4 Way Interclub Pdi Competition - Thursday 23rd November 2023.
On Thursday 28th November, it was Cramlington Camera Club's turn to host the Annual 4 Way Interclub Competition
at Doxford Methodist Church in Cramlington. In this contest Morpeth, Gateshead, Cramlington and Gosforth Camera
Clubs had each submitted ten digital images on any subject. Stephen Fowler from Ryton & District Camera Club had
been invited to view and comment on each image before giving a mark out of thirty.
The judge then described each image as it appeared on the screen, stating what the subject matter had meant to him
before giving appropriate comments and on occasion suggesting things that may be done to improve the picture. The
high standard of natural history images among the forty entries had also been commented on as he selected 'Gannet
Food Dispute' from Gosforth Camera Club, as his top image gaining the maximum thirty marks, however when the
scores were announced at the end of the evening Morpeth had taken first place. The result was as follows -
Morpeth Camera Club....................263 marks.
Gosforth Camera Club...................261 marks.
Gateshead Camera Club................244 marks.
Cramlington Camera Club.............243 marks.
This was Part One of a Two Part Competition we now look forward to February 2024 when the clubs meet again for the
second leg where the Colour & Monochrome Print section entries will be judged. The marks from both competitions are
then added together to find the overall winners who will receive the 4 Way Trophy. Thanks to Glyn Trueman, Davy Bolam,
Paul Appleby, Sue Dawson, Mark Harrison and Graham Sorrie whose images made up the winning Morpeth entry. Thank
you also to the Morpeth members who attended and enjoyed the evening that was rounded off with a finger buffet supplied
by the hosts.
Davy Bolam.
Morpeth CC Comp Sec.