Video: Press the Play Button for a quick welcome to Bury Photographic Society.
Print Competition Round 5
Round 5 was the last print competition of 2018. The following images won the judges top score of 20 points each.
Club Class
Media City Light View by Mike Elwood.
Advanced Colour
Leaping Red Squirrel by Steve Hoyle
Advanced Monochrome
That Sinking Feeling by Bev Hayes
L & CPU Knock Out
BuryPS L&CPU Knock Out Set
L&CPU knockout competition: 17th November Poynton Civic Hall Park Lane SK12 1RB 6.30pm
Results
4 Images from each were used in the knockout, the Kingfisher, Hare and the Mill all successfully got through to the 3rd round with the Sidecar making it to the 4th round. After 6 rounds in total, BuryPS came joint 3rd with South Manchester with 15 points which was an improvement on 2017 where we came 4th with 13 points.
Bury Bolton Battle
October was the month of our regular battle with Bolton Camera Club. There were two rounds that included Photographic Prints and Digitally projected images. These four images from Bury Photographic Society were awarded the full 20 points by the judge Christine Widdall, that helped contribute to a win on the evening to Bury by 14 points.
DPI Round 4
The top scoring images from Round 4 of our Digital Projected Image competition.
Club Class
Dorset Stream by Mike Elwood
Advanced Monochrome
Boulder and Stream at Kelly Hall Tarn by Richard Lodge
Annual Exhibition
The Bury Photographic 2018 Exhibition was officially opened by the Mayor of Bury, Jane Black the President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union Ian Aldcroft.
Our members were given awards for receiving top marks in photographic categories, that included Monochrome, wildlife and sports photography. Our free exhibition is on display at Bury Art Gallery until Saturday 17th November 2018
2018 Print Competition Round 4
Our top scoring images from round 4 of our print competition.
Club Class
Waiting for High Tide by Mike Ellwood
Advanced Colour
Jet Ski Jester by Martin Henfield
Advanced Monochrome
Highland Cow by Lesley Robb
L&CPU Certificates
July Awards
Battle of the Sexes winner James Hargreaves picks up his Certificate for the most successful image of the evening
Members Garry Hayes and Lesley Robb presented with their certificates from the L & CPU by President Paul Wood. These images are currently on show at the Urmston Library exhibition.
2018 Print Competition Round 2
The top scoring images from Round 2 of this years print competition
Club Class
Watching the Birds by Richard Watson-Hoy
Advanced Monochrome
Muddy Lady by Garry Hayes
Advanced Colour
Last Night Isle of Sky by James Hargreaves
2017 Annual Winners
Winners of our 2017 Annual DPI Competition
Ajmal v Pyle – Eb Swarbrick Mono
Huskies in transit – Steve Smith Colour
Sea of Ice – Paul Wood Landscape
Branching out – Maurice Wilson Creative
Alert Mountain Hare – Lesley Robb – Nature
Happy Mudder – Garry Hayes – People
George Steele
George Steele LRPS CPAGB BPE2* has been added to the list of Accredited judges in the LCPU. At the moment only just over 50% of the LCPU judges have been awarded Accredited status.
George has been judging for over 14 years and typically judges up to 15 competitions each year. He has also taken part in the past in the training of new judges.
He operates as a judge in not only the LCPU area but also the Yorkshire Photographic Union area.
To reach Accredited status a judge has to attend a course and then receive at least 6 consecutive good reports from clubs where he has judged
Congratulations to George on your accreditation