CAMERA STUDIES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20054, 28 September 1939, Page 2

CAMERA STUDIES

BLEDISLOE CUP AWARDS CIISBORNE CLUB’S DISPLAY INSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS Members of the Gisborne Camera Club have found keen interest in a study of the entries offered in the current year’s competition for too BledisLoe Cup, a trophy presented by a former Governor-i General of New Zealand to •encourage the practice of phbtogflaphy and the production ot the most advanced classes of camera work, including presentation of subjects. The prize-winning entries have been forwarded to the Gisborne club for exhibition, and will be displayed on Monday in Le Grand Cafe. 'Several of the studies are of particular interest, and as each photograpn carries not only the points awarded under different headings, but also the comments of the judge, even tyros in camera work are able to recognise the chief merits of each picture.

The winning entry, included in the Dunedin club’s selection, is a particularly successful portrayal, titled The Challenge.” Justification for the title is found in the intensely alive and searching gaze of the subject, a man of acquiline feature and obviously of virile character. The comments of the judge in respect of this entry indicate that there was little fault to be found with it. Cutting Criticism It will be noted, when.the prints arc displayed publicly, that a certain acerbity has been expressed by the judge in commenting on some of the entries. In their experience of this somewhat cutting form of criticism, however, those of brief experience in camera competitions escape at least as lightly as the more prominent professional photographers. The remarks of the judge. certainly add to the interest ol' the collection. Compared with the prize-winning entries, those from the Gisborne Camera. Club .'are of a fair standard. The studies themselves are almost all of really good subjects, and _ well balanced, but a fault which the judge notes in nearly every case has to do with the presentation —the* form of mounting, the widths of margins, and the titling of the prints coming under this heading. It is of interest that a puckish study of a flautist, by a Gisborne member, was rated very highly by the judge so far as design and execution were concerned, and that the presentation was the main weakness found in a most unusual entry. Inspection of Photographs At the fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Camera Club, held last evening, with Mr. R. R. Baldrey m the Chair, the chief business was an inspection of the Bledislee Cup photographs, and occasion was taken to express satisfaction with the. points secured by several of the Oisborne entries. The highest marks for the Gisborne club were secured by Mr. E. Glanville, with 82 of a possible 100.