique of the judge that could not attend. But we wish him a speedy recovery for his illness.
The results
Portrait
Gold medal was won by Gillian Mackay for her brilliant image titled “Ironman”
Silver medal was awarded to Ali Rees for her excellent image titled
“penny for your thoughts”
The Bronze Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his great image “ the Cowboy”
Highly commended was given to
Alan Brown for his image titled “ ICU”
Dave Bolton for his image titled “My old Mate Billy”
Gary Mayhew for “ the Barge Keeper “
Steve Howells for “ the Goat Herder “
David Lewis for Emily through a rainy Window”
Commended images
Lizzie Wallis for “Husky Portrait”
Steve Howells for “Smiler”
Lizzie Wallis for “ Shag Portrait”
Mats Fredriksson for “Stillness “
The Panel Competition
Gold medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her Exquisite panel titled
“ Life on Peacock Tiger Lilies”
Silver Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his lovely panel titled
“Pine Marten”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his lovely panel titled “Puffin Flight”
Highly Commended was awarded to
Gary Mayhew for his panel titled
“The Lairds”
Gillian Mackay for her panel titled
“ Out on a Dreary Day”
Commended was awarded to
Alan Brown for his panel
Dave Bolton for his panel titled
“ The Changing Guise of Norman”
Congratulations to our winners and to all who took part by entering their work.
9th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club, was a full house because tonight’s presentation was given by Monica Doshi, from Solihull Birmingham.
Monica is no stranger to our club she was a regular visitor to us before the Covid lockdown, and it was so nice to see her again.
Monica is an accomplished photographer, holding awards of AFIAP, DPAGB, BP2*
and has traveled extensively throughout the UK, and many other parts of the world, her images and photographs she showed us reflecting her wide range of photographic skills.
We were delighted to see the stunning wildlife images and birds of prey from her many trips to Scotland and the Shetland & Orkney islands, the snow monkeys of Japan, and the big Cats of Kenya. She has also won a gold medal award for her rugby images, and was invited to be an official photographer at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 .
Monica travels and stays in her camper van, for much of her destinations, so is free to explore the many places that are of interest to her.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and our thanks go to Monica .
7th December
The Nature Competition, the final competition of 2023. The competition was judge by Andy Leslie who worked his way through critiquing 20 prints and 30 Digital images. There was a superb range of wildlife from Ospreys to Cranes , Insects to Vultures, locations at home and abroad.
In the prints The Gold award went to Charlie Kidd with Osprey struggling with trout, Silver went to Dave Bolton with Hunting swallow over summer meadow, and Bronze to Ali Rees with Young Gannet.
Highly Commended went to Dave Bolton and Jan Sullivan.
Commended went to Neil Thomas (2) Jason Laugharne and Cheryl Hewitt
In the digital section the Gold award went to Liz Wallis and Crane on a cold & frosty Morning , Silver award went to Rob Cox with Manx Sheerwater at night, the Bronze went to Charlie Kidd with Kingfisher adjusting fish to eat.
Highly Commended went to John Whitehurst, Jan Sullivan and Dave Bolton.
Commended went to Sara Josey, Jayne Crocker, Dave Lewis, Neil Thomas, Cheryl Hewitt and Jan Sullivan.
On the 30th November Tenby welcomed a favourite speaker, Julian Cremona . Julian is a naturalist, biologist and wildlife photographer.
We were enthralled in the first half with his trip to Churchill in Canada to view and photograph polar bears . His anecdotes bring to life the talk, with laughter and and expansion of knowledge all in one swoop ! Stunning pictures of Polar Bears relaxing and playing , all in their natural icy habitat.
In the second half there was a change of pace to Spring in France . Gentle walks from his camper van through meadows and alongside pools, we were treated to moths and butterflies, flies and snakes. It is amazing what can be found in deep grass and hedgerows.
Two external competitions were held in November.
The Stanley Chell Print Competition, hosted by Aberdare Camera Club, was judged by Peter Weaver . There were 23 clubs competing, each submitting 4 prints . Tenby won the Best Club Entry in first place, scoring 78 out of 80.
The Afan Nedd Print Battle was held a few days later, with Peter Weaver judging again. There were five prints from 11 clubs, with Bridgend CC scoring the maximum 100/100 for the top spot . Tenby CC came a close second with 96/100.
16th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club held its judging of the portrait competition and the Panel’s competition tonight, it was a digital only event so we were able to judge the two competitions on the same night, we had 36 entries for the portrait competition and 12 entries for the panels competition with each panel having to produce 5 separate images organised into a pleasing display with an all encompassing theme. That’s 60 images entered for the panels competition.
Unfortunately our judge for the night was taken ill and was unable to attend at such short notice we were unable to get another judge, so our own Francis White bravely stepped in and read out the judge’s critique, which he had sent to us just before we started the evening, we are all very grateful to Francis, who did a great job at reading out the critique of the judge that could not attend. But we wish him a speedy recovery for his illness.
The results
Portrait
Gold medal was won by Gillian Mackay for her brilliant image titled “Ironman”
Silver medal was awarded to Ali Rees for her excellent image titled
“penny for your thoughts”
The Bronze Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his great image “ the Cowboy”
Highly commended was given to
Alan Brown for his image titled “ ICU”
Dave Bolton for his image titled “My old Mate Billy”
Gary Mayhew for “ the Barge Keeper “
Steve Howells for “ the Goat Herder “
David Lewis for Emily through a rainy Window”
Commended images
Lizzie Wallis for “Husky Portrait”
Steve Howells for “Smiler”
Lizzie Wallis for “ Shag Portrait”
Mats Fredriksson for “Stillness “
The Panel Competition
Gold medal was won by Cheryl Hewitt for her Exquisite panel titled
“ Life on Peacock Tiger Lilies”
Silver Medal was won by Charlie Kidd for his lovely panel titled
“Pine Marten”
Bronze medal was won by Neil Thomas for his lovely panel titled “Puffin Flight”
Highly Commended was awarded to
Gary Mayhew for his panel titled
“The Lairds”
Gillian Mackay for her panel titled
“ Out on a Dreary Day”
Commended was awarded to
Alan Brown for his panel
Dave Bolton for his panel titled
“ The Changing Guise of Norman”
Congratulations to our winners and to all who took part by entering their work.
9th November 2023
Tenby & District Camera Club, was a full house because tonight’s presentation was given by Monica Doshi, from Solihull Birmingham.
Monica is no stranger to our club she was a regular visitor to us before the Covid lockdown, and it was so nice to see her again.
Monica is an accomplished photographer, holding awards of AFIAP, DPAGB, BP2*
and has traveled extensively throughout the UK, and many other parts of the world, her images and photographs she showed us reflecting her wide range of photographic skills.
We were delighted to see the stunning wildlife images and birds of prey from her many trips to Scotland and the Shetland & Orkney islands, the snow monkeys of Japan, and the big Cats of Kenya. She has also won a gold medal award for her rugby images, and was invited to be an official photographer at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 .
Monica travels and stays in her camper van, for much of her destinations, so is free to explore the many places that are of interest to her.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and our thanks go to Monica .
26th October
Tenby Camera Club held it’s second competition of the season on the 26th October. The topic was Landscape which attracted a good number of entries and a great audience considering the appalling weather .
The judge for the evening was Les Loosemore, ARPS, AWPF, DPAGB, from Bridgend. Les assessed the images with care and thoughtfulness. He scrutinised the entries in fine detail , expressing how an image may be improved with small adjustments . He praised the standard of entries and their presentation.
The first section was for the Prints of which there were 18 from 9 photographers . Sunrises and sunsets , moody skies, mountains and mist all featured .
The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “Glowing Glacier” The Silver medal was awarded to John Whitehurst with “Stackpole Head” The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton with “Carew’s Setting Sun”
There were 3 highly commended images from Charlie Kidd, Neil Thomas and John Whitehurst. Four commended images were by Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox, Mick Halligan and Gary Mayhew.
After a break , 24 digital images were judged, again with a lovely variety of stunning landscape vistas. The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Green Bridge Storm Light”. The Silver medal was given to Charlie Kidd for “Storm Dudley hits Newhaven Lighthouse”
The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Southside Sunrise”.
Highly Commended images were from Gary Mayhew, John Whitehurst and Jan Sullivan. Commended images were from Cheryl Hewitt, Francis White , Jayne Crocker and Dave Lewis .
The first section was for the Prints of which there were 18 from 9 photographers . Sunrises and sunsets , moody skies, mountains and mist all featured .
The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew with “Glowing Glacier” The Silver medal was awarded to John Whitehurst with “Stackpole Head” The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton with “Carew’s Setting Sun”
There were 3 highly commended images from Charlie Kidd, Neil Thomas and John Whitehurst. Four commended images were by Cheryl Hewitt, Rob Cox, Mick Halligan and Gary Mayhew.
After a break , 24 digital images were judged, again with a lovely variety of stunning landscape vistas. The Gold medal was won by Gary Mayhew for “Green Bridge Storm Light”. The Silver medal was given to Charlie Kidd for “Storm Dudley hits Newhaven Lighthouse”
The Bronze medal went to Dave Bolton for “Southside Sunrise”.
Highly Commended images were from Gary Mayhew, John Whitehurst and Jan Sullivan. Commended images were from Cheryl Hewitt, Francis White , Jayne Crocker and Dave Lewis .
4th October
Tenby held it’s first competition of the season, the 1st Open, and what a standard! There were 19 prints and 32 digital entries from 16 photographers. Mike Clatworthy from Swansea, was the judge for the evening . Mike was very impressed and complimented the club on the high standard of work entered. A super range of genres and styles with wildlife , portraits , street , travel, mono and sport were viewed and critiqued .
The Print Gold award was won by Dave Bolton with “Wild Adder” , Silver went to Jan Sullivan for ”Heading for Shelter” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Osprey”. Images by Neil Thomas “Hoopoe Courtship” and Charlie Kidd “Fishing” were both Highly Commended.
The Digital Gold award went to Gill Mackay with “At the Barbican”, Silver went to Alan Brown for “Christine” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Puffin with nesting Material” . Rob Cox was given a Highly Commended for “Canary Shouldered Thorn Moth” .
The Winning entries chosen by judge Mike Clatworthy
Gill Mackay winner of the Digital 1st Open with Judge Mike Clatworthy .
The Print Gold award was won by Dave Bolton with “Wild Adder” , Silver went to Jan Sullivan for ”Heading for Shelter” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Osprey”. Images by Neil Thomas “Hoopoe Courtship” and Charlie Kidd “Fishing” were both Highly Commended.
The Digital Gold award went to Gill Mackay with “At the Barbican”, Silver went to Alan Brown for “Christine” and Bronze to Neil Thomas with “Puffin with nesting Material” . Rob Cox was given a Highly Commended for “Canary Shouldered Thorn Moth” .
The Winning entries chosen by judge Mike ClatworthyGill Mackay winner of the Digital 1st Open with Judge Mike Clatworthy .
28th September
14th to 28th September
Please click on link below to see the news of a Presentation by Allen Lloyd,Tenby Battle 2023 and a presentation from Ian Ledger
Tcc News Sept2023
Please click on link below to see the news of a Presentation by Allen Lloyd,Tenby Battle 2023 and a presentation from Ian Ledger
Tcc News Sept2023
25th August 2023
After enjoying a summer break from formal club activities, we are preparing for the start of a new season .
Throughout the next few months, all types and genres of photography will be explored. Portraits, mono , wildlife and macro work are just a few topics in the mix. A great range of talks, demonstrations, competitions and battles with other clubs. Fancy cameras not necessary !
The first meeting will be on the 7th September at St. Florence Community Centre, starting at 7.30.
It will be an open night, so an ideal time to check us out, with a cuppa and biscuit thrown in , everyone welcome. Membership details can be found here on the website, you can join at anytime .
Through the summer, members have met up with their cameras and mobiles in a variety of local locations . Starting with Picton Castle Gardens in July and Upton Castle Gardens in August, coffee & cake was enjoyed with chat and of course, some photography ! A social meet up in a member’s garden was arranged and was blessed with good weather . Flower and Insect photography was the order of the day. Fun online competitions were held too, through a closed
facebook page just for members with topics “Just up the Street” , “Seabirds” and “Macro”.
As you can probably see from our events we are a friendly and sociable club sharing a passion for photography . Take that step to join us !
Throughout the next few months, all types and genres of photography will be explored. Portraits, mono , wildlife and macro work are just a few topics in the mix. A great range of talks, demonstrations, competitions and battles with other clubs. Fancy cameras not necessary !
The first meeting will be on the 7th September at St. Florence Community Centre, starting at 7.30.
It will be an open night, so an ideal time to check us out, with a cuppa and biscuit thrown in , everyone welcome. Membership details can be found here on the website, you can join at anytime .
Through the summer, members have met up with their cameras and mobiles in a variety of local locations . Starting with Picton Castle Gardens in July and Upton Castle Gardens in August, coffee & cake was enjoyed with chat and of course, some photography ! A social meet up in a member’s garden was arranged and was blessed with good weather . Flower and Insect photography was the order of the day. Fun online competitions were held too, through a closed
facebook page just for members with topics “Just up the Street” , “Seabirds” and “Macro”.
As you can probably see from our events we are a friendly and sociable club sharing a passion for photography . Take that step to join us !
22nd June
Tenby Camera Club held it’s Awards and Social Evening on Thursday 22nd June. It was a well attended and pleasant evening with much laughter & convivial conversation.
Chairman Dave Lewis led the awards section, aided and abetted by Cheryl Hewitt and John Whitehurst. It was inspiring to see all the images again which were of a superb standard..
Many Thanks to Paul Richards for taking the photos enclosed .
Thanks go to Francis White (Internal Competition Secretary) who controlled all the internal competitions throughout the season .
After the awards we had an enormous buffet provided by all the attendees, served with tea and coffee, thank you Jo Wakeman and Mel Felton .
To relax afterwards, an excellent quiz was arranged to tax the brain cells. Many thanks to Neil Thomas for presenting & compiling the questions on Pembrokeshire, Photography and General Knowledge . It was fun.
Here is a summary of the main awards …..Congratulations to all the winners .
Photographer of the Year 2023 Dave Bolton
Digital Photograph of the Year 2023 Liz Wallis with Mountain Hare
Print Photograph of the Year 2023 Gary Mayhew Storm Brewing
Ray Hine Memorial 2023 (most points in all the Open Competitions ) Dave Bolton
Gold Medals were given to
Liz Wallis 1
Gill Mackay 1
Dave Bolton 6
Jan Sullivan 2
Gary Mayhew 1
Rob Cox 1
Cheryl Hewitt 2
Charlie Kidd 2
John Whitehurst 1
Neil Thomas 1
Francis White 1
Dave Lewis 1
Chairman Dave Lewis led the awards section, aided and abetted by Cheryl Hewitt and John Whitehurst. It was inspiring to see all the images again which were of a superb standard..
Many Thanks to Paul Richards for taking the photos enclosed .
Thanks go to Francis White (Internal Competition Secretary) who controlled all the internal competitions throughout the season .
After the awards we had an enormous buffet provided by all the attendees, served with tea and coffee, thank you Jo Wakeman and Mel Felton .
To relax afterwards, an excellent quiz was arranged to tax the brain cells. Many thanks to Neil Thomas for presenting & compiling the questions on Pembrokeshire, Photography and General Knowledge . It was fun.
Here is a summary of the main awards …..Congratulations to all the winners .
Photographer of the Year 2023 Dave Bolton
Digital Photograph of the Year 2023 Liz Wallis with Mountain Hare
Print Photograph of the Year 2023 Gary Mayhew Storm Brewing
Ray Hine Memorial 2023 (most points in all the Open Competitions ) Dave Bolton
Gold Medals were given to
Liz Wallis 1
Gill Mackay 1
Dave Bolton 6
Jan Sullivan 2
Gary Mayhew 1
Rob Cox 1
Cheryl Hewitt 2
Charlie Kidd 2
John Whitehurst 1
Neil Thomas 1
Francis White 1
Dave Lewis 1