A good evening and a good result

Meeting Report

We were recently invited to join in this 4 way competition with the camera clubs of Rottingdean (our hosts) Southwick and Steyning and 4 of our members attended. Each club submitted 10 images which were shown and marked in random order – which made it difficult to work out where we stood as the evening progressed – rather like a 400 metre race where the leader is not revealed until the bend has unwound.

Trever Gellard FRPS was the judge – our best of year judge this season - and he is very hot on technical matters but much appreciates unusual, out of the ordinary images – and he does like a witty and apt title!

Southwick, Steyning and ourselves used the same set of photographs as were used in the Crouch Shield the previous Friday with a couple of extras to make up the set of 10 – Rottingdean are not in the Crouch competitions.

Being the new kids on the block it would have been a little impertinent to win the trophy at the first attempt but we took a very respectable second with 182 points out of the 200 maximum. A slight downside was that the old enemy, Steyning, were victorious with 186 points making a notable double as they had won the Crouch competition three days before. They have a very strong hand this year – so congratulations to them on a well-deserved victory. Southwick were third with 180 with Rottingdean on 175. Best entry of the evening is not judged in this competition.

Our pictures scored as follows :-

Bee Eaters and Dragon Fly Anne Nagle 19
Yellow Jane Coward 16
Looking Down the Long Mile Ray Foxlee 17
Des Res Ray Foxlee 17
Wet feet in the Frame Jane Coward 18
Derelict Shed David Seddon 20
Lake View David Seddon 19
Wish I had a Finger Alex Swyer 20
Wild Swan Anenome Anne Nagle 18
Squash Alex Swyer 18

Congratulations to everyone and special mention to David and Alex for their perfect 20’s – Trevor doesn’t give those out lightly.

A very pleasant and sociable evening – a welcome addition to our external competition agenda – please try and come along next time. A facility with arithmetic in the dark is necessary for whoever writes the report though!

Submitted by Chris West on