Presentation Night
21/04/22
As another season draws to a close tonight was the club presentation night celebrating the top images entered in this season’s PDI and Print Competitions. Certificates were presented for the top three images from each club competition with a reminder of each image projected on the screen. An additional special award was presented to Alec Cowley for achieving the highest score in the NCPF North Tyne competition with his Sky Tunnel image.
Awards and medals were also presented to the highest overall scoring members from each competition and finally the overall Photographer of the Year. This year the winners were:

Bob Finlay      Chris Crane Cup

Paul Kidd        PDI Photographer of the Year

Derek Parker   Colour Print Photographer of the Year

Paul Dunn       Mono Print Photographer of the Year

Paul Dunn       Photographer of the Year
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The presentations were followed by a finger buffet for the attending members.
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Paul Dunn 
(Club Secretary)
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This Thursday will be our presentation night when we celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of the members in our competitions this season.
This year the event will be held at the church. A small buffet will be provided.

31st March

Tonight we had the results of the Chris Crane Cup. Unfortunately due to Covid the judge, Martin Kitching was unable to be present so he submitted a commentary on the five best images. 

There were a total of 48 images submitted in the themes of Chris’s favourite subjects: landscapes, engineering and wildlife. Martin commented there were many images that had the attraction of a successful image - one that always holds your attention and makes you keep coming back to it. 

This year the judge was was asked to select the top five images rather than in previous years just have the winner announced. 

The results were

5th place        Skyline                              Colin Livingston
4th place        Low clouds on Skye       Paul Kidd
3rd place        Dung-fly on umbellifer   Jim Meikle
2nd place       Stay away                        Paul Kidd
WINNER        Quayside sunset             Bob Finlay

Congratulations to Bob for such a super winning image and thanks to all the members who submitted images and to Martin for undertaking the judging.

Click on the images to view larger.

Iain Chambers



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Bob receiving his trophy from Program Secretary and past Chris Crane Cup winner, Paul Kidd.
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1st 'Quayside Sunset'.  Bob Finlay

2nd 'Stay Away'.  Paul Kidd

3rd 'Dung Fly on Umbellifer'.  Jim Meikle

4th 'Low Clouds on Skye'.  Paul Kidd

5th 'Skyline'.  Colin Livingstone

Following on from the announcement of the sad passing of Doug Hogg we have now been informed of the details regarding his funeral.

The funeral will be held on Friday April 1st at 1.15pm. The location is Ponteland Methodist Church.

Thursday 24th March 2022.
3rd Pdi Competition.
Last night was our final scoring competition of this season, Malcolm Boyed was our judge.
He started by commenting on the high standard of entries members had entered.
He gave a very balanced and reflective critique and announced the Highly Commended as he went through his presentation.
A big thank you to all who entered.
Highly Commended;-
Roseberry Topping, Bob Finlay
Butterfly, Brian Vandemast
Alert Robin, Liz Gordon
End of a Pier, Paul Dunn
What’s Over There?  Brian Vandemast


5th Place, Two Stacks Standing, Ray Barnes
4th Place, Seaton Sluice,  Brian Vandemast
3rd Place, I’m Not Talking, John Ridley
2nd Place, Worth the Effort, Paul Kidd,
1st Place, Standing Tall in Buttermere, Ray Barnes.

​To view the top 5 images please click.............(HERE)


Colin Livingstone
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The results of the 3rd Open PDI Competition will be revealed this coming Thursday. Our Judge for this competition is Malcolm Boyd. 

Ponteland PS will also be hosting the results of the North Tyne PDI Competition on the same evening.

3rd Open Print Competition
Tonight (3rd March) David Hall judged this seasons 3rd and final Open Print Competition, providing enthusiastic feedback on each of the images. Although the number of entries was low they covered a variety of subjects resulting in David swapping the top 5 images before settling on the final places.
Congratulations also go to tonight’s winners, Paul Dunn (Mono) and Derek Parker (Colour).
A full list of the prints 'placed' and' highly commended' are shown below. To view the images, both colour and mono click ...(HERE)
 
Paul Dunn 
(Print Competition Secretary)

Colour    

1. At the Shrine            Derek Parker   
2. Final Straight           Ray Barnes
3. The Competitor       Derek Parker
4. Skyline                      Colin Livingstone
5. The Stirrup Cup       Ray Barnes

Mono

1. Guitar Man.              Paul Dunn
2. Training in NYC        Colin Livingstone
3. Charlies Garden.      Paul Dunn
4. Sage & Tyne.             Colin Livingstone
5. Reflections                Colin Livingstone

Highly Commended

South Stack                        Paul Dunn 
A Wintery Scene                Elizabeth Gordon
Sore Looser                        Ray Barns    
Chasing the Colours         Elizabeth Gordon
Brown Hare                        Derek Parker    
    

This Thursday we will see the results of the 3rd Open Print Competition judged by David Hall.

This Thursday is members night. Members will again have the opportunity to use their skills with the club's studio lighting, backdrops and 2 live models.

Our models for the evening, one male, one female are Amy Lee and Nathan Honess so don't forget to bring your cameras and enjoy a great evenings shooting.

The results of the 4 Way Interclub PDI Competition held via Zoom on Tuesday evening (8th) and judged by Dave Phillips are shown below.