Recently our 5th Print competition of the season was held and judged by Kevin Harvey a member of St. Mary;s Bay Camera Club and , a very experienced photographer with excellent tips on how we can improve our photography. Winners (points our of 20) of each section were as follows:- OPEN SUBJECT
Novice:- Steam power from Leeds by David Connell 20 (8 entries) Underneath the spreading chestnut tree by Jan Mackay 19
Intermediate:- Morning mist by Eve Wilson 20 (10 entries) Otter by Derek Green 19
Advanced:- Kingfisher with fish by Marie-Laure Stone DPAGB 20 (11 entries)
PORTRAITS:-
Novice:- Bird of prey by David Connell 17 17 (3 entries) Im in charge bt Chris Willis 17 A day in the woods bt Martin Aylett 17
Intermediate:- Rosie & Josie by Derek Green 18
(4 entriies)
Advanced:- Amur Ghurka Veteran by Frank Barraclough 20
(8 entries) Africa the land of my fathers by Marie-Laure Stone DPAGB 19
The above winning photographs, scoring 20 points, can be seen on our website at folkestonecameraclub.co.uk
We are now fast approaching the end of our season, with only a few more meetings, Projected Image Competition No. 6, the Clay Cross Exhibition, Peter Heritage (set subject) cup competition,combined with the Reg Walker Cup (best of last seasons digital images), and the St. Aubyn Trophy competition (Landscape Prints), and the final evening of the season our 6th Print Competition. These meetings and results will then lead to our Annual Dinner and Awards Night in May.
In addition to these meetings we will be holding our monthly Practical Evening and our Special Event of the Kent County Photographic Associations Bi-Annual Audio Visual Competition, which is being held at the St. Andrews Methodist Church Hall, Surrenden Road, on Saturday 19th April at 2 p.m. Further information can be obtained on our website.
We have had a very successful season with many new members joining us.
Our programme covers many aspects of photography and we try to suit everyones taste, age and ability Our motto is We dont Teach, But You Learn. Our new season will commence in September, and the Programme will be on our website for viewing from late August.
Our meetings are held at the St. Georges Church, Audley Road, Folkestone (on the corner of Shorncliffe Road, opposite West Station) on Mondays at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Press Officer) 01303 245399, or 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.