Jason welcomed all to the 2015 Exhibition review and judging meeting including three visitors. The following announcements then followed.
18th July Bamford carnival
David Allwood will be putting together and manning a CHVPS stand at this event. David would like prints from club members, plus volunteers to help set up on the day and raffle prizes. David needs 4 volunteers from about 11 am to 1 o’clock. If anybody can help or has prints, please contact David.
Steve Elliott exhibition
Steve Elliott has an exhibition in Castleton visitors centre up to the end of July.
Next year’s (2016) theme will be: “Street scenes”.
Further Details will be given later.
CHVPS annual exhibition
The exhibition will be held from 1st Aug to 8th Aug in Bradwell Church. We will need stewards to cover this time. Please let Jason know if you can help at any time during the week. The Stewarding slots on each day from Sat 1st to Sat 8th are: 10.30 to 12.30 12.30 to 14.30 14.30 to 16.30
Our 2015 competition – judging and the results:
Jason introduced Peter Yeo FRPS. DPAGB. APAGB. as the judge for the 2015 exhibition. Peter introduced himself as a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, having begun to learn this photographic skills while serving in the RAF. Peter lectures all over and has done lots of judging, having to judge as many as 6500 images in just as couple of days. It was Peter’s first time visiting CHVPS, he thanked Kate and Keith for their hospitably and meal. Peter also thanked Keith and Jason for their photo day out at Chatsworth.
Peter judged the 46 images in the general category and the 45 in the Architecture category. He also judged the Denis Thorpe monochrome category. Peter made reference to the high standard of all the images across the wide range of images. HERE ARE THE RESULTS:
Architecture
1st “Morocco Wall” – Ann Smith
2nd “Cutting the Night Air” – Ian Stanyon
3rd “Reims Cathedral” – Richard Clemons
Commended “It’s All Greek To Me” – Pat Fowler
Commended “The Shard” – Alan Darlington
Commended “Hope Works By Night” – Steve Elliott
Commended “Ausgang” – Paul McGreavy
General
1st “The Hoodie” – Les Nixon
2nd “Into the falls” – Paul McGreavy
3rd “Taking the view – a Winnats Sunrise” – Phil Sproson
Commended “Steps Over” – Jason Dietsch
Commended “Sea Eagle Fishing” – David Allwood
Commended “Singapore Skyline” – Roger Moore
Commended “In The Den” – Nick Chalkley
Commended “Knuckle Stone Grabbing the Sun” – Phil Sproson
Monochrome (for the Denis Thorpe trophy)
1st “In The Den” Nick Chalkley
2nd “Castillio San Cristobal, San Juan, Puerto Rico” – Roger Moore
3rd “Musician” – Susan Hughes
Commended “Interior of Blue Fin Building London” – Nick Chalkley
Commended “Classic Proportions” – Ray Fowler
Commended “Main Station, Berlin” David Allwood
Commended “L’amore” – Ian Stanyon
Jason gave the vote of thanks to Peter, adding we had all learnt a lot from his description and judging of the images.
Jason thanked Kate and Keith for their help with the evening moving the images around making the evening go smoothly.
Keith put a vote of thanks to Ray for all the hard work he had done mounting the images.