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6th
July 2008
The
2008-2009 Season Starts Here.
The 2008-2009 season's programme has been upload to the club website. For all the information please visit the "Programme" page.
The
new competition rules to include "Digital Projected Images"
(DPI's) will follow soon, along with how to size, title and save your
files for the competitions.
One rule that has changed if you enter the Annual L&CPU competition,
is that the maximum mount size is now 50cm X 40cm and not the old 20"
x 16" (50.8cm X 40.6cm). So please bear this in mind when mounting
your prints incase you wish to forward them to the 2009 Annual L&CPU
Competition.
On the Friday 18th July, Andrew Charlesworth, Trevor Clowes and Brian Sankey will be attending a coarse at Colour Confidence to familiarize themselves with the new colour calibration equipment and software. More details will follow after this date on how the equipment will benefit you as a club member.
In
the closed season some of our club members have been using the excellent
services of "DarBro Computers"
, who are an Epson Express Centre, based at the Business Technology Centre,
Radway Green. They provide services for PC's and sales and repairs for
Epson printers. At present Epson UK are currently running a special offer
to Epson Express Centre. Bring in any old printer and get as much as £70
discount on selected new Epson printers. Any make will qualify you for
this offer. Time to trade in your old Canon/HP/Lexmark? To find out more,
"Click Here"
Also
Darbro have requested that we save any empty "genuine" Epson
ink cartridges for recycling. If you are an Epson user, please bring any
empty ink cartridges to the club next season so we can return them to
Epson, and do our bit for recycling.
The overall Club Scores, in 5th place were Alsager with 160 points, 4th was Whitchurch with 165 points, 3rd was Sandbach with 173 points and 2nd was Crewe with 181 points. So in 1st place with a score of 186 points were Nantwich.
John Dodd receiving the Alan Challinor trophy from Mike McNamee for the overall winning club.
Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB receiving the trophy for "Print of the Night"
First let us thank Mike for an excellent "Photographic" evenings entertainment and also his excellent judging. We would like to thank Alsager, Crewe, Sandbach and Whitchurch for taking part and bringing their supporting club members with them.
Andrew and Bryan would like to thank Nantwich club members for submitting an excellent set of monochrome images to choose from, to produce this winning entry. We have archived a clean sweep this year, winning all of our local external competitions. Well done to you all.
We have also received this "Thank You" email from Crewe Photographic Society:
Thank you very much Nantwich CC for making tonight's "Five Towns" the event it should be. Excellent accommodation, excellent judge in Mike McNamee FRPS FBPPA and excellent presentation. A special thanks there to Andrew Charlesworth for his DPIs which gave us all such a good view of the work.
Andrew is also to be congratulated for his winning image "Lily". I might say that I also particularly enjoyed "Blizzard In Kadriorg Park" by your Keith Wild - such atmosphere and powerful simplicity.
Monochrome is the very essence of image making and this event allows us to enjoy and celebrate that special quality and see some outstanding examples in the medium. We should keep this competition going at all costs.
It is also a great get-together!
Regards, John Royle.
This
years social evening and prize presentation was held at the Rising Sun
public house on Middlewich Road. Firstly we would like to thank Trevor
for the quick organization of this event as our previous venue had closed
down. The evening was very successful with good food and an excellent
atmosphere. This year the presentation were made by the club president,
Mr John Dodd. Before he award the prizes John congratulated the club members
on an excellent year, but he was sorry to see the end of the slide competition,
that is being replaced by digital projected image competition next year.
Onto the presentations, in the "Print Competition" 3rd place
went to Andrew Charlesworth, 2nd was Keith Wild, and in 1st place and
taking the trophy for "Print Photographer of the Year" was Brian
Sankey.
In the "Slide Competition" 3rd place went to David Foster, 2nd
place was Bryan Averill, and in 1st place and taking the trophy for "Slide
Photographer of the Year" was Andrew Charlesworth.
In the "Clubman Competition" (which is a accumulative total
of print and slide points) the results were, 3rd place David Foster, 2nd
Bryan Averill, and in first place and taking the trophy for "Clubman
of the Year" was Andrew Charlesworth. Congratulations to those members
for taking the top place awards.
Brian Sankey receiving his award of
"Print Photographer of the year"
from the president, Mr John Dodd.
Andrew Charlesworth receiving his awards of
"Slide Photographer of the Year"
and "Clubman of the year"
from the president, Mr John Dodd.
19 members attended.
Treasurers Report: The treasurers report shows the club is in a financially stable position and there is no need to increase members subscription for the new season of 2008-2009.
Competition Secretary's Report: The competition secretary's reported an excellent year, with an increase in members entering print competitions but a decrease in the slide entries, therefore the slide competition would be dropped and replaced with a digital projection competition (new rules to follow). Nantwich had also won the four local inter-club competitions and would like to finish the season with a victory at the "Five Towns". "Landscape" was voted as the set subject competition for next season.
Election of Officers: The committee for the 2008-2009 season will be the same as this year, with the addition of Wray Douglas as a Non-Executive member.
There were no amendments to the club constitution.
Subscriptions for 2008-2009 season will remain the same as season 2007-2008. (See "Information" page).
Competition Awards: The winner of this years "Print" competition was Brian Sankey. The "Slide" competition winner was Andrew Charlesworth, and the Clubman of the year award went to Andrew Charlesworth.
Any Other Business: Trevor Clowes displayed the new profiling equipment, he had also carried out a couple of test to make sure everything was in full working order. The equipment will not be available for club usage until the elected members have been officially trained. Numerous other discussions took place, of which will be posted in the official minutes at a later date.