Monthly Challenge 4 - Print - Relating to places on a Huddersfield Monopoly Board 22/05/24

Our erstwhile Programme Secretary, Sue Gibson, had set us a locally-focused

challenge to photograph Huddersfield's equivalent of Pentonville Road and

Mayfair. Our members came back with 21 A4 prints picturing local buildings

and features. Inevitably there were many railway stations and Castle Hills

on show and members present were asked to vote for their first three prints.

Shown here are the three winning prints lined up on the easel.

Left to Right - Richard Fulcher's monopoly style creative take on

Huddersfield Railway Station and Harold Wilson statue (2nd place); Paul

Campbell's observant view of Huddersfield University Central Services

Building framed by the legs of the Creative Arts Building (1st Place);

Sheelagh Davidson's beautiful mono print of Lindley Clock Tower (3rd place).

Well done to the Paul, Richard and Sheelagh and thanks to those who gave the

critiques before the results were announced: George Fewster and Richard

Fulcher.

YPU Exhibition 2023 Print acceptances shown in digital form 15/05/24

This Zoom session was a second chance to look at last year's print

acceptances. We had already viewed the actual travelling print portfolio

back in March so this time, as the sequence was shown, we focused on the 45

entries which had been sent to the 2023 PAGB Inter-Federation print

championships to represent the Yorkshire Photographic Union. Many of these

were category trophy winners on their own merit and understandably chosen

for the national competition. The eventual PAGB print exhibition displays

150 of the works so to have a print chosen is a high accolade. Included in

these was 'Memories of Childhood' by our own Harry Wentworth. Well done

Harry.

Annual Competition Judge's Feedback - Nigel Plant ARPS AFIAP DPAGB 08/05/24

The last time Nigel judged for us was at the start of the COVID lockdown.

Prints had been delivered to him before the restrictions started and he rose

to the challenge of judging prints on Zoom whilst the digital versions were

displayed via the conferencing app. This time it was a pleasure to welcome

Nigel in person and benefit from his views and constructive suggestions on

four of our print categories (Open Colour, Portraiture, Scapes and

Creative). As with the earlier feedback we will have to await the 'Oscars'

on 26th June to find out which author has taken the coveted trophy in each

category.

We're really grateful to all our four judges for making choices and helping

us identify which entries will be presented on the wall and television in

the gallery in the piazza in July and August.