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THE WELSH PHOTOGRAPHIC FEDERATION UNDEB FFOTOGRAFFIAETH CYMRU

Member of FIAP, PSA and the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain

THE WELSH SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2012

BEST CREATIVE PRINT Red - Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB - Tenby & District Camera Club

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3 President’s Foreword 4 Selectors’ Comments 5 ExhibitionAwards6 SalonExhibition7 MonochromePrintsListing9 ColourPrintsListing13 Best Prints15 Best Projected Images18 Selectors’ Choice - Prints19 Selectors’ Choice - Projected Images20 Gwyn Morgan Trophy Winner22 Walter Morgan Trophy24 Highly Commended Prints26 Highly Commended Projected Images28 Other High Scoring Prints29 ProjectedImagesListing34 Selectors CV’s 36 Analysis Of Entries37 LampeterPhotographicConvention38 WPF News / Resources39 WPFDistinctions40 WIPIS(WelshInternationalProjected Image Salon 2012)

Welsh Salon Of Photography 2012

FOREWORD President of the Welsh Photographic Federation andWelsh Salon Chairman’s Introduction

Welcome to the Welsh Salon of Photography 2012. After an extremely stressful year, it is good to see a constant. The Salon and Spring coincide and give hope for what is to come, I feel. This year, the feeling is even more pro-nounced and I hope it can be a harbinger of more positive things to come.This year the Salon is being hosted by Abertawe Photographic Society at Swansea Museum. The official opening will be Saturday, May 5th. It would be good to see as many people there as possible. Thanks to Mike Evans and Abertawe members for their support.Entries are slightly down this year but, had you been at the selection week-end, the lower numbers would not have been obvious looking at the large

number of prints. The selectors: Margery Maskell ARPS MPAGB EFIAP/b, Kevin Maskell FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/b and Phil Ray CPAGB had a difficult task which they undertook with great diligence and perception. It was good that Margery was able to overcome health problems to be with us. Many thanks to all.Congratulations to all those who have had work selected. Those who won awards and commendations deserve special mention: extremely well done. The number of awards going to members of Inn Focus Group is worthy of special mention. It’s a fantastic achievement. I hope other clubs will take note.Tenby and Bridgend were winners and runners up respectively, in both Trophy competitions. Well done to both. This means that Tenby and Bridgend will represent the WPF at the PAGB print com-petition in Connah’s Quay later in the year.I’d like to make a brief point, in passing, about concerns over not getting points for honours with this Salon. The Welsh Salon of Photography is intended to be an annual exhibition, not a salon like international salons - that is the role of WIPIS which will take place in August.My thanks go to the willing band of people who help to label prints; move boxes and prints on selec-tion days; feed the workers. All you do is greatly appreciated and my thanks can never be fulsome enough.Jan Cawley and Ed Cloutman are, again, responsible for photographing the prints and creating a slide show. Thank you both.Special thanks this year to Steve Littlewood who has volunteered, or been volunteered, for the task of compiling the catalogue. I appreciate your work. Thank you, Steve.Finally, my special thanks to the human dynamo who is Linda Baldwin, without whom life would be much more difficult.

Brian Coleman AWPF

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Lola - Helen Speck - Tredegar Camera Club (Accepted)

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It was a great pleasure to be asked to judge the Welsh Federation Exhibition. Some people say this is a hard job, but to us it was nice to see a lot of images, with a variety of subject matter. There were images of various types that we do not take ourselves, but we can still appreciate a well executed image, whether straight or manipulated.

As you start to judge you normally find that the highest standard of images will come to the top. The hardest part of the day was to select the winning images, as three judges do not always agree with each other’s selection. But we were lucky in that we all came up with the same ones. This was certainly the case in the projected image section, when one selector chose their award image and then another selected theirs, then for the first selector to say they had been torn between the two accepted at that point. In addition, we tried to give awards to as many different fields in photography as possible.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee for their hospitality and for their hard work in making the selection days run smoothly. As far as we are concerned the hardest work was done by the members who submitted their work, to enable the Exhibition to take place.

Margery & Kevin Maskell

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY - Best Monochrome Print Conducting the Choir - Ian Ledgard EFIAP EPSA LRPS AWPF - Towy Valley Camera ClubTHE ROLLEI TROPHY - Best Colour Print Beauty Gilded Blue - Phil Morgan - Inn Focus GroupBEST CREATIVE - Print Red - Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB - Tenby & District Camera ClubABERDARE VASE - Best Still Life Print Monkey Boots - Ian Munro - Inn Focus GroupBEST PEOPLE PICTURE - Print The Candlemaker - Phil Morgan - Inn Focus Group

BEST MONOCHROME - Projected Image Gareth Pearson - Leigh Woolford AWPF AFIAP - Gwynfa Camera ClubTHE ROLLEI TROPHY - Best Colour Projected Image Thames Barge Race - Mike Howell ARPS AFIAP DPAGB - Cardiff Camera ClubBEST CREATIVE - Projected Image Choices - Gary Howells - Ebbw Vale Camera ClubPAST-PRESIDENT’S TROPHY - Best Natural History Projected Image Hawk Owl in Flight - Jenny Hibbert MPAGB - Bridgend & District Camera ClubBEST PEOPLE PICTURE - Projected Image Against the Wall - Brian Coleman AWPF - Bridgend and District Camera Club

BEST YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER - No application this year

THE GWYN MORGAN TROPHY - Best Club Panel Of 6 Prints Tenby & District Camera ClubTHE WALTER MORGAN TROPHY - Best Club Panel Of 6 Projected Images Tenby & District Camera Club

Key To Listings:SC - Selector’s Choice HC - Highly Commended * - Club acceptance (for the: Gwyn Morgan or Walter Morgan trophies)

Welsh Salon Of Photography - AwardsWelsh Salon Of Photography 2012

The Whole Selection Team

Print Selection

Gwyn Morgan Panel Selection

Projected Image Selection

All photos by John Cooke

Exhibition AwardsSelectors’ Comments

Brian Coleman, Phil Ray, Margery Maskell, Kevin Maskell, Linda Baldwin

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Welsh Salon of Photography - Exhibition Monochrome Prints

Barry Camera Club1 Cold Knap Brian Trego

Bridgend & District Camera Club2 The Shape of Things to Come Brian Coleman AWPF3 In Karnak Temple Brian Sewell ARPS AWPF4 Flying Quad Nige Nicholas5 Bucolic Blush Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF6 Llyn Padarn Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF7 Tarn Hows Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF

Cymru Mono8 Riding the Crest of a Wave Les Loosemore ARPS AWPF DPAGB9 Remembrance Peter Young CPAGB APAGB

Ebbw Vale Camera Club10 Craig Goch Alan Coles11 Young Blood Gary Howells

Gwynfa Camera Club12 Dawn on the Pier Gwynfryn Jones13 Watching and Waiting Val Shepherd AWPF

Inn Focus Group14 Dementia Ian Munro15 History Repeats Ian Munro16 The Journeyman Ponders SC Ian Munro17 Monkey Boots Best Still Life Ian Munro18 One Man Band Phil Morgan19 World’s End Phil Morgan20 Mr. Mister Tom Dee21 Monday Morning Home Delivery Tom Dee

Llanelli Photographic Society22 Rabari Tribal Woman Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF23 Rajasthani Labourer Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF

Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club24 Lola Alan Kirby

Monmouth Photographic Club25 April in Paris Alan Stringer ARPS DPAGB

MONOCHROME PRINTS

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Neath & District Photographic Society26 Golden Eagle with Prey David L Edwards DPAGB EFIAP27 Silver Lady Haydn Thomas DPAGB AFIAP

Port Talbot Camera Club28 360° Shanghai Skyline Darren Boxer AFIAP29 Whitford Point Peter Thomas

Rhondda Camera Club30 Blondie Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF31 Mining Memories Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF

Tenby & District Camera Club32 River Crossing Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB33 The Garage Storeman Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB34 Fun in the River Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB35 Tess Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB36 The Big Splash * Royston Packer LSINWP

Towy Valley Camera Club37 Coming Home Bernard Viney LRPS38 Conducting the Choir Best Mono Ian Ledgard EFIAP EPSA LRPS AWPF39 Expressions Ian Ledgard EFIAP EPSA LRPS AWPF

Tredegar Camera Club40 Viv Norman Cahill

Vale Photographic Club41 Fossil Fuel Landscape Jan Cawley EFIAP/B HonFWPF42 Bath Night Jan Cawley EFIAP/B HonFWPF43 Backlight Terry Verrinder

COLOUR PRINTS

Colour PrintsMonochrome Prints

Abertawe Photographic Society1 Fat Face Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB2 In the Lead Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB3 Wood Nymph HC Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB4 Captive Mike Clatworthy5 Board Rider Mike Clatworthy

Barry Camera Club6 Not One of Them Brian Trego7 Antherium John Harvey

Bridgend & District Camera Club8 Ruminant Stare HC Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF9 Landmark Vantage Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF10 Welsh Highlander Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF11 Charging Through Dennis Clarke12 Pitman on a Charge Dennis Clarke13 Great-tit by Water HC Jenny Hibbert MPAGB14 Peregrine with Kill Jenny Hibbert MPAGB15 Siberian Tiger in the Snow Jenny Hibbert MPAGB16 Temptation Neville Thomas17 Bygone Memories Neville Thomas

Cardiff Camera Club18 American Car - Havana Ian Tucker

Cwmbran Photographic Society19 It’s a Beautiful World Brian Whyman20 Be Afraid Brian Whyman21 Vespers Nigel Goode LRPS

Ebbw Vale Camera Club22 Cinclus cinclus - Dipper Alan Coles23 Cardvelis cardulis Alan Coles24 Aegithalos candatus HC Alan Coles25 Siskin David Olsen26 Llyfrgell Caerdydd Gary Howells27 Small Blue - Cupido minimus Gary Howells

Gwynfa Camera Club28 The Girl in the Gallery Leigh Woolford AWPF AFIAP29 Small Heath in Morning Dew Lynda Beynon30 Glass Wing Butterfly Lynda Beynon31 Bible Reading Margot Rowlands

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Colour PrintsColour Prints

32 Lamp Room Big Pit Rob Owens AWPF DPAGB33 Emerging Damselfly Robert Beynon

Inn Focus Group34 Over the Top Dave Kitson35 The Art Critic HC Ian Munro36 It Was This Big Ian Munro37 Happiness is Ian Munro38 Watching You, Watching Me Ian Munro39 Beauty Gilded Blue Best Colour Phil Morgan40 Old Tinsel Brown HC Phil Morgan41 The Candlemaker Best People Phil Morgan42 Devon Dusk SC Phil Morgan43 Angwyn’s Cove Tom Dee44 My Family Tom Dee

Llanelli Photographic Society45 Rain Rain Go Away Alun Lewis46 Splash Assisted Alun Lewis47 Severn Sunset Clive Martin48 See no, Hear no, Speak no Graham Harries49 Wrath the Anger Within Graham Harries50 Roadside Snack Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF51 Her Best Sari Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF52 Tribal Woman Making Roti Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF53 Rabari Shepherd HC Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF

Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club54 Get Out of the Way Barry Hill55 Lincoln Cathedral Barry Hill56 Saltwater Corrosion Robert Lloyd FRPS EFIAP DPAGB

Mumbles and West Cross Photographic Society57 Times Square, New York Paul Branchflower

Neath & District Photographic Society58 Dominance David L Edwards DPAGB EFIAP59 Peregrine Plucking Prey David L Edwards DPAGB EFIAP60 Owl in Flight Haydn Thomas DPAGB AFIAP61 Tiger in the Snow Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP62 Merlin on a Stone Wall Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP63 Snow Leopard in Snow Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP

New Quay Camera Club64 Steam Train Cab Lorelei Marka

Newport Photographic Club65 Cwm Nash Falls David Smith66 No Loud Noises Gareth Williams67 Gift for the Gods Gerry Wells

Phoenix Imaging68 Mystical Wood No2 Gareth Martin AWPF CPAGB69 Mystical Wood No1 Gareth Martin AWPF CPAGB70 Fishing in Gods Country Jayne Libby71 Butterfly Triptych Les Loosemore ARPS AWPF DPAGB72 Sunshine Meadow Norman Lemon

Port Talbot Camera Club73 Maestro 3 Darren Boxer74 Reflections in a Table Peter Thomas75 Early Morning Walk Peter Thomas76 Where Did I Leave My Bike? Peter Thomas77 Harbour Office - Porthcawl Peter Thomas

Rhiwbina Camera Club78 Portuguese Pensioners Mel Stallworthy AWPF LRPS LMPA

Rhondda Camera Club79 Cerys Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF80 Watching the Rain Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF

Swansea Camera Club81 Contemplation Barbara Dudley82 A Touch of Light Barbara Dudley

Tenby & District Camera Club83 Sanderling Running * Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB84 Confrontation Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB85 Dunlin in Flight Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB86 Landing with Sandeels Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB87 Societa Operaia Gillian MacKay AFIAP CPAGB88 At Home Gillian MacKay AFIAP CPAGB89 I Remember Gillian MacKay AFIAP CPAGB90 Red * Best Creative Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB91 Dai ‘Pony’ Jones Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB92 River Urchins Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB93 Dreamscape Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB94 Jackal Kill * Mike Cullis LRPS95 Crowned Cranes Mating Dance HC Mike Cullis LRPS96 Emerald Damselfly * SC Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS97 Snow Bunting in a Sandstorm Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS98 Boxing Hare Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS

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99 Sprint for the Line Royston Packer LSINWP100 Pure Tango Royston Packer LSINWP101 Fighting for Fish Royston Packer LSINWP102 Well Caught Royston Packer LSINWP103 Leather on Willow * Susan McKehon

Tredegar Camera Club104 Lola Helen Speck105 Red Badge of Courage Lynford Hallett106 Awaiting the Call Norman Cahill107 My Favourite Place Steve Davies

Vale Photographic Club108 Umbrella Man Ed Cloutman AFIAP109 Feeding Time Glyn Jones110 Vives Les Vacances Jan Cawley EFIAP/B HonFWPF111 Solitude Mike Baker AFIAP112 On the Turn Mike Baker AFIAP113 Hitching a Ride Mike Baker AFIAP114 Time Warp HC Mike Davies ARPS AWPF DPAGB115 Mine, all Mine Pamela Lewis LRPS AWPF CPAGB AFIAP116 Is this My Lover? Terry Verrinder117 Charlie Terry Verrinder118 Got Off with a Caution Terry Verrinder

Western Valley Camera Club119 Sparks Chris Powell120 The Hooker Chris Powell121 Split Personality John Cooke ARPS AWPF DPAGB AFIAP122 Louise Vince Penticost

Colour Prints Best Prints

The Rollei Trophy - Best Colour PrintBeauty Gilded Blue - Phil Morgan - Inn Focus Group

President’s Trophy - Best Monochrome PrintConducting the Choir - Ian Ledgard EFIAP EPSA LRPS AWPF - Towy Valley Camera Club

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Best Projected ImagesBest Prints

BEST COLOUR PROJECTEDThames Barge Race - Mike Howell ARPS AFIAP DPAGB - Cardiff Camera Club

THEABERDAREVASEBestStillLifePrintMonkey Boots - Ian Munro - Inn Focus Group

BEST PEOPLE PRINTThe Candlemaker - Phil Morgan - Inn Focus Group

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BEST CREATIVE PROJECTEDChoices - Gary Howells - Ebbw Vale Camera Club

BEST PEOPLE PROJECTED IMAGEAgainst the Wall - Brian Coleman AWPF - Bridgend & District Camera Club

There were many other worthy, high scoring projected images submitted:

PAST- PRESIDENT’S TROPHY - Best Natural History Projected ImageHawk Owl in Flight - Jenny Hibbert MPAGB - Bridgend & District Camera Club

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Selector’s Choice - Projected ImagesSelector’s Choice - Prints

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Margery Maskell

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Kevin Maskell

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Devon DuskPhil MorganInn Focus Group

Emerald DamselflyPaul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS

Tenby & District Camera Club

The Journeyman PondersIan MunroInn Focus Group

Too Wet for WalkiesBrian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPFRhondda Camera Club

Don’t Look BackJill Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB

Tenby & District Camera Club

Leeward LightAlan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPFBridgend & District Camera Club

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Gwyn Morgan Trophy - Winner Gwyn Morgan Trophy - Winner

GWYN MORGAN TROPHY Best Club Panel of 6 Prints

Tenby and District Camera Club 1 Sanderling Running Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB2 Emerald Damselfly Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS3 Jackal Kill Mike Cullis LRPS4 Leather on Willow Susan McKehon5 Red Jill Baxter EFIAP/B DPAGB6 The Big Splash Royston Packer LSINWP

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Walter Morgan TrophyWalter Morgan Trophy

WALTER MORGAN TROPHY Best Club Panel of 6 Projected Images

Tenby and District Camera Club 1 Pied Flycatcher with Sedge Fly Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS2 Red Laces Royston Packer LSINWP3 Merlin Feeding Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB 4 Point of Exhaustion Mike Cullis LRPS5 Don’t Look Back Jill Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB6 The Homing Susan McKehon

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Highly Commended - PrintsHighly Commended - Prints

Wood Nymph - Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGBAbertawe Photographic Society

Time WarpMike Davies ARPS AWPF DPAGB

Vale Photographic Club

Great-tit by WaterJenny Hibbert MPAGB

Bridgend & District Camera Club

The Art CriticIan Munro

Inn Focus Group

Aegithalos candatusAlan Coles

Ebbw Vale Camera Club

Crowned Cranes Mating DanceMike Cullis LRPS

Tenby & District Camera Club

Rabari ShepherdJoyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPFLlanelli Photographic Society

Ruminant StareAlan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF

Bridgend & District Camera Club

Old Tinsel BrownPhil Morgan

Inn Focus Group

These images gained high scores in the Welsh Salon.

The Welsh International and other FIAP, PAGB and PSA recognised exhibitions are another step to getting your work onto the International stage.Details of all these exhibitions are available on the website and sent out in NEWSFLASH.Is your work good enough? There’s only one way to find out: Contact Jan Cawley with your name and

club to join NEWSFLASH, the Federation’s e-mail service.

Newsflash@thewpf.co.uk

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Highly Commended - Projected ImagesHighly Commended - Projected Images

Kingfisher ActionPaul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS

Tenby & District Camera ClubWooltack PonyAlan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF

Bridgend & District Camera Club

Cheetah on the ProwlMike Holland AWPF

Ebbw Vale Camera Club

Going Round the BendDennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGBAbertawe Photographic Society Fighting Orb Spiders

Robert BeynonGwynfa Camera Club

Port Nanven CoveTom Dee

Inn Focus Group

Hot TangoRoyston Packer LSINWP

Tenby & District Camera Club

Mating HoverfliesRobert Beynon

Gwynfa Camera Club

Lily LightJan Cawley EFIAP/b HonFWPF

Vale Photographic Club

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Other High Scoring Prints Projected Images

Aberdare Camera Club1 104 Les Davies

Abertawe Photographic Society2 Echinops ritro Andy Leslie3 Dell Boy Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB4 Frozen in Time Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB5 Coal Tit Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB6 Going Round the Bend HC Dennis Russ AWPF AFIAP CPAGB7 Chicago Street Scene Helen Parker8 Digital Photography Jeff Driscoll9 Cribarth Fly Past Jeff Driscoll10 Tranquillity Jeff Driscoll11 Castlerigg Mike Clatworthy12 Eyes Mike Clatworthy13 Kingfisher with Fish Mike Evans14 Common Darter (m) Peter Wells

Amman Valley Camera Club15 Flat Out James Eaton LRPS16 Maple Leaf Renaldo Dalavalle

Barry Camera Club17 Just Add Some Garlic Alan Preece18 All Aboard Mike Lewis

Bridgend & District Camera Club19 The Old Boathouse Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF20 Lowly Highlander Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF21 Leeward Light SC Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF22 Wooltack Pony HC Alan Jenkinson DPAGB AWPF23 Against the Wall Best People Brian Coleman AWPF24 Half Face Brian Coleman AWPF25 Sunflower Brian Coleman AWPF26 Wet Prom Brian Coleman AWPF27 Expressions Dennis Clarke28 Ospreys v Tigers Dennis Clarke29 Hungry Dipper Fledgling Jenny Hibbert MPAGB30 Polar Bear About to Leap Jenny Hibbert MPAGB31 Hawk Owl in Flight Best Nature Jenny Hibbert MPAGB

Caerphilly Camera Club32 Gannet Prepares to Plunge C W Woodhead

PROJECTED IMAGESAselectionofotherprintsgaininghighscoresintheWelshSalon:

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Cardiff Camera Club33 Lindisfarne Boat Hut Dave Russell34 Frolicking in the Fountains Mike Howell ARPS AFIAP DPAGB35 Deep in the Woods Mike Howell ARPS AFIAP DPAGB36 Thames Barge Race Best Colour Mike Howell ARPS AFIAP DPAGB37 Night Club Robby Tucker38 Indian Boy 2 Robby Tucker39 Waving From the Balcony Robert Boltman

Carmarthen Photographic Society40 The Surveyor Freda Druitt41 Dicentra - Bleeding Heart John G Treharne LRPS42 Rain Again John G Treharne LRPS

Cwmbran Photographic Society43 Close up on a Pelican Bryan Pilot44 Bridge 77 Nigel Goode LRPS

Cynon Isaf Photographic Club45 Sharp T Michael Blackman46 Below Stairs T Michael Blackman

Ebbw Vale Camera Club47 Carno Island Alan Coles48 Motacilla cineirea Alan Coles49 Washed up David Olsen50 Owl and the Pussycat David Olsen51 Dragon’s Emergence Gary Howells52 Fern Mask Gary Howells53 Choices Best Creative Gary Howells54 Western Carnival Kevin Kelly55 Water Droplet Mike Holland AWPF56 Cheetah on the Prowl HC Mike Holland AWPF57 Black Redstart Chick Mike Warburton58 Bracelet Bay Tony Wilkins59 This Old House Tony Wilkins60 The Chemist Tony Wilkins

Gwent Photographic & Digital Imaging Society61 Companionship Number 1 Susanna Saunders

Gwynfa Camera Club62 White on Black Alan Shepherd AFIAP ARPS AWPF63 Ice on Volcanic Beach Leigh Woolford AWPF AFIAP64 Gareth Pearson Best Mono Leigh Woolford AWPF AFIAP65 Hoverfly Lynda Beynon66 Mirid Bug Lynda Beynon

Projected Images67 Honey Bee Lynda Beynon68 Born to be Wild - Phnom Penh Martin Thomas AWPF LRPS69 Satish and Laksmi Philippa Wood AWPF CPAGB HonFWPF70 Winter Beach S.A. Philippa Wood AWPF CPAGB HonFWPF71 Determination Rob Dummer72 Point-to-Point Rob Dummer73 White Water Canoeist Rob Dummer74 Mating Hoverflies HC Robert Beynon75 Hands of Experience Robert Beynon76 Fighting Orb Spiders HC Robert Beynon77 Hot Rod Val Shepherd AWPF78 Three of a Kind Val Shepherd AWPF

Inn Focus Group79 Old Sparky Gerwyn Williams80 Snowy Gerwyn Williams81 The Wizard of Menlo Park Ian Munro82 Steampunk Overlord Ian Munro83 Hartland Blue Ian Munro84 Where Eagle Dare Phil Morgan85 The Victorian Printer Phil Morgan86 First Light Phil Morgan87 Alcedo atthis Phil Morgan88 Staring out under the Bridge Tom Dee89 Port Nanven Cove HC Tom Dee90 Gently Drifting Tom Dee

Llanelli Photographic Society91 Sadhus Gary Martin92 Village Elder Joyce Mollet LRPS ARPS AWPF93 Selling Marigolds Tony Collis

Merthyr Tydfil Camera Club94 Ready for Work Robert Lloyd FRPS EFIAP DPAGB

Morriston Camera Club95 Reach for the Sky Jeff Lang

Neath & District Photographic Society96 Sea Horses David L Edwards DPAGB EFIAP97 Eagle Defending Prey David L Edwards DPAGB EFIAP98 Enchanted Denice Evans99 Polecat - Mustela putorious Haydn Thomas DPAGB AFIAP100 Snowy Egret with Fish - Egretta thula Ken Linnard101 Brown Bear Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP102 Wolf Portrait Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP103 Swan Landing Linda Cowen CPAGB AFIAP

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Newport Photographic Club104 Crazy Paving David Smith105 Stormy Night Eric Williams106 Odd Looking Reflection Eric Williams107 Broken Gareth Williams108 Drowning Inside Gareth Williams109 Coming Through Gerry Wells110 Red Kite Hunting Gerry Wells

Phoenix Imaging111 Winter Evening Les Loosemore AWPF ARPS DPAGB

Port Talbot Camera Club112 Caught in a Downpour Ann Davies EFIAP/b DPAGB113 Chinese Prayer Darren Boxer AFIAP114 Gloomy Outlook Darren Boxer AFIAP115 Lilac-breasted Roller Darren Boxer AFIAP116 Tea Time Peter Thomas117 Out to Win Sonia Robinson118 The Old Master Susan Plant

Rhondda Camera Club119 Go Away, I’m on a Break Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF120 Too Wet for Walkies SC Brian Merry LRPS CPAGB AWPF

Swansea Camera Club121 Boudoir Girl Linda Wellington

Tenby & District Camera Club122 Reflective Moment Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB123 Merlin Feeding * Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB124 Water Rider Andrew Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB125 Underneath the Arches David Bolton AWPF126 It’s a Try Ref David Bolton AWPF127 Mother Feeding Young David Bolton AWPF128 Frosty Leaf Jan Hornett129 Swimming Lessons Jill Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB130 Don’t Look Back * SC Jill Baxter EFIAP/b DPAGB131 Corfe Castle in the Mist Mike Cullis LRPS132 Point of Exhaustion * Mike Cullis LRPS133 Sparrowhawk Attack Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS134 Pied Flycatcher with Sedge Fly * Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS135 Kingfisher Action HC Paul Richards AWPF DPAGB ARPS136 The Proud Grandfather Roy Peters137 Nuthatch - Sitta europaea Royston Packer LSINWP138 Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus Royston Packer LSINWP139 Red Laces * Royston Packer LSINWP

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140 Hot Tango HC Royston Packer LSINWP141 The Homing * Susan McKehon

Towy Valley Camera Club142 Phantom Tulip Angie Jones143 Homeward Bound Kimberley Davies144 Emily Mary Pipkin LRPS145 Four Spotted Chaser Mary Pipkin LRPS

Trostre and Velindre Camera Club146 Evolution of an Idea Des Daughton

Vale Photographic Club147 Foix Street Ed Cloutman AFIAP148 Skye Croft Ed Cloutman AFIAP149 Jumping to Victory Ed Cloutman AFIAP150 My Beautiful Boy Jan Cawley EFIAP/b HonFWPF151 Lily Light HC Jan Cawley EFIAP/b HonFWPF152 Tetragnatha extensa Roger Lewis ARPS153 Dream Time Terry Verrinder

Western Valley Camera Club154 Aspirations Adrian Webster AWPF155 Comet Moth Adrian Webster AWPF156 The Lone Swimmer Chris Meaker157 Remembering Michael Chris Meaker158 The Old Harbour Chris Powell159 Alas, Poor Yorick John Cooke ARPS AWPF DPAGB AFIAP160 In Training John Cooke ARPS AWPF DPAGB AFIAP

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Kevin and Margery have been on the photographic lecture circuit since 1994, visiting clubs from all over the British Isles. In October 2011 they extended their Canada photographic holiday in Alberta to do a couple of presentations in the Toronto area of Ontario.

Their website - www.kmimages.co.uk - was set up in May 2008.

In July 2011, Kevin published his first book ‘A Fellowship of Flowers’. His second book ‘Canadian Rockies’, was published in February 2012.

Although severely deaf, and had been from birth, Margery achieved GCE ‘A’ levels in Art Painting and Computer Science. She was then awarded a HND in Mathematics, Statistics and Computing, and embarked on a very enjoyable career as a PL/1 and COBOL commercial applications programmer, before taking early retirement as a business/systems analyst in 2009.

Margery’s first SLR was bought in 1975, as a tool for recording images that would then be used to make up the components for her paintings and drawings, generally of animals and birds in their natural settings. Over time, as her enjoyment of the differ-ent aspects of photography grew, photography became Margery’s main hobby, with natural history becoming her preferred subject.

Margery was awarded her ARPS in 1985, MPAGB in 2004 and EFIAP/bronze in 2009. She is cur-rently a member of three RPS specialist groups - Nature, Visual Art, and Archaeology & Heritage.

During the 1990’s Margery and Kevin were the Editors of the RPS Colour Group. Margery became the Treasurer of the RPS Nature Group in 2007. She has also been the Treasurer of their local photographic club ICON, since January 2000.

In July 2011, Margery published her first book ‘Photographic Art - East African Wildlife’. Her second book ‘In the Canadian Rockies’, was published in March 2012.

Margery Maskell ARPS MPAGB EFIAP/b BPE4

Kevin Maskell FRPS MPAGB EFIAP/b BPE4

Phil Ray CPAGB

Welsh Salon Of Photography - Selectors CV’sWelsh Salon Of Photography - Selectors CV’s

Most of Kevin’s working life had been as a mechanical engineer. For a long time, photographing landscapes and patterns were his preferred interest, but Kevin

now enjoys photograph-ing aircraft as well, and has been learning the craft of natural history over the last 10 years.

Kevin was awarded his FRPS in 2001, MPAGB in 2004, and EFIAP/bronze in 2007. He is currently a member of three RPS specialist groups - Nature, Audio Visual, and Creative.

Since 2002 it has been my privilege to be a member of one of the most friendly, supportive and inspirational clubs in the WPF. Shortly after joining, much to my surprise, I had a couple of rather speculative images accepted into the 2003 Welsh Salon. Since that time I have always considered the Welsh Salon as the major showcase of the WPF, and would never have imagined then that I would ever have been given the honour of an invitation to be a Salon selector.

In more recent years I have been delighted to visit various clubs in the WPF and offer my appraisal of their members’ images. I am constantly inspired by the skill, dedication and crea-tivity of the membership, and have nothing but admiration to those who give up their time voluntarily to raise the profile of their club, their photographic credentials and the status of the WPF in general. Perhaps one day when I am unburdened by the encumbrance of full-time employment I will be able to more fully aspire to their example!

I am sure that my friends at The Vale would describe my own style of photography as very varied in its content - I recall the words of Jacques-Henri Lartigue who, after taking his first photograph as a child, exclaimed: “It’s marvellous, marvellous! Nothing will ever be as much fun. I’m going to photo-graph everything, everything!” Thus I am intrigued by most aspects of photography and, although I have decided that extensive, creative, digital image manipulation is not a direction I wish to take with my own photographs, I have learned to appreciate the craft and I am frequently awed by the skills of those proficient in it. However, my main source of inspiration is from those photographers who are capable of producing stunning images by meticulous observation and documentation of the wonders to be found in the fleeting events of the world around them (an area perhaps sometimes under-appreciated within the genres of club photography?).

So congratulations to everyone who has had an acceptance this year. If not, be inspired: Don’t give up! Remember what Helmut Newton said: “The first 10,000 shots are the worst.”

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Welsh Salon Of Photography Welsh Salon Of Photography

Aberdare C. C.Abergavenny C. C.Abertawe P. S. Amman Valley C. C.Bargoed C. C.Barry C. C.Bridgend & District C. C.Caerphilly C. C.Cardiff C. C.Carmarthen P.S.Cwmbran P. S.Cymru MonoCynon Isaf Photographic ClubEbbw Vale C. C.Gwent Photographic SocietyGwynfa Camera ClubInn Focus GroupLlanelli P. S.

Merthyr Tydfil P. S.Monmouth P. C.Morriston Camera ClubMumbles & West Cross P. S.Neath & District P. S.New Quay C. C.Newport P. C.Phoenix ImagingPort Talbot C. C.Rhiwbina C. C.Rhondda C. C.Swansea C. C.Tenby & Dist. C.C.Towy Valley C. C.Tredegar C. C.Trostre and Velindre C. C.Vale P. C.Western Valley C. C.

Monochrome Prints submitted 368 (458) accepted 43 (46)Colour Prints submitted 529 (675) accepted 122 (76)Projected Images submitted 563 (658) accepted 160 (123)

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES ENTEREDA total of 36 (40) clubs entered the Salon

ANALYSIS OF SALON ENTRIES FOR 2012(Figures for 2011 are in brackets)

At the time of going to press, the following speakers will be attending: Leo Palmer, Libby Smith, Tony Kaye, Sandy Cleland and Stephen le Provost.

Images from previous years

Lampeter 2012The Welsh Photographic Federation’s

40th Lampeter Convention

Date:

Location:

Sat 1st & Sun 2nd September.

University of Wales Trinity Saint David, College Street, Lampeter, SA48 7ED.

What Is It:

Who’s Coming?

The Lampeter Convention is a gathering of photographers wishing to see the work of, and learn the techniques of some of Britain’s best photographers.

The convention runs over two days, during which you can: attend expert presentations, photograph models, visit trade stands, enter the photo competition and photograph the local area.

Accommodation and all meals are included in the Full Weekend Price. Cheaper options are available.

Contact Rosemary Crahart (rac112@virginmedia.com) or visit the WPF website for more details.Admission to the Convention is strictly by pre-booked ticket only.

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WPF News / Resources WPF DistinctionsThe Federation website and weekly

the WPF e-mail serviceare your chance to find out about

what is happening in YOUR Federation as soon as it happens.

The e-mail service is available toall members of WPF clubs

and arrives right in your mail box

Get WPF Competition and Salons results fasterand details of Federation and inter-club events quicker

Join the e-mail service by sending your

name and club to Jan Cawley at:

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www.thewpf.co.ukand keep in touch with all that is happening in YOUR FEDERATION

The newly updated website caters for your informationneeds on all our events, galleries plus much more on the

wider photographic community of the PAGB (PhotographicAlliance of Great Britain), FIAP and the PSA, (Photographic

Society of America).

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Robert Wright - WebmasterLeigh Woolford Website News

NEWSFLASHAssociate of the Welsh Photographic Federation

One of the prints in the successful 2011

panel by Susan Ashford

This award is held for life with the holder being entitled to insert the letters AWPF after his/her name.

The distinction is open to all members of all clubs that are them-selves members of the WPF or any other federation which is a

member of the P.A.G.B.

Panels for assessment comprise of twelve prints, twelve slides or twelve digital images.

Application forms and the appropriate fee (currently £30) per panel must be received by the specified closing date.

Full details, guidelines, application form and numerous galleries of successful panels are available on the website: www.thewpf.co.uk

AWPF Distinctions page

or from:

WPF Distinctions SecretaryALAN SHEPHERD ARPS AFIAP AWPF16 Burgesse Crescent, Llantrisant, Mid-Glam, CF72 8QB Tel: 01443 222791E-mail : distinctions@thewpf.co.uk

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WELSH INTERNATIONAL PROJECTED IMAGE SALON 2012

See WPF Website For Entry Details

Details of these images and the awards they won are on the websitewww.thewpf.co.uk

The salon always brings to Wales an entry of superb images from all corners of the world. The images below are from the 2010 Salon.