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KCPA Projected Digital Image Competition 2011
“Annual DPI Competition” doesn’t quite have the ring to it as, say, the “Ross Cup” or “Diamond Jubilee Trophy”, nevertheless this year’s competition attracted some 651 entries from 127 competitors. = 26 Clubs So, quite a task for the judge!
The hosts this year were Seaford Photographic Society, a club whose home base must be the furthest of all the East Sussex clubs from Kent. Despite this a willing bunch of some 20members, ably led by their chairman Mike Grimes, set to and organised the event which this year was held at Detling. It was not a one man show as all the club officials had roles to play and the rest of us were available to help out on the day.
To help finance the event we approached several potential sponsors and were astounded to be given the latest A3+ printer by Epson, the £660 R3000, to use to raise funds. Such generosity in the current difficult financial climate was very much appreciated. But other sponsors were quick to help out and we were able to organise 2 separate raffles, one for the printer, the other for the other donations.
On the day, 27 November, the hosts catered for 100 attendees, as it was , we had 101 visitors – a very pleasing result indeed. The show started with a run-through of all the entries and finally the winners were announced in the second half.
The task of getting in the entries, sorting them and sending them of to the judge was given to Tim King who was able to get everything in to his strict deadlines. the judge for the competition was Carole Speight ARPS, DPAGB, APAGB from Chichester Camera Club. It took her 3 weeks to complete the task, a marathon session by any standard and her reasons for her choices were succinct and insightful.
The winner of the on-line paper trophy (actually it was silver!) was “Long-tailed Tit in Spring” by Sheila Sargent
Other KCPA awards were as follows:
Gold Medal: Pictorial |
Paul Adams DPAGB LDPS |
“Changing Perspectives” |
Gold Medal: Record |
Chas Bedford LRPS |
“Organ Pipes at Lancing College Chapel” |
Gold Medal: Portraiture |
Gay Biddlecombe LRPS |
“I was Famous Once” |
Gold Medal: Natural History |
John Bogle |
“Silver-studded Blue Tended to by Ants” |
Also, Certificates of Merit were awarded to the following:
Paul Adams DPAGB LDPS |
“Birds of Passage” |
Duncan Armour LRPS DPAGB |
“Leaf Cutter Ant” |
Roy Carey FRPS DPAGB APAGB |
“Don’t Ring Me I’ll Ring You” |
Melanie Chalk CPAGB |
“But I Hate Clowns” |
Sue Chapman ARPS CPAGB |
“Sarcophagus Carvings in Pisa Crypt, Italy” |
Michael Gilburt LRPS CPAGB BPE2 |
“Section of Altar Panel, Hereford Cathedral” |
Nicholas Hill |
“Morning Light at the Chateau” |
John Hunt ARPS DPAGB |
“Fritillaries at Dawn” |
Tim King |
“Robin (Erithacus rubella)" |
John Long |
“Fagan” |
Richard Pettett CPAGB |
“Blue Tit Landing” |
Richard Pettett CPAGB |
“Common Blue Damosell Mating” |
Paul Powici |
“Another Place” |
Sheila Sargeant |
“Great Blue Heron with Pin Fish” |
Harry Slack |
“Self Portrait” |
Jack Taylor |
“Commuter Travel” |
Comments from departing guests were favourable so Seaford were very well pleased especially as they won their very first KCPA Gold Medal (Gay Biddlecombe) and a Certificate of Merit for Tim King, whose heroic efforts in organising the entries was truly merit-worthy just as much as his picture .
We would like to sincerely thank our judge Carole Speight as well as our sponsors:
Butterfly Flowers (Detling)
Harman Paper
Permajet
Fine Art Photo
Brewers (Eastbourne)
Photo Paper Direct
Morrisons (Seaford)
Honda (Hurstmonceux)
Suzanne Wickens
Betty Grimes
Premier Inks
On-line Paper.co.uk
Shirley Bell
Epson
CONGRATULATIONS
Winner of the Epson Printer was Mr Paul Powici from Eastbourne Photographic Society.
Affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) |
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