Diamond Jubilee Trophy 2020

Premier Award Certificate & Ashford P.S Shield Winner Ready For Work by Nizar Birch

Judge Leo Rich DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g ARPS At Ditton Community Centre. Kiln Barn Road, Ditton. Aylesford. ME20 6AH. 22nd February 2020

Diamond Jubilee Address from Tracy Hughes CPAGB LRPS BPE1* President of Kent County Photographic Association

I would like to welcome you all to the 10th Annual Diamond Jubilee competition. This year we have 34 clubs competing for this trophy along with various other awards and certificates. It is great to see so many of our clubs entering each year. On behalf of the KCPA I would like to welcome our Judge Leo Rich DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g ARPS to the event. I hope Leo enjoyed the task that was set and I am sure we will enjoy his comments, and any helpful thoughts he may have, to help us improve the images. Congratulations to the winners of the awards, especially to Reflex Photographic Club, and Crayford Camera Club, who will both should they accept the challenge, represent the KCPA at the next PAGB PDI Championships at Warwick in July 2020. Our thanks to Leo for his time and commitment to judging this event for us. I would like to thank all the clubs that entered the competition and everyone that came along to the Diamond Jubilee 2020 event. I hope you have had an enjoyable day and I look forward to seeing you at future KCPA events. Tracy Hughes CPAGB LRPS BPE1* KCPA President

Comments from Leo Rich DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g ARPS, Diamond Jubilee 2020 Judge

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On the 31st January 2016 I had the pleasure of taking part in the KCPA Judges Training event. and giving my view on judging and how I see my role as a judge. Almost four years to the day I sat in front of my computer “judging” the work submitted by KCPA clubs for the Diamond Jubilee competition and an enjoyable task it has been. To ensure I treated every image fairly I also took the opportunity to project them and view them as you will see them on the day. During my presentation in 2016 one comment I made was “a judge has to be thick (skinned) as you will never get it right for everyone” and this may well be, in some eyes, true of my selection this year. I never cease to be amazed at the vast variety of subjects photographers find and how many of them find a new angle to subjects which are familiar to us. I wish I had the creative ability that has clearly been shown in this competition resulting in some very fine images achieving a Merit with a few more ‘high scorers’ only just missing the cut. Some people think only prints are “true photography” but, as a former slide worker, I believe a well prepared PDI, projected large, takes a lot of beating. However projection can be the Achilles Heel and some entries, which appeared fine on my monitor, did not fare so well when projected. Whilst we all appear to have learned not to over sharpen our pdi’s a few images did suffer from being either, too contrasty, over saturated, heavily HDR’d or with very wide, white, borders which detracted from the actual image it was surrounding thereby leading to a lower score. I appreciate not all of us have digital projectors but in competitions

attracting high quality images such as the Diamond Jubilee it is very advisable to check them full screen if you can. It really has been a privilege to look at all your work and can say, truthfully, that I am in envy of many of the images I viewed. My congratulations to those who achieved an Award. To those not quite so successful this time I will return to my Judges Training day notes and say “if you have faith in your image use it again in another competition” you might find a more sympathetic (or understanding) judge - good luck and remember that Photography should be FUN! My thanks to KCPA for granting me the opportunity and for your President, Tracy, for being so patient and understanding as I struggled with technology.

Leo Rich DPAGB APAGB EFIAP/g ARPS

Diamond Jubilee Trophy Results Associate Score Place

REFLEX P.C 135 1st CRAYFORD C.C 134 2nd FOLKESTONE C.C 130 Joint 3rd WEST WICKHAM P.S 130 Joint 3rd GATEWAY C.C 128 5th DEAL AND DISTRICT C.C 127 Joint 6th TONBRIDGE C.C 127 Joint 6th WHITSTABLE P.G 127 Joint 6th ASHFORD P.S 125 Joint 9th SEVENOAKS C.C 125 Joint 9th BATTLE P.S 124 11th APERTURE WOOLWICH P.S 123 Joint 12th RYE & DISRICT C.C 123 Joint 12th SOUTH LONDON P.S 123 Joint 12th CANTERBURY 122 Joint 15th EASTBOURNE P.S 122 Joint 15th UCKFIELD C.C 122 Joint 15th BEXLEYHEATH P.S 121 18th MAIDSTONE C.C 120 Joint 19th ORPINGTON P.S 120 Joint 19th FAVERSHAM & DISTRICT C.C 119 Joint 21st HAILSHAM P.S 119 Joint 21st BROMLEY C.C 118 Joint 23rd INVICTA P.C 118 Joint 23rd HERNE BAY P.C 116 25th PARKWOOD C.C 115 26th ISLE OF THANET P.S 113 27th SEAFORD P.S 112 28th GRAVESEND C.C 111 29th BECKENHAM P.S 109 Joint 30th ROMNEY MARSH P.C 109 Joint 30th MALLING P.S 108 32nd SITTINGBOURNE P.S 106 Joint 33rd VERVE 106 Joint 33rd

Awards

Diamond Jubilee Trophy

Reflex Photographic Club

Premier Award Certificate & Ashford Photographic Society Shield Ready For Work by Nizar Birch Most Improved Club Trophy Reflex Photographic Club

Merit Award Certificates

An Early Morning Meander Eric Young Cubist Architecture Cliff Mills Fear in the Wild Water John Hunt DPAGB ARPS

Female Cheetah in the Serengeti Mary Venables Get A Dog They Said… Kirsty Ralfs ARPS QGP Long Tailed Tit Jim Pocknell Nasturtiums Inna Karpova Rice Terrace Les Thwaites Wash Day Tim Miller Wild Horses Baden Bowen CPAGB AFIAP BPE3*

C = Comment M=Merit P= Premier certificate & Ashford P.S Shield

APERTURE WOOLWICH P.S

A Golden Summer Karin Tearle

14

Buildings In Conversation Paul Parkinson LRPS CPAGB 15

Dark Side of The Moon Amanda Burgess

15

Eye To Eye Ray Charter

15

I Want This One Daddy Paul Parkinson LRPS CPAGB 15

Into The Light Dina Moro

18 C

Time and Tide Amanda Burgess

15

Ziggy’s Run Sue Green ARPS DPAGB BPE1* 16

123

ASHFORD P.S

Can I Help You Sir Di Long LRPS, CPAGB 15

Dorset Coast Anthony Wright ARPS 13

Flight of Time Philip Hinton ARPS 16

Number 37 Chris Rogers CPAGB 17

Puffin Coming in to Land Martin Till ARPS 15

Tied Kyle Tallett FRPS CPAGB LSWPP 16

To The Girl I Left Behind Kyle Tallett FRPS CPAGB LSWPP 18 C

Zuza Zuzana Valla

15

125

BATTLE P.S

Calla Curves Peter Nest

13

Dads Kite - Halifax Named Pegasus Chris Keightley

17

Dawn Departure George Rowson

15

Finland - Brown Bears at Lake Steve Barnes ARPS 15

Stalking Cheetah - South Africa Marston Hart ARPS 16

Sunrise Bexhill Beach Chris Keightley

15

Sunshine on a Rainy Day Marston Hart ARPS 17 C

Walk on By Saundra Cupit

16

124

C = Comment M=Merit P= Premier certificate & Ashford P.S Shield

BECKENHAM P.S

Angel and Demon Polina Plotnikova ARPS EFIAP 12 Dancers in White Cathy Roberts FRPS EFIAP DPAGB 13

Dreaming of Fishing Angela Ford ARPS EFIAP 13

Eying up the Opposition Andrew Moss

14

Frog's Eye View Dr Barrie Brown LRPS 13

Gondola Pattern Angela Ford ARPS EFIAP 15

Hurdling to Victory Andrew Moss

17 C

In My Dreams Polina Plotnikova ARPS EFIAP 12

109

BEXLEYHEATH P.S Demeter Goddess of Fertility Paul Adams ARPS DPAGB FDPS 16

Emporer Dragonfly (Anax Imperator Ovipositing) Sue North DPAGB 16

Fire and Water Wayne Daniels

17 C

I'm Tougher Than I Look Wayne Daniels

13

Indian Elephant Dust Bathing Richard Winston

15

Its Raining Rust Janet Kent ARPS 13

Parkland Impression Paul Bather ARPS AFIAP BPE3* 16

Sad News Richard Winston

15

121

BROMLEY C.C

Axa and Sax Charlotte Teager

14 Disappearing into Darkness, Hayward

Gallery Jane Upcott

13

Hummingbird Hawk Moth Czech Conroy LRPS DPAGB 15

In The Land of Rainbows Czech Conroy LRPS DPAGB 16

On Guard Vera Stevens

16 C

Paris by Night Chris Murray

15

Planet on Earth Vera Stevens

15

Race to Work Chris Murray

14

118

CANTERBURY P.S

A Stitch in Time Adam Pleasance

15

Minus 5 at Callanish Sunrise Wendy Kennett LRPS 17

Owzattt Bill Grinney

15

Romany Jackson Lyn Gregory LRPS 18 C

Shattered Dreams Adam Pleasance

14

Stillness and Shimmer Sarah Vinall

14

Threatened by Climate Change Sandra Littlejohn

15

Vanishing Highstreet Shoppers Philip Wells

14

122

CRAYFORD C.C

Bald Eagle Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB 14

Borneo Sunset Les Thwaites

14

Rice Terrace Les Thwaites

19 M

Street Portrait, London Fashion Week Stuart Green

18 C

The Rough and the Smooth Simon Bish

15

Waiting to Depart Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB 17

Wash Day Tim Miller

19 M

Who You Looking at Kid Peter Frost

18

134

DEAL AND DISTRICT C.C

Female Cheetah in the Serengeti Mary Venables

19 M

Mother and Calf Janine Ball ARPS DPAGB BPE3* 18

Puffin Feeding Time Bill Venables

15

Swan Lake Julie Elms LRPS 16

The Hairdressers Janine Ball ARPS DPAGB BPE3* 18 C

Wait for Me Bill Venables

15

White Iris June Hill

14

Wizened Leaf June Hill

12

127

EASTBOURNE P.S

Chase Me Chris Philipson

15 Early Morning Mist over Rice

Terraces-Vietnam Alison Morris ARPS DPAGB 15

Kestrel Evading a Black Headed Gull Philip Harris

15

Marbled White with Red Mite Affliction Doug Neve ARPS 17 C Mating Lions, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania Roy Morris ARPS DPAGB AFIAP 16

Maunsell Forts, Defending or Attacking Us? Roy Morris ARPS DPAGB AFIAP 15

Posts and Pier Debbie Christie

14

Top View of Stairs - Tate Britain Maurilio Teso ARPS 15

122

FAVERSHAM & DISTRICT C.C

Don't Point at the Locals Darling Mark Evans

14

European Roller, (Coracias Garrulus) Peter Bott

15

Idwal Falls Ian Smith

14

Lonely Night Ian Smith

15

Surprise Surprise Ian Montague

16

Tea's Maid Ian Montague

15

Track Day Lydden Hill Robin Warren

18 C

Woman in Black Tony Gostling

12

119

FOLKESTONE C.C

A Very Modern Lowry Avril Christensen

15

An Early Morning Meander Eric Young

19 M

Eastbourne Pier Early Morning Michael Chalk

14

Harvest Stephen Hayward

16

Looking Out to Sea Eric Young

18 C

Milkyway and Quiver Trees Marie Laure Stone DPAGB EFIAP/D 17

Mirrowed Melanie Chalk ARPS DPAGB 14

Tug of War Struggle Marie Laure Stone DPAGB EFIAP/D 17

130

GATEWAY C.C

Breaking Free Gary Stamp CPAGB 15

Get Off My Land Peter Greenstreet

17

Glowing Dahlia Tony Scarfe

13

In Front Christopher Allen

17 C

In Mid Air Peter Greenstreet

15

Jumping Spider with Prey Gary Stamp CPAGB 15

Variable Oysterling Phil Hadley CPAGB BPE2* 17

Wild Horses Baden Bowen CPAGB AFIAP BPE3* 19 M

128

GRAVESEND C.C

Birds Eye View James Emery

15

Contemplating Life Jason Emery

14

Magic Mushrooms Robert Blackmore

12

Old Soar Manor Peter White

12

Pulsatilla Vulgaris - Pressed Flower Peter White

16 C

Skyline, Istanbul Paul Davies

15

The Boxmaker BY Jason Emery

13

Tunnel Vison Arthur Cockburn

14

111

HAILSHAM P.S

Autumn in Powdermill Woods Liz Scott ARPS AFIAP 13

Defensible Space David Philips

15

In Hiding Ray Beckwith

15

Power in the Skies Wendy Christmas LRPS 15

Southern Buttermere Roy Broad

17

Trees by Moonlight Janice Payne ARPS 14

Wensleydale Sunrise Roger Scott

17 C

Woodland Walk Alan Bousfield ARPS DPAGB 13

119

HERNE BAY P.C

Agapanthus Eileen Wilkinson ARPS CPAGB AFIAP 16

Appealing Volker Jottkandt

12

Major Colin Winch

14

Mid Channel Calm Bernard Meal

13

Otter Sean Knight

13

Padley Gorge Steve Roberts LRPS 16

The West Pier Brighton Clare Edmonds

16 C

Town Houses Nyhavn Aliy Fowler

16

116

INVICTA P.C

Fun on a Bike Roger Birchall

14

Racing Side Car Roger Birchall

16 C

Reflections at the Grand Prismatic Spring

Chas Bedford LRPS CPAGB 14

Remembering The Few Joan Austin BPE2* AFIAP CPAGB 16 Solitude Tracy Hughes LRPS CPAGB BPE1* 14 Sunshine Centre Tracy Hughes LRPS CPAGB BPE1* 15 Waiting Andrew Garnham

14

White Pelicans in Grand Tetons National Park

Chas Bedford LRPS CPAGB 15

118

ISLE OF THANET P.S

Gone Surfing Eddie Bradley

13

Symmetry Lines Steve Lee

14

Airobics Mike Aubry

16 C

Dolphin Statue with Tower Bridge David Burger

15

Hitchin a Ride Ron Hawkins

15

Left Behind Laura Drury LRPS 14 Night Dancers Laura Drury LRPS 13 On The Move Carwyn Mills

13

113

MAIDSTONE C.C

An Old Matriarch, Columbus Red Monkey, West Africa

Roger Parker

16

Angel Steve Carroll ARPS 17 C

Choppy Roger Parker

15

Ghosts in the Machine Chris White

15

Hereford Cathedral, Carved Pew Ends in The Quire

Clive Tanner FRPS MPAGB APAGB 15

Morning Ablutions Steve Carroll ARPS 12 Sophie Tess Salmon

16

Stakeout 2 Tess Salmon

14

120

MALLING P.S

Big Storm Brewing Dave Todd

17

Communication Paul Davison LRPS CPAGB 17 Honey Paul Davison LRPS CPAGB 13 Night Bus Colin Bristow

17

Night Ops Colin Bristow

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Popped in for a Cuppa Alan Lomakin CPAGB BPE2* 18 C

Resting from the Rush Colin Young

13

Skylight Shadows Dave Todd

13

108

ORPINGTON P.S

Across the Snowfields Philip Brown LRPS 14

Curiosity Yicheng Lu

14

Family Portrait Jan Gilkes

12

Goldfinch Richard Waterman

16

Hand Off David Barnes LRPS 17 C

Running Away with the Fish Philip Brown LRPS 15

Sissinghurst Crocus Alan Graham LRPS 16

Strong & Reliable Barrie Duffield

16

120

PARKWOOD C.C

10 Huts Ann Blunt

13

Chihuly at Kew Blue, Persian Detail Diana Wraight

16

Iris Roger Nolan

13

Kelly Roger Nolan

12

Owl Sandra Tucknell

14

Panther Chameleon Joan Hagan

14

Stepped Bottles Paul Rayment

18 C

Tug Svitzer Meridian Fire Hose Display Henry Slack

15

115

REFLEX P.C

Greek Urn Suzanne Flood

18 C

Hope Elisabeth Smith

14

Long Tailed Tit Jim Pocknell

19 M

Powder Flick Dave Belsham

15

Ready for Work Nizar Birch

20 B

Snow Leopard David Tovey

15

SS Officers at Rest Steve Martin

17

Zebra Mosaic Trevor Ray

17

135

ROMNEY MARSH P.C

A Bunch of Anchors Kathy Roddy

12

Alone in the Landscape Alan Gould

13

Close Racing Frank Newington

13

Dragonfly On Reed Peter Elliott

12

Low Tide at Morecombe Bay Colin Brownett

13

Me and My Shadow Audrey Weekes

16

Red Footed Tree Frog Jan Newington

14

Was That Two Bags or Three Guv David Wilson

16 C

109

RYE & DISRICT C.C

Asian Small Clawed Otters Tony Ham

15

Baby Western Lowland Gorilla Tony Ham

16

Evening Light at Vestrahorn Norman Ferguson

15

Kicking Up a Dust Terry George

17

Gannets Norman Ferguson

15

Chinese Lanterns Tony Sharp CPAGB 14

Spiny Cockle Colin Page

14

Street Game Roger Cooke

17 C

123

SEAFORD P.S

Clouds on the Beach Jack Taylor DPAGB EFIAP 14

Flooded Steven Wares

16 C

Kiting in Camber Anna-Marie Armstrongs

15

Little Owl Colin Mitchell 16

Ready to Wear Jack Taylor

12

Sheffield Park Gardens (IR) Des Brey

12

Venetian Mood Steven Wares

15

World Weary Brian Knight

12

112

SEVENOAKS C.C

Autumn Foraging David Barker

13

Blue Tit and Berries Sheila Sargeant

17

Bounding Across the Mountain Milt Ives

17

Inquisitive Seal Patricia Jones

17 C

Skogafoss Iceland Terry Lee

14

Torture Peter Humphrey

17

View to Bamburgh, Late Afternoon Terry Lee

16

Wood Stork with Nesting Material Sheila Sargeant

14

125

SITTINGBOURNE P.S

Bygone Days of a Gentleman Darren Woolway ARPS 0 * Female Migrant Hawker (Aeshna Mixta) Marilyn Bliss

16 C

Primary Huts Charlie Emery

14

Matchstick People and Dogs Hilary Whorlow

16

Hail Storm Coming In Ron Edwards

14

Eagle in Profile Chris Yates

15

Lynn Gwynant Chris Yates

16

Gull Attacking Avocet Ron Edwards

15

106

SOUTH LONDON P.S

A Walk on the Wild Side Michael Loveder CPAGB 18

Geometric Jose Souto

14

In the Lead Jim Berkshire

15

Ironing Out Differences Pat Couder CPAGB 14

Reds Lining Up Pat Couder CPAGB 16

Shaz Rosemary May

13

The Queen Dave Harris LRPS 18 C

You Dave Harris LRPS 15

123

TONBRIDGE C.C

Common Darter Dragonflies Mick Dudley

16

Fear in the Wild Water John Hunt DPAGB ARPS 19 M

Great Grey Owl Take Off Alan Cork LRPS CPAGB 15

Harvest Mouse John Butler DPAGB ARPS 12

Hawfinch Reflection Glenn Welch

15

Magic Dust Tony Hill

17 C

Male Southern Masked Weaver David Godfrey CPAGB 16

The Alchemist Roger Wates

17

127

UCKFIELD C.C

Baby Play Jane Gross

16

Barn Owl Roy Marriott

14

Female Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary Andrew Burns

17 C

Let Me Out Moxy Child

14

Naomi Shaun Dunphy

12

Saker Falcon Judith Stewart

14

Still Life Study Debbie Lias

16

The Wave Alison Buchanan

16

119

VERVE

Autumn Woodland Light Terry Scales LRPS 12

Coastal Fringe Jean Seddons

15

Grass in Glass Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB 12

Griffin Guardian of the City Terry Scales LRPS 12

Hung Hom Promenade, Hong Kong David Silk

14

Post Line Christine Silk

12

Singapore Skyline David Silk

13

Westcliffe Lift Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB 16 C

106

WEST WICKHAM P.S

Cubist Architecture Cliff Mills

19 M

Electric Trees Andrew McNeill

14

Maison Anna Louise Bob Zwolinsky

17

Maori Elder Mike Spurway LRPS 15

Nasturtiums Inna Karpova

19 M

Raspberry Inna Karpova

18 C

Silver Birch Wood Mike Spurway LRPS 13

Sputnik Seeds Laura Taylor

15

130

WHITSTABLE P.G

Flamingo Closeness Graham Miles ARPS CPAGB 13

Get A Dog They Said… Kirsty Ralfs ARPS QGP 19 M

Margate Light Claire Gilbert

15

Moving Day Kirsty Ralfs ARPS QGP 17

Red Huts In The Blue Hour Rupert Brun

15 Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa

Striata) Mike Gould

18 C

Storm Over Lock Stack Claire Gilbert

15

You Don't Scare Me Mike Gould

15

127

Diamond Jubilee Trophy Statistics

34 clubs entered. 272 images submitted Scores awarded by the Judge: 0* 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 No’ Given 2 21 30 46 70 44 32 16 10 1 % of Mark 0.7 7.7 11 16.9 25.7 16.2 11.8 5.9 3.7 0.4

Score Range 0-14 15-17 18-20 No' of Images 99 146 27 % for Range 36.4 53.7 9.9

NB 2 Images scored as “0” due to being entered into 2019 & 2020 DJ Competition

Future KCPA events: KCPA Exhibition: Please ensure all paperwork, payments and prints are delivered by closing date 10

th March.

Selection Weekend: 28th & 29th March (Detling) Saturday 28th March 2.30 onwards PDI’s Sunday 29th March 10 am onwards Prints Do come along and view this taking place. Each image will be scored using buzzers and scored out of 15. £1 per hot drink. Selectors: Richard Speirs DPAGB APAGB. Peter Young LRPS CPAGB AFIAP APAGB & Leigh Woolford. AWPF EFIAP DPAGB BPE3 FWPF Hon. Exhibition and Presentation venue: Creek Creative, 1 Abbey St, Faversham ME13 7BE. Open: Tue–Sun, 10am–4pm (not open Monday’s). 28

th April- 10

th May.

Presentation evening takes place at Creek Creative on Saturday 2nd May 6.30 – 8.30 pm. Winners of medals, ribbons, and merit awards will be sent an invitation to attend. Don’t forget, it is from Accepted images in the KCPA exhibition, that images are chose to go forward to represent us in the PAGB Inter Federation Competition in July 2020. PAGB Led Advisory day: 16

th May 2020 Ditton £20 for participants. £10 for observers

Limited space so don’t delay book today! Book to come along on 16th May 2020 and have your images commented on by Rod Wheelans HonPAGB, FRPS, FIPF, MPAGB, Anne Greiner MPAGB, Richard Spiers DPAGB APAGB BPE2* & Gordon Jenkins APAGB. Along with KCPA Premier Judges Chris Shore FRPS MPAGB EFIAP BPE5*, and Clive Tanner FRPS MPAGB APAGB, to determine the suitability of the images for PAGB distinctions. AV Competition: TBD Ross Cup: 14TH November 2020 @Ditton Community Centre ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL Tracy Hughes via competitions@kcpa.co.uk