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February
2008 |
This
is the month in which North Cheshire PS have their Annual Exhibition and
inter-club competitions for prints and for the first time, this year,
digitally projected images. In previous years the competition had been
for slides. Over 20 clubs regularly take part in these competitions which
are for 5 prints and 5 projected images.
On Wednesday 13th February Keith Suddaby, former president of the L&CPU,
judged the prints and on Thursday 15th February Jack Bamford from West
Cumbria judged the projected images knockout.
PRINTS
competition, for the Alan Adshead Trophy, each marked out of 20:
22
Clubs took part. West Cumbria had the highest score with 89.
Carole Tipping's Beach Ballet was judged the best print in the
competition.
SLIC had a score of 79 and was joint 11th with North Cheshire PS and Bury
PS.
SLIC's
entry was:
Ullswater
Boathouse by Richard Lodge scored 16
Dahlias by Sheila Goodyear scored 15
The Clown by Maureen Glynn scored 17
Poppies by Verna Piper scored 16
The 2 of Us by Felicity Appleton scored 15
    
PROJECTED
IMAGES KNOCKOUT competition, for the North Cheshire Challenge Trophy:
21
clubs took part. Wigan 10 Phot Club had the highest score with 29 points.
There were 7 rounds with a final 'best' chosen from the 4 images that
went into round 7.
The best projected image was by Gwen Charnock of Wigan 10.
SLIC had a score of 19 and came 4th, behind Southport PS (3rd with 20)
and Dumfries CC (2nd with 23)
SLIC's
entry was:
Sarah
by Norman Piper went out in round 2
The Entertainer by Sheila Goodyear went out in round 6
Black-winged Stilts ( himantopus himantopus) by Michael Spillane
went out in round 6
Dryad by Maureen Glynn went out in round 4
Langdale Pikes by Barbara Castelli
went out in round 1
  
Full results will be posted on the North Cheshire website in due course,
along with archived results from past years.
Click HERE to visit
their website.
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February
2008 |
In
the Southport Open Exhibition of Photography (BPE) Maureen Glynn had 2
acceptances, in the Digitally Projected section, with Dryad and
With Seduction in Mind.
For more results click HERE
and go to the link for the 2008 Open Exhibition.
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February
2008 |
In
the 2nd Luxembourg International Digital Competition (FIAP & PSA):
Barry Willcock had an acceptance with Castlerigg Dawn
Norman Piper had an acceptance with Sarah
Verna Piper an acceptance with Apollo & Selene
 
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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February
2008 |
In
the 1st German Open Digital Competition, which is a circuit of 4 salons,
Barry Willcock had 3 acceptances with The Transportation of St. Cuthbert,
2 acceptances each for Reach for the Sky and The Red Hat
and 1 acceptance for East Pier, Whitby.
   
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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February
2008 |
In
the 1st Great Lakes Digital Salon (PSA).
In the Creative section Verna Piper had an acceptance with Blue Orchid
and Norman Piper had one with Every Family Has One
In the Open section Norman had 2 acceptances with Sarah and Water
Mill and Barry Willcock had 3 acceptances with Castlerigg Dawn,
Flower and Jug and The Red Hat
 
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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February
2008 |
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March
2008 |
Castlerigg
Dawn by
Barry Willcock was accepted in the Greater San Antonio Digital Salon (PSA)
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To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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March
2008 |
The
Vale of Evesham Photo2008 Salon (BPE) announced its results this month.
In
the Colour Category:
Maureen Glynn had an acceptance with Clown
EB Swarbrick had an acceptance with Caught in a Storm (Commended)
In
the Creative Category:
Sheila Goodyear had an acceptance with Evacuees
Maureen Glynn had an acceptance with San Marco Impressions
EB Swarbrick had 2 acceptances with Which Way Now? and
The Aging Process
In
the Monochrome Category:
Sheila Goodyear had an acceptance with The Birds
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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March
2008 |
Results from : The PAGB Great British Cup
This
is a new, interclub competition, with all clubs from the different federations
(affiliated to the PAGB) eligible to take part. There were 2 sections.
One was for 'small' clubs who entered 20 images from 5 club members (maximum
5 images from any one author) and the second section was for 'larger'
clubs who entered 20 images from a minimum of 8 authors (maximum 3 images
from any one author). The total membership of the clubs, in determining
which section was entered, was immaterial.
SLIC
entered the section for 'larger' clubs and came joint 14th (with Basingstoke
CC) out of 88 clubs taking part.
Wigan 10 (L&CPU) came first and Southport PS (L&CPU) came 10th.
Full results will be posted on the PAGB
site in due course.
The SLIC entry was:
Maureen
Glynn : Clown, Urban Tango and Dryad
Norman Piper : Sarah, Bicycle
Verna Piper : Staircase, Rochefoucauld and The Art Critic
Barry Willcock : A Gaggle of Gannets, Flower and jug and Castlerigg
Dawn
Sheila Goodyear : Memories, The Entertainer and Dahlias
Helen Spillane : Agapanthus and Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx
virgo) female
Michael Spillane : Woodmouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), Black winged stilts
and Mute Swan
Felicity Appleton : Band of Gold and Faded Pear
SLIC's
highest scoring images (out of 15) were:
Maureen's
Urban Tango (12) and Dryad (13); Felicity's Faded Pear
(13); Michael's Woodmouse (13) and Mute Swan (12).
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April
2008 |
Results
from : Tropical Image Salon (FIAP & PSA)
Barry
Willcock had acceptances with Flower & Jug (HM), The Red
Hat (HM)and Berried Treasure
Norman Piper had an acceptance with Watchdog
Verna Piper had acceptances with Blue on White, Osteospermum
and Out of Africa
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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April
2008 |
Results
from : The 7th Suncoast Virtual Salon (FIAP & PSA)
Verna
Piper : Postage Stamps (Hon. Men) and Apollo & Selene
(creative section) and Art Critic and Number 15 (general
section)
Norman
Piper : Little Boxes #2 (creative section) and Sarah and
Water Mill (general section)
Barry
Willcock : Berried Treasure, Leaving Llangollen and The Red
Hat (general section)
 
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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April
2008 |
Results
from : The Digital Master Circuit (Wein) (PSA)
Salon
1:
Verna
Piper : Art Critic, Postage Stamps and Number 15
Norman
Piper : Merlin and Every Family Has One
Salon
2:
Verna
Piper : Art Critic, Spanish Guitar, Postage Stamps and Woman
Norman
Piper : Merlin, Water Mill, Every Family Has One and Sarah
Salon
2:
Verna
Piper : Art Critic, Number 15, Postage Stamps and Woman
Norman Piper : Merlin, Watchdog and Every Family Has One
 
 
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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May
2008 |
Results
from : La Gacilly Salon (FIAP & PSA)
Verna
Piper : Art Critic and Apollo and Selene
Norman Piper : Every Family Has One and Sarah
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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May
2008 |
SLIC's
new year started with this month's meeting. As usual the AGM took place
followed by the First Quarterly Competition. The judge for this quarter
was Chris Widdall, from Oldham, who is also this year's vice president
of the L&CPU.
There
were 61 projected images to judge and those getting 19 or 20 were:
Michael
Spillane's Long Tailed Tit at Nest (20); Male Kingfisher
(20); Mating Common Frogs (20 +2 for 'Judge's choice').
Sheila Goodyear's Attitude #2 (20); The Evacuees (19)
Helen Spillane's Room with a View (19)
Keith Hughes' February Frosty Morning (19); Last Walk and Talk
(19)
Frank Findlow's Crafty Smoke (20)
   
   
There
were 27 prints to judge and those getting 19 or 20 were:
Maureen
Glynn's Blood Lust (20); The Witching Hour (20)
EB Swarbrick's Faded (20 +2 for 'Judge's choice')
  
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May
2008 |
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May
2008 |
The
L&CPU Annual Print and Slide Competition results were announced. This
year's SLIC entry was disappointing compared to previous years
(only half our hoped for entry) particularly in prints.
The following images gained a mark of 12 or were retained for the Folios
or possible use by the L&CPU in the PAGB competition. (Digital images,
to be retained for use in the folios, have not yet been selected):
PRINTS
Colour Open Prints:
Dryad by Maureen Glynn (12 and folio)
It's a Nice Handbag! by Verna Piper (12)
Monochrome
Open Prints:
The
Zealot by Maureen Glynn (13, cert. of merit and PAGB)
 
DIGITAL:
General:
Gemini by Maureen Glynn (13)
Memories by Sheila Goodyear (13)
The Entertainer by Sheila Goodyear (12)
 
DIGITAL:
Natural
History:
Common Starling by Barry Willcock (13)
Shaggy Ink Caps by Verna Piper (12)
Black - Winged Stilts (himantopus himantopus) by Michael Spillane
(13)
A
number of SLIC members also belong to other clubs and entered their
pictures, into the L&CPU Annual Competition, through those clubs .........
our congratulations to those members who had their images accepted for
the PAGB or folios: Bill Nairn (Darwen CC - 2 colour prints); George Steele
(Bury PS - 1 colour print & 1 general slide); EB Swarbrick (Bury PS
- 3 general slides & 1 monochrome print); Felicity Appleton (Leyland
PS - 1 colour print). My apologies if I've missed anyone!
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May
2008 |
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August
2008 |
Results
from :
Photographic Society of America (PSA), Electronic Imaging Division (EID)
International Competition 2008
Norman
Piper had acceptances with:
Winter in the Mono Open section
The Big One, Every Family Has One and Water Mill
in the Colour Open section
 
Verna
Piper had acceptances with:
Genesis and No Surrender in the Mono Open section
 
To
visit the website and see more results click HERE
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August
2008 |
'Boys'
versus 'Girls' projected images competition.
Judge : Mike Lawrence, AFIAP, DPAGB
30 images from the 'girls' against 30 images from the 'boys'
The
final Score of 542 to 526 gave victory to the 'girls'.
Images
scoring 20 were:
Beautiful
Demoiselle by
Helen Spillane.
Millennium Clock #2 and Staircase, Rochefoucauld by Verna
Piper.
Clown and The Line by Maureen Glynn.
Long-tailed Tit by Michael Spillane
Faded Pear by Felicity Appleton
  
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