League Table Update

PDI League wide open!

With only one round remaining in the PDI league things couldn’t be tighter at the top!  In the advanced group, Gordon, Steve, Ian and Alan are all within a point of each, with Vanessa not far behind.

In the intermediate group Lisa has a healthy lead, but Saud and Paul are in hot pursuit!

Updated PDI League table are here and in theMembers Area

Everything could change in the closing round of the PDI League – get your entries in!

The Print league competition is also very close although we’re only half way through. Scores so far can be see here


Smartphone Competition 2023

The ‘CCC Smartphone PDI Competition’ – ‘Open’ theme

Competing for a really nice certificate on 30th March 2023 and judged by Paul Burwood of Field End Photographic Society.

We are running this for the first time this season intending for it to become an annual competition held each season for images taken by members using only their smartphone. For this season’s competition your committee has decided to be kind to you by relaxing the entry guidelines and by making the competition theme ‘OPEN’. Images can be retouched if desired. Images will be shown by projection.

Guidelines

  1. The image must comply with the general rules as stated in the handbook.
  2. All elements of the entry are limited to the author’s original work.
  3. Image data files to be created using a smartphone only.
  4. Images that have been retouched by using camera apps, photo editing apps, other software, etc. will be accepted.
  5. Both colour and monochrome images will be accepted.
  6. Each member can submit up to four images via PhotoEntry in the usual way and in order of preference 1 to 4. If the total entry is considered too large, then it may be reduced at the discretion of the Competition Secretary by removing images in reverse order i.e. number 4 first.
  7. The judge for the competition will comment on the images but not score. Instead, images will be held back or not ultimately selecting a first, second & third place image.

Penultimate Meeting of the Season

This Thursday 9th June for our club meeting we have a photowalk, a chance to meet up and enjoy a stroll around Stockers farm and lake in Rickmansworth. A great social opportunity to catch up with other members and potentially take some Interesting photos on the walk. David Eckland will be leading the walk (all details in this newsletter) which I am sure will be a good evening.

The following week 16th is our Summer party/Awards presentation night. Once again a not to be missed evening. A chance to celebrate the successful Images of this season in a nice sociable atmosphere.

Our season finale is on the 18th June where after a three year absence Croxley Revels on the Green is back and we are proud to have our marquee amongst the many stalls at the show. It’s an opportunity to remind everyone local of our club and encourage a few new members to join us and help them develop their Interest in photography.

It would be great if as many as possible of our current members could visit the stand during the Saturday afternoon and help fly the club flag in this promotion day. We need some of your prints to display in the Marquee so please bring along up to three prints each to the awards night for us to proudly display and show our talented members work to the visiting public at the Revels.

Thanks to those members that have volunteered to help with the day, whose help is greatly appreciated by the club and enables this Important event to take place.

See everyone on Thursday

Steve