February
2007

The SLIC 4th Quarterly competition was judged by Tony Redford from North Cheshire PS. There were 56 prints and 44 digitally projected images and for each one he was able to provide constructive and helpful appraisal and comment.

Prints gaining a mark of 20 were:
Ayesha by Maureen Glyyn,
Walking Home in Venice by Richard Lodge,
Art Critic by Verna Piper,
Sunlit Trees by EB Swarbrick,
Lily by Barry Willcock
Wooden Shutters by Monica Kershaw.
Barry's Lily gained the extra 2 marks for the judge's choice.

In The Euro Picamera (Belgium) Competition,
Barry Willcock had 2 acceptances with Remembering, and Walking in the Rain

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In February SLIC took part again in the Annual Print and Slide Competitions at North Cheshire PS. Prints were given a score out of 20. Twenty-three clubs took part and SLIC came joint 11th with Nantwich. Our entry was:

Lily by Barry Willcock (15)
Prisoner of Time by Maureen Glynn (17)
Crummock Water by Barry Willcock (16)
Ayesha by Maureen Glynn (17)
Agapanthus by Helen Spillane (18)

which gave us a total of 83 points. Wilmslow Guild PS and Carluke PS were joint first with 91 points and just behind them was Dumfries PS with 88 points.

The competition for slides is a Knockout, over 5 rounds, and each slide gets a mark for the round in which it goes out. Nineteen clubs took part and SLIC came joint 6th with Crewe. Our entry was:

Past Re-visited by Maureen Glynn went out in Round 1
Faith by Verna Piper went out in round 2
Lift Off! by Sheila Goodyear and Bicycle by Norman Piper went out in Round 3
Urban Tango by Maureen Glynn went out in Round 4
Only 3 slides were left to go into round 5

The top Results were:
Wigan 10 Group 1st with 27 points
Southport PS 2nd with 17 points
South Manchester 3rd with 16 points
Bury & Leek joint 4th with 14 points
SLIC and Crewe joint 6 with 13 points

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In the Vale of Evesham Photo 2007 (BPE) competition,
Barry Willcock had an acceptance in the creative category with Flower and Jug
Maureen Glynn had 2 acceptances in the creative category with Urban Tango and The Price
Felicity Appleton had an acceptance in the creative category with Foamy Seabird

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In the Rushden Open Exhibition (BPE) Barry Willcock had an acceptance with Flower and Jug

In the Bristol International (FIAP) Barry Willcock had 3 acceptances with Flower and Jug, Castlerigg Dawn and Lily.

The L&CPU Annual Print and Slide Competition.
The following images were retained for the Folios or for possible use by the L&CPU in the PAGB competition:

PRINTS

Colour Open Prints:
The Shaman and Prisoner of Time by Maureen Glynn
Getting the Picture! & Evacuees by Sheila Goodyear
Wooden Shutters by Monica Kershaw (& Certificate of Merit)
Evening Mist, Ragdale & Evening Walk Home in Venice by Richard Lodge

Monochrome Open Prints:
Fish Out of Water & The Birds by Sheila Goodyear
Deserted Beach by Richard Lodge

Natural History Prints
Beautiful Demoiselle (calopteryx virgo, male) by Helen Spillane

SLIDES

Colour Open Slides:
Boer Veteran by Sheila Goodyear

In the BBSV Vienna Digital Master Circuit Salon 1 (PSA) Barry Willcock had an acceptance with Three Tulips.

In the BBSV Vienna Digital Master Circuit Salon 2 (PSA) Barry Willcock had 3 acceptances with Three Tulips, Castlerigg Dawn and Triptych.

The results of the 5th Suncoast Virtual Imaging Salon (FIAP) were announced in May. Barry Willcock had 4 acceptances, one with an Hon. Mention: Remembering, Flower and Jug, Castlerigg Dawn and Triptych.

Iin May, the results from the Trierenberg Austrian Super Circuit (4 Salons) (FIAP) were announced. Barry Willcock had 14 acceptances: Castlerigg at Dawn (4), Flower and Jug (4) Tulips (3) and Hygrophorus Fungus (3)

May
2007

The SLIC 1st Quarterly competition was judged by Mike Lawrence, DPAGB from Oldham. There were 39 prints and 47 digitally projected images. Mike was able to comment favourably on all the work and at the same time offer constructive advice and suggestions on how many of the images could be improved upon.

Prints gaining a mark of 19 or more were:

Poppy Fields by Tony Green (20) + the bonus of 2 as the judge's choice.
The Old Tree by George Steele (20)
Clown by Maureen Glynn (19.5)
Iris in the Mist by Felicity Appleton (19)
Arches in Vienna by George Steele (19)
San Marco Impressions by Maureen Glynn (19)
Red Headed Pochard by Mike Tilley (19)
Old Cemetery Steps by Tony Green (19)

The highest aggregate score for 3 prints was 59 and this was achieved by Tony Green.

Digitally Projected gaining a mark of 20 were:

Pink Tulip by Helen Spillane (20) + the bonus of 2 as the judge's choice.
Landscape Mountain by Barbara Castelli (20)
A Gaggle of Gannets by Barry Willcock (20)
Lily Leaf in Space by Felicity Appleton (20)
Dreamer by Helen Spillane (20)
Pasque Flower by Helen Spillane (20)
Ayesha by Maureen Glynn (20)
City Lights by Sheila Goodyear (20)
The Birds by Sheila Goodyear (20)

Additionally, there were 11 images scoring 19 points!

The highest aggregate score for 3 DP images was 62 and this was achieved by Helen Spillane.

In June Barry Willcock had 3 acceptances in the Golden Spurs Exhibition, Belgium, with Flower and Jug, Triptych and Castlerigg Dawn.

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Also in June Barry Willcock had 2 acceptances with Flower and Jug and Tulips

In August the results of the Photographic Society of America International Exhibition (PSA) were announced. Barry Willcock had 5 acceptances with Flower and Jug, East Pier, Whitby, The Red Hat, Remembering and Whitby Abbey.

August
2007

The SLIC 2nd Quarterly competition was judged by Ian Whiston from Northwich. There were 38 prints and 48 digitally projected images and for each one he was able to provide constructive and helpful appraisal and comment.

Prints gaining a mark of 20 were:

Blea Moor by Bill Nairn (20) + the bonus of 2 as the judge's choice.
Walls end, Warrendale by EB Swarbrick (20)
Portrait of a young lady by Felicity Appleton (20)
Send in the Clowns by Maureen Glynn (20)
With Seduction in Mind by Maureen Glynn (20)
Zealot # 2 by Maureen Glynn (20)

The highest aggregate score for 3 prints was 60 and this was gained by Maureen Glynn

Digitally Projected gaining a mark of 20 were:

Power Drive by EB Swarbrick (20) + the bonus of 2 as the judge's choice.
Go for the Gap by EB Swarbrick (20)
Gorilla by EB Swarbrick (20)
Nouvelle Cuisine by Norman Piper (20)
Singing the Blues by Sheila Goodyear (20)
Trailing by Sheila Goodyear (20)

The highest aggregate score for 3 DP images was 62 and this was achieved by EB Swarbrick.

There was a gratifyingly high entry in the Third Quarterly which was judged by our 'old friend' Gordon Jenkins, from Chorley, who is President of the L&CPU. Gordon was able to find constructive and helpful comments about each of the 74 projected images, 41 prints and 12 'experimental' images which were put in front of him. No mean feat!

Prints receiving a mark of 20 were:

Dryad by Maureen Glynn
Autumn Beech by Richard Lodge
The Red Hat by Barry Willcock
Impressions of Spring by Felicity Appleton

In Prints, Felicity Appleton had the 'Judge's Choice', which was Impressions of Spring and she also gained the highest aggregate score. In joint 2nd place were Richard Lodge and Maureen Glynn.

Digitally Projected Images receiving a mark of 20 were:

Send in the Clowns by Maureen Glynn
With Seduction in Mind by Maureen Glynn
Arachne by Maureen Glynn
Rose by Helen Spillane
Peace Lily by Felicity Appleton
Ragged Fin Firefish by Alan Ross

In Projected images, Maureen Glynn had the 'Judge's Choice', which was Send in the Clowns and she also gained the highest aggregate score. Alan Ross was in 2nd place with Helen Spillane and Felicity Appleton in joint 3rd. place.

As Always November is a busy month for competitions and next on the lust was the Martin Avery Competition. This year it was hosted by North Cheshire PS and the judge was Dave Hollows from Sale. The clubs taking part were: SLIC, Southport PS, St Helens CC, North Cheshire PS & South Liverpool PS. North Cheshire had the highest score and SLIC was in 4th place. The best Print of the night was Rusty Pipe by Patsy Prentice from South Liverpool.

SLIC prints receiving the highest marks were The Clown by Maureen Glynn and Ullswater Boathouse by Richard Lodge.

Also in November SLIC had its first ever Knockout 'Battle' for Projected Images, with Chorely PS, at Chorley. 30 images from each club and the judge was Barry Colquhoun from St Annes. Barry found it really difficult to throw too many oimages out in each round so the competition went into 9 rounds before the winners were reached! SLIC images going though to round 9 were: Urban Tango by Maureen Glynn, Woodmouse & Male Stonechat by Michael Spillane, The Entertainer by Sheila Goodyear & Staircase, Rochefoucauld by Verna Piper. The winning images were: 1st Les Bicyclettes by Gordon Jenkins (Chorley) 2nd Urban Tango by Maureen Glynn & 3rd Woodmouse by Michael Spillane. Chorley were the overall winners of the competition.

Still with Barry Willcock ............... In the RPS Projected Images Exhibition Barry had an acceptance with The Transportation of St Cuthbert.

Acceptances in the exhibition gain PSA points.
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Barry also had an acceptance in the French Digital Tour 2007 (FIAP) with Floral Triptych.

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Early December was the Digitally Projected Images Knockout at Rochdale & District CC. This is a novel competition, over 3 rounds, 4 images in each. The lowest scoring clubs go out in each round but the score isn't carried forward. The trick is, to use good enough images to stay in but save the best until last for the 'head to head' of the 2 best clubs in the final round. SLIC got to the final round but didn't reach the 'head to head'. The judge was Gordon Jenkins of Chorley, and President of the L&CPU. Top scoring images from SLIC were Sarah by Norman Piper (20) with Clown and Dryad by Maureen Glynn (both with 19.5)