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Vale Cider Cup

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Friday saw the inaugural Vale Cider Cup Challenge at the club.  Bridgend Camera Club were invited to compete in this new form of competition devised by Nick Craddock (of Vale Cider) and Peter Young brilliantly judged, on the hoof, 50 images in three categories and head to head.  Difficult to describe - you needed to be there to understand the scoring.  It was a great night which demonstrated the breadth of talent within both clubs.  It was a very closely fought contest so congratulations to Bridgend CC for being runner up in the this year's Vale Cider Cup.
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​I am delighted to be able to report that Vale won the Vale Cider Cup last night in what was a very close and exciting competition with Bridgend which came down to the last few points. The final score was Vale 18, Bridgend 15. There were 23 members representing Bridgend and 25 members representing Vale and the standard of images was excellent from all 48 photographers who participated. The judge for the evening was Peter Young who was superb in providing incisive comments about each print as well as scoring and making sure the competition ha plenty of friendly rivalry and fun.
 
 
Many thanks to everyone who provided prints and to all those who came along on the night!

​Nick Craddock 
The Section scores were:
Landscape:     Vale 5 points, Bridgend 0 points
People:            Vale 1 point, Bridgend 4 points
Nature:            Vale 0 points, Bridgend 5 points
Open:              Vale 9 points, Bridgend 6 points
Bonus points:  Vale 3 points, Bridgend 0 points
 
Ribbon winners:
Best Landscape: Guy Butler-Madden with Footpath, Hensol Forest
Runner up Landscape: Mike Davies with Towards Pen y Fan
Best People: Dave Thomas with Butch, a ragged Victorian
Runner up People: Terry Verrinder with The anguish of Deianeira
Best Nature: Heather Digweed with Kingfisher on reed
Runner up Nature: Neville Thomas with Fox in grasses
Best open colour: Peter Dennis with Rock pool
Best open mono: Nick Craddock with London rain
Best open colour: Peter Dennis with Rock pool
Best open mono: Nick Craddock with London rain
Best Landscape: Guy Butler-Madden with Footpath, Hensol Forest
Runner up Landscape: Mike Davies with Towards Pen y Fan
Best People: Dave Thomas with Butch, a ragged Victorian
Runner up People: Terry Verrinder with The anguish of Deianeira
Best Nature: Heather Digweed with Kingfisher on reed
Runner up Nature: Neville Thomas with Fox in grasses (received by Jenny Hibbert, Bridgend Team Leader)
Receiving the Cider Cup, Gerald Harbour, Chairman of The Vale PC
Photos by Mike Baker
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  • Home
  • About
  • Programme
  • Gallery
    • Gallery A - E >
      • David Allen
      • Keith Baker
      • Mike Baker
      • Guy Butler-Madden
      • Bridget Craddock
      • Nick Craddock
      • Mike Davies
      • Patrick Davies
      • Peter Dennis
      • Tom Dunlop
      • Raymond Evans
    • Gallery F - L >
      • Gerald Harbour
      • Gwynne Harries
      • Dave Hartwick
      • Michael Hunt
      • Gareth Impey
      • Cledwyn Lewis
      • Pam Lewis
      • Alison Love
    • Gallery M - Z >
      • Suzanne McIntosh
      • Jaydie O'Garro
      • Geoff Poole
      • Alan Roberts
      • Tony Tarlton
      • Nick Thornton
      • Terry Verrinder
      • Jim Wild
      • Gareth Williams
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    • 2020 Comp 1
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    • The Vale 7- Way Battle 2021
    • Lockdown Challenge >
      • 12 - Self Portrait
      • 11 - Open the Box
      • 10 - Simplicity
      • 9 - What's in the Fridge
      • 8 - Chocolate
      • 7 - Decay
      • 6 - Negative Space
      • 5 - Plant Life
      • 4 - Glass
      • 3 Something Old
      • 2 The Colour Red
      • 1 Breakfast
    • Three in Harmony
  • Exhibitions
  • Contact
  • Map
  • FAQ
  • Members Only
    • Getting Composition into Shape
    • Stuck in Lockdown - Ideas
    • JPG v RAW
    • New Member Info
    • Back Button Focussing
    • Andy's Photoshop Tutorial
    • Depth of Field & Foreshortening
    • Homemade Lens Hood
    • Teaching Grandma to Suck Eggs
    • Lighting on a Budget
    • Lighting for Portraits
  • More for Members Only
    • Image Sharpness
    • Eliminating Camera Shake
    • Mounting Prints
    • Adding Text to an Image
    • Resolution Explained
    • Critique Guide
    • Removing Colour Casts
  • Special Interests
    • Studio Style Lighting
    • Photo Locations
  • Links
  • Collaborations
    • CADS- Pack Up Your Troubles
    • It can Damage your Health
    • CADS- Deckchairs
  • Constitution
  • Image Development Exercise
  • VPC Zoom Meeting
  • Halloween Challenge
  • Something Completely Different
  • Mike's Memories of 2020