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from Crosby Camera Club
Southport Open Exhibition 2010
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North-Mersey Inter-Club Print Competition 2010
The annual inter-club print battle between Crosby, Formby, Maghull, and Ormskirk, took place at Formby's club room on 18th February 2010.
This competition features a selection of 10 prints representing each club, which are then scored on a knock-out round basis.
The judge, Gordon Jenkins from Chorley PS, commented on the overall high standard of the entries and after a close run battle the winning club was announced as Maghull, followed by Crosby, Formby, and Ormskirk respectively.
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Art Group Success
Congratulations to Crosby Camera Club member Marjorie Burleigh for being awarded First Prize in the Liverpool University Art Group Exhibition 2009 with a creative photograph of the Antony Gormley statues on Crosby beach. The exhibition is open at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Liverpool, until 16th December 2009.
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Club Exhibition
The club recently held an exhibition of member's photographs at Crosby Central Library. It was the first exhibition the club had displayed for a few years and attracted a lot of interest.
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Liverpool Cathedral Photography Competition 2009
Liverpool Cathedral has launched it's first photography competition (Closing date 14th August 2009), which is open to people of all ages and abilities. The theme is "My Cathedral" and entries must feature the cathedral in some way.
For more details please visit the cathedral website (www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk)
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Inter-Merseyside Competition 2008/09 - Results
The final judging of the 2008-09 Inter-Merseyside Competition took place at the South Liverpool Photographic Society on 21st May 2009.
This competition features a selection of prints and slides representing several clubs throughout the Merseyside area. Over the course of the "club season" each qualifying club takes it in turn to host/judge the competition and on the final night all the marks from each club are accumulated to determine the overall scores.
This year's competiton was a particulary close run event with victory for Hoylake - finishing just 2 points ahead of second-placed Southport.
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1st | Hoylake | 1099 |
| 2nd | Southport | 1097 |
| 3rd | St. Helens | 1051 |
Crosby finished in 5th place with 1007 points.
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L&CPU Annual Competition 2009 - Results
Congratulations to Peter Eggington (Early Morning Stroll) and Mike Kirk (Airborne Chaser) for having their entries accepted for the Slide Folio, and also to Greg Murphy (Celebration) for his acceptance in the Colour Prints Folio.
Click here to see a summary of Crosby's results.
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Club Competition Results for the 2008/09 season
The results of our "Annual" competitions were as follows:
| Colour Prints: | Keith Fisher ARPS DPAGB |
| Mono Prints: | Alan Humphries LRPS |
| Projected Images: | Peter Eggington |
The overall results of our "Monthly" league competitions have now also been collated and we can announce that the overall winners were as follows:
| Colour Prints: | Keith Fisher ARPS DPAGB |
| Mono Prints: | Alan Humphries LRPS |
| Projected Images: | Greg Murphy |
You can see some of the winning images on our Competitions page, meanwhile congratulations to the winners and also to all the other club members who entered, without whom there would have been no competition.
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North-Mersey Inter-Club Print Competition 2009
The judging of the 2008/09 Inter-Club print battle between Crosby, Formby, Maghull, and Ormskirk took place at Crosby Camera Club on 18th February 2009.
This competition features a selection of 10 prints representing each club, which are then marked on a knock-out round basis.
This year's competition was won by Formby but the overall winning print was from Crosby (Bald Eagle by Marjorie Burleigh) which you can see at the top of the screen. You can also see more of Marjorie's images in her portfolio: Members Gallery)
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HYDROSCAPES - Competition "UPDATE"
Congratulations to Keith Fisher for his entry "High Tide at Crosby" being awarded SECOND place in the finals of this competition.
The finalists are on exhibition at the Connolly Gallery, 3rd floor, Contemporary Urban Centre, Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BS, until 4/12/08 (Gallery open 11am-6pm, Tuesday-Sunday).
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HYDROSCAPES - Competition
This competition is being run by the University of Liverpool as part of the Capital of Culture 2008 programme of events. The competition aims to explore and capture images that reflect one of our most valuable resources - WATER.
The competition closing date is 30th Sepbtember 2008 and all entries must be submitted online. Finalists work will be showcased in an exhibition taking place at the end of the year.
Full details can be found on the competition website: Liverpool University Hydroscapes photography competition
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L&CPU Competition News
Congratulations to Ray Hurst for having a print accepted for the Mono Print Folio, and also to Rona Mason(2) and Peter Eggington(1) for their acceptances in the Slide Folio. In terms of the Club Overall Performance, Crosby finished 24th (out of 60). The Annual Print Exhibition is currently on show at Astley Hall, Chorley until 20th July.
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Congratulations
Club member: Peter Robinson, has been successful in his application for a Licentiateship to the Royal Photographic Society with his panel of colour prints (see Members Gallery)
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New Website Launched (May 2008)
Crosby Camera Club are proud to announce the launch of our revamped website.
We hope you enjoy your visit and take a few minutes to browse our site which we have tried to keep simple, yet informative.
If you like what you see and would like to know more, please Contact Us.
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Inter-Merseyside Competition 2007/08 - Results
The final judging of the 2008 Inter-Merseyside Competition took place at the South Liverpool Photographic Society on 15th May 2008.
This competition features a selection of prints and slides representing several clubs throughout the Merseyside area. Over the course of the "club season" each qualifying club takes it in turn to host/judge the competition and on the final night all the marks from each club are accumulated to determine the overall scores.
This year's competiton was a particulary close run event ending in a draw between Southport and St. Helens, who have agreed to share the trophy for 6-months each.
| Position | Club | Points |
| 1st Equal | Southport | 1002 |
| 1st Equal | St. Helens | 1002 |
| 3rd | South Liverpool | 949 |
Crosby finished in 5th place with 914 points.
Best Slide: "When Will It Stop Raining" - St. Helens
Best Print: "Owl Stare" - South Liverpool