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By Jenny Barraclough

On Saturday 13th September Folkestone Camera Club held its Annual Print Exhibition at the New University Centre.

With this being the Centenary Year of the Club's formation, we were pleased that over 100 visitors enjoyed the prints on display, along with the digital images being projected onto the screen.

Several visitors made positive comments in our ‘Comments Book’. which made us very proud of the work produced by our members.

Glyn Bareham LRPS  CPAGB President of the Kent County Photographic Association (K.C.P.A.) judging the prints

It was judged, to find the winner of the President Cup, by Mr Glyn Bareham LRPS CPAGB President of the Kent County Photographic Association (K.C.P.A.), a prestigious judge. Glyn had a difficult task to find the best print of our last season from over 100 exhibited. After much deliberation his results were as follows:-

The winner of the Presidents Cup

Marshland by Trevor Page

Highly Commended

The Beacon by Paul Gain LRPS
Straight down the middle by Keith Radford ARPS

Parched land Namibia by Marie-Laure Stone DPAGB BPE1*
Blue is the colour by Vic Fowler
Another day dawns by Trevor Page
Best foot forward by Jan MacKay

Commended

Twelfth night by Keith Radford ARPS
Malachite Kingfisher by Ian Stone CPAGB
Smoke rising over Borrowdale by Frank Barraclough
M20 by Alan Morrison


We also held an informal TRIENNIAL competition for our members, which produced some very interesting shots.

The winners were

First
Fish Aplenty by Paul Melia

Highly Commended
Kiosk by Robert Brisley LRPS DPAGB

Triennial - 2 by Melanie Chalk

Commended
Triennial – 1 by Melanie Chalk
Reflective thought by Paul Melia

Our 2008/2009 season commenced on 1st September and we have already had several new members joining us. We are now one of the largest clubs in Kent with over 100 members.

Further information and some of our images can be viewed on our website www.folketonecameraclub.co.uk

Our meetings are held at the St Georges Church, Audley Road, (on the corner of Shorncliffe Road opposite West Station) Folkestone on Mondays September to May at 7.45pm. New members are always welcome, if interested please phone Mrs Jenny Barraclough (Press Officer) 01303 245399. E mail- jenny-bar@dsl.pipex.com