There are a further 2 weeks to register for the Spring Exhibition! Thanks to Jeff Owen I’ve advanced my knowledge of the website and you can now find the information and forms using the link below!
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Developers Group
The next meeting of the Developers Group will be held in the Small Hall on Monday 18th February starting at 7:30pm. All Club class members are welcome. In the first half Heather Buckle will lead a discussion on Black and White photography based on her superb images of ballet dancers and the recent image of the Tate Modern which got a 10 in the last Intermediate Print competition. The 2nd half will focus on night photography. It should be a good evening so do make an effort to attend
Sussex Photographic Federation Club Print Championship
The Print Championship is open to all Camera Clubs in Sussex. If anyone wishes to attend the judging event will be held on Saturday 6th April at the Kings Centre, Victoria Road, BurgessHill from 2 – 5:30 pm. Full details are available on the Sx Fed website: www.sxpf.org.uk
scores – 2nd intermediate print competition 2018-19
First Name | Last Name | Print Title | Score |
Heather | Buckle | The Turbine Hall Tate Modern | 10 |
Heather | Buckle | Old Masters New Master | 10 |
Heather | Buckle | The View from the Wings | 9.5 |
Linda | Bullimore | Church Door in Bari | 6.5 |
Linda | Bullimore | What’s in the Bag? | 9 |
Linda | Bullimore | Albarabello Almond Seller | 7.5 |
Elke | Epp | Foxglove | 8 |
Elke | Epp | Bepton Down – Harebell | 8 |
Elke | Epp | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | 6.5 |
Hilary | Featherstone | Into the Blue | 8.5 |
Hilary | Featherstone | The Deal | 8.5 |
Hilary | Featherstone | Getting by | 7.5 |
Chris | Gledhill | Cuba | 8.5 |
Chris | Gledhill | Fox on the Prowl | 10 |
Chris | Gledhill | At the Imperial City | 9.5 |
Mike | Hancock | Haircut Sir | 9.5 |
Mike | Hancock | In the Shadow of the Budha | 10 |
Mike | Hancock | Wondering | 8.5 |
Michael | Harris | Bucking Bronco | 9 |
Michael | Harris | Sisters | 7.5 |
Michael | Harris | A Beautiful Smile | 9.5 |
Stuart | Heir | Winter Quayside (1 of 1) | 8 |
Stuart | Heir | Canabis Variations – the Weed Wagon | 8 |
Stuart | Heir | The Bridge of Sighs Pdi (1 of 1) | 8.5 |
Frank | Sandbach | Elephants Drinking | 8 |
Frank | Sandbach | Studying Picasso | 8 |
Frank | Sandbach | Red Arrows | 7.5 |
Ray | Thurgood | Carnival Girl | 7.5 |
Ray | Thurgood | High Tide | 8 |
Ray | Thurgood | The Hot Tap! | 8.5 |
Held on 7th February 2019
Judge –
Scores – 2nd Club print competition 2018-19
First Name | Last Name | Print Title | Score |
Wendy | Chalk | Devon Beach | 9.5 |
Wendy | Chalk | Windsurfer-2 | 8.5 |
Wendy | Chalk | Tree Tunnel | 10 |
Tim | Crabb | Baroque Church, Prague | 8 |
Tim | Crabb | Leaving the Station | 7.5 |
Tim | Crabb | Journey to the Centre of the Earth? | 7 |
Jonathan | Fiske | Reflection on Yesteryear | 10 |
Jonathan | Fiske | En Vogue | 10 |
Jonathan | Fiske | Walls for Expression | 10 |
Gary | Howes | Life Imitates Art | 8.5 |
Gary | Howes | Wingtips on the Water | 8.5 |
Gary | Howes | Dinner is Out There | 8 |
John | Wadd | Just Resting | 7.5 |
John | Wadd | My Eye is on You | 7.5 |
John | Wadd | Distant Memory | 7.5 |
Richard | Webb | Cascade II | 9.5 |
Richard | Webb | Blackpool Pier | 9 |
Richard | Webb | Dino, Prince and Charlie | 8 |
Held on 7th February 2019
Judge – Glyn Paton
Competition Certificates of Merit – Members Views Sought
I announced at the last meeting that we have been considering possible changes to the procedures for issuing Certificate of Merit certificates in both PDI and Print competitions. The current policy is that Certificates are printed and distributed to all members obtaining marks of 9, 9.5 and 10 in both PDI and Print competitions. They are given to members publicly on the first Club meeting after the competition but if recipients are not present they are then distributed informally at meetings thereafter. The present review has been actioned because many members do not seem very interested in picking up Certificates at all (often up to one third are never claimed) and after one recent competition the Print Secretary had to print 35 Certificates of Merit, at least half of which were never claimed.
In considering this situation the Management Committee appreciated that for some members receiving Certificates is very important, recognising their considerable work and achievement, but for others it is of little significance. The following alternative options were suggested on which members views are now being sought:
- That printed Certificates are produced by the Print/PDI Secretaries and distributed only for those scoring 10 marks in both Print and PDI competitions;
- That Certificates are produced only for those scoring 10s in Print competitions where they can be attached to the back of the relevant print, but not for PDIs;
- That Certificates be produced for all scores of 9, 9.5 and 10 electronically but be made available only on the Website so that members who want them can print their own
- That the current policy and practice remains unchanged.
The Management Committee always seeks to manage in the best interests of the Club as a whole and by supporting the majority of members’ views and priorities. I would be grateful to receive members’ comments on these 4 options within the next 2 weeks and in the light of responses received the matter will be considered further at the next Management Committee meeting on 11th March. Any changes would not be implemented until the 2019 -20 Programme Year.
Please reply to michaelmikehancock@gmail.com.
SMALL PRINT COMPETITION LAST CHANCE!
Next Thursday, 14th Feb, is the deadline for this season’s Small Print Competition so please bring your photographs to Club and give them to Guy Partington. This will be your last chance to enter. If you don’t enter this time, you will have to wait until October. (With apologies that this is also the deadline for the PDI competition). All the winning images will be judged on 14 March. Many thanks to all the Club class members who have entered their photographs this year. Best of luck. Cheryl Marshall
Bill Wisden Exhibition at Brighton Library
Bill Wisden is one of the Club’s Vice Presidents and he has been a great friend of the Club for many years. Bill is holding an Exhibiton at Brighton Library during February from from Monday 18th. He is a superb photographer and his work well worth a look
Spring Exhibition 2019

After last nights competition I think this year’s exhibition could be the best ever!! Now is the time for all Club and Intermediate members to register for the SPRING EXHIBITION 2019! You don’t need to know exactly what images you are going to use – most of us decide at the last possible moment!
URGENT THIS EVENING EVENT CANCELLED
The weather forecast for tonight is awful with a 95% chance of snow as the evening progresses. I have been contacted by a number of people to say they are not going to risk the weather so