| In
a series of ‘firsts’ the Ivybridge &
District Camera Club started off the new season with
a magnificent turnout for the first event of the year,
the club’s first-ever digitally projected image
competition.
There were over
sixty entries for this competition, which is being held
as a league table event over three competitions during
the year, and all the images were submitted by e-mail
or on compact discs - also a first for members.
Chairman Keith Miller
noted another first as he welcomed members to the new
season. “This is the first time we’ve seen
a queue form to enter at the club,” he said. The
queue had formed because members were paying their yearly
subscription and collecting this year’s programme.
Images for the competition
were displayed using the club’s Lottery-awarded
equipment including a digital projector and laptop computer.
Competition Secretary Keith Mullin announced the titles
on the first run through and members voted for their
preferred images using their on slips on a second viewing.
After tea-break the images were shown again for open
discussion and critique with the able help of Colin
Wilkins.
In another ‘first’
for the club, positions were awarded down to 6th place,
a move introduced to help ‘movers and improvers’
immediately see their efforts rewarded.
First place went
to Ivybridge member Keith Mason with a stunning image
of a Monarch butterfly. Second was taken by another
Ivybridge member, David Rayner with a bowl of oranges.
Bob Pike from South Brent took third position with an
otter and its reflection, while fourth place was gained
by Pat Shaw from Eggbuckland with an interesting and
well photographed view of Denham Bridge. Joint fifth
was obtained by Graham Buckler and Clive Brown, both
from Ivybridge, while Geoff Brimblecombe, also from
Ivybridge, took the sixth spot.
The points awarded
will now move on to the league table, awaiting the next
digitally projected competition in May. After a third
similar competition in October the overall winner will
be presented with a new trophy, named in honour of the
National Lottery’s Award for All scheme that made
this all possible.
January the 23rd
sees the year’s first Merit Open competition and
a new series of practical evenings starts on February
6th. Visitors are welcome to all events. Looking further
ahead the club will be running a month-long exhibition
of photographs at the South Brent Old School Centre
for all of March. This year’s programme, members’
photographs and much more are all available elsewhere
on this website.
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| The winning entry in Ivybridge
& District Camera Club’s first ever digitally
projected image competition was Keith Mason’s
Monarch Butterfly. |
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