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Here are the entry forms for the 2012 Ace of Clubs. Please could you notify the intention of your club to participate by emailing Roy Thomas by 31st January. email here
Your club entry of 30 DPI’s should then be sent on a CD-R, together with the Master List (page one and page two) and the Round One Projection Order to Roy Thomas, 52 Ffrwd Vale, Neath, SA10 7EN. Closing date for entries is the 7th February. The entry forms for subsequent rounds will be available on the day.
Please also note the situation regarding photographers who are members of more than one club. In short, your photographs can only represent one club at the Ace. So make your choice and ensure you tell each club whether your images are available to them or not. Full details can be found in the new Conditions of Entry.
The competition will be held on Sunday 19th February 2012 commencing 10.30am. This year the event is hosted by Gwynfa Camera Club at the Talbot Green Community Centre, Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, CF72 8HS. The venue is five minutes from Junction 34 of the M4 and directions can be found here. Coffee will be served from 10am but no buffet will be provided so it is suggested that you bring your own provisions for the lunch break. (NB., the event is NOT being held at Gwynfa’s usual meeting place so don’t go there by mistake). All the required forms are available below including PDF versions for those who don’t have WORD or EXCEL. Continue reading Ace of Clubs Entry Forms
All the entries are in and the 2012 Memorial Trophy will be held on Saturday 28th January 2012 at the Selwyn Samuel Centre, Park Crescent, Llanelli. SA15 3AE (adjacent to Llanelli Leisure Centre), commencing at 2:00pm.
Bridgend and District CC are inviting entries for the fifth annual 5 to 8 competition. Closing date is Sunday 12th February 2012 with Judging taking place in March 2012, details to be announced shortly. Full rules and entry forms can be downloaded here. Bridgend CC welcomes group or club entries, to help encourage novice workers to participate in competition.
The closing date for the 2012 Bristol International Salon of Photography is the 10th March, 2012 and you can enter by clicking here. If you require any further details or have any queries, please email Pete Howell, email here
The 99th Southampton International Salon 2012 is now open for entries. Enter here. Closing date 4th February 2012.
All members are invited to enter the Cotswold Salon 2012. This is the national exhibition of monchrome photography. Closing date Friday 1st June. Entry forms are available from http://cotswold-monochrome.co.uk
We’ve noticed that a few W.P.F. clubs have Twitter feeds: @PTCamera (Port Talbot), @cardiffcamera, @barrycameraclub and @GwynfaCC. If you are on Twitter, why not give them a follow? Let us know if your club ‘tweets’!
If you are considering applying for an AWPF distinction, there have been a few amendments to the rules. Everyhting you need to know can be found here.
We`ve already started preparing for the next Lampeter Convention. The venue is booked and we are currently choosing speakers. We already have Libby Smith and Stephen le Provost but, as this will be Lampeter`s 40th Anniversary, we are looking for even more ways to to make the event special. So if you have any ideas please email them to Rosemary Crahart email here
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We thought you may like to look at some photographs so in this new section we intend to highlight gallery pages from the websites of clubs throughout the federation. We shall add further links on a regular basis. The latest clubs to feature are:
Aberdare Camera Club
Hay Camera Club
Pyle & Porthcawl Photographic Society
Why don’t you pop over and have a look at some of their work….?
We are pleased to announce that Ian Munro from Inn Focus is now available for judging. You can contact Ian as follows: email here Tel: 07850 760455
We are delighted to be able to tell you about several new presenters namely, Ian Munro, Mike Collis LRPS and Rob Mitchell MA Photography. Contact details as follows: Continue reading New Presenters
To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Queen: Art and Image brings together 60 of the most striking and resonant images of Elizabeth II, spanning her reign. From Cecil Beaton and Annie Leibovitz to Lucian Freud and Andy Warhol, it celebrates and explores the startling range of artistic creativity and media-derived imagery that The Queen has inspired. It will be at the National Museum of Wales from 4 Feb–29 Apr and contain paintings, photographs and video of Her Majesty. Details here.
Rhondda Camera Club have awarded Life Membership to five long serving members in recognition of their services to the Club, and the art of Photography. They are: Neville Cox LRPS, Edwin Gravell AWPF, Gerrard Jones, Jack King and Laurie Saurin. Each has served the Club in exhibitions, competitions and in executive and administrative positions. Between them they have recorded over 150 years of membership.
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