Our annual exhibition took place on Saturday 12th of November at King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy.

Our thanks and appreciation to King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy for the use of their facilities, the selectors, entrants and everyone who made it such a great success.

"Congratulations to those who had work accepted and awards winners. If you were not successful this year, we wish you success in future Exhibitions.

Yardley Photographic Society is pleased to announce that we have obtained BPE status for our future exhibitions and hope that you will support us on our new venture.

On a personal note I would like to say thank you to the Yardley team, for their hard work, dedication and support in making this Exhibition possible

A special thank you goes to Mary Jenkins, who has guided me, shared her knowledge of running an exhibition, also has given lots of support for my first year as Exhibition Secretary, thank you."

Christine McGill LRPS - Exhibition Secretary

Comments from our Selectors -

Panels:

"It was pleasing to see the diverse subject matter of the panels, from nature to contemporary and creative and all subjects in between, a majority of colour but also some very good monochrome prints and the fact that most showed thought about content and layout.

It was difficult to choose between the top panels, in fact I considered the standard so high that I awarded an extra commended or two. The winner, a panel of sport images, I considered showed originality and the ribbon was awarded to a natural history panel of which there were also several first class examples in this genre.

I would like to thank the exhibition committee members for making the judging day go so smoothly and the first class hospitality. A special mention also to Christine McGill in her first year as Exhibition Secretary, a job well done."

Malcolm Ranieri FRPS, MPAGB, BPE5

Reavenhall Cup for Best Panel
End of the Innings - David Keel EFIAP CPAGB BPE3 (Wythall P.S.)

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General Sections of Prints and Projected Digital Images:

"I would like to thank the members of Yardley for inviting me to judge their 2011 open exhibition.

The quality of the entry was of a very high standard was most enjoyable to look at. I would like to congratulate the winners and commiserate with those who weren't successful, but please keep trying."

Dave Deeming LRPS BPE2

"The general standard of the submitted images (both print and digital) was quite good, although some of the digital creative were a little overpowering and difficult to interpret. Marginally, the prints were of a higher standard than the digital.

The photographs chosen for the exhibition show a good variation in subject matter and are of a sufficiently high standard to produce excellent viewing. The award winning images were, as expected, examples of high quality exhibition photography."

Tony Pioli ARPS, ABPE

"It was a pleasure to be one of the Selectors for the Yardley Exhibition this year. I found the subjects of the prints was variable and the quality was very good. It was disappointing that the entry this year was down in numbers.

It was quite a decision to select the winners in both the mono and colour sections but I think that the end results were justified. I did find however the digital images to be a little disappointing as the quality was not as good as the prints, but again I think we managed to select the best in this section. I would like to thank Yardley for a really interesting day and for making me so welcome."

David Venables DPAGB BPE3*

Color Print Trophy for Best Colour Print
Subway Patrol - Steve Ficken (Kidderminster C.C.)

Monochrome Print Trophy for Best Monochrome Print
Trudging Home - Ann Miles FRPS (Cambridge C.C.)

Michael Broughton Memorial for Best General Projected Digital Image
Grand Central Station - David Gibbins ARPS AFIAP APAGB (Beeston C.C.)

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Nature Prints and Nature Projected Images:

"Firstly I would like to thank the members of Yardley Photographic Society for the hospitality shown to my wife and myself on the Nature Judging day. Although the number of entries for the nature print section was slightly down from last year (this reflects a current trend in most exhibitions) the overall standard was high.

The range of subjects (due to photographers travelling to more remote areas of the world, and with the new digital technology) produced some stunning images. The print quality was excellent but a few images had been over satu-rated producing some unnatural colours.

The DPI entries of course were up from last year again reflecting the current trend. There was a diverse subject range, and the quality was a high on most images projected. A few images unfortunately, although pictorially excep-tional, had been taken in a captive situations or heavily manipulated and should not have been entered into the nature section.

I thoroughly enjoyed the day and wish Yardley Photographic Society every success with their forthcoming Exhibition Day, which I hope all the successful exhibitors will attend."

Peter Preece Dip.AD (Honors)

Leeds Trophy for Best Nature Print
Oyster Fungi - Frank Millington ARPS EFIAP MPAGB (Sphinx P.C.)

Derek Lill Trophy for Best Nature Projected Image
Red Fox in Canyon - Henry F. McGowan DPAGB (Smethwick P.S.)

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Yardley Club Members Section:

Yardley P.S. Members Section Projected Digital Trophy
Storm - Stephen Cooper

Yardley P.S. Members Section Curtiss Memorial Trophy (Best Colour Print)
Bullfinch - Bryan Parker

If you have any enquiries regarding the exhibition please contact our Exhibitions Secretary via the following email link: exhibition@yardleyps.co.uk or telephone Christine McGill (after 7PM): 07505 156 193.