Author: Niall

The competition to find the Photographer of year 2021/22 rolls into the new year with round three taking place on 27^th January 2022 judged by Trevor James BA(Hons) Photography, ARPS, AWPF. Unfortunately, due to social restrictions, we were not able to meet in person and the competition was conducted over a video conferencing service.

You know what it’s like. You wait all year for a bird in flight photograph and then we have half a dozen in one competition. Despite this we had a varied and interesting selection of photographs to enjoy. On the night Trevor’s top 3 photographs were:

1^st – “Flight in motion” by Dave Barton

2^nd – “Kingfisher sequence” by Andre Van de Sande

3^rd – “Splash” by Andre Van de Sande

Congratulations to Dave for taking top spot and and Andre for taking the other two spots on the the rostrum.

For full results of the January competition click on the button below:

The current standings for all participants in the Photographer of the year league can be seen by clicking on the button below:

In an effort to provide new and interesting photographic experiences the club arranged to meet at Peterstone Golf Club on the 2^nd December 2021 to have a bash at astro photography and failing that some light painting. In the end the weather was not optimal for the astro opportunities but a great deal of fun was had light painting. Thanks to Dean Pine for arrangements plus use of his children’s toys and Chris Chinnick for his willingness to run around waving them.

On Thursday 9^th December 2021 we had another evening in the Rise to the challenge series – this time based around macro and close up. These challenges allow our members a fun way to explore new areas in photography. A great evening was had sharing our photographs and experiences.

It was my great pleasure to finally make the presentations to the top 3 entries of the My Wales competition run by the Cardiff Camera Club for all WPF club members.

Cardiff Camera Club members anonymously judged the prints for this competition and chose very well.

The winners were greeted at the Afan Nedd 9 way event at Port Talbot.
Jenny Hibbert and Gareth Martin received their winning prints superbly mounted by Cardiff Frame on the night. With the first place winner Emma Woodhouse absent on the night her club colleague took the print on her behalf.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the entries to the competition and congratulations once again to the Three finalists.

Words by Dean Pine & photographs by Niall

Afan Nedd Camera Club hosted their annual print competition on Wednesday 8^th December 2021. After so many print competitions being cancelled over the last 12 months it was great to finally see them making a return. It was a full hall to see these Welsh & English clubs slug it out. Unfortunately, for us, the competition was very strong and we were left holding the wooden spoon. The full results are below

Many thanks to the judge Roy Thomas APAGB for adjudicating and Afan Nedd for organising the competition. Well done to Tenby for their first place – well deserved.

Position	Club	Score
1	Tenby	96
2	Melborn	94
3	Swansea	92
4	RPC	90
5	Afan Nedd	89
5	Port Talbot	89
7	Pyle & Porthcawl	88
8	Cardiff	84
8	Newport	84

Title	Photographer	Score
The Drummer	Dave Russell	16
Symbol of Passion	Dave Barton	17
Competition	Niall	16
The Bishop and Injunction	Trevor Waller	18
Bright Eyes	Andre Van de Sande	15

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The club recently (15^th November 2021) took part in a 5-way battle against our neighbouring clubs Baglan Bay, Bridgend, Rhondda & Swansea hosted by Bridgend. Due to COVID-19 this year was digital contest held over the Zoom video conference service.

We ended up in the middle of the pack in third place:

Position	Club	Score
1	Bridgend	171
2	Baglan bay	169
3	Cardiff	166
4	Rhondda	163
5	Swansea	161

We were represented by photographs from 7 members:

Title	Photographer	Score
Lone tree	Dave Russell	15
Gothic symmetry	Dave Barton	15
The pose	Dean Pine	17
Self Portrait	Andre Van de Sande	18
A light in the darkness	Trevor Waller	17
Pistyll cain waterfall	Chris Chinnick	16
Grey Heron	Andre Van de Sande	20
The Mushroom family	Jeff Howe	18
A Cornish man	Trevor Waller	14
The Drummer	Dave Russell	16

At our latest club room meeting (11^th November 2021) we had a fun evening making photographs suitable for use as Christmas cards. It was a chance to bring along a few props and make some photographs. Members were very creative – some evening painting their own backdrops. It was great atmosphere with everybody pitching in and helping each other. The best photograph created will be used on the clubs public facebook page – so keep an eye out.

Last Thursday (4^th November 2021) saw the 2021/22 Photographer of the year league competition commence. This season we are hoping to see a return of both print and digital media with some set subjects. This first round was however an open digital contest. Our Judge for the evening was Gary Shinner LRPS, EFIAP/b, MPSA2, AWPF, BPSA, GAPU who managed to both entertain and inform – thanks Gary. The top three places were divided between 5 photographs with both second and third places being shared – a tight contest.

1^st – “Moon rising” by Trevor Waller

2^nd – “Goldfinch” by Niall & “A bit close” by Trevor Waller

3^rd – “Double Act” by Chris Chinnick & “The Acrobat” by Andre Van de Sande

In addition Chris Chinnick’s “Double Act” received a HIGHLY COMMENDED award plus Dave Barton’s “Captive” and Richard Payton’s “Explosive cloud over early morning refinery” were also COMMENDED.

For the full results click on the button below

A great evening for Trevor Waller with his photographs being placed in 1^st & 2^nd places – well done Trevor. This has allowed Trevor to take an early lead in this seasons league.

Cardiff welcomed Barry camera club for our annual head to head competition last Thursday (21-OCT-2021). It was our first face-to-face battle for some time and it was great to see so many Barry camera club members make the long trek to our club room.

With so many great photographs to adjudicate our judge for the evening, Paul Branchflower, did a sterling job. His top 3 photographs on the night were:

1^st – Mushroom family by Jeff Howe (Cardiff)

2^nd – Mirrored Daffs (Barry)

3^rd – Heritage Falls by Roy Carr (Barry)

From the Cardiff entry the most liked photographs are shown below:

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In terms of the club contest at half time it was pretty close with Cardiff just 3 points (out of a possible 200) to the good. However, by the final image Cardiff ran out comfortable winners with 16 point lead:

	Final Score
Cardiff	356
Barry	340

The individual photograph scores are listed below:

Order	Photograph title	Club	Score
01	Frozen Lake	Barry	17
02	Iced Window	Barry	16
03	Gothic symmetry	Cardiff	18
04	Ent	Cardiff	18
05	Broad Winged Damsel Fly	Barry	15
06	Drift Car	Cardiff	15
07	Blossom Time	Barry	15
08	Beach Curves	Barry	17
09	A Light in The Darkness	Cardiff	18
10	Hellebore in vase	Cardiff	19
11	Heritage Falls	Barry	20
12	Mud mud glorious mud	Cardiff	16
13	Sunset On The Rocks	Barry	17
14	Symbol of Passion	Cardiff	16
15	A Splash of Colour	Barry	19
16	Architectural waves	Cardiff	18
17	Mirrored Daffs	Barry	20
18	Ben Nevis From Corpach	Barry	15
19	Grey heron	Cardiff	20
20	The Drummer	Cardiff	16
21	Blue Tailed Damsel Fly	Barry	17
22	My best friend	Barry	15
23	Playing In The Surf	Barry	17
24	Harrier Landing	Cardiff	19
25	I nailed it	Cardiff	16
26	Mating dragonflies	Cardiff	19
27	Reflection In The Mist	Barry	18
28	The Mechanic	Cardiff	17
29	Window In The Forest	Barry	15
30	The Swimmer	Cardiff	19
31	TripTych	Barry	17
32	Self portrait	Cardiff	18
33	Signs of Spring	Barry	17
34	View From The Grotto	Barry	18
35	Owl	Cardiff	19
36	The Mushroom Family	Cardiff	20
37	The Streets Of Morocco	Barry	17
38	Pistyll Cain Waterfall (North Wales)	Cardiff	16
39	Wave Panel	Barry	18
40	Wild Rabbit	Cardiff	19

Our 2021 exhibition has now closed. This annual event allows all members of the club to display their photographic interests and passions. This year was no exception and the display encompassed a wide range of photographs on varied subjects with a wide range of interpretations.

Despite social restrictions the exhibition received many warm comments from visitors some of which are reproduced here.

Really impressive collection of photographs. Top work all those in the camera club

Victoria J

Brilliant photographs and display. Lovely work. My favourite is Yosemite – Brilliant.

Adam M

Impressive standard in subject matter and composition

P & M D

Really enjoyed walking round and looking at the different portraits

Catherine Q

Inspiring

Victoria

Loved all the exhibition, great place to find something unexpected

Ester

If you were not able to see the exhibition prints in person they are presented below in digital form.