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Issue 18 Inter-Club Print Championship Special October 2009

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Affiliated to the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique

GB CUP 2010

This year there will be THREE GB CUPS Open, Small Clubs & Natural History

CLOSING DATE 16 NOVEMBER 2009

You can now download Entry Forms and Rules from the website www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk

You are advised to post your entry in the by Recorded or Special Delivery and to also e-mail rod@creative-camera.co.uk to advise that you have sent the entry. We’ll be in touch if it does not arrive. We are well up to date processing the incoming entries so let Rod know if you have not yet had an acknowledgement. (Libby Smith will be out of commission for a while from 9 November but the processing will continue – she has devolved the work to her assistants!

35th Smethwick International Exhibition Closing date November 19th.

Six sections for Prints and Projected Digital Images. For online entry and full details go to

www.spsinternationalexhibition.com

A FAMOUS TREBLE FOR WIGAN 10

Will anyone else ever match Wigan’s achievement of winning the three top PAGB Competitions – all in the same year? At Connah’s Quay, after a nail biting tie breaker with 7 times Champions Smethwick, they added the Print Championship to their 2009 victories in the GB Cup and the Inter-Club PDI Championship. The superb photography from everyone was suitably recognised by the judges with an avalanche of maximum (15) scores and until the last 5 prints the top 4 clubs were covered by just one point!

So the same Top Clubs as last year but in a rather different order. Perhaps the most creditable performance was the small (but perfectly formed) North Wales club, Eryri, who made the Final at their 11th attempt and finished in a very creditable 7th place.

The Judges, Chris Palmer, Malcolm Kus and Richard Speirs did a great job, displaying consistency and giving lots of high scores.

Although not quite perfect the quality of the images projected on to the huge screen was much better than in previous years. We will continue to refine our technique and next year the projection will be even better.

Champions 2009

Wigan 10 F.C. (L&CPU)

Runners-Up

Smethwick P.S. (MCPF)

Third Place

Arden P.G. (MCPF)

Fourth Place

Dumfries C.C. (SPF)

also qualified for 2010 are

5th

Amersham P.S. (CACC)

6th

Beyond Group (EAF)

7th

Eryri P.G. (NWPA)

8th

RBCC (Lincoln) (N&EMPF)

The Plate Winner was Worcestershire C.C. (MCPF) with a stunning score of 71 points for just five prints (max. pos. = 75). Worcestershire also took the Best Rookie award.

RULE CHANGE FOR 2010

You will have noted in the last issue of e-news that the Top 8 Clubs now qualify of right to take part in the 2010 Inter-Club Print Championship and this should afford an opportunity to many other clubs who have been unable to qualify in past years.

(This same rule will also apply to the 2010 PDI Championship at Warwick).

Round 1 Plate

RESULTS ROUND ONE & PLATE COMPETRITION

A AG MONO KCPA 124 63 10=

B BEYOND GROUP EAF 150 6=

C CARLUKE C.C. SPF 147 67 3

D WOLVERHAMPTON P.S. MCPF 135 59

E WINCHESTER P.S. SF 127 55

F CBPPU C.C. NIPA 138 58

G SWINDON P.S. WCPF 130 59

H HARROGATE P.S YPU 130 60

J BEESTON (NOTTS) C.C. N&EMPF 132 64 5=

K KINGSTON C.C. SPA 131 62

L BRISTOL P.S. WCPF 141 63 10=

M MOLESEY P.C. SPA 140 65 4

N NORTHALLERTON C.C. NCPF 141 61

P PUDSEY C.C YPU 128 62

Q SOUTHPORT P.S. L&CPU 134 61

R RBCC (LINCOLN & DIST) N&EMPF 150 6=

S SUNDERLAND P.A. NCPF 141 64 5=

T TONBRIDGE C.C. KCPA 136 62

V VALE P.C. WPF 132 63 10=

W WREXHAM & DISTRICT PS NWPA 129 61

X NEW CITY P.S. CACC 129 62

Y CHORLEY P.S. L&CPU 136 64 5=

Z WORCESTERSHIRE C.C. MCPF 145 71 1

AA AMERSHAM P.S. CACC 149 8

BB BELFAST P-I.G. NIPA 125 61

CC CHELMSFORD C.C. EAF 147 68 2

DD DUNDEE P.S. SPF 147 64 5=

EE ERYRI P.G. NWPA 151 5

FF BRACKNELL C.C. SF 133 64 5=

GG GWYNFA C.C. WPF 135 60

HH SMETHWICK P.S. (2008 4TH) MCPF 156 4

JJ DUMFRIES C.C. (2008 3RD) SPF 157 2=

KK WIGAN 10 F.C. (2008 2ND) L&CPU 157 2=

LL ARDEN P.G. (2008 1ST) MCPF 164 1

Plate Winners

PAGB Silver Medal

WORCESTERSHIRE C.C. (MCPF)

FINAL

Club Fed. Score Tie Break of 3

new prints

Place

WIGAN 10 F.C. L&CPU 203 14 1

SMETHWICK P.S. MCPF 203 13 2

ARDEN P.G. MCPF 200 3

DUMFRIES C.C. SPF 199 4

AMERSHAM P.S. CACC 196 5

BEYOND GROUP EAF 193 6

ERYRI P.G. NWPA 188 7

RBCC (LINCOLN) N&EMPF 186 8

All FINALISTS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR the 2010 PRINT CHAMPIONSHIP

IN ADDITION TO TWO CLUBS NOMINATED BY EACH FEDERATION

The Champions

Wigan 10 F.C.

The John Robb Quaich, a PAGB Gold Medal

Runners-Up

SMETHWICK P.S.

PAGB Silver Medal

Third Place

ARDEN P.G.

PAGB Silver Medal

Fourth Place

DUMFRIES C.C.

PAGB Silver Medal

Although this is an Inter-Club competition the judges were pleased to give a number of Individual Awards.

Best Colour Print PAGB Gold Medal Snow Monkey by Mike Lane (Arden P.G.)

Best Monochrome Print - PAGB Gold Medal My World by Steve Smith (Amersham P.S.)

Chris Palmer Personal Choice - PAGB Silver Medals

Colour Misplaced by Louise Hill (Smethwick P.S.)

Mono Abandoned Farmhouse by John Chamberlin (Tonbridge C.C.)

Malcolm Kus Personal Choice - PAGB Silver Medals

Colour Driving Force by Louise Hill (Smethwick P.S.)

Mono Renaissance Portrait by Steve Peet (Tonbridge C.C.)

Richard Speirs Personal Choice - PAGB Silver Medals

Colour Waiting to Cross by Malcolm Hayes (Worcestershire C.C.)

Mono Hope by Trevor Burley (Chelmsford C.C.)