Author: Niall

Last Thursday (13^th October 2022) members Dave Barton & Trevor Waller hosted a portrait shoot in our club room. It was a really great evening with lots of fun and interaction. A chance for members to experience another area of photography or just share some knowledge. We are always looking for new members so feel free to come along and try us out and these practical evenings are a great opportunity to sample club life.

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Photographs by Jeff Howe

Last Thursday (16^th June 2022) we had the pleasure of hosting our inaugural battle with Gwent Photographic Society. We had a fun evening presided over by judge Peter Young LRPS CPAGB AFIAP HonPAGB. It was a great turn out from both clubs in a friendly atmosphere – we were soon discussing the competition photographs and sharing our photography stories. The evening was split into 2 halves separated by snacks at half time. Prints shown in the first half were followed by the projected photographs in the second.

The actual competition didn’t go well for us and Gwent were convincing winners – well done Gwent. Despite this some of our photographers had some individual success. Andre Van de Sande (Grey heron) and Trevor Waller (A bit close) were award a commendation and Tim Stephens (One tired old dog) was award 3^rd place in the digital section – well done all.

At least our Bara brith drew some admiring comments from the visitors. Roll-on the return competition next year.

Club	Score
Cardiff	339
Gwent	358

Order	Title	Club	Position	Commendation	Score
01	A Cornishman	Cardiff			18
02	Breaking through after the storm	Cardiff			18
03	Chaser resting	Gwent			18
04	Competition	Cardiff			16
05	Dog day afternoon	Gwent	1		20
06	Drop collision	Cardiff			16
07	How Zat	Gwent			15
08	Singapore harbour	Gwent	2		20
09	Kestrel landing	Cardiff			17
10	Landing on ice	Gwent			14
11	Lone Tree #1	Cardiff			16
12	Looking up	Gwent	3		20
13	Night skyline	Gwent			17
14	Jewel beetle	Cardiff			16
15	Sunshine on a rainy day	Gwent		Highly Commended	20
16	Symbol of Passion	Cardiff			17
17	The Bishop and Injunction	Cardiff			14
18	Tower bridge	Gwent			18
19	Transporter	Gwent		Commended	19
20	Weymouth Quay	Cardiff			15
21	A bit close	Cardiff		Commended	19
22	Dancing on Ice	Gwent			16
23	Flight in motion	Cardiff			17
24	Frosty Morning	Gwent			18
25	Gotcha	Gwent	2		20
26	Grey heron	Cardiff		Commended	19
27	Harrier Landing	Cardiff			17
28	I Hope Its Going To Snow More	Gwent		Highly Commended	20
29	Male model	Cardiff			17
30	Man machine	Gwent			15
31	Moon Rising	Cardiff			16
32	Night Tyne	Gwent	1		20
33	One tired old dog	Cardiff	3		20
34	Pen Y Fan	Gwent			18
35	Penarth Pier	Gwent			17
36	Perfect Reflection Baniff Canada	Cardiff			15
37	Seedhead Arrangement	Gwent			17
38	Self portrait	Cardiff			18
39	The Mushroom Family	Cardiff			18
40	Workers Playtime	Gwent			16

Cardiff Camera Club members were out on a planned visit to Llantwit Major. The weather was not kind enough to give us a sunset but that did not deter the creative nature in our photography. We had 20 year old cameras to 10 stop filters to capture the scenes available. From slow shutter waves to reflections in the water pools we tried it all. The end of the evening we aloud ourselves a meet up in the local pub to wind down with a light refreshment.

Words by Dean Pine. Photographs by Gwynn Jones, Dean Pine, Trevor Waller, Dave Barton & Jeff Howe

On Thursday 12^th May 2022 Cardiff participated in our annual three way battle with South London photographic Society (England) and Bon-Accord Camera Club (Scotland). This year our contest was hosted by Bon-Accord who organised an excellent competition over a video conference service. Libby Smith was responsible for scoring the photographs and provided an entertaining and informative commentary.

It was a great opportunity to enjoy photographs from different parts of the UK but unfortunately we came in third place narrowly missing out on the second place. Bon-Accord were clear winners with an excellent selection of photographs – congratulations Bon-Accord.

Club	Score
Bon-Accord (Bon)	124
South London (SLPS)	116
Cardiff (Cardiff)	115

Entry	Club	Title / Photographer	Score
1	SLPS	Mum’s Hands Gill Hitchcock	9
2	Bon	Esther Sarah Dickson	7.5
3	Cardiff	Berry Nice to Meet You Chris Chinnick	6
4	SLPS	Garden View Den Heffernon	6.5
5	Bon	Mountain Hare in Summer Coat Ian Mitchell	10
6	Bon	Focussed John Stewart	8
7	Cardiff	Vantage Point Tim Stephens	7
8	SLPS	Spiral Wave Stephen Gates ARPS	5
9	Bon	Springtime Roger Hinton	9
10	SLPS	A Nice Pint Dave Harris LRPS	7
11	Cardiff	Harliquin David Barton	6
12	SLPS	Winter in Lapland Jim Berkshire	7
13	Cardiff	Porthcawl Sunset Jeff Howe	6
14	Bon	Caught in the Rain Euan Fraser	7
15	Cardiff	Male model David Barton	8
16	Bon	Osprey Reflection Alan Macleay	8
17	SLPS	Elfin Saddle Fungus Robert Williams	8
18	Cardiff	A bit close Trevor Waller	7
19	Bon	Mia Sarah Dickson	10
20	SLPS	Tough Men of London Ioannis Toutoungi	9
21	Bon	Signs of Autumn David Mair	6
22	Cardiff	One tired old dog Tim Stephens	8
23	Bon	Glen Straffararr Allan Gawthorpe	7
24	Cardiff	The Bay at Eight Chris Chinnick	9
25	SLPS	Energy Transfer Jeff Royce	7.5
26	Cardiff	Kestrel landing Niall	6.5
27	SLPS	Isle of Wight 2021 David Riddell	6
28	Bon	Rallycross Racer John Stewart	10
29	Bon	Beach flora and fauna David McLauchlin	6
30	Cardiff	Self portrait Andre Van de Sande	7.5
31	SLPS	Lone Tree Margaret Stredwick	7
32	Cardiff	The Mushroom Family Jeff Howe	10
33	SLPS	The Staircase Den Heffernon	6
34	Bon	Tern with Crab Allan Macleay	8
35	Cardiff	Grey heron Andre Van de Sande	9
36	Bon	Changing Times David Mair	7.5
37	SLPS	Bright Spark Jim Berkshire	7.5
38	Cardiff	Moon Rising Trevor Waller	6
39	SLPS	Scooter Face Jeff Royce	6.5
40	Cardiff	Pianist Dave Russell	5
41	SLPS	The Gap Jose Souto	8
42	SLPS	Early Morning at Lake Padarn Dave Harris LRPS	6
43	Cardiff	A Dart river paradise Richard Payton	5
44	SLPS	Attack Robert Williams	10
45	Bon	Cala Lilies George Hay	6.5
46	Bon	Out on a Limb Dave Beatson	7.5
47	Cardiff	Competition Niall	9
48	Bon	Shaggy Pholiota George Hay	6

South Manchester camera Club are celebrating their 70^th year and as part of the celebrations have organised an international exhibition with photographs contributed by clubs from around the world. We accepted the opportunity to showcase photographs showing our local area and interests and put forward a selection of photographs. South Manchester have now opened an online exhibition of the best photographs and Cardiff have has several entries included. Well done Richard Payton, Dean Pine, Dave Russell and Niall for your exhibition acceptances.

One of the great things about being a member of camera club is the opportunities that arise to try something different. So when it was suggested photographing horse jumping at the Bonviston point to point event a group of members were up for giving it a go – after all no one had ever done this before. On the day the weather was of a sunny disposition and we had excellent access to the course. Everybody agreed it was a great experience trying different techniques and angles as the horses and riders rushed by.

Photographers…

Photographs…

On Thursday 5^th May 2022 Cardiff had the pleasure of hosting Rhiwbina Camera Club in our annual battle (competition). It was great to have the company of so many Rhiwbina members in the club room and share our photographs and stories over cake & tea.

The contest was expertly judged by Dave Bennett who provided thoughtful and constructive feedback as well as adjudication duties. Each club provided 10 print and 10 digital photographs to represent their respective clubs and Dave awarded points out of 20. In the the final analysis it was a victory for Cardiff – well done us. Rhiwbina scored 327 points against Cardiff’s 374.

The competion had many high scoring photographs and the best from the Cardiff members are shown in the gallery below:

The full scoresheet is shown below:

Entry	Print title	Club	Score
01	Cardiff Bay Memorial to Mariners, Reimagined	Cardiff	20
02	Competition	Cardiff	20
03	Coniston Cottages	Cardiff	17
04	Definately no entry	Rhiwbina	19
05	Isthemus tiger butterfly	Rhiwbina	16
06	Jewel beetle	Cardiff	20
07	Kestrel landing	Cardiff	19
08	Luke Rowe	Rhiwbina	19
09	Packhorse bridge, Allerford	Rhiwbina	16
10	Parklife	Rhiwbina	16
11	The Bishop and Injunction	Cardiff	19
12	The Drummer	Cardiff	15
13	Stow-on-the-wold after dark, in mist	Rhiwbina	15
14	Sunshine and rain	Rhiwbina	18
15	Symbol of Passion	Cardiff	16
16	Peek-a-boo	Rhiwbina	16
17	Sam	Rhiwbina	16
18	The kitchen	Cardiff	17
19	The kitchen maid	Rhiwbina	15
20	Waiting for breakfast	Cardiff	17

Entry	Digital Title	Club	Score
21	A bit close	Cardiff	20
22	A Dart river paradise	Cardiff	16
23	Alpaca	Rhiwbina	16
24	Berry Nice to Meet You	Cardiff	19
25	Boris on the scrapheap	Rhiwbina	15
26	Early-Birders	Rhiwbina	15
27	Flight in motion	Cardiff	20
28	Grey heron	Cardiff	20
29	He is a Sax Man	Rhiwbina	15
30	Hoverfly on hawkweed	Cardiff	19
31	Mary	Rhiwbina	16
32	Moon Rising	Cardiff	20
33	Spring Sunbeams	Rhiwbina	16
34	Owl in a flower pot	Cardiff	20
35	Peloton	Rhiwbina	19
36	Runner	Rhiwbina	17
37	One tired old dog	Cardiff	20
38	Stag with hinds	Rhiwbina	16
39	Talacre Lighthouse	Rhiwbina	16
40	The Mushroom Family	Cardiff	20

South Manchester Camera Club are 70 years old this year and to celebrate are hosting an online exhibition of photographs from camera clubs around the world. Cardiff have been invited to put forward photographs that showcase the local area. Members had submitted photographs for this exhibition and at last Thursdays (24^th March 2022) club room meeting we selected our final 10 photographs to go forward. A bit of a bun fight but good fun none the less …

Breaking Through After the Storm

This was a Sunrise after Storm Franklin in February 2022 taken at Penarth Pier 5 miles from Cardiff. It is such a hopeful scene.

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Brecon Beacons National Park

Living in Cardiff we are privileged to have the Brecon Beacons National Park a relatively short distance from us.

Regularly traveling the A470 throughout Wales I used to pass this viewpoint at various times of the year and often stopped to capture the scene, this particular image was taken just after midday in the middle of August, ‘not the time landscapes I hear you shout’, possibly but I work with the light available and hope this picture conveys how lush, this sometimes-barren scenery can be.

Canon EOS 40D
ISO 200 f9 1/40s 21mm

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Cardiff City Scape

I had seen and enjoyed some of David Hockney’s joiner images, where he took a number of images of a subject and overlaid them to get a composite image. When Cardiff Camera Club had a set subject competition on the theme of Cityscapes, I decided on a slight twist with a Cardiff City scape.

I visited the ground early on a Sunday morning, before the car park filled up and took a stack of images with constant focal length and exposure, with the camera held at differing angles until the entire scene was captured.. Each RAW image was then processed individually, and arranged such as to ‘reassemble’ the stadium. Each image was given a slight drop shadow to help separate them and added the club badges of Cardiff City FC and Cardiff Blues (the rugby club were sharing the stadium at that time)

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Kennixton Farmhouse

Kennixton Farmhouse is one of forty re-erected buildings from all over Wales at the St Fagans National Museum of History that chronicle the historical lifestyle, culture, and architecture of the Welsh people. The original building dates from 1610 and the photograph depicts the main kitchen table illuminated from the sole window. A set of bracketed exposures has been combined to express as much of the tonal range as possible.

Sony A7r mk II with Sigma 14-24 DG DN
ISO 100 f/16 0.6-30s 24mm

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My Legacy, Merthyr Vale

The street scene in this composite was taken in Crescent Street Merthyr Vale, the houses when photographed were almost all deserted due to a compulsory purchase order.

I stumbled across the scene during a lunchbreak and felt moved by the sentiment “My Town is Not for Sale”, these houses would have been home to many of the miners who worked at the nearby Aberfan Colliery.
The miner himself is a photograph taken of a wooden statue on a reclaimed coal tip above Maesteg South Wales.

Pentax K-3
ISO 200 f10 1/400s 18mm

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Patterns on the beach

Patterns on the beach were taken on the coast at Nash Point. The tide was out and I liked the circular patterns on the beach and the light by partly shooting towards the sun.

Canon 5D mkII with Canon 17-40 F4L

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Prince of Wales bridge

Transport links between England and south Wales have relied on a bridge over the River Severn estuary since 1966. However, Pont Tywysog Cymru (pictured), has provided a second crossing from 1996. Here it is captured in silhouette as the morning sun rises above the road platform from the Welsh end.

Sony A7r mk II with Sony FE 100-400 GM
ISO 100 f/8 1/8000s 100mm

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Rugby

Rugby is part of the Welsh sporting DNA and is played up and down the nation. This photograph from a competitive match between local side Llanrumney RFC and Maesteg RFC was captured on a wet and cold January afternoon.

Sony A9 with Sony FE 100-400 GM
ISO 12,800 f/5.6 1/1200s 400mm

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Senedd

Wales has an elected regional parliament responsible for areas such as health, education and economic development. This photograph captures the building where the Senedd meet, Senedd being the Welsh for parliament. Here, the steps leading to the main entrance are captured during blue hour.

Sony A7r mk II with Sigma 14-24 DG DN
ISO 100 f/11 1.6s 16mm

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When the Clock Strikes

Newport Photographic club hosted our annual battle in early March (4-MAR-2022). This head to head competition had been delayed several times due to COVID but we were finally able to meet face to face with a mixed print and digital competition for the Otter trophy. However, COVID caused one final twist and prevented our Judge, Tony Byram, from attending at short notice. What to do? We used Tonys scores but with critique from the audience. The Cardiff members provided feedback on the Newport images and vice vera. It was actually quite fun, especially when the photographers were present to ‘defend’ their photographs.

In the end it was a win for Cardiff who amassed 361 points against Newports 340. The full scores are below where “Berry nice to meet you” (Chris Chinnick), “Grey Heron” (Andre Van de Sande), “Wild rabbit” (Dave Barton), “Otters” (Andre Van de Sande), “Waiting for breakfast” (Chris Chinnick) & Competition (Niall) all scored maximum marks for Cardiff.

Thanks to Newport for hosting and we look forward to you visiting our club room later this year when the competition returns to its November slot.

Photograph title	Score
Beside the Bridge	15
Canal Bridge	15
Verity	18
Hairpin Duel	18
Bridge over the River Wye	19
Ploughing with a certain style	19
Bridge Perspective	17
Greenbottle on marigold	18
Pula dockyard at night	19
Wren	20

Photograph title	Score
A bit close	18
Berry nice to meet you	20
Ent	16
Flight in Motion	17
Gothic Symmetry	19
Grey Heron	20
Self Portrait	19
Splash	18
The mushroom family	18
Wild Rabbit	20

Photograph title	Score
Mountain Ash with Oakmoss	16
Taking the bend	14
Aero	14
New York Skyline	17
Glamour Revisited	15
The little Austrian church	15
Racer 24 Mono	16
Ship at Uskmouth	17
Albert	20
Blaenavon Ironworks	18

Photograph title	Score
Lone Tree	15
Symbol of Passion	16
Otters	20
Kestrel Landing	19
Corbiere Lighthouse	17
Jewel Beetle	17
Coniston Cottages	16
Waiting for Breakfast	20
The Bishop and Injunction	16
Competition	20

Locksheath & Sarisbury hosted our annual battle on Monday 31^st January 2022. In a change from the norm the contest took place on a single night (rather than home & away legs). The judge, Cat Humphries, was selected from outside both clubs normal catchment. The Zoom video conference service was used to host the competition and was well attended by both clubs.

Many great photographs were on display but the 3 top photographs (all scoring top marks) for Cat were:

Harmony (Locksheath & Sarisbury)

Mushroom family by Jeff Howe (Cardiff)

Wild Rabbit by Dave Barton (Cardiff)

Up until scoring of the held photographs it was a close run contest with a single point separating the clubs. However, after the final reckoning Cardiff were victorious – well done us. The final scores were:

Club	Score
Cardiff	171
Locksheath & Sarisbury	161

Many thanks to Locksheath & Sarisbury for hosting the battle – see you next year. The full scoresheet is shown below:

Order	Photograph Title	Club	Score
01	A bit close	Cardiff	9
02	A Dart river paradise	Cardiff	8
03	A Light in The Darkness	Cardiff	8.5
04	A splashing time	LHSCC	8.5
05	Autumn Exercise	LHSCC	8.5
06	Baby Food	LHSCC	9
07	Berry Nice to Meet You	Cardiff	7
08	Captive	Cardiff	8.5
09	Competition	Cardiff	9
10	Deer in the Bluebells	LHSCC	8
11	Elly	LHSCC	8
12	Engine Driver	LHSCC	7
13	Ent	Cardiff	8
14	Fisherman	LHSCC	6.5
15	Gothic symmetry	Cardiff	9
16	Grey Heron	Cardiff	8.5
17	Guitar Man	LHSCC	9.5
18	Haring about	LHSCC	6.5
19	Harmony	LHSCC	10
20	Head for Heights	Cardiff	7.5
21	Jewel Beetle	Cardiff	9.5
22	Malachite Kingfisher	Cardiff	8.5
23	Male Model	Cardiff	8.5
24	Mating dragonflies	Cardiff	8.5
25	Mikhail	LHSCC	9.5
26	Moon Rising	Cardiff	7.5
27	Nuthatch	Cardiff	9
28	One last look	LHSCC	7
29	Pistyll Cain Waterfall (North Wales)	Cardiff	8.5
30	Sacred Ibis	LHSCC	7.5
31	Southampton Docks	LHSCC	9
32	Taking on water	LHSCC	9
33	The Drummer	Cardiff	8
34	The F.S. on Watercress Line	LHSCC	8
35	The Mushroom Family	Cardiff	10
36	Ullswater Boat House	LHSCC	8
37	Under Cover	LHSCC	6.5
38	Waiting For Back-up	LHSCC	9
39	Wild Rabbit	Cardiff	10
40	Young Grey Wagtail	LHSCC	6