NCPS

Selection Committee Report

With Competition Secretary Roger Dye still on the Isle of Wight and Gordon Robson and Bill Chadband in the USA, our selection committee, which gathered on Friday last (6/10) consisted of just three members, Brian Turnbull, Barry Pearson and Tony Redford. We were confronted with a mound of prints and a number of digital files as well as slides, mainly from the 1st Quarterly, from which to select for those major external competitions coming up very soon. All the prints and slides from Q1 had been made available to us from the 22 members who had submitted to it, and much additional work was also in evidence as a result of our requests over the past couple of weeks.

Although the sheer volume of material slowed down the process of selection of course, we did ask for it, and it is very gratifying that so many members came up with their work. An added complication was the “overlapping” of the various events meaning that some work would be away at one venue, making it unavailable for others for which it might otherwise have been selected. Also, some submissions were required in digital form in advance, some required just prints in advance and others needed a list in advance plus prints on the day. After about four hours we called it a day, having prioritised the most pressing deadlines.

Hopefully the selections we made will do justice to the high standard of material from which we had to choose. Thanks to everyone for that. From this point on we are in the hands of the various judges who will undoubtedly do their best to prove we got it all wrong.

Here are the selections we made:-

“Who are the Champions” Digital Image Competition at Southport 18th October 2006.

(11 images from 11 members submitted to Southport in digital format on CD by 11th Oct)

Balcony - Dorothy Redford

Cavalry - Brian Turnbull

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

Fern before Painted Wall - Bill Chadband

Ferruginous Buzzard (Portrait 1) - Alan Saunders

Leopard - Steph Clack

Male Redstart - Phil Riley

Mist on Rydal Water - Jon Allanson

Pendulum 99-06-A (Photogram) - Barry Pearson

Seen Better Days - Geoff Robinson

Spiral Ascent - Gordon Robson

Anglo-Scottish Print Battle at Keswick photographic weekend, November 3rd 4th 2006.

(10 new prints submitted to organisers by 11th October 2006)

The Old Door - Geoff Robinson

Red Shirt - Brian Turnbull

Let’s Party - Dorothy Redford

Pendulum 99-06-A - Barry Pearson

Autumn Glade - Tony Redford

Road Rage - Geoff Robinson

Viewing Modern Art - Dorothy Redford

The Great Sand Sea - Brian Turnbull

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

The Old and the New - Gordon Robson

PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships at Connahs Quay, 28th October 2006

(Rules and requirements too protracted to spell out here! List required by 18th Oct)

Round 1 prints:

The Great Sand Sea - Brian Turnbull

The Balcony - Dorothy Redford

A Sense of Scale - Gordon Robson

Ferruginous Buzzard (Portrait) - Alan Saunders

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

The Walkway - Brian Turnbull

Road Rage - Geoff Robinson

Back to the City - Tony Redford

Different Approach - Dorothy Redford

The Window, Pompeii - Jill Hargreaves

On Parade, Prague - Colin Pickles

Tree Tentacles - Tony Redford

Round 2 prints: to be selected on the day of the event.

We have retained submissions by:

Gerald Hallworth, Frank Hutchinson, John Garner, Vernon Smith, Steph Clack, John Ade, David Osborne, Barry Pearson, Ted Wilson, Bill Chadband - and one or two others.

Martin Avery Trophy at South Liverpool P.S. 16th November 2006

(12 prints required on the night, but list and digital files on CD required by 9/11)

We expect to use some of the Keswick prints but hope to add to them with a further selection nearer the time.

L&CPU Slide Knock-out Competition (submission required by 11th November)

Our selection of SIX slides will be made nearer the time. Please pass on to any selection committee member your latest and best material as soon as possible.

In Addition:

Bramhall P.S. hold their inter-club slide and print competitions on Thursday 9th November as part of their exhibition for which we shall be hoping to submit a strong entry.

Hopefully, Roger Dye will be back in circulation in time to organise us for these latter events!

Tony Redford

With Competition Secretary Roger Dye still on the Isle of Wight and Gordon Robson and Bill Chadband in the USA, our selection committee, which gathered on Friday last (6/10) consisted of just three members, Brian Turnbull, Barry Pearson and Tony Redford. We were confronted with a mound of prints and a number of digital files as well as slides, mainly from the 1st Quarterly, from which to select for those major external competitions coming up very soon. All the prints and slides from Q1 had been made available to us from the 22 members who had submitted to it, and much additional work was also in evidence as a result of our requests over the past couple of weeks.

Although the sheer volume of material slowed down the process of selection of course, we did ask for it, and it is very gratifying that so many members came up with their work. An added complication was the “overlapping” of the various events meaning that some work would be away at one venue, making it unavailable for others for which it might otherwise have been selected. Also, some submissions were required in digital form in advance, some required just prints in advance and others needed a list in advance plus prints on the day. After about four hours we called it a day, having prioritised the most pressing deadlines.

Hopefully the selections we made will do justice to the high standard of material from which we had to choose. Thanks to everyone for that. From this point on we are in the hands of the various judges who will undoubtedly do their best to prove we got it all wrong.

Here are the selections we made:-

“Who are the Champions” Digital Image Competition at Southport 18th October 2006.

(11 images from 11 members submitted to Southport in digital format on CD by 11th Oct)

Balcony - Dorothy Redford

Cavalry - Brian Turnbull

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

Fern before Painted Wall - Bill Chadband

Ferruginous Buzzard (Portrait 1) - Alan Saunders

Leopard - Steph Clack

Male Redstart - Phil Riley

Mist on Rydal Water - Jon Allanson

Pendulum 99-06-A (Photogram) - Barry Pearson

Seen Better Days - Geoff Robinson

Spiral Ascent - Gordon Robson

Anglo-Scottish Print Battle at Keswick photographic weekend, November 3rd 4th 2006.

(10 new prints submitted to organisers by 11th October 2006)

The Old Door - Geoff Robinson

Red Shirt - Brian Turnbull

Let’s Party - Dorothy Redford

Pendulum 99-06-A - Barry Pearson

Autumn Glade - Tony Redford

Road Rage - Geoff Robinson

Viewing Modern Art - Dorothy Redford

The Great Sand Sea - Brian Turnbull

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

The Old and the New - Gordon Robson

PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships at Connahs Quay, 28th October 2006

(Rules and requirements too protracted to spell out here! List required by 18th Oct)

Round 1 prints:

The Great Sand Sea - Brian Turnbull

The Balcony - Dorothy Redford

A Sense of Scale - Gordon Robson

Ferruginous Buzzard (Portrait) - Alan Saunders

Fantasy Fishing - Tony Redford

The Walkway - Brian Turnbull

Road Rage - Geoff Robinson

Back to the City - Tony Redford

Different Approach - Dorothy Redford

The Window, Pompeii - Jill Hargreaves

On Parade, Prague - Colin Pickles

Tree Tentacles - Tony Redford

Round 2 prints: to be selected on the day of the event.

We have retained submissions by:

Gerald Hallworth, Frank Hutchinson, John Garner, Vernon Smith, Steph Clack, John Ade, David Osborne, Barry Pearson, Ted Wilson, Bill Chadband - and one or two others.

Martin Avery Trophy at South Liverpool P.S. 16th November 2006

(12 prints required on the night, but list and digital files on CD required by 9/11)

We expect to use some of the Keswick prints but hope to add to them with a further selection nearer the time.

L&CPU Slide Knock-out Competition (submission required by 11th November)

Our selection of SIX slides will be made nearer the time. Please pass on to any selection committee member your latest and best material as soon as possible.

In Addition:

Bramhall P.S. hold their inter-club slide and print competitions on Thursday 9th November as part of their exhibition for which we shall be hoping to submit a strong entry.

Hopefully, Roger Dye will be back in circulation in time to organise us for these latter events!