Ron Wake Trophy Final: Amanda's Report

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On Tuesday October 6th, Harrow hosted the Ron Wake Trophy and their first Zoom meeting. I think nerves were running high and there were a few technical glitches at the start but it all worked out eventually.

Unfortunately Northolt were unable to make an entry so we had 42 images for consideration by the judge instead of 49. The judge, Carol McNiven Young from N&E Midlands Photographic Federation held back a total of 16 images but only one of those was from EHHPS; well done Mike Lloyd with Queen of Spades.

In my view the judge’s comments were good and fair.

Two images were Highly Commended both from Watford.

In Third place was Fox Fight by Terri Adcock, also from Watford.

Second Place was Dandelion Clock with Droplets, Blue by Simon Knee from Pinner

First Place went to Ring Necked Pheasant Reflection by Ian Roberts of Harrow.

(Amanda Wright)

XRR VISIONS 2020 (Coronavirus Version) - Now open for Entries

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EHHPS members have regularly entered the XRR Visions competition, both individually, and as a team. This year, as Bill Cooper, Secretary of XRR writes, the competition continues into the Zoom era:

VISIONS is a unique digital image competition for individual members of PAGB affiliated clubs. Clubs can also compete for the club trophy by nominating three entrants to represent them (please note that the selection of images should be made by the individual entrants).

The closing date for entries is Wednesday, 4th November 2020, and the final live judging for Visions will be via a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, 25th November.

Judging all entries this year will be Richard Speirs DPAGB APAGB BPE2*.

For further information, click on the image below…

The Questors Theatre Art Quest

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Although Ealing BEAT has been cancelled this year, Exhibitions Secretary Jane Arnold-Forster is pleased to announce that Questors are putting on their own Art Trail on 12th and 13th September.  External Competitions Secretary Amanda Wright already has sufficient prints for her to curate an EHHPS exhibit.

Please let Amanda know if you do not wish your work to be included.

Please let Jane know when you will be able to join the rota of EHHPS members looking after the exhibition and selling the prints.

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EHHPS vs Cheltenham CC: The results are in

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On Tuesday 7th July, EHHPS took on Cheltenham CC (John’s Clare’s new Club) in a friendly competition via Zoom videoconferencing. Amanda Wright reports:

Last night saw the first (hopefully of many) external photographic competitions between the 120 strong Cheltenham Camera Club and EHHPS. Organised by our own John Clare and Burgess, Cheltenham asked us if we would host on their evening as they are new to Zoom and wanted to see how it worked.

Our judge for the evening was award winning Paul Mitchell FRPS who expertly guided us through each of the 40 images with exacting critique and fair scoring throughout I thought.

We were treated to some wonderful Natural History and Landscape images from Cheltenham.

The final score was

Cheltenham 354 points

EHHPS 343 points

Cheltenham were awarded three of the four 20’s:

Long Tailed Tit With White Feather by David Adamson

European Bee-eaters Dispute by Karin Wilson

Light In The Storm by Martin Fry

EHHPS’ Top Scorers were

Sea, Sand and Shadows by John Clare (20)

Mio Fornasetti by Emmanual (19)

Fading Tulips by Amanda Wright (19)

Click on any image below for a full lightbox view.

Cheltenham were delighted as you might imagine and invited us back for another bout next year, hopefully it will be in the form of a Highcliffe style trip to the Cotswolds, Covid permitting.

Annual Awards Evening: Results and Trophies

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Following the AGM on 11 June, Internal Competition Secretary Emmanuel announced the results of the Monthly Aggregate Competitions, which take place over the full season. There are eight competitions in each category. An author’s 7th and 8th lowest scores are discarded, and the remaining scores (out of 20) totalled for a maximum score of 120 points.

Print Open

Print Open

Print Open

First Equal: Emmanuel (114 pts)
First Equal: Jenny Fenton (114 pts)
Third: Shaun Hodge(112 pts)

Print Set Subject

Print Set Subject

Print Set Subject

First: Paul Mason (118 pts)
Second: Rick Beresford 112 pts
Third: Emmanuel (109 pts)

Print Portrait

Print Portrait

Print Portrait

First Equal: Shaun Hodge (118 pts)
First Equal: Paul Mason (118 pts)
Third: Kristin Mason (117 pts)

Projected Open

Projected Open

Projected Open

First Equal: John Alexander (114 pts)
First Equal: Jenny Fenton (114 pts)
Third: Irena Farrell (112 pts)

Projected Set Subject

Projected Set Subject

Projected Set Subject

First: Rick Beresford (113 pts)
Second: Paul Mason (110 pts)
Third: Emmanuel: (109 pts)

Projected Portrait

Projected Portrait

Projected Portrait

First: Paul Mason (119 pts)
Second Equal: Mike Lloyd (116 pts)
Second Equal: Shaun Hodge (116 pts)

Switch Trophy

Switch Trophy

The evening also saw the award of the Annual Switch Trophy

The origins of this trophy were explained by David Bowater. The award this year went to Mike Roscoe for his work on the new Lightbox.

AGM 2020: New Club Rules Adopted and New Committee voted in

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The 2019-20 AGM of EHHPS took place via Zoom video conferencing on Thursday 11 June 2020

A proposal to update the Rules of the Club was passed unanimously

The current rules may be inspected here (pdf)

A new committee for 2020-2021 was elected. The significant changes are:

Burgess Taylor is our new President

In keeping with EHHPS tradition, Phil Dean, as immediate Past President, fulfils the role of Vice President

There is a vacancy for Secretary.

The remaining post holders are unchanged, and the full committee may be found here.

We very much welcome volunteers to join the Committee in order to fill the current Secretary vacancy and to help form the future of the Club.

Rosebowl Final: The Results are In

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EHHPS made it to the Final of the 2019-20 CACC Rosebowl Competition, only to have the Final Day, scheduled for Sunday April 19th cancelled.

The good news however is that the final images have been judged offline by the planned judge, Jay Charnock FRPS. Oxford are this year’s winners in a tight competition.

The summary results of the final were:

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Highest scorers for EHHPS were:

Marine Marie by Shaun Hodge 20
A Brush with a Cactus by Paul Mason 20
Out of the Grey by Kristin Mason 19
Storm Dennis by Jenny Fenton 19

The full final results are here with full details of the overall competition on the CACC website

With thanks to Amanda Wright

Ealing BEAT 2020 is Cancelled

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In view of the current Covid-19 situation, the Ealing BEAT committee have issued the following:

It is therefore, with the greatest regret, that the committee has determined to cancel BEAT 2020 and instead to focus on making BEAT 2021 the most successful year in BEAT’s history. We know that this will be a disappointment to many, but we can see no alternative.

As a result, we will be making a full subscription refund to all registered BEAT 2020 artists and groups as soon as possible.

They add:

More positively.....it has been decided that all individuals and groups [but not group members], who applied for BEAT 2020, will have a presence on the website as a showcase for their work. We will be promoting this to the public via social media and encourage you to “spread the word” too!

ealingbeat.org.uk
facebook.com/ealingbeat/
instagram.com/ealingbeat/
twitter.com/ealingbeat/

Get 'Photography News' Delivered during the Lockdown

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We have received the following from the Editor of ‘Photography News’

Hello! Are you a camera club member? If so, this message – and exclusive offer – is just for you

I do hope you and your camera club colleagues are faring well in these challenging times. We know most clubs have stopped meeting face to face and aim to start up again for the new season in September. This leaves us with a dilemma as we have been sending multiple copies to chairpersons homes for distribution during camera club gatherings. 

During this period of lockdown and uncertainty, we would like to offer UK camera club members a free monthly copy of Photography News sent direct to them. Please can you inform all your camera club colleagues about this offer and if individuals wish to take us up on it, all they have to do is email hello@bright-publishing.com with ‘PN free offer’ and their club’s name in the subject line. They will be then added to the mailing list. 

To receive the next issue, members must email us by 14 April to ensure they are put on the mailing list in time. They will then receive every subsequent issue on a monthly basis by post, until we return to some semblance of normality. 

Just to confirm, members’ details will only be used for this free PN offer during this difficult period and will not be used for any form of marketing or passed on to any third party. Please note, this offer is for UK camera club members with UK addresses only. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a line. 

Your sincerely, 

Will Cheung, Editor

CACC Rosebowl Day at Amersham on April 19th is Cancelled: May be Judged Offline

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CACC Chair Mark Buckley-Sharp has announced:

CACC has decided to cancel Rosebowl Day at Amersham on Sunday April 19th.

It is possible that the Rosebowl appointed judge will agree to review and score the final entries at home. This would be helpful as otherwise most of those images would no longer be eligible as they were probably used in earlier rounds. This affects only the twelve notified finalist clubs, and a decision will be sent to them later. The on-line entry system for the Rosebowl Final is open now, so finalist clubs can post their entries anyway if they wish. Anything posted will also be forwarded to the CACC selectors.

EHHPS Club Meetings Suspended

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As a result of the significantly more strict Government guidance on Social Distancing with regard to the Coronavirus, all EHHPS meetings are suspended until further notice.

As previously announced, the Committee is looking at means of continuing activity by other means - such as conducting PDI competitions via the Internet. We will continue to update everyone as plans advance.

Once again we urge all members to take heed the advice available from the NHS, Public Health England, and Local Government websites, together with others such as the BBC.