The Exhibition Judge Returns
- Annual Exhibition 11-13 February 2009
- Members' work at the 2009 Exhibition - lists and awards
- Awards & trophies for members' work in exhibitions
- Galleries of members' images in Exhibitions
On Tuesday 24th February Judge John Smith arrived, with his wife, in a nick of time to present the Annual Exhibition Trophies to the winners, and to talk about some of the images presented. These awards are listed below:
| Trophy or Certificate | For | Awarded to |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | Best Beginner Print | Kate Garner |
| Joan Allen Cup | Best Pictorial Slide | Gordon Robson |
| Charles Bowker Trophy | Best Pictorial Print | Geoff Robison |
| Stanley Cooper Trophy | Best Portrait Slide | Martin Currie |
| Joyce Whitehead Cup | Best Portrait Print | Geoff Robinson |
| 80’s Cup | Best Photojournalism Slide | Phil Riley |
| The Fallows Cup | Best Photojournalism Print | Barry Pearson |
| The "21" Trophy | Best Record Slide | Gordon Robson |
| The President's Trophy | Best Record Print | Barry Pearson |
| Natural History Cup | Best Natural History Slide | Martin Currie |
| The Nature Cup | Best Natural History Print | Alan Saunders |
| Certificate | Best Colour Print | Barry Pearson |
| Bernard Sellars Trophy | Best MonoChrome Print | Martin Currie |
| Cedric Hepple Trophy | Best Slide in Exhibition | Geoff Robinson |
| Founding Committee Cup | Best Print in Exhibition | Geoff Robinson |
| Prism Trophy | Best Perfomance in Exhibition | Geoff Robinson |
The Slides were presented first and John made his comments on most of them. After the tea break Members present were invited to select two of their Prints for John to comment on. He noted that he had come without his marks sheet so that what he said would be off the cuff, and hopefully reflect his earlier marking scheme. His judging had taken place over several evenings, when prints moved around a bit over his three piles C, HC, and VHC. He had found the Nature section to be especially strong, but had also discovered several excellent images of the same or similar subject competing. So his general rule to authors had to be “don’t put in images which compete with one another”.
In his vote of thanks Bill Chadband noted that he and John shared several characteristics. They were both handsome, likeable, people and both had difficulty in getting members to provide articles for the magazines they edited (in John’s case the L&CPU Focal Points newsletter). Thanks were due to John for the time and effort he had spent in judging the Exhibition entries. We thanked him for attending, with his wife, our Sunday lunch following the exhibition, making it a more special occasion; and we thanked him for turning up tonight to discuss with the authors their images. John had finished exactly at 10pm allowing time for a drink in the local Pub.