Events


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MIDPHOT Exhibition of Midland Photography

This is a club exhibition for prints and slides. Competition between clubs is encouraged and a Championship League Table is published. Entries into Midphot are essential for the award of PAGB Photographic Distinctions.

Please note that Midphot is a Club exhibition and that all entries should be sent collectively as a club.

The 47th Annual Exhibition will be held from the 24th to 28th March 2010 at the Old School House, Oldbury.

View the 46th Exhibition (2009) Award Winners' Gallery


MCPF Print & DPI Championships

The purpose of these championships is to find two clubs in each competition to represent the MCPF at the PAGB championships, projected images at the Arts Centre Warwick University in July and prints at Deeside College Connahs Quay Flintshire in October.

These MCPF championships have proved to be a very popular event. There are judges' medals for their choice of projected image and colour or mono print bringing a total of 15 medals plus the championship trophies to be won. Please make every effort to include this event in your club's programme.

The 2010 Championship will be held on Saturday 10th April 2010

Photofolio Club Competition and Exhibition

Photofolio is a competition between member clubs with Individual Awards. Entry is Free. Acceptances into the exhibition form the basis of the circulating Portfolio of Prints and Slides which is available to clubs on a pre-arranged circuit. Booking the Photofolio should be arranged well in advance, as a schedule for the year is published.


MidPhot Audio Visual Championship

This is held annually at the end of January. Entry into this competition is essential for Audio Visual workers to apply for awards of PAGB Distinctions. A selection of the Audio Visuals entered are shown at the Midphot Exhibition.

MIDPHOT 2010 AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION

Saturday 30th January 2010 ~ The Civic Centre, Braunstone Town, Leicester
Judged by: Graham Laughton Hon PAGB & Mike Reed ARPS

RESULT SHEET

The overall winning sequence awarded the Tom Prince Trophy and an MCPF Medal

And Never CackledRichard Brown FRPS EFIAP APAGBFentham Photo Society


Each Judge awarded a Highly Commended Certificate to a sequence of his choice

Graham Laughton chose-  
The Mousehole Cat Martin Fry FRPS APAGB Cheltenham Camera Club
Mike Reed chose-  
Migrant Mother Howard Bagshaw ARPS Stafford Photographic Soc.


The following three sequences were commended

Land of the Thunder Dragon Malcolm Imhoff FRPS East Midlands A-V Group
On Offa’s Dyke Harry Hunt ARPS Wolverhampton Photo Soc.
Colours of India Howard Bagshaw ARPS Stafford Photographic Soc.


BEST INTERMEDIATE WORKER AWARD

Awarded an MCPF plaque

The Silk Road David Eaves ARPS Solihull Photographic Soc.


AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

The sequence receiving the most votes, awarded the Martin Fry Trophy

The Mousehole Cat Martin Fry FRPS APAGB Cheltenham Camera Club


MIDPHOT EXHIBITION

The above six sequences plus the following two will constitute the programme
to be shown during the afternoon on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March

Harvest Festival Peter Lucas & Peggy Franks LRPS C/CPAGB Fosse Co-op Camera Club
Trees in a Winter Landscape John Holt DPAGB Wolverhampton PS

MidPhot Exhibition will be held from Wednesday 24th March to Sunday 28th at The Old Schoolhouse, (Smethwick PS clubroom) Churchbridge, Oldbury, Birmingham.

IN APPRECIATION

ENTRY STATISTICS

22 sequences entered, 21 used PTE software with 1 using Pro Show Gold, representing 18 different Authors from 10 different Member Club/Societies

Peter Brown, MCPF AV Competitions Organiser, 31 January 2010

Download this result sheet (pdf format)


MCPF Seminars

These are organised annually. - Details will be posted here as they become available.



MCPF General Meetings and AGM

There are two General Meetings held in Autumn and February. The AGM is held in early June. Delegates from the Societies attend together with visitors but only Delegates may vote. The meetings are held at venues throughout the Federation by invitation of the Member Clubs.

General Meetings:

Annual General Meeting: