Category: News

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

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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.

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The PDI and Print League tables for the 21/22 season are now in the Members Area

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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

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Minutes and reports of the 2021 AGM are now available in the Members Area.

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The power point Vanessa kindly put together for our awards evening is now available in the Members Area if you missed it on the night.

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Martin Patten kindly provided a handout with all the slides and images he showed us in his inspirational Improving Your Photography talk. Head over to the recordings section of the Members Area to find the download link.

George

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If you’re going into any of the shops, eateries and estate agents in Chorleywood be sure to pick up a copy of Chorleywood Magazine’s February 2021 Special Edition. It features images of some of the socially distant events covered by our very own Cat Humphries. In

between lockdowns Cat was able to photograph two West End stars performing a Back Garden Busk, she met The Audacious Mr Astley and had A Slice of Saturday Night at Watford Fringe, and finally ended the year chasing a panto dame and a London Bus around the streets of Chorleywood. Hopefully as lockdown restrictions are lifted, she’ll be able to go back to being the resident photographer for Rickmansworth Players and represent us at the return of Croxley Revels later in the year.

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Cat, Ant and Gordon images went down well at the recent Croxley Green Show. Congratulations to each of them!

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Dear Exhibitors and Friends of The Croxley Green Show,

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2020

We are delighted to have been able to hold the Photography Competition remotely this year, results and winning photos per class attached.

Thank you to all exhibitors, 17 in total and 67 photos entered.

A big big thank you to our Photography judge who was so thorough in his judging.  He wrote copious notes for the exhibitors with praise and advice. I will be sending the exhibitors his comments shortly.

The Mealor Cup goes to Cat Humphries with a cumulative total of 15 points (3 for a First, 2 for a Second, and 1 for a Third). The quality of her photography across all the classes is extraordinary. She achieved 2 Firsts, 4 Seconds, 1 Third and 1 Commended, amazing!

In Second place is Julie Tollit with 6 points

In Joint Second, Steve Rogers and John Jowers with 5 points.

There were 2 Joint Best in Photography medals awarded to Anthony Highet for his Human Relationships photo and to John Jowers for his Group Scene Photo

We aim to post the winning photos on the website soon.

Once the cup and medals are engraved we will drop them off to you.  The cup needs to be returned before The Spring Show (we will collect it). The medals are yours to keep.

On behalf of the Show Committee, thank you to all of you for supporting The Show.

With best wishes,

John Jowers (Show Secretary)

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The Zoom recording of James Kerwin’s talk on Abandoned Architecture is now available in the Members Only area

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