ACE OF PRINTS 2014

Ace of Prints  06/07/2014  (approx prints)

What an exciting comp this was after the first round of 12 prints Tenby was in 1^st position leading the vale by 1 point. We had 2x9pts 2x10pts 1x11pts 4x12pts 2x13pts and 1x14pts out of a possible 15pts

In the Final round we had to enter 15 prints which we scored 1x9 1x10 1x11 8x12 2x13 2x15

Only 4 15’s was awarded in the competition and Tenby got 2 of them and these prints were by Jill Baxter who also was awarded the colour print of the comp with Tess

A very well done Jill

After the final round Tenby was pipped at the post By Ebbw Vale by 1 point

Images and scores

First Round

NUMBER	CLUB CODE (XX)	PHOTOGRAPHER	TITLE	SCORE
101	CG	Mike Cullis	Liwa Sands	11
102	CG	Jill Baxter	The Corridor	12
103	CG	Roy Packer	Kestrel Prey	12
104	CG	Charlie Kidd	Resting	10
105	CG	David Bolton	Play Time	12
106	CG	Robert Lineker	Sadhu	10
107	CG	Paul Richards	Boxing Hare	9
108	CG	Jill Baxter	Gathering	13
109	CG	Paul Richards	Female Reed Bunting with Damsels	12
110	CG	Charlie Kidd	Hang On (under tens)	13
111	CG	Roy Packer	The Last Drop	9
112	CG	Jill Baxter	Tess	14
TOTAL				137

FINAL ROUND

NUMBER	CLUB CODE (XX) CODE	PHOTOGRAPHER	TITLE	SCORE
201	CG	Jill Baxter	The Corridor	13
202	CG	Roy Packer	Kestrel Prey	12
203	CG	David Bolton	Play Time	12
204	CG	Jill Baxter	Gathering	15
205	CG	Paul Richards	Female Reed Bunting with Damsels	12
206	CG	Charlie Kidd	Hang On (under tens)	13
207	CG	Jill Baxter	Tess	15
208	CG	Mike Cullis	Liwa Sands	12
209	CG	Roy Packer	Corkscrew	12
210	CG	Jill Baxter	Stallion Fight	12
211	CG	Dylon Harris	The Copse	9
212	CG	Gill Mackay	At Home	12
213	CG	Sue McKehon	Destination Unknown	12
214	CG	Charlie Kidd	Wet & Wild 4	11
215	CG	Gill Mackay	Girl on a Train	10
TOTAL				182

Below is a peace off the WPF web Page

 would like to congratulate the winners of the Ace of Prints. The Winners were: 
1st – Ebbw Vale
2nd – Tenby
3rd – Western Valley
     
Ebbw Vale and Tenby Will represent the WPF at the PAGB Inter-club Print Championshipsat Ormskirk in October. Western Valley were awarded the Plate as there was no separate Plate Competition.

Other awards:
Best Mono – Standing Room Only – Peter Stickler – Swansea
Best Colour – Tess – Jill Baxter – Tenby
 
Judges’ Choices: 
John Chamberlain – Alone In The Woods by John Cooke of Western Valley
Roger Parry – Agoraphobia by Gary Howells of Ebbw Vale. 
Judith Parry – No You Can’t by Eric Williams of Newport.  

Competing Clubs: Bridgend, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Llanelli, Newport, Port Talbot, Swansea, Tenby, The Vale, Towy Valley and Western Valley.

I Would like to take this opportunity to thank the clubs that entered this year’s Ace of Prints competition, it  would be nice to see a longer list of entries for next year. Maybe one of the federation clubs could host the event to bring it to your local area. If your club would like to host one the Memorial Trophy or the Ace of Clubs, please let me know.

Dave Paskin.