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At a recent meeting we held our 3rd Slide/Digital Image competition of the season which was judged by Mr Chris Shore FRPS, EFIAP MPAGB, BPE4* Premier a very experienced photographer and senior judge also a long-standing friend of the club, who gave us a very informative and entertaining evening with his hints on how we could improve our photography and his results (out of 20) were:- 

Digital Images:-

Monochrome:- (16 entries) 

THE 39 STEPS by Pam Wraight 20 
CAREY CAPTURED by Sue Cowell 20 
MACAQUE MONKEY by Betty Henderson 19 
THE WAY WE WERE by Jim Wraight 19 
EMERGE by Frank Barraclough 19 


Creative:- (14 entries) 

REFLECTIVE by Frank Barraclough 20 
FLYING THE FLAG by Eve Wilson 20 
HALLOWEEN by Dave Turner 20 
POLAROID LUCY by Trevor Page 19 
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE by Bob Brisley LRPS 19 
SNOWDROPS by Melanie Chalk 19 


Open:-:- (26 entries)

THE WORMS EYE VIEW by Eve Wilson 20 
THE KILL by Ian Stone 20 
ON THE MOVE by Betty Henderson 20 
NO KINGS ALLOWED by Michael Chalk 19 
PRINTERS GONE POSTERS ON by David Hughes 19 


Slides:- (5 entries) 

‘Unique left hander Burgh Le Marsh Lincs’ by Brian Collins CPAGB. 19 

The number of entries for the Slide competition, are on the decline, with the Digital Imaging entries soaring ahead now as the numbers show. The judge also commented on how much better quality the digital images are. 

Visit our website www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk where you can view the winning photographs, plus many more. 

Last week the Len Charles Trophy Competition (this is up to a 12 minute talk given by a member illustrated with a maximum of 15 slides or digital images on a subject of their own choice) was held with entries from 8 members with the members voting Dan Ekstine the winner with his entry on South Africa. 

Our practical evening last Tuesday was a good evening too, with members coming along for an informal evening to chat about Photography and also having the opportunity to do some studio work with a model. 

Monday the 22nd will be our 3rd Print competition of the season and 29th January the CLAY CROSS EXHIBITION 2006 will be shown. This recorded lecture is a firm favourite, examples of some of the countries finest photography - be prepared to be inspired On February 5th our annual AUDIO VISUALCOMP & CHAIRMAN'S PRINT COMP.will give our members an opportunity for those engaged in digital audio visual, an informal evening where the members will be asked to judge and the winner awarded the Nigel Winter Trophy from the halcyon days when Folkestone camera club hosted the Bi-Annual International Audio Visual Festival.

Meetings are held at the St. Georges Church Hall, Audley Road, , Folkestone (opposite West Station in Shorncliffe Road) on Mondays at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Press Officer) 01303 245399 or e mail: jenny-bar@dsl.pipex.com