External Competitions - Submissions and Results

Similar to the Internal Competitions page, this page will be grouped by competition title and date, and then further segregated by Themed / Open, as appropriate. Submitted images should be JPEGs with a maximum width of 1600 pixels and a maximum height of 1200 pixels. Initially, all submitted images will be uploaded to this page, but the photographer's name will be withheld. Only the image number and the image title will be displayed as a caption. Once uploaded, the Selection Committee will then review and grade the images to make their selection. This selection decision will be emailed to the Competition Secretary who will then retain the selected images, deleting the remainder. After the competition has been judged, the selection will then be ordered by scores awarded, with the photographer's name now appended in the captions.

Stanley Chell 2024 - Saturday 16th November, 1pm, Aberdare

Aberdare CC have announced that this years Stanley Chell will be held at 1pm on Saturday 16th November 2024, at Cynon Linc, Seymour Street, Aberdare, CF44 7BD. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The judge will be Ralph Snook, ARPS, EFIAP/b, DPAGB and he will decide on five awards:

The Stanley Chell Memorial Trophy for Best Club Entry of 4 Prints
The Hans Hoyer Trophy for the Best Monochrome Print
The Glyn John Trophy for the Best Colour Print
The Glan and Mair Howells Trophy for the Best Landscape Print
The Doris Chell Memorial Trophy for the Best Overall Print

Club Competition Secretaries have already been contacted by email but a copy of the Club entry form and further details are available on the WPF website. Closing date for entries is October 27th 2024.

Results for the Stanley Chell Memorial Trophy:

Cwmbran PS: 1st = (75)
Gwynfa CC: 1st = (75)
Afan Nedd CC: 3rd (75) (fewer scores of 20 compared with Cwmbran and Gwynfa)
Bridgend CC: 4th (74)
Morriston CC: 5th (73)
Gwent PS: 6th = (72)
Abergavenny CC: 6th = (72)
Tenby & District CC: 6th = (72)
Monmouth PC: 9th (69)
Maesycwmmwer CC: 10th (68)
Newport PC: 11th = (67)
New Quay CC: 11th = (67)
Western Valley CC: 11th = (67)
Llanelli PS: 11th = (67)
Barry CC: 11th = (67)
Aberdare CC: 11th = (67)
Merthyr Tydfil CC: 17th (66)
Rhondda RPC: 18th = (65)
Baglan Bay CC: 18th = (65)
Caerphilly CC: 18th = (65)
Neath & District PS: 18th = (65)
Pyle & Porthcawl CC: 22nd (64)
Rhondda CC: 23rd (63)
Phoenix CC: 24th (60)
Pontypridd CC: 25th (56)

Congratulations to our NQCC members for their submissions:

Gareth Parry - "Control Centre" (16 points)
Viv Bowen - "Roofer Choice" (17 points)
Colin Price - "Amongst Friends" (17 points)
Brian Ottewell - "Dolphin Exhaling" (17 points)

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Cardigan Inter Club Competition - Wednesday 16th October 2024, via ZOOM, 7.30pm.
Theme: "Man Made" and "Nature's Patterns". Judge: Mr Harry Gardiner AWPF
Each club to submit 10 images (jpegs) at a maximum size of 1600 x 1200 pixels. All images should fall into "Man Made" or "Nature's Patterns". Four clubs are participating: Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, New Quay and Cardigan.
A photographer can only submit 2 images maximum to the competition. At least 4 images from each club should fit one of the two themes ie a club's entry could comprise 4 x MM and 6 x NP, or 5 x MM and 5 x NP, or 6 x MM and 4 x NP.
Members please submit 2 images, one for each theme.

Final NQCC Submission and Judge's Scores

"Man-Made"

6. "Playing Fields" by Stuart Watson (18 points) (SC: 15)

14. "Working Hands" by Gareth Parry (17 points) (SC:14)

1. "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Mike Jones (17 points) (SC: 19)

10. "Inverted Cone in a Hemisphere" by David Hough (17 points) (SC: 15)

9. "Hand of the Past" by Margaret Jones (16 points) (SC: 17)

Nature's Patterns

13. "Concentric Cactus" by Morlais Davies (20 points) (SC: 16)

6. "Summer Storm" by Simon Harding (20 points) (SC: 20)

7. "Tidal Design" by Colin Price (18 points) (SC: 17)

4. "Grass Heart" by Roy Peters (17 points) (SC: 16)

11. "Ripples" by Lindsey Church (17 points) (SC:14)

Club Position:
Cardigan : 184 (1st)
Carmarthen : 181 (2nd)
Aberystwyth : 180 (3rd)
New Quay : 177 (4th)

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Tenby Battle - Thursday 26th September 2024. Theme: Open.

This is an open battle; no themes. Each club to submit 10 digital images at 1600 x 1200 pixels. Each photographer can submit a maximum of 2 images, and a photographer can only represent one club. Nine clubs are participating in this competition: Tenby, Afan Nedd, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Trostra, Morriston and New Quay.

Final NQCC Submission and Judge's Scores
The judge adopted a marking strategy such that scores were only awarded from 20 points to 16 points, thereby ensuring the final results were closer than might otherwise have been the case.

"Grub's Up" by Viv Evans (19 points) (SC: 15)

"The Die is Cast" by Roy Peters (19 points) (SC: 19)

"Rocky Hollow" by Colin Price (18 points) (SC: 20)

"It's All There in Black and White" by David Hough (18 points) (SC: 14)

"Hi" by Simon Harding (17 points) (SC: 20)

"Odd One Out" by Margaret Jones (16 points) (SC: 14)

"Carew Castle" by Mike Jones (16 points) (SC: 18)

"Is it Spring yet?" by Dave Evans (16 points) (SC: 13)

"Mare and Foal" by Morlais Davies (16 points) (SC: 15)

"Temple of Apollo" by Lindsey Church (16 points) (SC: 14)

Club Position:
Tenby : 198 (1st)
Affan Nedd : 187 (2nd=)
Cardigan : 187 (2nd=)
Kidwelly : 181 (4th)
Llanelli : 177 (5th=)
Morriston : 177 (5th=)
Trostre : 174 (7th)
Carmarthen : 171 (8th=)
New Quay : 171 (8th=)

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