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Sunday, 29 June, 2008
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| 23rd June 2008 |
Our Tim KNIFTON has been at it again.
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Tim recently entered pictures into the 28th Malaysian Salon of Photography and was successful in getting one of his images accepted and also receiving an F.I.A.P. Hounourable Mention for his Venitian Sunrise image.
Congratulations Tim. You deserve the accolade because you put in the work and effort, well done.
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| 13th June 2008 |
Practical Evening with the Ebbw Vale Owl Sanctuary and their Owls
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Thursday 12th June, we welcomed the Ebbw Vale Owl Sanctuary to our club for a practical evening photographing the birds in a studio environment. Here are some of our stalwarts taking advantage of The Owl Sanctuarys Owls. Chris, Debbie and Peter are really enjoying taking the birds pictures.
Malcom Jones and Patricia Webb from the sanctuary came along with:-
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| 7th June 2008 |
CONGRATULATIONS to Tim Knifton who has again been successful in an external event.
Tim has informed me that he has been awarded First Place in the 5th round of the Aviation Photographer of the Year 2008 Competition. (Civil Aviation), with the following image.
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| 29th May 2008 |
Print & Digital Image Battle vs Caldicot Camera Club. (Home)
On 22nd May 2008
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Both clubs met to take part in a Print and Slide 'Battle' with each other with 10 prints and 10 Slides from each club judged by an independent judge on the night. The battle was held at Caldicot’s club house.
On this occasion Caldicot scored 147 to Gwent’s 167 on the prints before half time refreshments were served.
When the second half resumed and the Slides were judged, Caldicot scored 170 points to Gwent’s 179.
The total scores were Caldicot scoring 317 to Gwent’s 346 making it a win for our club by 29 points.
Our Club was represented with work from a number of members both old and new including Chris Waite, Alan Weybourne, Stewart Brooks, Peter Rowlands, Tim Knifton and Glyn Harding.
The subjects submitted by the club were quite broad including macro, portraiture, landscape, pictorial, seascape and wildlife photography.
The prints and digital images were scored as follows:
Prints
3-4-1 |
15 |
MG |
15 |
Riverfront |
14 |
Westonbirt |
12 |
Tranquility |
20 |
Hoverfly |
19 |
Kelly |
18 |
Its mine |
20 |
Old Country Farm House |
18 |
Ponstcill |
16 |
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| Slides |
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Charlene |
20 |
Nash Point |
17 |
Dark Descent |
18 |
Wetlands |
15 |
Going Home |
18 |
Llangorse |
19 |
St. Mary’s, Barcelona |
15 |
Venice Morning |
18 |
Under Niagara |
19 |
Low Tide |
20 |
Tim Knifton
4th June 2008
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| 29th May 2008 |
Print & Digital Image Battle vs Caerphilly Camera Club. (Home)
On 22nd May 2008
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Both clubs met to take part in a Print and Digital Image 'Battle' with each other with 10 prints and 10 Images from each club judged by an independent judge on the night. The battle was held at Brynglas House.
On this occasion both clubs made 172 points on the prints before half time refreshments were served.
When the second half resumed and the Digital Images were judged, Gwent scored 166 points to Caerphilly’s 163.
On this occasion, we won the Battle with 3 points in it, Gwent scoring 338 to Caerphilly’s 335.
Our Club was represented with work from a number of members both old and new including Chris Waite, Alan Weybourne, Stewart Brooks, Peter Rowlands and Glyn Harding.
The subjects submitted by the club were quite broad including macro, landscape and seascape and wildlife photography.
The prints and digital images were scored as follows:
Gwent Prints
3-4-1 |
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17 |
MG |
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18 |
Riverfront |
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16 |
Westonbirt |
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16 |
Tranquility |
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20 |
Hoverfly |
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17 |
Kelly |
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15 |
Its mine |
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18 |
Old Country Farm House |
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16 |
Ponstcill |
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19 |
Gwent Digital Images
Pushchair |
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16 |
Amanda |
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18 |
Devilish Smoke |
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16 |
Emptiness |
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18 |
Exeter Cathedral |
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16 |
Lady in Red |
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15 |
Llangorse Colour |
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18 |
Shanks Pony |
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15 |
Speedway 3 |
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15 |
Steps |
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19 |
Tim Knifton
28th May 2008 |
| 17th April 2008 |
THE GWENT LEVELS
Tim Knifton, Richard Nurden & PK are taking a trip to the Gwent Levels on Saturday morning (19th April 2008), at 10am for a few hours if anyone wants to join them. If you do contact Tim and let him know.
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| 9th March 2008 |
Tim Knifton has again had some of his work published in Amateur Photographer
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| 5th October 2007 |
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| 4th February 2008 |
Dean Photographic Club Print and Projected Digital Image Battle
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Dean Photographic Club was invited to our club on 24th January 2008 for a Print and Projected Digital Image Battle. The Judge was Gary Green from Bridgend.
The following entries were submitted by each club, the scores next to each title are the marks given to each entry by the Judge. The print section was marked first followed by the Digital Image section with refreshments taken half time.
Gwent Photographic and Digital Imaging Society
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| Gemma |
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20 |
| Who's Calling? |
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18 |
| Toronto Skyline |
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16 |
| The Merc |
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16 |
| Peacock |
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17 |
| Bex |
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17 |
| Llangorse Pinhole |
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20 |
| Talybont Falls |
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16 |
| Low Tide |
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15 |
| Devon Cliffs |
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14 |
| Total for prints |
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169 |
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Digital Image Section
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| Steps |
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20 |
| Soft Stones |
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14 |
| Pushchair |
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16 |
| Llangorse Colour |
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17 |
| Flower Sepia |
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16 |
| Fisherman's Bastion Steps |
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19 |
| Shanks Pony |
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16 |
| Ella |
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18 |
| Bath |
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15 |
| 3 4 1 |
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14 |
Total for digital images
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165 |
| Grand Total |
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334 |
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Dean Photographic Club
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| Print Section |
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| Trio |
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11 |
| Windows Overlooking Sea |
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16 |
| Autumn Morning |
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15 |
| Blond |
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14 |
| Amarylis III |
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17 |
| Patterns |
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19 |
| Misty Dawn |
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18 |
| Autumn Colour |
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20 |
| Girl with Dutch Cap |
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20 |
| One to Go |
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15 |
| Total for prints |
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165 |
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Digital Image Section
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| Dragon Fly |
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18 |
| Flower Head |
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20 |
| Harpist |
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14 |
| Horse Eye |
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12 |
| Jews Leaving Auschwitz |
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19 |
| Morning Frost |
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17 |
| Peace Lily |
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17 |
| Pembroke Sunset |
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20 |
| Surfers |
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18 |
| Waterfall |
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12 |
| Total for digital images |
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167 |
| Grand Total |
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332 |
After some close running marks, Gwent Photographic won with just 2 points in it. Dean invited us back to their club for a battle in January 2009. Everyone agreed that it was a complete success.
Tim Knifton, Syllabus Secretary |
| 16th October 2007 |
Tim Knifton has again had some of his work published in Amateur Photographer
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| 5th October 2007 |
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