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Every year my local camera club has an 'Exhibition' competition. Members are encouraged to submit their best work and an outside judge awards 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category. The winning images are publicly displayed. This year (and last year) the images were displayed at the Flagship Centre in Bangor, Northern Ireland. We mount the photos on panels and offer contact details of the camera club. We find that this attracts new members to our club, indeed it was after viewing the Exhibition at he Flagship that I decided to join Bangor and North Down Camera Club.
However; last year someone stole, from the public display, a photo by David Foster. David is a well known and respected photographer and it is believed that his photo was framed and then sold on - as a 'David Foster'. This year, I have discovered that someone has stolen one of my photos (of Stormont). I suppose I should be flattered. Clearly someone liked my photo of Stormont so much that they felt they had to steal it. I have now joined the very exclusive 'Had my photo stolen from the Exhibition - Club'.
I achieved 'Photographer of the Year' at my local Camera Club 2007/2008. I am, understandably, well chuffed with this for number of reasons. I joined my local camera club in Sept 2006 (without a camera) and in Oct 2006 then bought a Nikon D80. In Dec 2007 I decided that I was enjoying my photography so much that I sold my D80 and bought a D300 with the 18-200VR. I have beem amazed at the performance of both the D300 and the 18-200VR. You can see some of the D300 images here.
POTY ( local camera club ) results. ('F' = Foundation (or Beginner), 'A' = Advanced member)
From what I have heard a 'Foundation' member has not won POTY for many years, so I am understandably very pleased with this result.
1st: Mark Allen [F] : total points to date 85
Competition One: 1 x 1st = [5] , 2 x 2nd = [8], 2 x 3rd = [6], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 20
Competition Two: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 2nd = [4], 1 x 3rd = [3], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 13
Competition Three: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 3rd = [3], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 9
Competition Four: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 2nd = [4], 1 x 3rd = [3], 3 x Short list = [3] Total =15
Panels: 2 x 1st = [10] , 2 x Short list = [2] Total = 12
Competition Five: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 2nd = [4], 2 x 3rd = [6], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 16
Audrey Argue: 1 x 2nd = [4], 2 x Short list = [2[ Total = 6
2nd: Alan Harvey [A] : total points to date 54
Competition Two: 1 x 2nd = [4] , Total = 4
Competition Three: 1 x 1st = [5] , Total = 5
Competition Four: 1 x 1st = [5] , 2 x 2nd = [8], 1 x 3rd = [3], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 17
Panels: 2 x 2nd = [8], Total = 8
Competition Five: 1 x 2nd = [4], 2 x Short list = [2] Total = 6
Audrey Argue: 2 x 1st = [10], 1 x 3rd = [3], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 14
3rd: Harry Pettis [A] : total points to date 52
Competition One: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 2nd = [4], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 10
Competition Two: 1 x 2nd = [4], 1 x 3rd [3], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 8
Competition Three: 1 x 1st = [5] , 2 x 2nd = [8], 1 x Short list = [1] Total = 12
Panels: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 3rd = [3], 2 x Short list = [2] Total = 10
Competition Five: 1 x 1st = [5] , 1 x 3rd = [3], 3 x Short list = [3] Total = 1
This show was awarded 1st Place in the 2008 Northern Ireland Photographic Association, Audio Visual Festival, 23.2.2208.
2007: Norway (18MB) here
Two of my images featured in the NIPA Beginners Competition 2008. By coincidence they were both taken on the same day, while out walking at Kearney, Portaferry.
"Rock Pools" Highly Commended
Kearney Rocks; Commended
The editor of WDC did not have enough quality entires so he went on to Flickr and in one of the Flickr travel groups asked:
"We're running a travel photography competition which closes tomorrow, so here's a last minute invitation to enter your best travel photo."
My entry was one of over 100 photos submitted and can be seen on page 98 September Edition, What Digital Camera.
First Place, The Christine Hamilton Cup, Foundation Mono General:
"Lobster Floats".
Also Best Foundation Mono Print, The Novices Cup:
"Lobster Floats"
Second Place, Foundation Colour Landscape:
"Stormont"
Third Place, Foundation Colour Landscape:
"Ground Zero"
Commended, Foundation Colour Portraiture:
"Smile"
Commended, Foundation Colour General
"NY Skyline"
Commended, Foundation Mono General:
"Numbers"
