Archive News 2010/11
Summer 2010
"Summer Season"
We enjoyed 3 casual "get togethers":
1. Woodbridge
2. Shotley Peninsula and
3. Ipswich Waterfront
when several members came along for an evening of photography followed by a drink or two in a nearby friendly hostelry. A good time was had by all who attended.
Exhibition
On Saturday 28th August we successfully held our first digital image exhibition at our normal meeting place - the Tower Hall in Rushmere St. Andrew. It was a great day and almost all feedback was entirely complimentary. We had about 50 non member visitors and there were no moments when no visitors were present. The slideshow ran for just over half an hour and in addition there were about 20 prints on display.
Here are some comments from the vistors' book:
"Varied & interesting exhibition. Thank you all"
"Wonderful photographs"
"Very interesting subjects & good camera work all round"
"Beautiful photographs - Thank you"
"Some interesting compositions and lovely shots"
"Very enjoyable - fantastic pics!"
"Well worthwhile 1st exhibition"
We hope to make the exhibition a bi-annual event in the future.
First Meeting 2010/11 Season
7th September 2010
Our new season started with our "Picture Trail" competition. 9 members entered sets of 6 slides with the theme "Southwold".
1st place: Malcolm Bumstead BPE1*, 2nd place: Bryan Torrington, 3rd place: Harold Ward
21st September 2010
The presentation on mount cutting by Longridge Lines was indeed an interesting and informative evening and was enjoyed by all. Chris Longridge, assisted by his wife Eden, presented a full demostration of their mount cutting systems as well as giving detailed information on the various different types of mounting card available. They were also kind enough to donate 2 packs of mounting card to the club. See our "Thanks" page.
Congratulations to Harold Ward and Jim Davies for winning 3rd place and highly commended respectively in the Hear Suffolk Photography Competition called "Suffolk's Sound of Music". You can see further details at: The Hearing Care Centre
Also to Beverley de Boos for gaining an acceptance to the Glasgow District Photographic Union (GDPU) National Digital Exhibition.
5th October 2010
Competition (1) "Street Life", was well attended and there were many excellent entries to tax the skills of our judge for the evening; Mr Peter Norris DPAGB BPE2*. Peter took it all in his stride and came up with many pertinent and insightful remarks designed to help us fine tune our photography. He must have been very impressed by the entries as he gave a total of 7 merits! The full results are:
Deben:
1st: "Bury Busker" by Anne Ward, 2nd: "The Purple Umbrella" by John Welsh, 3rd: "Lead Drummer" by Bryan Torrington
Merits: "Captivated" By Bryan Torrington, "Life in the Square" by Pat Littlewood, "The Hardware Store" by Margery Sheldrake and "Shopping for Mum" by Donald Jinks.
Orwell:
1st: "George and Mildred" by Malcolm Bumstead, 2nd: "Senior Citizens wish they were Young" by Bryan Torrington, 3rd: "Is this the Real Issue?" by Ron Parker, Merits: "You don't say" by Malcolm Bumstead, "Workers' Break Time" by Beverley de Boos and "The Gay Centurion" by Roy Barnes.
19th October 2010
The Black & White Challenge provided a wide selection of images with about 21 entries for our members to vote on.
The results were:
1st: Malcolm Bumstead, 2nd: Roy Barnes, and joint 3rd: Gordon Lyon and Malcolm Bumstead
2nd November 2010
The auction / bring & buy sale was a huge success. Nearly all club members attended and with the help of a couple of guests we raised a fantastic total of about £480. There are still 2 or 3 items to sell, and expenses will need to be deducted to arrive at the final figure, but we are confident that we will reach or exceed our target figure of £500.
A huge thank you to all contibutors and members. Our
project to buy a digital projector for the club moves much closer to completion.
16th November 2010
Competition (2) "The Natural World" was very well attended and our judge, Brian Carlick had over 50 images to comment on. There were some great and varied entries and Brian did an excellent job. The results were:
Deben:
1st: "Puffin in Flight" by Jim Davies, 2nd: "Gannets" by Kevin Marrable, 3rd: "Squabbling Gulls" by Paul de Boos
Merits: "Shades of Autumn" by Margaret Gilman and "Trunks R Us" by Gordon Lyon.
Orwell:
1st: "Field of Rape" by Gordon Lyon, 2nd "Dandelion" by Jackie W, 3rd: "Well Wrapped" by Beverley de Boos
Merits: "Hedgerow Beauty" by Ron Parker and "Shaggy Parasols" by Beverley de Boos.
7th December 2010
Creative Eye and Skylark Salver competitions.
Unfortunately, our judge, Barbie Lindsay, was unwell but luckily for us, her husband Russell is also a judge and he stood in for her. Russell did a superb job in sorting out the best from some excellent entries. The results were:
Creative Eye:
1st: "Insurmountable Fears No.3" by Malcolm Bumstead, 2nd: "Racing through the Woods" by Kevin Marrable, 3rd: "A Watery View" by Beverley de Boos.
Russell was so impressed by the entries that he awarded 4 merits which were: "Islands in the Deben" and "If you go down to the Woods", both by Ron Parker, plus "Landscapes (Boat Paintwork)" and "Swirling Autumn Leaves", both by Di Brendish.
Skylark Salver:
1st: "Sunflowers" by Malcolm Bumstead, 2nd: "Walking the Dog" by Roy Barnes, 3rd: "Seat Abstract" by Malcolm Bumstead;
Merits: "Landscape 1" by Bryan Torrington, and "Hole in my Boat" By Jim Davies.
January 2011
We've done it!
The club now has its own digital projector and laptop and we will be projecting on the 4th of January! The projector is an Acer H7530 and the laptop is an E-Machines E-627.
Many thanks to all of our members and others who have helped us to reach this significant moment in the club's development.
More!
We are also delighted to announce that 1st Graphic Computers of Ipswich have become official sponsors of our club. Many thanks to Peter Smith of 1st Graphic Computers.
4th January 2011
Although there were only 12 entries for the East Ipswich Challenge Cup we still had to work hard with our judging forms!
The results were:
1st: "Garden Flowers" by Ron Parker, 2nd: "Birds of the Farne Islands" by Jim Davies, 3rd: "Addicted to Bass" by Malcolm Bumstead.
We also enjoyed a slideshow of some of our members work and some digital images for discussion. The new projector, laptop and projectionist all behaved well!
Press Coverage:
The Ipswich Evening Star ran a full page article on us on Tuesday 11th January in their "Your Club" section. The article was put together well by Hollie-Rae Merrick of the Evening Star - many thanks to Hollie-Rae.
18th January 2011
The Audio Visual recorded lecture by Ron Henry ARPS was enjoyed by all as were the members' own audio visual presentations which followed. This is an interesting form of expression and several members are clearly interested to extend their skills into this medium.
Saturday 22nd January
We competed in the Cambridge Camera Club Inter-Club Digital Competition for the first time. A total of 38 clubs each presented 5 digital images. The winners were Norfolk Photography Group. We came joint 26th, a creditable result amonst such prestigious clubs. We hope to do better next year. Full results available at: http://cambcc.org.uk/dcres.php
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1st February 2011
Competition (3) "Portraits" was very well attended with about 52 prints being submitted. Our judge - Mr Steve Barham (also our honorary President) complimented us all on the high quality of the entries.
He awarded a total of 4 merits in the Deben section. The full results were:
Deben:
1st: "Spider Woman" by Margaret Gilman, 2nd: "Smiling Sarah" by Kevin Marrable, 3rd: Festival Steward" by Eddie Naylor,
Merits: "Eyes that Follow" by Kevin Marrable, "Lost" by Di Brendish, "Sad Reflections on the Past" by John Welsh, "Rocha" by Margaret Gilman
Orwell:
1st: Burt" by Malcolm Bumstead, 2nd: "Jane by Malcolm Bumstead, 3rd: "The Story Teller" by Bryan Torrington
Merits:"Carl" by Ron Parker, "Treebeard" by Beverley de Boos
15th February 2011
Print and Slide and Digital Image selection.
A well attended evening with 79 prints, 49 digital and 34 slides for selection. Our members selected 23 prints, 10 digital and 16 slides forour forthcoming Inter-Club competitions. Final selections will be made by the committee from these images.
1st March 2011
We were successful in winning our first Inter-Club competition of the season against Harwich and Dovercourt. Derek Leak gave some good feedback on the varied images from both clubs and our member Kevin Marrable won the award for best colour print of the evening with “Gannets”. Best Monochrome went to Alison Rapson of Harwich & Dovercourt with "Simplicity".
15th March 2011
Competition (4) "Open" was well attended with a good variety of prints being submitted. The judge, Roger Winter complimented us all on the high quality of the entries and gave some very good constructive comments. He awarded a total of 4 merits in the Deben section. The full results were:
Deben:
1st: "The Conductor" by Roy Barnes, 2nd: "Coloured glasses" by Beverley de Boos , 3rd: "Christchurch Park" by Carole McNulty
Merits: "Determination" by Paul de Boos , "Puffin" by Jim Davies , "Still waters" by Jim Davies , "Pin Mill" by Carole McNulty
Orwell:
1st: "Storm over Dedham" by Granville Foulger, 2nd: "Ye olde Apothecary" by Granville Foulger , 3rd: "Winter Tracery" by Granville Foulger
(Yes, Granville did get all three!)
Merits: "Race to the Clock Tower " by Malcolm Bumstead BPE1*, "Last of the Summer Wine" by Clive Austin
1st April
After a good evening at Wickham Market, East Ipswich Camera Club was successful in retaining the Suffolk Rose bowl against Wickham Market and Felixstowe. The competition was judged by Derek Leak, who again gave some very good feedback.
5th April
We welcomed Jim Hartje ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP presenting “My photography – fine art or creative expression?” The club members very much enjoyed Jim's interesting presentation.
14th April
Framlingham hosted the Tripod competition which was very well judged by Peter Espley, whose comments were very constructive. Not only did Clive’s “Last of the Summer Wine” win the best print and Malcolm’s “Sunflowers” the best slide but for the first time for several years East Ipswich Camera Club managed to beat both Framlingham and Halesworth to claim the shield.
18th April 2011
Stowmarket hosted The Granville Foulger Trophy judged by Daphne Hanson. Although Stowmarket and District Camera Club won the trophy this year, Malcolm Bumstead BPE1* managed to win the best print with “Jane”.
19th April 2011
Competition (5) "the Letter R" was very well attended with a good number and variety of prints being submitted. The judge, Robert Williams, remarked on the high quality of the entries and gave some good comments. He awarded a total of 3 merits in each section. The full results were:
Deben:
1st: "Rooftops" by Pat Littlewood, 2nd: "River Bank" by Margery Sheldrake, 3rd: "Reflections" by Gordon Lyon
Merits: "Robin" by Kevin Marrable, "Reflections" by Jim Davies , "Railing" by Paul de Boos
Orwell:
1st: "Remember" by Granville Foulger, 2nd: "Reflections of Winter" by Harold Ward, 3rd: "Roupinda" by Granville Foulger
Merits: "Rock and Roll Reflections" by Paul de Boos, "Rouge" by Malcolm Bumstead BPE1*, "Roof" by Kevin Marrable
28th April 2011
Our inter-club season culminated in the A45 Challenge hosted by Bury St. Edmunds Photographic Society. This year there were entries from 12 clubs, each submitting 5 digital images. Russell Lindsay, MPAGB, FBPE, AFIAP judged the competition and we improved on last year's placings by coming 3rd. To be fair, there were 2 firsts and 3 seconds but joint 1st had 91 points, the 3 seconds had 90 and we had 89 - how close was that! Just 3 more points would have seen us winning. As a consolation, Malcolm was awarded best image with "Insurmountable Fears". Full results, photos of the presentations and all images entered can be seen here: Bury St. Edmunds website
So, to sum up, we won 3 out of our 4 local inter-club battles, came 3rd in the A45, and joint 26th out of 38 in our first shot at the Cambridge Camera Club digital competition. A very worthwhile and satisfying season which we can all be proud of. Many thanks to all members who contributed images, their time and support.
3rd May 2011
We all very much enjoyed the presentation “Natural History – The easy, the not so easy and the damned difficult” by Roger Hance FRPS AFIAP.
17th May 2011
Jane Goodall was the judge for Battle of the Sexes. Jane was an excellent judge and provided us with some very useful comments and advice. The men were the outright winners again this year and the best print was awarded to Beverley for her “Sun-up over the Waterfront”.
7th June 2011
Joy Hancock FRPS MPAGB did a superb job of judging the Chairman's and Chairman's Merit Cups and felt that the quality of images were good enough to give some merits too. Joy also told us a bit about her own photography and experiences and gave some helpful advice. The results were as follows:
Chairman’s Cup:
1st: "The Purple Umbrella" by John Welsh, 2nd: "Jane by Malcolm Bumstead, 3rd: "Coloured glasses" by Beverley de Boos
Merits: "Roupinda" by Granville Foulger, "Remember" by Granville Foulger,"Winter Tracery" by Granville Foulger
Chairman’s Merit Cup:
1st: "Workers' Break Time" by Beverley de Boos, 2nd: "Life in the Square" by Pat Littlewood, 3rd: "Rock and Roll Reflections" by Paul de Boos
Merits: "The Gay Centurion" by Roy Barnes, "Railing" by Paul de Boos
21st June 2011
The AGM was held and our President, Steve Barham presented this year's winners with their trophies.
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