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NCPF 2024 Results

The NCPF 2024 Annual Competition has been held and the following club members obtained the following:

Competition	Author	Title	Score
Colour Prints	Phillip Yuill	Midnight Drink	13	Highly Commended
Colour Prints	Phillip Yuill	High Jinks	11
Projected Digital Images	Neil Anderson	First Light on Winter Fells	10
Projected Digital Images	Angy Ellis	Trapped	12	Selector’s Choice Portfolio
Projected Digital Images	Neil Anderson	Fogbow on Bassenthwaite	13	Highly Commended
Projected Digital Images	Angy Ellis	Please Help	12	Selector’s Choice Portfolio
Projected Digital Images	Neil Anderson	Lifting Autumn Mist	13	Highly Commended
Projected Digital Images	Angy Ellis	The Listner	12	Selector’s Choice Portfolio
Beginners Prints	Annette Bream	Conveyor Staples	12
Beginners Projected Digital Images	John Dinsdale	The Arches	10
Beginners Projected Digital Images	John Dinsdale	Aimee	13
Beginners Projected Digital Images	Bob Amos	Sitting Duck	13
Beginners Projected Digital Images	Garreth Waites	Step Into The Light	12
Beginners Projected Digital Images	Garreth Waites	Millenium Bridge	14	Highly Commended
Beginners Projected Digital Images	Bob Amos	I’ve Found My Nuts	13
Beginners Projected Digital Images	John Dinsdale	Maurice The Morrisman	12
Beginners Projected Digital Images	Bob Amos	Chilling In The Sun	12

Many thanks to those who submitted entries. Congratulations to Phillip Yuill, Neil Anderson and Garreth Waites for obtaining highly commendeds and to Angy Ellis on the portfolio selections.

Trip to Low Force and Gibsons Cave – Sunday 23rd June

We are looking at holding a trip to Low Force and Gibsons Cave on Sunday 23rd June 2024. Planning to meet at Bowlees Car park at 10am. At the moment lift sharing is being arranged, unless there are sufficient numbers for a minibus, which if hired would require payment. If you are interested, please put your name on the form on the notice board, or contact Annette.

Items For Sale

We currently have 3 Bowens Mono-Lite studio lights model 400E two have stands and soft boxes which we are looking to find a new home for. If you are interested please either contact Margaret or use the online Contact Us form.

New Logo

A big thank you to Neil Anderson for designing our new logo:

NCPF Competition

We have received the invitation for the club to participate in the NCPF Annuals Comp 2024 – as mentioned at recent meetings.

This is an open (ie unthemed) competition and is to be held in April across three main categories of entries:

1 – Colour Print

2 – Monochrome Print

3 – Projected Digital Image

There are also Beginners sections for both prints and pdi’s – although the NCPF of a beginner is somewhat loose!!

There will be a club entry of six (6) images per category, but anything received that is not selected by the club for its entry will still be entered as an individual entry

We are therefore asking any member who wishes to participate in this competition to submit their prospective images according to the following brief rules and limits:

– Three images per category per person

– All prints to be mounted on 50 x 40 cm mount board

– All print images to be accompanied by a digital version. Non compliance with this rule will result in the image not being entered

– Digital images are to be no larger than 1600px wide and no larger than 1200 px high and should be in sRGB colour space (although this can be checked and changed before submission to the federation)

– All images submitted must be entirely the authors own work, including all elements and layers of composites

– It would be useful to know if anyone who enters has recognised awards for their photography (ie LRPS, CPAGB etc)

Closing date for submissions to this competition must be the 27th March at the absolute latest to allow selection and submission to the NCPF by their cutoff date of 4th April

Please send any images or queries to Darren.

Professional Studio Night – 25 March

On 25 March we have a professional model coming again for another studio night. With us having a professional model, there will be a maximum £5 charge.

Amendment to Diary – 15 April

Please note that on 15 April, Harry will be doing his presentation of 5 weeks in Namibia. This was initially down as a studio night. We look forward to seeing the presentation.

Interclub Competition – Monday 26 February

The 2024 Interclub competition between Hartlepool Camera Club was held on Monday 26 February. Despite some members having an “uplifting” experience, unfortunately we came second this year with the scores being 486 to The Gallery and 469 to HCC. Congratulations to The Gallery, however congratulations also go to those of you who were selected to enter. A big congratulations goes to Steve Burton whose White Stallion image scored the 30 points for the evening.

Results can be found here

Exhibitions of Interest

Club member Lee Bullivant has an exhibition on at Hartlepool Art Gallery. Available Tuesday to Saturdays 10am-5pm until 7th May.

Also at Hartlepool Art Gallery is John Bulmer: Northern Light. See Hartlepool during the 1960s as captured by legendary photographer John Bulmer. Available until 4th May 2024

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is coming to Sunderland to 1 June. This is held at Sunderland’s Museum and Winter Gardens.

Closer to home Greatham Snowdrop Walk is on Sunday 18 February 2024 13:00-16:30 at the hospital grounds. Entrance fee is £3 (accompanied children £1.50).

Beginners Courses

We are now looking for people who would be interested in attending one of our beginners courses. Please contact a committee member or complete the contact form here:

Post from chair,

I would again like to thank all members for turning out tonight for our A.G.M, and confidence you have for me with your help iam sure we can take club to a new heights and grow the club from strength to strength

I would also like to thank all our new committee members, and hope they can get has much enjoyment out of there new roles . has always we will work together, so any issues please let me know.

Trophies

If you got placed in any of the competitions for 2023 and have not yet received your trophy, please get in touch.

2023 Enprint Results

The results of the 2023 Enprints are as follows:

Beginners

1st Bob Amos (81 points)

2nd Derick Bhupsingh (76 points)

3rd Tony Norman (63 points]

Manipulated

1st Darren Richardson (129 points)

2nd Angy Ellis (52 points)

3rd John Dinsdale (51 points)

Unmanipulated

1st Darren Richardson (99 points)

2nd Angy Ellis (67 points)

3rd Phillip Yuill (44 points)

Congratulations to all.

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. The club reopens on Monday where we have the first enprint competition of 2024.

Presentation Evening

Images from the Presentation Evening can be found here

Message from the Outgoing Chair

“I would like to wish you all a peaceful Christmas and everything you are wishing for in 2024.

The Presentation was well-attended last night and those who could not attend were really missed. I enjoyed it immensely. All credit to Julie for providing that delicious buffet, must be the best one we have had. I will be contacting her to thank her again, sadly she is retiring this year, so we have a year to find one to equal the one she provided for us last night.

I was a little overwhelmed with the lovely gifts and good wishes which came my way last night. I appreciate Phil’s kind words and your appreciation too. BUT even though I have been in the club since 19 hundred and frozen stiff, I do not feel I have done any more or any less, than any of the previous Committee members or indeed the members too.

I have always had the continuity and the success of the Club at heart and have loved it. I may have hung up my hat, maybe just for a little while, but I can still be a member and those who wish to stay in touch are welcome to.

Thirty-one years is a long time so I will just be thinking of doing other things for a while.

We have had a few rocky years with the dreaded Covid and other intervening elements, gained members and sadly, lost some too, my lovely Eddie included but the Club has been my source of belonging and Margaret, Phil and Gordon I are like the 4 Musketeers, joined at the hip.

And not forgetting our Little helpers who are more than that, they do a brilliant job, all these were greatly appreciated too.

Keep up all the good efforts, ideas and tasks and enjoy your club.”

Willa.

Message from the Acting Chair

I would like to thank everyone for a great turnout last night for our 2023 presantation of awards night hope you all enjoyed the evening , great to see so many newbies taking an active part ,looking forward to 2024 diary and taking club to a new level with your help.

May i take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New year see you all January.

Regards philip k

Beginners Competition:

The beginners competition was held on Monday 11 December. The results are as follows:

1st You Have Goat To Be Kidding Me – Annette Bream

2nd Early morning flight – Michelle Clayton

3rd It’s Quackers – John Dinsdale

HC Holly – Michelle Claydon

HC Day Dreams – Terry Sorby

HC The Gaze – Annette Bream

HC Fountain of Life – Tony Norman

Congratulations to those who got placed. A huge thank you to those who entered. It was great to see a variety of images.