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DAPA Group Weblog Has Moved!

dotcomphotography — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:20:45 +0000

The DAPA Group is using wordpress.org on a dedicated server with a whole host of new features.

Consequently this blog will no longer be active and all future posts will be added to the new blog!

Our new blog! address is: http://dapagroup.com/wordpress/index.php

Hope to see you there soon. Please, remember to your update any links you may have.

Thank You.

Battle of the Clubs – Portraits

dapagroup — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:01 +0000

After what seemed to be a very short month, the August edition of Digital SLR User magazine landed on the door mat. We already knew we’d retained our first place position, but unfortunately we didn’t make it into the pages of the magazine. The judges gave our Landscape images a combined score of 42, which still leaves us with a 4 point margin at the top of the leader board.

I don’t know which is more difficult, taking the images or choosing them for this competition? The standard of work we’re seeing in the magazine is truly excellent. That’s not just from DAPA Group members, but the competition standard on the whole.

Round Six (6) is Portraits, possible our strongest subject? We certainly have more award winning images in the category than all the other subjects put together. I only hope I’ve made the right choice with these:

The Passage of Time, John Powell BPE3

We Can Make It, John Powell BPE3

A Little Bit of Me, Phil Barrett

Glasgow District Photographic Union Exhibition, 2009

dapagroup — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:39:44 +0000

The GDPU has a history spanning half a century and has been organising an annual exhibition for the past 39 years. This year’s exhibition was their first under patronage of the British Photographic Exhibition (BPE).

As with all BPE exhibitions the competition is tough, see states below.

The job of selecting the images that made up this exhibition, around 15% of the total number submitted, were chosen by: Jane Black ARPS Hon PAGB , Des Clinton FRPS AFIAP and Les Ayres ARPS MPAGB APAGB AFIAP.

DAPA group, as always, put forth a very strong entry, which this time included around 20 award winning images from previous BPE exhibitions. Sadly, on this occasion some of those images failed to hit the mark, some by as many a 2 points, Duh!

The only image to receive an award (HM) for DAPA in this exhibition was:

A Savage Landscape by John Powell BPE3

Nonetheless, several DAPA Group members did to manage to gain acceptances, they were: Angela Adams (4), Cherry Larcombe (3), Joe Brennan (3), John Powell (2), Belinda Buxton (1), Gary Newman (1) and Robert Powell (1)

Exhibition Statistics:
Open Colour
912 entries
129 accepted – 14%
average mark 10.07

Creative
397 entries
60 accepted – 16%
average mark 10.22

Open Monochrome
624 entries
83 accepted – 17%
average mark 10.21

Our complete group entry, including score data can be found HERE

39th Havant National Open Exhibition, 2009

dapagroup — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:51:58 +0000

Havant is the latest camera club to join the British Photographic Exhibitions.
The BPE was setup to encourage photographers to enter exhibitions and promote competitive photography.

The Havant National Open was divided into three sections, Open Prints, Nature Prints and Open Projected Images. The appointed judges being, Chris Palmer ARPS AFIAP and husband and wife duo, Maureen and David Toft MPAGB.

The Exhibition of 393 images is to be held at:
Park Community School, Leigh Park, Havant, PO9 4BU
On Saturday 1st – Sunday 9th August 2009
Doors Open at 10am – 5pm (Late night Thurs 6th till 7pm)
There’s a planned preview evening on, Friday 31st July 2009, at 6.30pm

Greater Spotted Wood Pecker, Highly Commend, Paul Ashton

Several DAPA Group members did well here, notable, Paul Ashton, who received a Highly Commend for his Greater Spotted Woodpecker in the Nature Print section. Highly Commends also went to John Powell for his, Ooh! That Was Tough (Mono Print) and The Passage of Time (Projected Image).

The Passage of Time, Highly Commend, John Powell BPE3*

Accepted images also went too:
Angela Adams (1) Cherry Larcombe (5) Joe Brennan (1) John Powell (4) Paul Ashton (4) Robert Powell (6) and Sophie Matthews-Paul (2).

The British Photographic Exhibitions offer a Crown Award system designed to enable successful exhibition photographers to gain additional recognition. Exhibitors are invited to aggregate their acceptances in the affiliated exhibitions and, upon reaching the accepted aggregate, to apply without charge for a Crown Rating Award.

The Telephone Call, Sophie Matthews-Paul BPE1*

As a result of their continued success in British Photographic Exhibitions the following photographers are invited to aggregate their acceptances and apply, without charge, for their new Crown Ratings. They are:

Sophie Matthews-Paul BPE1* (25 Acceptances)
Cherry Larcombe BPE2* (Over 50 Acceptances)
John Powell BPE3* (Over 100 Acceptances)

Each successful applicant for an award will receive a Certificate and a Ribbon and will be able to use the letters acknowledging their award after their name.

Details relating too: BPE, PAGB & FIAP distinctions are available on our main web site:
www.dapagroup.com

Digital SLR User Magazine – Battle of the Clubs

dapagroup — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:43:17 +0000

After three rounds of this competition DAPA Group goes top thanks to our,” Spring” entry.

Spring, Robert Powell BPE1

Young Reynard, Joe Brennan LRPS

Tulip Trio, Cherry Larcombe BPE1

From this round we scored 41 points, giving us a marginal, 2 point lead over Halstead & District C.C and a 5 point lead over Wigan 10 Foto Group.

Round 4 of the competition is,” Landscapes” and doing battle for us this time round is:

Misty Field, Charlotte Nadin

No Rest at Rest Bay Today, Michael J Stokes AWFP

Stranger at the Shore, John Powell BPE2

Perhaps now is a good time to let you into a little secret! Michael (Opobs) has been approached by the magazine editors and there is every possibility that Mikes shot will appear on the cover of the magazines August issue. So! Well Done Mike, excellent news.

Golden Spurs International Electronic Imaging Exhibition, 2009

dotcomphotography — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:59:14 +0000

Golden Spurs International Electronic Imaging Exhibition, 2009
I think I might have a go on the Lottery this weekend, before my luck runs out!
Whilst preparing the previous post I received my results from the Golden Spurs organiser, Etienne Vandenweghe. FPSA EFIAP informing me that not only did I receive 3 acceptances, but one of them was an HM for, Ooh! That Was Tough. Two HM’s in one day – I don’t bloody believe it!

Ooh! That Was Tough, John Powell BPE2

It was Cherry and I that flew the flag for DAPA, but unfortunately the exhibition organisers, somehow, managed to lose her entry, but quite miraculously they managed to hang on to her entry fee! Mmmmm

However, Cherry has been promised a free entry next year!! But what’s to say they don’t lose it again?
My advice is, get a re-fund now!

On a more positive note, Cherry only needs acceptances in 2 more International salons to qualify for her AFIAP distinction. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing her the very best of luck!

1st C.P.N.O International Exhibition, Hong Kong

dapagroup — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:44:23 +0000

1st C.P.N.O International Exhibition China
Several DAPA Group photographer s are well on there way to receiving FIAP distinctions, but two members in particular where left jumping for joy after receiving their results from the 1st C.P.N.O exhibition, which was held in Hong Kong, China.

Cherry Larcombe BPE1 received 4 acceptances, 2 monochrome and 2 colour, at the same time as John Powell BPE2 received 3 monochrome acceptances, including an HM for We Can Make It.

We Can Make It, John Powell BPE2

Beach Huts & Sail Boat, Cherry Larcombe BPE1

Living in the Past, John Powell BPE2

Tulip Trio, Cherry Larcombe BPE1

Man of Steel, Cherry Larcombe BPE1

Pomodoro Ciliegia, Cherry Larcombe BPE

Savage Landscape, John Powell BPE2

PAGB Inter-federation Championships

dapagroup — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:21:58 +0000

OK, so here goes, not really done any of this blogging stuff before, I guess we all have to start somewhere so why not here? The idea is, not only to chart the happenings of the group, but it’s members too. This first post draws on the continual success the group is having by announcing that the following prints have been selected to represent the MCPF in the forthcoming Photographic Alliance of Great Britain Inter-federation Championships:

Robert Powell BPE1 .. X Factor Contender

Cherry Larcombe BPE1 .. Beach Huts & Sail Boat

Robert Powell BPE1 .. Ouch!

John Powell BPE2 .. A Sign of Life