| Shutter Chatter 17 October |
A very enjoyable Shutter Chatter evening was held at Devizes Sports Club on Wednesday, 17th October 2012. Sixteen members were present and Joan and Clive Rathband hosted the informal evening to assist members with their images and showed how to edit and improve them using Photoshop. Resizing images in Photoshop also formed part of the instruction. Jean Ingram showed members how to resize images in Adobe Elements. Members who were present were able to make suggestions or ask questions - from basic to more advanced queries. Everyone learned something. Thank you to Pam and Stephen McGrath for their input. We would also like to thank Jean Ingram for organising the tea and coffee. A very warm thanks to everyone for pitching in and helping to wash up and clear everything away at the end of the evening!
Dear Joan & Clive I just wanted to write and thank you again for a most enjoyable and informative evening. I feel I learnt so much and was madly making notes - whether I will be able to decipher the notes taken in a darkened room is another matter(!!), but I am definitely going to try some of the lasso work that Joan demonstrated. How lucky the Club is to have two professionals so willing to give their time and expertise to assist others to become better and, to use Joan's word "bolder"!! I am already looking forward to the next event. Sheelagh Hiscock
Hi to you both. Just to say that I (and I expect all those that came) thought what an informative and successful evening it was. It gives a chance for members to ask even very basic questions and get an answer and, in most cases, a demonstration. I can think of at least a dozen members who did not come but could really have benefited from the evening - maybe if it had been as part of regular Tuesday evenings they would have come. Even if members just come to such meetings to just watch they should learn something that they can then use to improve their own photos. It has to be hoped that the other groups run their evenings in a very similar way and include all abilities as much as possible. It will all depend on the skill of those taking these tutorial meetings but it should address the request by members in the survey for more instruction. Thanks for all the time and effort you both put in. Kind regards Pam
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| Chung Ai International Salon of Photography 2012 Results |
| Congratulations to Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA for her acceptances at the recent Chung Ai International. For details, please click here. |
| Nature Group visit to Devon 13 October |
 The West Country Wildlife Photography Centre started 3 years ago as an adjunct to the David Gow Consultancy for breeding and reintroduction of Water voles and Beavers. They have only British mammals, many of them very difficult to see in the wild.
Of course most photographers would prefer to photograph genuine wild animals, but this was a useful exercise in observing what they eat, how they move and behave when in comfortable surroundings. Anyway it was a great pleasure just to spend some time with these fascinating species.
We were given opportunities to photograph Harvest mice, Bank voles,
Water shrews, (who never stopped moving and presented a great challenge), a Water vole, a beautiful and very tame Red Fox, European otters , who were very curious and came to examine our tripods, Polecat, several Muntjac, and a hedgehog.
A knowledgeable animal handler showed the animals to their best advantage in specially built sets, some in a specially built daylight-white polytunnel, which was welcome when the rain fell, as it did, occasionally heavily, during the day.
The only disappointment of the day was the non-appearance of the only truly wild animals of the trip – badgers.
Well, that’s wildlife for you – nothing can be guaranteed. GC
Above left: Harvest Mice by Chris Beard Above right: European Otter by Dave Gray
A selection of photographs can be seen in the Nature Group Gallery |
| A Passion for Landscape Ed Collacott 16 October 2012 |
Our members were treated to a visual feast with Ed's succession of breathtaking landscape prints, many of which are reproduced in his book, Landscape Britain. He showed us how "the patterns, textures and natural forms that reflect nature's rhythms are a continual source of inspiration," from the moody black and white tree scenes and the subtle hues of sunrise to the intense colours of spring and autumn. And the beauty of it is that he still works with film! As a professional photographer, he does a lot of wild camping (in his red camper van!), indulging in his love of the countryside and remote places. Always on the lookout for a different angle, his advice is to be patient. And judging by the superb quality of his work, he certainly achieves this! LS
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| Left: Ed's camper van in the wilderness of Loch Meadie and Ben Loyal. Right: Sandwood Bay, one of Ed's first digital photos, taken after a five-mile walk to this location. |
| Competition 1 results 9 October 2012 |
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Our thanks go to judge John Hoskins, a regular guest at our club, who gave great feedback on all levels of photography in this competition. Our new members performed extremely well, with Sara Nelson winning first place in the Beginners Projected Images category, Vivienne Lewis in second place in the Beginners Print category, and John Lewis and Martin Horton in third place in the Intermediate and General Print categories respectively. Well done to Richard Atkinson for winning first place in both Intermediate Print and PI categories, as well as a HC projected image. Derek Mason won first place in the Beginners Print category and third place in the Beginners PI category. Robin Gregory and Chris Beard were in usual form, winning first place in General PI and Print categories respectively, with a special mention to Chris who was highly commended for his Common Blue Damselfly print, which the judge preferred horizontal to vertical! LS
  
Butterfly in Grass by Sara Nelson Early Morning Ride by Richard Atkinson Flying the Flag by Robin Gregory
Winner Beginners PI category Winner Intermediate Print category Winner General PI category
See the full results of this competition here Winning images can be seen in the Galleries |
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| Swansea International Salon 2012, Wales |
| Seventeen Acceptances including a FIAP Ribbon and a Highly Commended! Congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP, Robert Harvey ARPS (FIAP Ribbon) and Kevin Ferris (Highly Commended) on outstanding results! Please click here to view the details. |
| Tallaght International Salon of Photographic Art 2012, Ireland |
| Ten Acceptances including a Photographic Society of America (PSA) Silver Medal and a FIAP Ribbon! Congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP, Charlotte Morris ARPS and Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA! Joan was awarded the PSA Medal and a FIAP Ribbon in the Nature DPI Section. Please click here to view the details. |
| Wildlife Photography Through the Year Jill Pakenham FRPS 2 October 2012 |
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| Jill was recently awarded a Fellowship at the Royal Photographic Society, its highest distinction which recognises original work and outstanding ability in a specialist field. Most of her submissions to the RPS were included in her outstanding selection of images of British wildlife through the four seasons. Jill has an in-depth knowledge of species and is keen to share tips on hide photography, how to photograph birds in flight or mammals at ground level, how macro photography is best used for insects and plants. Her images are often full of humour and we delighted in the fact that she beat Springwatch's Simon King to it when a rare sighting of a Polecat family was reported! It was a privilege to host a very gifted photographer and expert in natural history. And our thanks go to Joan for her timely contributions with the bird song app! |
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Red Underwing (left) and Gannets Diving (right) © Jill Pakenham
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| The Judges Declare... |
| ... Stephen McGrath as the winner of our September YOU BE THE JUDGE competition with his entry Talacre Light Moonlite. Well done Stephen! This competition has now come to an end after running for one year. Thanks to all those who submitted entries over the past few months and thanks to everyone who voted every month. Ideas for a new interactive element on our website are welcome! LS |
| On Your Doorstep Colin Harrison FRPS MFIAP MPAGB EFIAP/b 25 Sept 2012 |
| The club welcomed Colin Harrison, recently retired as Technical Illustrator at RAF Brize Norton, and keen to show how rich in material the area around his hometown, Burford, Oxon, can be for the perceptive photographer. His wildlife shots were taken in his back garden and at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, he photographed demonstrators, re-enactors and interesting characters at country shows. He documented scenes from a leakage on an industrial site and made the most of a rare opportunity for air-to-air photography of military planes. Colin's focus was very much about location and finding those places, events and people on your doorstep. He also gave us some useful tips on how to improve a rather dull or uninteresting photograph with a poor background using post-processing software. LS |
| Photography Competition |
 Many congratulations to Dave Gray for being voted the winner in
'My Favourite Place', a photographic competition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the designation of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Dave wins a Panasonic Lumix GX-1 with 14/42 PZ lens, worth £757.99 for his photograph of Woodborough Hill.
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| Back to Basics 18 Sept 2012 |
Dave Gray and Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP, a couple of the more experienced members from our club, took us back to basics on digital camera settings, composition and lighting, using examples to illustrate their talk. Dave shared his tips on what file format to shoot in, metering options, white balance settings, ISO levels and shooting modes. Clive focused on what makes a good composition and how cropping or flipping an image may improve it. A useful evening for the less experienced photographer and any new members looking for the basic starting points from which to improve their photography. LS
Members can download a Back to Basics - Camera settings pdf by logging into MEMBERS INFORMATION |
| Jane Austen Festival Promenade, Bath 15 September 2012 |
 Devizes Camera Club were asked to be the official photographers for the Grand Costumed Parade, which marks the official opening of the week-long Jane Austen Festival in Bath.
A small detachment of the 32nd Cornwall Regiment commenced proceedings with a display on the Royal Crescent Lawns, including a musket firing demonstration, before marching to Queen Square to lead the main Parade.
Over 500 people in full Regency Costume took part in the Parade from Queen Square down the full length of Milsom Street and past the Pump Rooms and Bath Abbey, ending in Parade Gardens.
The event draws participants from all over the World and already holds the record for the most people in Regency Costume gathered in the same place. 16 photographers from the Club took part and we were lucky with both the weather and the light in our efforts to capture images of all the different aspects of this very special event. FC |
| Some of the many photographs taken by members can be seen in the JANE AUSTEN GALLERY in the lefthand menu. |
| 20th RPS International AV Festival 2012 |
| Congratulations to Joan Ryder Rathband for gaining an acceptance for her revamped sequence, Lest We Forget. The Festival was held in Cirencester this weekend and there were some outstanding sequences from across the globe. Results page. |
| 'The Idle Rich - Sliding into Digital' Leo Rich ARPS EFIAP/b APAGB 11 September 2012 |
| Leo Rich, after many years of slide photography has left behind his beloved film camera and embraced the big new world of digital photography! |
'Towards Burg Eltz in Snow' |
After being disappointed with his first foray into digital in 2005 Leo tried several different digital cameras and now rather reluctantly admits that he has found one that equals his film camera and is rather enjoying the digital experience!
In his usual relaxed and entertaining manner Leo recalled some of his recent photographic adventures in various parts of the world.
India is a country Leo visits time & time again and as never one to stick to the tourist trail he likes to visit out of the way villages where he is fascinated by the many interesting characters both young and old who are only too pleased to pose for him. Leo describes himself as ‘a people photographer’ but also likes to photograph wildlife and recalled some close encounters while photographing tigers.
Living up to his motto ‘live every day to the full’ Leo is very much involved in the photographic world and is currently vice chairman of the PAGB.
The award winning photograph (shown left) with its well-placed red umbrella is just as taken and has not been given a ‘Photoshop’ colour change because as Leo says - he would not even know how to do that yet! PM |
| More Salon Successes! |
23 Acceptances including a NCPF Ribbon in Projected Images - plus 3 Print Acceptances including a NCPF Ribbon = Fantastic results! in the 33rd Northern Counties International Salon of Photography 2012
Well done to Chris Beard, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP (Digital and Prints and a fantastic Ribbon!), Kevin Ferris, Robert Harvey ARPS, Charlotte Morris LRPS (fantastic Ribbon!), Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP and Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA. |
| In addition, another 8 acceptances!! Congratulations to Rod Stowell ARPS DPAGB who gained 8 acceptances in four salons - Southampton 99th International Exhibition, 2012 Bristol Salon of Photography, Danish Digital 2012 in Denmark and the 36th Greater Lynn International Color Exhibition in the USA! |
Please read the updated Ryder Rathband Trophy requirements |
| Open Evening: Welcome to New and Existing members 4 Sept 2012 |
| The club held an informal meeting to start off the new season. Our Chairman, Frank Collins, introduced the committee members and gave a brief overview of what the club does. Dave Gray, our Landscape group leader, then gave a short presentation about the group's activities, including digital images from various field trips. Gill Cardy, our Nature group leader, is away at the moment so Clive Rathband continued with details of the club's Shutter Chatter group. In the second half of the evening we saw a selection of digital images and AVs from club members, a perfect way to whet the appetite for the season ahead! LS |
| FIAP Distinctions changes deferred |
There is good news for those who are intending to apply for AFIAP distinctions.
FIAP has decided to defer the proposed changes to the criteria until 30th June, 2013. This will allow enough time for anyone wishing to take advantage of the current rules to gain the required acceptances. Good Luck! |
| Royal Photographic Society’s 2012 International Projected Image Exhibition |
Three Acceptances! Congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB, Robert Harvey ARPS and Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA. This is always a very tough salon to crack, so well done to you all. Results
Please read the updated Ryder Rathband Trophy requirements and FIAP Distinctions Requirements.
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| Club Exhibition at Hillworth Park, Devizes 11 August 2012 |
To publicise the opening of the newly refurbished Hillworth Park in Devizes, the Town Council asked DCC to run this event in the new Park Centre building. The club put on a display of prints and projected images from its members, some of whom were available to answer questions on photography.
Left: Club members at Hillworth Park |
The Single-Use Camera competition organised by Mike Halstead on behalf of Devizes Town Council had 21 entries from under 16's and was judged by DCC members Frank Collins, Stephen McGrath and Dave Gray.
The competition photographs were all taken on the opening day of the refurbished Hillworth Park.
Below are some of the prize winners.
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Laura Chidwick
1st place |
Megan Clark
2nd place & Highly Commended |
Henry Davies
3rd place |
Photographs by Gill Cardy & Leila Searight |
| Latest Salon successes |
| Congratulations to all the members who have gained International acceptances at recent Exhibitions. Exciting news is that Hilary Eagles has gained her very first salon acceptance so she is now on the road to applying for FIAP distinctions! Well done to everyone! Please click on the SALON link at the top of the website and then click on the SALON RESULTS to view all the details. |
| 11th Suncoast Virtual Exhibition USA |
| The UK Salon scene was very quiet during the early part of the summer, so well done to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP for venturing further afield and gaining two acceptances in America! |
| Welsh International Projected Image Salon |
| Eighteen acceptances! A fantastic achievement! Congratulations to Robert Harvey ARPS, Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA, Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP, Kevin Ferris, Hilary Eagles and Charlotte Morris LRPS! |
| South Devon Salon Exhibition |
| Twelve acceptances! Congratulations to Robert Harvey ARPS, Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA and Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP and Charlotte Morris LRPS ! |
| The Judges Declare... |
... Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP and Robert Harvey ARPS joint winners of our July YOU BE THE JUDGE competition. Well done to you both! We will take a break from the competition during the month of August though members are welcome to email their entry for September in the meantime.
Enjoy the holidays! LS |
| PAGB Inter- Club Projected Image Championships |
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We had a super time at Warwick today for the PAGB PDI Inter-Club Championships with 20 members, friends and spouses there to witness the event. We did very well and certainly did not disgrace ourselves.
After Rounds 1 & 2 we were just 5 points behind the Club in 8th Place, so we just missed out on the Championship Final. We then competed in the Plate Competition with the other 29 Clubs. In this Competition we had the 7th highest score - 7 points behind the winner, but due to ties we were officially in 10th Place. A very credible result in our first Championships.
The judges were Colin Harrison, FRPS MFIAP MPAGB FBPE FIPF EFIAP/s, Bob Moore Hon FRPS MPAGB Hon PAGB and Dr David Wheeler FRPS MFIAP EFIAP/s DPAGB. As always there were a wide range of marks and we had to adjust our entry in Round 2 and the Plate to try and make the most of our entry.
The Championship Winner was Wigan 10 with Smethwick PS 2nd, Amersham PS 3rd and Plymouth CC 4th. The Winner of the Plate Competition was Tenby and District C C.
Thank you to all members who gave us images to select from. Unfortunately we were not able to use images from all of you but the selection was extremely difficult due to the constraints of the Competition Rules and trying not to use similar images to other Clubs. We trust you will continue to give us your support in the Inter-Club battles in the coming season. CR |
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| DCC Images gaining over 13 points Devizes CC results pdf. Full results pdf. |
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| FIAP Distinctions |
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| Heartiest congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB AFIAP and Rod Stowell ARPS AFIAP on their successful application for Artiste of the Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique! They now qualify to add the letters AFIAP after their names! This award is for acceptances and awards in International Salons and Exhibitions. Please click on the Salons link at the top of this website and then on the link for FIAP Information to read the requirements. Well done, Gill and Rod! JRR |
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| AGM & Presentations 15 May 2012 |
Our club's 2011/2012 season drew to a close this week, though the Nature and Landscape groups will continue to meet over the summer. We also have a social event to look forward to at the end of the month. Members of the committee each gave us a brief report on this year's achievements, the highlights of which included our club winning 2nd place in DPIC, thus taking us through to the National PAGB Federation Digital Competition in July; our unprecedented success in interclub competitions; our sold-out event at the Arc Theatre last autumn and DCC becoming an associate member of Devizes Sports Club from this September. The leaders of our Nature, Landscape and Shutter Chatter groups reported continued interest from a high number of members.
Chairman Frank Collins summed up the very busy and challenging year and thanked all those who have contributed to the smooth running and success of the club. Frank said that members should be very proud that a club from a small market town will be competing on the national stage later in the year. |
 After electing the new committee, members received their club certificates and trophies. Well done to Hilary Eagles, Chris Beard, Robert Harvey, Stephen McGrath, Joan Ryder Rathband, Kevin Ferris and everyone who received trophies. The new Ralph Pullen Memorial trophy presented by his wife Barbara, was a high point of the evening. Next season we can also look forward to the Silver Birches trophy, donated by Robert Harvey for the best landscape print. Have a great summer! LS
2011-2012 Award winners at the presentation |
| More photographs here Club awards list here |
| Instructional Evening 8 May 2012 |
Both experienced photographers and members who were relatively new to photography enjoyed an interesting evening of demonstrations by members showing various photographic techniques.
The evening began with Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP presenting parts of the series of interactive DVD's by David Boag entitled 'Natural Focus'. Equipment, technical basics and creativity were very well illustrated and all aspects of camera settings, lenses etc. were fully explained in an interesting and easy to follow manner.
The set of 'Natural Focus' DVD's can be ordered from David Boags website.
Stephen McGrath then gave an excellent demonstration using Photoshop Elements which changed a rather ordinary landscape into a stunning image with a dark brooding sky over a field of glowing yellow rape seed.
A few tips for beginners were given by Pam Mullings showing how images can be easily improved using simple editing - horizons straightened - images cropped and irritating distractions removed.
Robin Gregory finished the informative evening using Photoshop CS5 to demonstrate more advanced editing techniques. The original coloured image was expertly transformed by Robin using adjustment layers and masks into a dramatic monochrome landscape. PM |
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| Ladies v Gents Battle 1 May 2011 |
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Tuesday evening saw the clubs competition season draw to a close with the popular Ladies v Gents Battle, a truly fun competition where everyone has the opportunity to take part. Last time the Ladies won a convincing victory and Gents were left in no doubt who wore the trousers in Devizes Camera Club, so it would be interesting to see if the ladies could retain their edge. Adrian Herring ARPS, DPAGB and his wife Vanessa LRPS were the judges for the evening and had to judge 30 prints and 30 DPI's and each would award a mark out of 10 for each image.
It would be fair to say this was an excellent evening with Adrian and Vanessa judging each image in great detail and they were quite harsh with some of their comments but totally fair and gave some very constructive feedback to members. It was gratifying to see that so many members had entered images of a such a high standard that the scores awarded for the images were very close indeed. Special mention must go to Gill Cardy for getting maximum 20 points with both her images Golden Eagle on Prey and Capercaillie Attack. Once all 30 prints had been judged and the scores checked and double checked it became clear that the ladies might have had some of the highest scoring images but the gents were more consistent as the scores were tied at 215 points each and so it wa s all to play for after the break with the PDI's. Again Adrian and Vanessa set about their task with great relish and provided excellent feedback on all the images, there was only one PDI that was awarded a maximum of 20 points and this was another of our ladies - congratulations to Charlotte Morris with her excellent Swan in Snowstorm (top right). Mentions must go also to Pam Mullings who scored an excellent 19 points with her Carmine Bee Eate rs (left) but the gents also managed to get 19 points with Steve Morris's image Stag (bottom right) and Robert Harvey's Glastonbury Tor at Dawn (middle right) - very well done to Steve and Robert.
The final result was too close to call - had the ladies triumphed once again or had the gents been victorious? Robin Gregory had been keeping score via the DiCentra software and no one knew the final result until he pushed the button and the result flashed up on the screen. Amazingly once again it was a tie at 224 points for each team! After 60 images and 120 marks being awarded there was absolutely nothing to choose between our ladies and gents. Personally I feel that this was a fitting conclusion not only to the evening but also the club's season that has seen us do so well in all competitions - congratulations to everyone. The ladies team had images from 15 members in their entry while the gents were represented by 16 different members. CB |
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| Fordingbridge Challenge 2012 |
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Devizes Camera Club visited Fordingbridge Camera Club on Wednesday evening to take part in the annual Fordingbridge Challenge competition.
This Battle is a regular in our season and we have had some good results in previous seasons but would we be able to continue our run of good form?
To take part in the event we have to cross the border and enter into the Southern Counties Photographic Federation area and compete against some of the best clubs from this region, never an easy prospect. The judge for the evening was Glyn Edmunds DPAGB, EFIAP/s, PPSA a very experienced and widely travelled photographer.
The format of the evening was 8 rounds of projected images from each of the 10 participating clubs with Glyn judging  the images 'cold' (he had not viewed them before the competition), he then gave his opinion on each image and then awarded a mark out of 10. Any images he thought were particularly meritorious he held back until the end, this made adding up the points total very difficult as the images he held back were not awarded points at this stage. It was quite clear to all in attendance that the images were all of an extraordinarily high standard and the result was going to be extremely close. At the half time break some rough calculations had Devizes Camera Club ahead by 1 point but with 2 Gold Medal winning images to come we felt in a strong position.
Pictured above -Fordingbridge CC Chairman Michael Whatmore AFIAP BPEI* & Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB -Devizes CC Vice Chair.
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Print & Projected Image of the Year
Judge: Margaret Collis ARPS DPAGB APAGB Hon. EFIAP |
24 April 2012 |
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Entries for the final competition of the season were members images that have been awarded 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in Nature, Landscape, Creative, Set subject 'British' and Open club competitions during the 2011-2012 season.
Very experienced photographer and judge Margaret Collis had no problem judging such a miscellany and gave members her helpful and informative comments and judgment on all of the 84 prints and projected images.
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Cape Fox & Pup by Joan Ryder Rathband |
| Congratulations go to Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA who was awarded 1st. and also 3rd. place in the General Projected Image category. |
 Chris Beard gained 1st. place and an HC in Intermediate and Liz Bates 1st. in Beginners Projected Images.
1st. place in General Prints went to Pam Mullings with Kevin Ferris placed 1st. in Intermediate Prints with 'Well Hidden' (shown left)
Hilary Eagles was awarded 1st place in Beginners Prints.
Many congratulations go to all those awarded places.
Trophies and certificates will be presented to all those with awards in this seasons club competitions at the AGM on 15 May. PM
All of the images that gained awards can be seen in the Galleries
Full Results here
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| WCPF Members Projected Image Exhibition 2012 21 April 2012 |
A total entry of 969 images were entered in the Projected Image Exhibition, with 276 in the Creative Section, 230 in the Nature Section and 463 in the General Section. Overall there were 55 Acceptances n the Creative Section, 62 Acceptances in the Nature Section and 107 Acceptances in the General Section.
Devizes Camera Club did brilliantly and we are thrilled that Richard Atkinson and Pam Mullings gained their first acceptances in Salons!!
In total, DCC gained 18 Acceptances, with 6 Highly Commended Awards, 2 Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) Ribbons and one Silver Medal. Congratulations to Richard Atkinson, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB, Kevin Ferris, Robert Harvey ARPS, Charlotte Morris, Pam Mullings, Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP and Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA on a fantastic achievement.
Please click on the Salons link at the top of the DCC Website and then click on the Salon Results link to view the details.
Click the sections below to view the images and results on the WCPF website
General Section Creative section Nature section
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WCPF PRESIDENT Brian Galbraith CPAGB presents a HC certificate and a Silver medal to Joan Ryder Rathband,
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| 155th RPS International Print Exhibition 2012 |
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Congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB on a fantastic achievement in having a print accepted in the 155th Royal Photographic International Print Exhibition. The following quote is taken from her acceptance letter:
"This year 2,800 prints were submitted from 747 photographers worldwide and 123 prints were selected for the exhibition (from 105 photographers). May I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your success and for your contribution to a first class exhibition."
Please click on the Salons link at the top of the website and then on the Salon Results link to see the details. Well done, Gill! JRR
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| RPS Projected Images Exhibition 2011 17 April 2012 |
| Club members were treated to a digital show of the RPS's prestigious Projected Images Exhibition from last year. The images were divided into two categories: General and Nature, and all images shown were acceptances. Among our members who featured were Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA with one General acceptance and two Nature acceptances, Gill Cardy ARPS, Stephen McGrath and Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP, all with one Nature acceptance. LS |
| Creative Competition |
10 April 2012 |
Thanks to judge Terry Walters for his honest critique of our club's print and projected image entries for the Demiurgic Cup. The creative force of photography was very much in evidence in this competition!
In the print category, Chris Beard won 1st place with Arlington Row 1897, followed by Hilary Kay in 2nd place and Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB in 3rd place.
 In the projected image category, 1st place went to Robin Gregory with Desolation Angel (pictured right), followed by Chris Beard in 2nd place and Brian Ruddock in 3rd place. Hilary Kay also won a HC in the PI category and Stephen McGrath received a HC in each category.
The Demiurgic Cup went to Chris Beard for his winning print and was presented by Rod Stowell - the donor of the Trophy on 17 April. Congratulations, Chris! LS
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| Click here for full results. All the winning images can be seen in the Galleries. |
| Members can log in to see the points tables in MEMBERS INFORMATION. |
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| WCPF Print Exhibition Results 2012 |
Three Highly Commended Awards as well as some acceptances!
Well done to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB, Kevin Ferris and Robert Harvey ARPS for their excellent results in the Western Counties Photographic Federation 2012 Print Exhibition.
Almost 1,100 prints were entered and 261 prints were accepted. 150 prints will be shown at the Exhibition in Frome and the rest will be included in the Travelling Critique that will circulate around the WCPF Clubs over the next 15 months. Only one accepted print from each entrant is included in the Travelling Critique. Please click on the SALONS link at the top of our website and then on the SALON RESULTS to see which prints will be exhibited in Frome and which will be included in the Travelling Critique.
The Exhibition will be at the Rook Lane Gallery in Frome from Sunday, 13th May to Saturday, 26thMay.
The Presentation of awards for trophies, medals, ribbons and highly commended prints will be at 2.00pm on Sunday 13thMay. All entrants, WCPF Camera Club members and their guests are welcome.
If you have entered digital images, these will be shown at The Corn Exchange, Exeter, on The Members Projected Image Day, Saturday 21stApril. All projected image results and presentations will be made on that day. Tickets are still available. All Projected Image entrants will be notified of their individual scores during the week following 21stApril. JRR
To view the Medal Winners please click here:
WCPF Print Exhibition Results
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| An Evening with Rosemary Wilman Hon FRPS BPE5* AFIAP 3 April 2012 |
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It was a very great privilege for the club to welcome Rosemary Wilman - President of the Royal Photographic Society from 2009 - 2011 who showed us a large selection of her award winning prints.
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The evening began with 30 prints from Rosemary’s ‘About Time’ exhibition at Fenton House Gallery which included some special favourites taken over many years.
The evening continued with a selection of interesting prints that transported us on a virtual world tour from Nepal to Cuba, from US to India, from Route 66 to Shanghai.
Interesting portraits from Belfast, snowy landscapes from Yellowstone NP, close up’s of flowers, rocks and wildlife showed a wide range of photographic interests and that Rosemary is not afraid to break the ‘rules’ with her photography.
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Thank you Rosemary for travelling from Surrey to show us such a large selection of excellent prints. PM
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| FIAP Distinctions |
Please be advised that FIAP has made changes to their rules for FIAP Distinctions.
Please click here to view the changes.. JRR |
| Bristol & San Joaquin Internationals |
| Congratulations to the following members of Devizes Camera Club, who continue to fly the flag for the Club! Results received thus far, show that we have gained fourteen acceptances at Bristol! Well done to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB, Kevin Ferris, Robert Harvey ARPS, Charlotte Morris LRPS, Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP and Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA for gaining acceptances in the 2012 Bristol International Salon and to Robert Harvey ARPS who gained three acceptances in the San Joaquin International Salon in the US. Please click on the SALONS link at the top of the website and then on the SALON RESULTS link to view the details. JRR |
| AV competition |
27 March 2012 |
| Judge Roger Mallison presided over our club's annual AV competition and with his 40 years experience in the audio-visual, gave very useful feedback on the 11 entries submitted. The subject matter for the evening included the African safari, bird & mammal eyes, a garden tour, surfing and a humorous take on death in Venice! Clive Rathband's inspiring "This Wood" was highly commended. Robert Harvey's Cornish "Atlantic Edge" came in third place and Joan Ryder Rathband's moving sequence on Wootton Bassett, "Lest We Forget", came second. The winning entry on the evening was "Dulcie" by Robin Gregory, which moved the judge beyond words! Congratulations, Robin, and thanks for sharing the beauty of new life! LS |
Judge Roger Mallison presents Robin Gregory with the Croall Plaque, donated by the husband of Mrs H. Croall (left) in 1974 |
| Another evening with Barry Mead 20 March 2012 |
Barry Mead FRPS EPAGB/s MPAGB came to the club this week and held his audience
enthralled with his images of wildlife and also his creative work. Barry's enthusiasm for his
subjects and the fun he finds travelling with friends in search of them clearly showed in this
extremely entertaining evening. The quality of his work is outstanding, and we saw landscapes,
birds and animals from Africa and the USA as well as some extraordinary, imaginative and
humorous images put together from a variety of places. Barry also showed his successful
MPAGB submission of 20 superb prints. GC
 
Giraffes at Sundown and Martial Eagle by Barry Mead. © Barry Mead |
| Visit to Calne Woodlands CC 19 March 2012 |
Our return visit to Calne Woodlands Camera Club was a most enjoyable evening. Thirteen Devizes Camera Club members attended and we had a varied programme to share with the Calne members. There were presentations by Chris Beard who showed a collection of his Wiltshire Landscapes and Dragonflies, Frank Collins with images of his recent trip to Cuba, Stephen McGrath on his visit to China, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB on her visit to Iceland and Robert Harvey ARPS with a fascinating talk on Astrophotography. There was a display of DCC members' prints during the interval and we finished off the evening with four Audio-Visuals from Robert Harvey ARPS, Pam Mullings, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB and Clive Rathband FRPS FPSSA EFIAP. Thank you to Calne Woodlands CC for hosting us and making everyone feel so welcome! JRR
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| 2012 Saguaro International Nature Exhibition |
| Congratulations to Robert Harvey ARPS, who has gained two acceptances in this International Nature Exhibition. Well done, Robert! Please click on the Salons link at the top of the website and then navigate to the Salon Results link to view the details. JRR |
| Competition 4 "British" |
13 Mar 2012 |
The theme for this competition required rather more inspiration than usual from our members. The collection of prints and digital images judged by Peter Weaver APAGB CPAGB LRPS showed that our club rose to the challenge, as always! In the Beginners section, first place went to Hilary Eagles in the print category and to new member, Derek Mason, in the PI category. In the Intermediate section, Nick Smith won first place and a HC in the print category, as well as first and third place in the PI category. Well done, Nick! The winner in the General print category was Robert Harvey ARPS who also gained a HC, followed by Pam Mullings in second place, also with a HC. Joan Ryder Rathband FRPS FPSSA won first place in the General PI category, followed by Robin Gregory in second place, also with a HC. Congratulations to Joan for winning the set subject trophy on the night - her image "Paying Tribute" was the overall winning shot. LP
 
Click here for full results. Winning images can be seen in Galleries. |
Stonehenge before Dawn by Nick Smith - winner Intermediate print category.
Left: Joan Ryder Rathband receives the trophy from judge Peter Weaver for her winning image Paying Tribute. |
| Nature Group visit to Slimbridge |
10 March 2012 |
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The Nature Group went to Slimbridge on March 10th, hoping for Bittern and Kingfisher. Unfortunately neither were seen but an enjoyable day's photography provided some practice in capturing white subjects in sun as the Swans displayed and fluffed up their feathers. The ducks were all resplendent in their breeding plumage and the flamingos were tempting in their various pink dress.
The latter provoked some reflection shots and spray flying as they bathed.  It was nice to see beautiful, though not wild, species such as the male Smew with his smart plumage of white with a bit of black. He's not easy to find in the wild. Fascinating, too, was the display of the male Goldeneye, as he called, then threw back his head almost to his tail in an effort to impress his mate. This was a bit of a challenge as he gives no warning of this speedy trick.
An hour or two was spent trying to get an uncluttered view of the many wild small birds on the feeders, as well as the beautiful male reed bunting on the ground – not a photogenic habitat!
Sadly we missed the shot of the day, as the Water Rail waited some time until we had left the viewing place before he ventured out into the open - the usual lot of the Nature Photographer. Only our keen bird watcher friends managed to see it. GC
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Goldeneyes Displaying by Jean Ingram. See more Images in the NATURE GROUP GALLERY
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| Southampton 99th International Exhibition 2012 |
| Congratulations to Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB, for gaining two more International acceptances. Please click on the Salon link at the top of the website and then on the Salon Results link to view the details. Well done, Gill! JRR |
| Images from around the World John Chamberlin FRPS MFIAP 6 Mar 2012 |
A regular visitor to our club during the last 30 years, John Chamberlin always delivers the most inspiring photography from his latest travels around the world.
First we headed south for the distinctive wildlife and landscapes of the Falklands and South Georgia, then up to Yellowstone National Park for some breathtaking winter scenery. After a stop in Cuba we headed across to Namibia's Etosha National Park for a different type of wildlife, before returning to more frozen landscapes, this time from Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. We finished the first half of the evening with autumnal scenes from Tuscany and flocks of birds from the wetlands of the Rio Grande.
John likes to return to the same places to photograph something different each time, so we revisited Tuscany in the spring and Yellowstone in more extreme temperatures. And we also enjoyed his more abstract images of Kolmanskop's buildings buried in sand and close-ups of reflections captured in a car park! Thank you for an amazing evening! LS
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Sandhill Crane Landing and Svalbard Reflections by John Chamberlin
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| Calne Woodlands Camera Club |
28 Feb 2012 |
| We welcomed our fellow photographers for an evening of projected images, prints and AVs. Chairman Eddy Lane started off the evening with his and his wife Pam's panel of entries submitted for the DPAGB distinction, showing what score each entry achieved. We then enjoyed a series of entertaining AVs on a variety of subjects such as cricket, the Masai Mara and Van Gogh. Alan Smith then showed us his beautifully creative still life prints, explaining what materials he uses and how he combines the different textures in Photoshop. New member, Phil Dent, ended the evening with a stunning print collection of concert photography from the 80s and 90s, including the greats like Queen, Sting, Tina Turner and Whitney Houston. This will be a hard act to follow on our return visit in three weeks time! LS |
Calne Woodlands Camera Club members
Phil Dent, Alan Smith, Pam and Eddy Lane |
| 'Safari' by David Boag 21 February 2012 |
Club members very much enjoyed sharing David’s enthusiasm for East Africa – as he says ‘Africa gets in your blood’ and those that have been lucky enough to have gone on safari will agree with that!
It’s not only the ‘Big Five’ but the abundance of other wildlife that make the area so amazing for photographers. David recalled the experiences of some of the groups he had led and the sheer wonder when they encounter a lion or an elephant at very close quarters. 
The talk was illustrated with some David's many photographs and he explained that studying the natural behaviour of wildlife helps you know just when to press the shutter to get the perfect shot. David’s amusing anecdotes had everyone laughing and members were inspired by his dedication to wildlife photography. PM
If you want to learn more then visit David’s website and see details of ‘Natural Focus’ – an excellent interactive photography tutorial suitable for all levels.
David Boag's website |
| WCPF Digital Projected Image Competition 2012 19 February 2012 |
The Digital Projected Image Competition (DPIC), of the Western Counties Photographic Federation, took place in Exeter last Sunday, 19th February. Five of our members and three guests attended the event.
Twenty images from each of the fifty (yes, 50!), competing Clubs and Societies from across the Federation, were judged by three eminent judges, Rosie Armes FRPS DPAGB EFIAP BPE3*, Colin Harrison FRPS MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/g FIPF FBPE and John Cartlidge EFIAP BPE3*.
After the ONE THOUSAND images had been judged, we were thrilled to find that Devizes Camera Club was in SECOND place with a total of 223 points! This is our highest position ever - in both this digital competition and in the previous slide competition. The winners were Plymouth with 232 points and Newton Abbot third with 220 points. |
In addition, Gill Cardy ARPS DPAGB was awarded a Bronze Medal for ‘Red Grouse Taking Off’ (image left) Well done, Gill!!!
Full results of this event can be viewed on the WCPF website
As a result of us gaining second place, we have been selected to represent the Federation (along with Plymouth and Newton Abbot) to compete in the NATIONAL event - the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain Inter-Club Projected Image Championship. This will take place at the University of Warwick on the 14th July 2012. It will be an enormous day for the Club and a huge step-up in the level of competition, so we must prepare well. We need the support of ALL members to provide us with their VERY BEST images and we also hope that we will have an excellent turn-out at Warwick to cheer us on. Please diarise this now so that you will be able to join us in Warwick. CR
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| Competition 3 Open |
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14 February 2012 |
The Club gave a warm welcome to Dennis Price LRPS who visited us to judge the 3rd Open Print and Projected Image competitions.
The standard of entries was high which gave Dennis the difficult task of selecting - which in his opinion were the very best images in each category for awards.
Hilary Eagles prints gained both 1st & 2nd places in Beginners Prints and Liz Bates was placed 1st in Beginners PI's with Hilary Eagles placed 2nd, David Fraser 3rd and in his first PI competition John Totten gained a Highly Commended.
In the Intermediate print section Rob Dobson gained 1st with Chris Beard 2nd and 3rd. Chris Beard was placed 1st, Hilary Kay 2nd and Steve Morris 3rd in Intermediate PI's
With so many award worthy images to choose from in the General Print section the judge awarded Robert Harvey ARPS 1st place,Laurie Mills 2nd and Gill cardy ARPS DPAGB 3rd place.
Stephen Mcgrath was placed 1st, Dave Gray 2nd and Kev Ferris 3rd in General PI's PM
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Full results can be seen here Competition 3 images can be seen in the Galleries.
Members can login to see the points tables. |
Train to Nowhere by Liz Bates |
The Plough & Barrow by Chris Beard |
Winter Surfer by Stephen McGrath |
| GB Cup 2012 - Open & Nature Competition results |
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GB Cup - Open
The GB Cup is a national competition open to all clubs affiliated to the PAGB, so we pit our skills against the very best club photographers in Great Britain, last year we came 89th out of 120 competing clubs - could we do better this year?
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We managed an excellent 29th place out of 139 competing teams and we also came 2nd from among all the clubs competing from the WCPF. |
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GB Cup - Nature
There was a second competition at the GB CUP, this time it was for Nature images and Devizes entered for the very first time.
I am pleased to say that we managed to come 34th out of 130 competing clubs. |
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| These result have firmly cemented Devizes Camera Club as one of the top photographic clubs in the UK, a great testimony to the talent we have among us each week, we should be very proud of ourselves. However this is not the time to rest on our laurels, we need to build on these results and see if we can finish even higher next year. |
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I would like to take this opportunity to mention what I believe is the reason behind our recent, good results in all competitions.
Obviously we have a depth of talent in our club and with new members joining all the time this pool of talent continues to grow but all talent needs nurturing to enable it to fulfil its potential. Its this nurturing of our talent that I feel is behind our growing success.
We have a Landscape Group run by Dave Gray, the Nature Group by Gill Cardy and the Shutter Chatter evenings hosted by Joan & Clive Rathband - all have played their part in raising the standard of photography within Devizes Camera Club. It is the activities of the special interest groups that have helped many of our current crop of top photographers to grow in skill and confidence to the point where we can now hold our heads up among the best photographers in the country. We are all still learning, that is the beauty of photography so come along and join us - next year it might be one of your images that is representing Devizes Camera Club against the rest of the country. |
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If you would like to get involved in club competitions speak to any of the committee members who will give you all the help and advice you need. CB
Club results here when available. |
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Artist and graphic designer - now turned photographer, Mark Mumford FRPS travelled from S. Wales to demonstrated to club members how a fairly ordinary seascape could be transformed into a stunning award winning image. 
Club News
The last day of June 2012 was certainly an afternoon and evening of sunshine and showers. Heavy downpours made it necessary to abandon the lovely garden and crowd into the conservatory at very frequent intervals!! 
Despite the changeable weather members enjoyed themselves and were able to catch up on the photography chat and some even managed to watch the latest happenings at Wimbledon as well!
