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Results Of The Daytripper Trophy Summer Challenge – All About Orange
Dunchurch Photographic Society returned to action and commenced their
2022-23 programme with excitement on Wednesday 7 th September 2022. The
season kicked off in the usual venue, that being the Dunchurch Women’s
Institute Hall on the Southam Road.
During the evening, no less than two new champions were crowned as the
traditional Summer Challenge competition got the season underway. This
season, it features a separate Print and a Projected Image competition. Lots of
opportunity for our returning members to showcase their work – and look to
attract potential new members, of which we welcomed one!
This year, the challenge was centred on the subject of ‘Orange,’ and what a
challenge this proved to be. However, the Dunchurch Photographic Society
members rose to it and offered an amazingly diverse selection of subjects and
techniques (a strength of our Society) to fulfil the brief.
The summer challenge competition stands quite unique in the programme of
events each year as the winner of the trophy is voted for by its own Society
members. Members vote democratically for their favourite image of the
evening rather than the usual competition format where images are critiqued
by an external judge.
There was a healthy number of prints and projected images submitted by
members as part of the competition this year, and both Print and Projected
Image sections were closely fought in terms of votes.
Summer Challenge Competition Results –
First Place, and winner of the Simon Coates Trophy (Prints) was Mark Ellis, with
his print titled ‘I Spilled The Beans.’
Many congratulations to Mark – cracking images and worthy
winners.
Of course, without the entries of our members, there is no competition, and a
big thank you to ALL of our contributing members for sharing and entering
their images into the opening night competitions. Many of them would have
made worthy winners in their own right.
Welcome back to Dunchurch Photographic Society.
Report by David J. Bray AFIAP, CPAGB, A.CPE
Chairman 2022-23
Bristol Wharf, Floating Harbour.. 
Merit Competition Round 2 – Song Title
On Wednesday 23rd February 2022, Dunchurch Photographic Society held the 2nd Round of the 2021-22 season Merit Competition, all on the subject of ‘Song Titles.’ It was the midway point of the A marathon competition staged over three different rounds all on a different set subject, with successful images able to earn points depending on whether they were Commended, Highly Commended, Third, Second or First. There are four categories – the Novice Print section, Novice Projected Image section, Advance Print section and the Advanced Projected Image section. That means, four different champions to be declared by the end of the Merit competitions.
It was a hard fought competition with work that was both entertaining, creative and inspirational. It demonstrated the great thought that our members had given to fulfil the brief of showcasing their images with a specific ‘nod’ to their chosen song titles.
Our judge for the evening was Paddy Ruske from Lichfield in Staffordshire. Paddy gave an entertaining and constructive critique of our collective photographic entries across both Print and Projected Image media. Indeed, Dunchurch Photographic Society members can be proud of the fact that Paddy was entertained and impressed by our work. It always means a lot to us as a Society when we are able to make the judge face a tough decision about which images they believe are successful.
Well done to everyone who submitted work to the competition, it showed the usual variety of subject matter and processing techniques. But my key thanks, as Chairman go to Paddy for being our judge for the evening, and to ALL of our members who entered the competition – there is no competition without YOU.
The Results Are In… And As Follows –
Novice Print –
Commended –
Rendezvous At Sunset – Graeme Webb
Highly Commended –
Turning To Rust – Patrick Joyce
3rd Place –
I Say A Little Prayer – Graeme Webb
2nd Place –
Fields Of Gold (Sting) – Steven Farmer
1st Place –
Run Away (Bon Jovi) – Steven Farmer
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Novice Projected Image –
Commended –
Trains Boats And Planes – Michael Bryan
Highly Commended –
Lighthouse (Westlife) – Patrick Joyce
Stormy Waters – Paul Holloway
3rd Place –
Wild Horses (Rolling Stones) – Graeme Webb
2nd Place –
Smoke On The Water – Rob Hughes
1st Place –
A Hard Days Night – Rob Hughes
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Advanced Print –
Commended –
Imagine (John Lennon) – Terry Mann
Painter Man (Boney M) – Mark Ellis
Four Leaf Clover – Rosemary Gibbs LRPS
It’s Raining Men – David Bray AFIAP, CPAGB, A.CPE
Highly Commended –
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire – Jean Sutton
3rd Place –
Sailing – Anthony Timmins
Joint 1st Place – (yes, joint first!!)
Some Like It Hot (The Power Station) – Mark Ellis
Blowin’ In The Wind – Rosemary Gibbs LRPS
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Advanced Project Image –
Commended –
When I’m Cleaning Windows – Warren Strickland
Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Rosemary Gibbs LRPS
Tea For Two – Ken Garside
Highly Commended –
Daisy, Daisy – Rosemary Gibbs LRPS
Blue And Lonesome – Ian Andrew
3rd Place –
Bohemian Rhapsody – David Bray AFIAP, CPAGB, A.CPE
2nd Place –
Band Of Gold (Freda Payne) – Mark Ellis
1st Place –
Magical Mystery Tour – Ken Garside
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Congratulations to all of the photographers who were successful across the four categories for this opening round. There’s still plenty to play for as the marathon continues with Round 3 on Wednesday 9th March… the subject being ‘Narrative…’
Come and have a look at the ‘stories’ being told in our images.
Report by David J. Bray AFIAP, CPAGB, A.CPE
Chairman.
Updated Meeting Programme
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Merit Competition Round 1 – Illusion
On Wednesday 26th January 2022, Dunchurch Photographic Society held the 1st Round of the 2021-22 season Merit Competition, all on the subject of ‘Illusion.’
The Merit Competition is a marathon competition over three different rounds, all on a different set subject, with successful images able to earn points depending on whether they are Commended, Highly Commended, Third, Second or First. There are four categories; the Novice Print section, Novice Projected Image section, Advanced Print section and the Advanced Projected Image section. That means, four different champions to be declared by the end of the Merit competitions.
Our judge for the evening was John Haines from Kingstanding in Birmingham. John gave some very considered and valuable feedback and critique about the images that had been entered by Dunchurch Photographic Society members. Indeed, the Society presented John with some difficult decisions to make about the images, often creative in flavour, or where lots of work had been undertaken in order to get that ‘illusion’ element into the final work.
Congratulations to all of the photographers who were successful across the four categories for this opening round and well done to everyone who submitted images. As usual, they demonstrated a wide variety of subject matter and processing techniques.
There’s still plenty to play for as the marathon continues with Round 2 on Wednesday 9th February; the subject being ‘Song Titles.’
Come and have a sing-a-long with us!
Report by David J. Bray AFIAP, CPAGB, A.CPE
Chairman.
The Merit 1 results are as follows …
Novice Prints
First Place
Second Place
Novice Projected Images
First Place
Third Place
Highly Commended
Advanced Prints
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Highly Commended
Commended
Advanced Projected Images
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Highly Commended (in alphabetical order)
Commended (in alphabetical order)
