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Tonight we held an ‘Open Competition’ which was judged by Mr. Robert Quig D.P.A.G.B. Robert is a founder member of Kilmaurs Camera Club and admits to having been involved in photography for 30 years. This makes him very highly qualified to judge our competitions. After much commenting and giving of advice, the following was his decision.
Slides 1st ‘Golden Rocks’ Rory McAdam 2nd ‘White Hill of Winter’ Neil Campbell 3rd ‘River at Blairquhan’ Stan Deans 4th ‘Going Back’ Matt Richmond 5th ‘Elements’ Rory McAdam
‘Prints’ 1st ‘Expression of Winter’ Alan McKeown 2nd ‘Doggy Paddle’ Susan Jones 3rd ‘Somewhere Under the Rainbow’ Rory McAdam 3rd equal‘Coos and Hues’ Rory McAdam 5th ‘Swamp Menace’ Shirley Tennant
Electronic Imagery 1st ‘Tranquil Evening’ Rory McAdam
2nd ‘Ben Na Caillich’ Andrew Scott 3rd ‘Waterfall’ Andrew Scott 4th ‘Racing Through the Woods’ Bob Love 5th ‘City Skyline’ Bryce McQuiston
Rory McAdam proposed the vote of thanks and the club showed there appreciation in the usual way.
Tuesday 16th October is the ‘Inter Ayrshire Competition’ This is a prestigious event held every year with all nine Ayrshire clubs competing in one venue. This event is open to the public. Come along and see the best prints and slides in Ayrshire. Judge for the event is Mr.John McVie from Dumfries. It will be held in the South Parish Church Hall at 7.30pm Tickets on sale locally and the hall door £1.00 each.
‘Inter-Ayrshire Print and Slide Competition’
This year hosted by Girvan Entries from 9 clubs were submitted & judged by Mr.John McVie from Dumfries. The Results were:
1st Ayr with 194 points 2nd West Kilbride with 193 points 3rd Kilmaurs with 192 points
Girvan won the Slide section but overall we were 5th
Tonight we held a ‘Monochrome Competition’ which was judged by Mr. Ian Davidson A.P.A.G.B. from Townend camera club. After much commenting and giving of advice, the following was his decision:
‘Prints’ 1st ‘On the Rocks’ Rory McAdam 2nd ‘Winter’Alan McKeown 3rd ‘Still November Morning’Rory McAdam 4th ‘Story Time’ Alan McKeown 5th ‘Timeless Picnic’Susan Jones
Novice Prints 1st Tower Bridge’ Jim Crawford 2nd ‘Foxglove’ Raymond Baxter 3rd ‘St Paul’s’ Jim Crawford 4th ‘Cairngorm View’ Raymond Baxter 5th ‘Harbour Bridge’ Bryce McQuiston
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‘The Rotary Competition’ ‘Bridges in Carrick’.
Every Year the Rotary club of Girvan provide a subject and a cup.
All the entries were shown to the Rotary members and then they voted for the winners. There was an entry of 11 slides, 12 prints and 23 electronic images. The results were presented by Mr. Jim Crawford. Rotary member.
Slides 1st ‘Holmhead Bridge’ Rory McAdam 2nd ‘Stinchar Crossing’ Rory McAdam 3rd ‘Barr Bridge’ Bryce McQuiston 4th ‘Stinchar Bridge Ballantrae’ Neil Campbell 5th ‘Stinchar Bridge at Barr’ Neil Campbell
‘Prints’ 1st ‘Stinchar View’ Allan McKeown 2nd ‘Sunset Bridge’ Susan Jones 3rd ‘Barr Village Bridge’ Neil Campbell 4th ‘Under the Arches’ A.N.A. 5th ‘Pinmore Viaduct’ Rory McAdam
Electronic Imagery 1st ‘Alloway Rail Bridge’ Bryce McQuiston 2nd ‘The Old and the New’ Bryce McQuiston 3rd ‘Road and Rail Over the Doon’ A.N.A, 4th ‘Road Bridge at Barr’ A.N.A 5th ‘Untitled’ Jean Ewing |
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The club held it’s inter club battle with Ayr Photographic Society. The judge was Mr. Bill Howie from Saltcoats Camera Club. 15 Prints and 10 Slides were submitted from each club. Bill judged the prints and slides very professionally and gave helpful and constructive criticism.
The results were:
Slides Ayr 165 points Girvan 168 points
Prints Ayr 253 points Girvan 252 points
The highest marked Slide was ‘Red Squirrel’ (Girvan) with 20 points. The highest marked print was ‘Golden Eagle and Brooding Chick’ (Ayr) with 20 points.
A close run competition with Girvan winning by 2 points.
A very enjoyable evening was had by all. Many very fine prints and slides were seen. The Ayr vice president thanked Girvan club for hosting the event and providing an excellent tea. Girvan president Robert Wright thanked Mr. Howie for making such a long journey on a winter’s night to judge the competition. Both clubs showed there appreciation in the usual way.
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'Portrait’ competition
The judge for this competition was Mr. Peter Occleston from Dailly. There was an entry of 5 slides, 10 prints and 21 Digital images. Peter commented wisely and wittily on all the entries and his verdict was as follows:
Slides 1st ‘Davy B’ John Dunn 2nd ‘Alec’ Neil Campbell 3rd ‘Happy Robert’ John Dunn 4th ‘Susan’ Rory McAdam 5th ‘David’ Neil Campbell
Prints 1st ‘Margaret’ Neil Campbell 2nd ‘Clair S’ Rory McAdam 3rd ‘Russian Dancers’ Alan McKeown 4th ‘Susan’ Neil Campbell 5th ‘Neil’ John Dunn
Electronic Imagery 1st ‘Betty’ David Dunn
2nd ‘Erica’ Rory McAdam 3rd ‘Steven’ Neil Campbell 4th ‘Neil’ Bob Love 5th Tam at 90’ Rory McAdam
The judge was thanked for his‘Guid Patter’ and coming at short notice by Jim Cuthbertson and given a hearty round of applause by the club. Tea and biscuits were supplied as usual by Jim McArdle and Lyn Cuthbertson.
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‘Prints and Novice' Competition
The judge was John McEwan. John, who was the photographer for the Carrick Gazette for many years, said ‘How very impressed he was with the quality of all the entries and found making judgment very difficult but very enjoyable’. His verdict was as follows:
Colour Prints (31 Entries) 1st ‘Evening Ride’ Rory McAdam 2nd ‘Dahlia’ Neil Campbell 3rd ‘After the Storm’ Neil Campbell 4th ‘End of the Day’ Rory McAdam 5th ‘Evening on River Girvan, Neil Campbell
Mono Prints (15 Entries) 1st Turbulent Sky’ Rory McAdam 2nd ‘St. Emillion, Shirley Tennant 3rd ‘Rocks and Rushes’ Rory McAdam 4th ‘Symmetry’ Alan Mckeown 5th ‘Peeping Thom’ Shirley Tennant
Novice Colour (2 Entries) 1st ‘Ailsa View’ Scott Shannon 2nd ‘Engrossed’ Scott Shannon
Novice Slides (3 entries) 1st ‘Happy Days’ Tom Barclay 2nd ‘Great Wall’ Tom Barclay 3rd ‘Pedal Power' Tom Barclay
Novice Digital (3 Entries)
1st ‘Rose Peach’ Raymond Baxter 2nd ‘Dandelion’ Raymond Baxter 3rd ‘Daisy’ Raymond Baxter
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‘Open Competition’ Judged by Mr. Ian Davidson AGAGB. Ian is
president of Townend camera club and lives in Irvine.
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‘Wildlife and Natural History’ competition
There was a large entry of 13 Slides, 23 prints and 32 Electronic Images. The judge Stuart Strachan is President of Kilmaurs Camera Club and is an expert wildlife photographer who was very well suited to judging a competition such as this. His comments and explanations of his own method of wildlife photography were greatly appreciated by the club. Stuart was thanked, enthusiastically, by Jim Crawford and the club gave a hearty round of applause. The results were as follows:
Slides 1st ‘Young Otter’ Matt Richmond 2nd ‘Bargany Gardens’ Jim Cuthbertson 3rd ‘Oyster Catcher’ Jim Cuthbertson 4th ‘Cistus Rose’ Matt Richmond 5th ‘The Young Ones’ Lyn Cuthbertson
Prints 1st ‘Blue Tit’ Andrew Scott 2nd ‘Lilium Garden Party Neil Campbell 3rd ‘Owls That’ Raymond Baxter 4th ‘Dragon Fly’ John Dunn 5th ‘Lilium Grand Cru’ Neil Campbell
Electronic Imagery 1st ‘Bird of Prey’ Lyn Cuthbertson
2nd ‘Autumn Woodland’ John Dunn 3rd ‘Blackbirds Feeding’ Andrew Scott 4th ‘Hollyhocks’ Neil Campbell 5th ‘Ladybird in Nettles’ Andrew Scott
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Slide Audio Visual competition The judge was Dr Mike Blair. Mike is a member of 'Ayr Photographic Society' and also a member of the 'Scottish Photographic Circle'. The second half of the evening was a digital presentation from Mike about his four months in New Zealand last year. First we saw a brilliant 'Wildlife in New Zealand' show from the South Island and Stewart Island. The second presentation showed a magnificent display of landscapes from both north and south islands. This was an excellent evening's entertainment. Dr Blair was thanked by President Robert Wright. There were six entries in the competition and Dr. Blair’s Decision was as follows:
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‘Down on the Farm’
Judged by Sir Patrick Hunter-Blair of Blairquhan. A large entry 13 Slides, 15 Prints and 24 Digital Images were submitted. Many fine pictures, slides and images were seen. Sir Patrick was very complimentary on all the entries and his decision was as follows.
Slides 1st ‘Farmers Kids’ Ruth Murray 2nd ‘Ewe with Twin Lambs’ Robert Wright 3rd ‘Feeding the Sheep’ John Dunn 4th ‘Milking Parlour’ Jim Cuthbertson 5th ‘Cows in Mist’ John Dunn
‘Prints’ 1st ‘Peek A Boo Cows’ (Monochrome) Rory McAdam 2nd ‘Pulling Power’ Shirley Tennant 3rd ‘Holy Cows’ Maisie Tennant 4th ‘Seven Hungry Sheep’ Neil Campbell 5th ‘Furrow Followers’ Shirley Tennant 5th equal ‘Down from the Farm’ Rory McAdam
Electronic Imagery
1st ‘Local Farming’ Shirley Tennant
2nd ‘Old Timer’ Scott Shannon 3rd ‘Going for Milking’ John Dunn 4th ‘Working Hard’ Robert Wright 5th ‘Highland Cows’ Lyn Cuthbertson
Sir Patrick was thanked by Jim Cuthbertson and the club showed their appreciation in the usual way.
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Digital audio visual competition
This is a competition for slide shows made up from digital images accompanied with music and sounds and shown from a laptop and digital projector. 16 shows were entered.
The judge for the competition was Mr. Ian Crichton CPAGB from Dumfries. Ian, a past member of Girvan camera club, is now a member of Dumfries club.
His verdict was as follows: 1st ‘End of the Day’ Rory McAdam 1st equal ‘Seasonal Colours, Neil Campbell 2nd ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Raymond Baxter 3rd ‘The Robins Nest’ Andrew Scott 4th ‘ A Girvan Walk’ Andrew Scott 5th ‘Swiss Travels’ Shirley Tennant
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