Blyth Photographic Society
Next Meeting:
Thursday 25th November 2021 -
Hope Trophy Competition - Judged by The Members
Winning images from the 1st Round open competition judged by Glen Lawson of Gateshead CC
Click on any image to launch a slide show of the above images
Click on any image to launch a slide show of the above images
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1st Round open competition
Blyth PS 1st round open competition was judged by Glen Lawson of Gateshead CC on Thur 18th November 2021. This was the first internal competition since March 2020 and the first Covid lockdown, when the season was suspended for 18 months. Thank you to all members who entered images into the competition and well done to those that achieved a place or a highly commended. Special mention goes to new member Neil Warrior who achieved 1st and 3rd in the PDI section and 3rd place in the Mono print section. The winning images from each section are displayed above. PDI Winner - Vanishing Point by Neil Warrior Mono Print Winner - Raven Black by Alison Leddy Colour Print Winner - Title Fight by Jim Welsh For results and placed images - click here Northern Area Digital Image knockout competition Blyth Photographic Society hosted the Northern Area digital image knockout competition with guest clubs Amble, Ashington, Cambois, Morpeth and Wooler; unfortunately Alnwick where unable to put together an entry. The three judges for the afternoon where Joseph Duffy, Gerry Adcock and Peter Maguire. The competition involved four knockout rounds. 1st round involved all 6 clubs with 15 images each. The top 4 scoring clubs (Amble, Blyth, Morpeth & Cambois) proceeded into the Trophy semi final in Round 2, while the two lowest scoring clubs(Ashington & Wooler) progressed into Round three to challenge for the Plate. The two highest scoring clubs (Amble & Blyth) in Round 2 progressed to the Trophy Final in round 4. 1st Round 1st Blyth 179 2nd Amble 176 3rd Cambois 167 4th Morpeth 164 5th Ashington 161 6th Wooler 153 2nd Round Plate Semi Final 1st Amble 183 2nd Blyth 177 3rd Morpeth 168 4th Cambois 167 3rd Round - Plate FINAL 1st Ashington 166 2nd Wooler 165 4th Round - Trophy FINAL 1st Amble 189 2nd Blyth 180 Well done to Amble PG on winning the overall competition and to Ashington for lifting the Plate. A big thank you to all visitors from the competing clubs and thank you to the three judges for giving up their Sunday afternoons to look at some fantastic images. Blyth Time-Hop Photo Exhibition at St Mary's Church Blyth Photographic Society hosted an exhibition of images at St Mary's Church on Wanley Street on Saturday 23rd October 2021. The exhibition was well received by those that visited on the day with some great feedback and memories of Blyth throughout recent decades discussed and remembered. Programme Changes for Nov & Dec 2021 Some changes have been made to the programme as a result of Veronica Congleton not being able to judge the Open 1st round competition as a result of a serious injury. The 1st round entry will now be judged by Glen Lawson on 18th November 21 instead of Glen judging the 2nd Round as planned. Entries for the 2nd round will now be collected on 11th November and judged by Veronica Congleton on 9th December 2021. See the 2021-22 programme page. NCPF Annuals 2021 Results Well done to Blyth Photographic Society on finishing joint 5th with Amble PG in the Myles Audas Memorial Trophy. This competition is for the best club entry of PDI's in the Annual NCPF competition. Blyth were only three point behind joint winners Gosforth CC and Keswick PS. Congratulations to John Cox on winning the Hilton Trophy for Best Creative PDI with Gangster Twins. This is the third consecutive year that a Blyth PS member has won the Hilton Trophy, with Alison Leddy lifting it in 2019 and 2020. (Does this mean we get to keep it?) Highly commended's were awarded to; Barn owl with prey - Ian Danielson The time traveller - Alison Leddy Autumn Dawn, St Mary's - John Cox Farne Island puffin - Alison Leddy Into the corner - Ian Danielson Why does it always rain on me - Alison Leddy Two images were selected for the Portfolio; Pointsman - Jim Welsh Winterscape - Alison Leddy Two images were selected for the Alliance entry; Gangster twins - John Cox Barn owl with prey - Ian Danielson Well done to all those that took the trouble to put an entry into this year NCPF Annual competition. The aim of Blyth Photographic Society is to encourage and promote photography in all its forms.
We meet every Thursday from September until April at 7.15pm We meet at St Marys Church Hall, Wanley Street (Market Place), Blyth NE24 1DP (MAP BELOW) Wheelchair access available. Over the summer months we have a programme of activities and outings for members to meet and catch up. Email address: askbps@yahoo.co.uk 
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Important Messages
Blyth's highest scoreing images from the 6 club KO competition held on Sun 14th November 2021, with 14 points were;
Dunstanburgh Sunrise and Can You Feel the force. (See below) 
PAGB Awards for photographic Merit - Workshop - If you are interested in attending this event, then drop an Email to Gerald Chamberlin - gmcimages@gmail.com
See poster below for more details 
Print of the Year 2019-20- Congratulations to Alison Leddy whose print Kingfisher with Catch was voted the best overall print for the 2019-20 season.
Winner of Print of the year 2019-20 and 1st place in OP3 Advanced Print 2019-20
NCPF Annuals PDI Competition 2021 - For full results - Click Here
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