This is an annual competition between the two societies and will be held at;
Chingford Horticultural Hall
Larkshall Road
Chingford, E4 6PE
There is a small car park and plenty of on street parking.
Each Society will present 20 digital images to be judged out of 20. The highest aggregate score wins.
Last year Chingford beat us 244 to 242 in a very close contest.
Come along and provide support for Walthamstow!!
UPDATE:
It was a close call, but we were beaten at Chingford on Monday by 2 points, having led all the way until just about the last couple of images.
Here’s how we scored, judged by Dave Wilcox, marked out of 10.
End of the Road by Philip Atkinson, 9.5
Angel Amongst the Stars by Philip Atkinson, 9.5
Leg Shadow by John Bark, 6
View from the Golden Jubilee Bridge by Thomas Barry, 8.5
Lost in the Mist by Andy Charles, 9
The Haunted Forest by John Cross, 10
Early Morning on the River Lea by John Cross, 9
Punk Isn’t Dead by John Cross, 8
White Amaryllis by Teresa Elwes, 7
Over the Horizon by Teresa Elwes, 8
Glory by Peter Hall, 7
Winter Crow by Giulia Hetherington, 6
Holy Innocents in the Mist by Giulia Hetherington, 7.5
Beach portrait by Keith Mautterer, 7
Something Fishy Going on by Keith Mautterer, 10
Gemma by Caroline Preece, 8.5
A State of Bliss by Mick Ralph, 10
Dom by Matt Russell, 7.5
The X Factor by James Thatcher, 8.5
The Doctor Calls by Michael Ward, 8
Below are our tens, plus one of Phil’s 9.5s (the judge clearly didn’t mind that the lighthouse was on the left!!) for good measure. Oh, and we’re back there in four weeks’ time for the Basildon Trophy…
Image Size: 1920 pixels horizontal, maximum and 1024 pixels vertical, maximum
File Format: jpg
Digital Image Filename:
The filename must be of the format “XX_Your Name_Image Title”
XX is the number of your image in order of preference, eg 01, 02, 03, 04
Your Name is of course your name, eg. Matt Russell(spaces are allowed between names)
Image Title is the name of the image, eg. From the Top Deck of the Bus (spaces are allowed between words)
Please use an underscore in between the number, your name, and the title. An underscore is “_“
An example would be 03_Matt Russell_From the Top Deck of the Bus
Digital Image submission:
Your images must be submitted by uploading them HERE
All images must be named correctly or they may not be shown
A small number of images may be accepted on USB drive on the evening. If there is not sufficient time to load these to the PC then they will not be shown in the competition.
On Monday we have the pleasure of welcoming Peter Warne to the Society.
Peter Warne is a member of Loughton Camera Club and has been photographing and documenting the wildlife around Copped Hall, holding study days and exhibiting there from time to time.
He will give us a quick introduction to what’s going on with the house, but his main talk will be about the wildlife to be seen in the various habitats. He will also try to anticipate questions we may have on wildlife photography and the value of fieldwork
My involvement with the programme to investigate the wildlife of Copped Hall began in April 2012 building on the earlier work of Iris Newbery. We have now published one of our short reports upon the findings – available through our regular sales channels – and I am pleased to report that the species list is already running to a total of 90. The bulk of these species are birds because they are the easiest to see but we continue to add mammals and a wealth of invertebrates.
The joy of carrying out this work for the Trust is not just that for a biologist and would be photographer it is a wonderful opportunity. It is equally the interaction I enjoy with the gardeners and restoration team.
Our builders Robert, Paul and Adam are very knowledgeable wildlife watchers and it was they who pointed me towards pied wagtails nesting in the rooftops of the mansion.
Paul and Adam also have the doubtful honour of having their pictures of a young little owl included in the presentations I have been making to various institutions in the area. This was a particularly important find after finding a dead owl last year and fearing we might have lost our breeding pair.
On the subject of owls, we know from the evidence of barn owl feathers that we still have breeding pairs of this beautiful bird locally and a male tawny owl makes its presence known by hooting at least twice a day. Heard but rarely seen. Our other birds of prey continue to attract attention and kestrels, sadly declining elsewhere, are frequent sightings alongside good numbers of buzzards.
Peter will be holding photography workshops at Copped Hall in 2017.
Chris makes a very welcome return to the Society after his very successful talk – Looking Local.
In Chris’s own words;
Composition & Catastrophe
Two separate half evening technical talks, making for an evening where beginners and experts alike can learn (or be reminded) of something:
Considering Composition – we often hear talk of “The rules of composition”, but what are those rules and should we ignore them ? In this talk we explore the compositional tools we have available to us to make our pictures just a bit more interesting.
If you do one thing today – its a new digital world and yet not many of us stop to think how easily we could lose all our information.
In this talk we scare ourselves with tales of what could happen to our computers, photographs and information then look at ways to mitigate those risks.
You can see the quality of Chris’s work on his website – CLICK HERE
I hope all members of the Society had a great Christmas and New Year and that Santa Claus brought you what you wanted.
Kicking off 2017 we have an informal competition between members. This is ‘just for fun’ and the only trophy is kudos of having won.
It will be a knockout competition whereby images will be pitted against each other in pairs and member voting by show of hands which is their favourite.
The winner will be the one with most votes in the final knockout round.
We ran this system for a black and white competition last year and it worked well and importantly was fun.
The theme of the competition is Autumn / Winter to be interpreted in the widest sense. Remember though that too far off on a tangent and members may ‘not get it’!
All we ask is that the images have been taken since autumn started in 2016. The whole concept of the competition is to get members out there taking photos and not re-hashing past photos.
It is thought that we will present up to 3 photos per member, but if there is a dearth of entries we may bump this up to 4.
Standard naming protocol;
eg. 02_Philip Atkinson_A Winter Scene in Newcastle
(spaces and capital letters are allowed in the naming protocol – just make sure those underscores are in the correct place – that is what the computer looks for)
As is the norm with digital competitions please upload images to;
I am looking into an alternative upload method as there are at times issues with a confirmation message appearing (although to date all images have been received).
Please be aware there may be changes which may need to be made during the year so check out the Monday Night section on the homepage and for more comprehensive information about the speakers, competitions, or member’s evenings.
An informal competition with the theme of ‘Autumn / Winter’
This will be a member voted knockout competition.
16th Chris Shepherd
Composition & Catastrophe
Two separate half evening technical talks, making for an evening where beginners and experts alike can learn (or be reminded) of something;
Considering Composition – we often hear talk of “The rules of composition”, but what are those rules and should we ignore them ?
In this talk we explore the compositional tools we have available to us to make our pictures just a bit more interesting.
If you do one thing today – its a new digital world and yet not many of us stop to think how easily we could lose all our information.
In this talk we scare ourselves with tales of what could happen to our computers, photographs and information then look at ways to mitigate those risks. 23rd Peter Warne
Copped Hall – Photos of the restoration process and the surrounding countryside
30th Walker Projected
Round one (of three) of the Walker Projected Competition.
Members may submit up to four digital images.
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6th Member’s Evening
Night time photography
13th Projected image competition at Chingford Photography Society
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