North Wales Photographic Association
Cymdeithas Ffotograffig Gogledd Cymru
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Dwyfor Camera Club Exhibition
PAGB CES system info...
An long article regarding the PAGB's CES system, can be found on their latest E-News (358) on pages 10-12. download it by clicking here.
Print Battle Results - Held April 21st at Craig y Don
Our judge for the day was Mike McNamee, the Editor of The Societies' Professional Imagemaker magazine and also a member of the Birkenhead Photographic Association.
The event was opened by the NWPA President, Linda Bell, who welcomed all those attending.
Twelve clubs were taking part in the competition - each entering 8 prints making a total of 96 prints for Mike to judge and comment on.
Results:
1st Mold CC on 145 points
2nd Conwy CC on 143 points
3rd Deeside CC on 142 points
4th Hawarden CC on 141 points
5th Llandundo PS on 139 points
6th Beaumaris & Menai Bridge CC on 138 points
7th = Blaenau CC and Prestatyn CC on 137 points
9th Dwyfor CC on 134 points
10th Rhyl PS on 132 points
11th Ruthin CC on 130 points
12th Dyffryn Ogwen CC on 125
Congratulations go to Mold CC for winning the competition and to Chris Evans of Prestatyn CC who gained the Best Print Medal for 'The Tusk' - a superb monochrome image of the Chung Ku Chinese restaurant which was printed on Permajet Titanium Lustre paper.
PAGB APMs held at Nottingham
Congratulations to the following NWPA members who were successful at the APM this weekend:
Pauline Jones of Rhyl PS who achieved BPAGB in prints
Paula Potts and Kay Newman both of Deeside, who achieved CPAGB in prints
PDI Challenge
Congratulations to Mold for winning our very own PDI Challenge on Sat 4th, with a score of 152pts, with Conwy coming second with 140pts.
Thank you to all the 12 clubs who took part.
Richard Hainsworth was awarded the best image of the day by the judge of the day, the Excllent Christine Widdall, for not only giving a superb talk and showing the variety of her work, but in pre-judging and then judging all the images on the day.
PDI CHallenge results... CLICK HERE
Mold Charirman, Andy Polakowski receiving the Salver for the Winning club from Christin Widdall.
HonNWPA
Congratulations to Janet Davies of Mold Camera club who has been awarded the HonNWPA, being presented by our Charman Linda Bell.
Also a huge congratulations to John Williams for his work keeping Grws camera club boyant as their Treasurer for many a year, being awarded his HonNWPA by the Vice Charman, Jason Wahram.
Clwb Camera Cefni
Are proud to announce the have a new web site, please feel free to visit https://clwbcameracefni.org/
Abergele Camera Club
With a very heavy heart we have to inform you that Abergele camera club is no longer, they have disbanded effective immediately. We are deeply saddened by this, and wish the members all the best in the future, hoping they might find another club to join!
AWPF
Apply now for the AWPF 2023 - Link to site
Cefni Camera Club
Some wonderful news, Cefni Camera Club has been brought back to life, after a lot of hard work in the background by previous members, they will be meeting at Canolfan Ebeneser, Bridge Street, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7PN - 19:00-21:00 on the last Wednesday of the month; September thru June inclusive. The first meeting being February 22nd 2023. Welcome back to the fold.
NWPA PDI Challenge 2019
Entry will be via on-line entry only - CLICK HERE
Entries should arrive by 23.59 on Saturday 9th Oct 2019.
Entry form can be downloaded here - Click here
The Challenge is open to all NWPA Clubs
Submitting your entry
- To access the on line entry system go to: www.photocompentries.net?org=NWPA
- As you fill in your entry you will be asked for your last name. For the purposes of this competition this is the NAME OF YOUR CLUB only e.g. Wrexham
- For your First Name you may enter your full name e.g. John Smith
You will need to know;
- The classes you are entering
- The location on your computer of your image files
- The titles
- Clubs may enter one image in any five classes plus a tie break. The sections are:
Class |
Type(s) |
Titles |
Night |
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Required |
Altered Reality |
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Required |
Rivers/Lakes |
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Required |
Nature |
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Required |
Street Scenes |
.jpg |
Required |
Motion |
.jpg |
Required |
Travel |
.jpg |
Required |
Macro/Close Up |
.jpg |
Required |
Wild Card/Anything |
.jpg |
Required |
Tie Break |
.jpg |
Required |
File Requirements
Each image should have a simple filename/ title, maximum 30 characters including spaces. Do not include punctuation (full stops, apostrophies, commas etc.)
Dylai pob delwedd gael enw ffeil / teitl syml, uchafswm 30 nod gan gynnwys bylchau. Peidiwch â chynnwys atalnodi (atalnodau llawn, apostrophies, comas ac ati)
Colour Space sRGB (not Adobe RGB or Pro Photo RGB etc)
File Format : Save images as high quality jpegs.
Maximum horizontal size1600 pixels. Maximum vertical size 1200 pixels
Images that do not conform to these requirements will not be accepted.