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Dear Club Members

We are having a Print Battle with Gloucester Photography Club on Tuesday 30th January 2024 at Gloucester’s clubroom.  A return Print Battle is scheduled for November 2024 at the SA Hall. 

The format will be 10 prints from each club with no more than 1 print per club member. Selection of prints to represent the club will take place in the New Year.

We are sure that you will have one or two superb prints to hand that have been placed in club competitions or accepted in external salons of photography.

1st - Paint Run Fun - Lin Wyles      

2nd - Getting Wet - John Hardwick

3rd - Cuban Child - Peter Wyles

See the winning images here

On June 5th there was a Members' evening where members brought their boards with multiple images. Some cut up an image and made abstract patterns, others had a story-telling approach.

Later in the evening we viewed members' photographs that were accepted into salon exhibitions.

Here are some photos from the evening.

Saturday 20th May dawned with clear skies and the promise of a wonderful sunny day. Members of the Photography Club plus family and friends journeyed by coach to Cardiff and Cardiff Bay.

The Happy Snappers found numerous opportunities to grab that special shot and the choice of location was enhanced by the superb weather.There is wonderful architecture around the bay. It is possible to walk across the sea barrage to Penarth Marina and some of us almost made it!

A first for the club-Bob Train judged 40 prints on the night having just viewed them for the first time. There were 5 Joint winners with 20 marks each :

John Hardwick won the cumulative 2022 on-line competition - well done John !

He was presented with the trophy by Bob Train at the April meeting

On the 6th of March, our meeting was dedicated to the memory of Robert Hall, founder and long time supporter of the club and members, who passed away last year. The evening's print presentation was by Les Loosemore, a good friend of Robert's. 

Congratulations to Peter Wyles, Print Photographer of the Year 2022, who received his award from Les Loosemore at the 6th March meeting

The winners of the 2023 Open Print competition were :

1st      Peter Wyles - Water Buck
2nd     Lin Wyles - Buffalos in the Dust
3rd      Sue Griffin - Male Banded Demoiselle

There is a gallery of the winning pictures here

Eileen Hackley and Sue Griffin, joint winners of the A4 Challenge Competition on December 5th.

Thanks to Paul Jackson for presenting the award.