On 30th March was our 5th digital image competition of the season when our members learn from the judges comments, tips, advice and experience. Our judge was Mr Dave Mason who came to us from Woolwich, a very experienced photographer, and his results (out of 20) were:-
Monochrome: GEMMA by Dave Turner 20
(21 emtroes) LOCAL TIKI by Paul Gavin LRPS 20
WALL OF WATER by Alice Gosling 20 BEACH, BOAT, SKY by Sue Cowell 19 WAITING FOR THE TIDE by John Mitchell 19Open Group 2; MORNING MIST OVER HAWKSHEAD by Jan Mackay 20
(18 entries WINCHELSEA AT DUSK by Paul Melia 20
SUNSET OVER WESTMINSTER by Pam Wraight 18 THE PATH THROUGH THE WOODS by Tony Reeves18Portrait Group 2: STEPHANIE by John Mitchell 20
(13 entries) PRINCESS STELLA by Monica Stringer 19 EMMA by Paul Melia 19
LIBBY by Jim Wraight 19Open Group 1:- ROBIN (ERITHACUS RUBECULA) by Trevor Page 20
(16 entries) GERMAN PALIAMENT BERLIN by Paul Gavin LRPS 19
THREE RED CHAIRS by Bob Brisley LRPS DPAGB 19 PINK RUDBEKIA by Melanie Chalk 19 KINGS COLLEGE FRESHMAN by Arthur Bailey 19Portrait Group 1: OLIVIA 3 by Paul Gavin LRPS 20
(9 entries) THOMAS by Keith Green 20
JESS AND LEAH by Sue Cowell 19 SU THAILAND by Alan Meek 19Creative:- BENEATH THE WAVES by Dave Turner CPAGB 20
(15 entries) LOST SOLES by John Mitchell 20
AEROSPACE by Paul Gavin LRPS 19 NIGHTMARE by Bob Brisley LRPS DPAGB 19 WATER MUSIC by Alice Gosling 1Although we are coming to the end of our season we still have 5 more competitions to see. New members are still coming along too, so we hope they will continue into the next season.
Saturday 19th April is the Kent County Photographic Association Biennial Audio Visual Competition which Folkestone is proud to be hosting this year. It is being held at the St. Andrews Methodist Church Hall, Surrenden Road, Cheriton from 2 p.m. Further details can be found on our website.
Many photographs taken by members, including the above with 20 points, can be seen on our website at folkestonecameraclub.co.uk
Our meetings are held at the St Georges Church, Audley Road, (on the corner of Shorncliffe Road opposite West Station) Folkestone September to May, on Mondays at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Press Officer) 01303 245399. E mail: jenny-bar@btconnect.com
This is part of my website The Folkestone Gerald that I built in a fury of enthusiasm when we first moved here sometime in 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that so I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. The site was a lot more dynamic with a gig calendar and voting for favourite places and stuff, and I know it was a useful resource for those who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. My name is not Gerald by the way, the name comes from a pretend paper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.