The Martin Avery Trophy 2007

Five clubs took part in this competition, which, this year was hosted by North Cheshire in the Club’s Council Chamber meeting room.

Clubs had been asked to submit digital copies of their images for simultaneous viewing on the larger screen, whilst judge Dave Hollows of Sale Club considered the actual Prints on the Light Box. Additionally we provided the radio Microphone and a new speaker and amplifier system to ensure that all would hear the judge’s words of wisdom. The system worked well until the Amplifier developed a fault, and the judge was asked to continue without the microphone. It was clearly with some relief that Dave dispensed with the Mic!

The Prints were all of a very high standard, surpassing in many people’s minds the standard set by the L&CPU competition of the previous week. The judge was careful to point out that his lower marks would simply be his attempts to differentiate between the high standard prints rather than a reflection of the standard of the prints themselves; and inevitably the judge’s predisposition would be a factor. He was careful to spend an equal time on each print, freely confessing when the aim of the author, in a particular composition, eluded him.. He managed to complete the process on time at 10.00pm aware that some visitor’s had a long journey home.

From the several prints he set to one side as possible winners he chose Rusty Pipe by Patsy Prentice (S Liverpool Club) as the winner. North Cheshire were gratified to become the winning Club, and President Tony Redford was fulsome in his praise of the Judge’s perspicacity!

Bill Chadband
Title Author
Score

South Liverpool PS
1 Two Lumps Please Vic Pigula
15
2 The Leaving of Liverpool Tony Myers FRPS
14
3 Sunset at Another Place John Thompson
12
4 Rusty Pipe Patsy Prentice ARPS
20
5 Electric Guitar Patsy Prentice ARPS
13
6 Gondolas Venice Eric Garnet ARPS
15
7 Metropolitan at Night Vic Pigula
17
8 Resting Place of the Fishermen Colin Fletcher
15
9 U.S.S. Intrepid Patsy Prentice ARPS
17
10 Archimedean Thermometer Noel George
15
11 Blue Gormleys Vic Pigula
15
12 Snowstorm at Albert Dock Tony Myers FRPS
17

185
SLIC
1 The Clown Maureen Glynn
19
2 Derelict Winding House, Nanttle Richard Lodge
14
3 The Birds Sheila Goodyear
15
4 With Seduction in Mind Maureen Glynn
17
5 Silverback Gorilla with Attitude Eb Swarbrick
17
6 Autumn Beech Richard Lodge
16
7 Wooden Shutters Monica Kershaw
15
8 Dryad Maureen Glynn
18
9 Impressions of Spring Felicity Appleton
15
10 Ullswater Boathouse Richard Lodge
19
11 Red Heads Eb Swarbrick
16
12 The Red Hat Barry Willcock
14

195
Southport PS
1 Same But Different Dianne Owen
16
2 Conversatzione Keith Suddaby
16
3 Grace Martin Woods
20
4 Safety First Kathryn Scorah
15
5 We'd Better Climb Peter Pauwels
14
6 Passion Dianne Owen
17
7 Safe Return Nick Hilton
15
8 Cambrian Rally Tony Howard
20
9 Salvo Les Auld
16
10 Austin on the Prom Mike Pollitt
14
11 Waves Dianne Owen
18
12 Equilateral Martin Woods
18

199
St Helens CC
1 Entrance Tunnel, Thira Museum Chris Conway
15
2 Glen Coe Peter Critchley LRPS CPAGB
15
3 Lily Eric Rowley
16
4 Male Dunnock Singing David Platt DPAGB
19
5 Linnet, Male David Platt DPAGB
19
6 Man with Gormley Exhibits Tillman Kleinhans ARPS AFIAP DPAGB
18
7 Meadow Pipits (after the storm) David Platt DPAGB
17
8 Paper in Door Tillman Kleinhans ARPS AFIAP DPAGB
14
9 The Cat on the Steps Chris Conway
15
10 The Old Bus Depot Colin Douglas ARPS CPAGB BPE3*
18
11 Three Figures at Haystack Rock George Burrows
15
12 When Will It Stop Raining? Colin Douglas ARPS CPAGB BPE3*
18

199
North Cheshire PS
1 The Entertainer Geoff Robinson
19
2 Parched Earth Tony Redford
15
3 Sacre Coeur Basilica Colin Pickles
19
4 Venetian Dawn Geoff Robinson
16
5 Smiles of Approval Dorothy Redford
15
6 In Tune Tony Redford
18
7 Two Faced Brian Turnbull
16
8 Puffin Colin Pickles
15
9 Tramshed Geoff Robinson
20
10 The Old and the New Gorson Robson
20
11 Mystery Girl Dorothy Redford
16
12 Heavenly Bodies Barry Pearson
16
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