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Sunday (9 Feb) saw a small band of BPS members travel down the M5 to Exeter to attend the annual WCPF photofest that is DPIC. This competition between photo clubs from across the WCPF region, this year attracted entries from 56 clubs, each submitting 18 images. This meant that the panel of 3 judges had to view and score 1008 images through the day; the club with the highest accumulative score being declared the WCPF DPIC Champions - well, this year the champion is Bristol Photographic Society, so well done to those members who supplied images.
Scores for each image were out of a maximum of 15 and only one of the BPS images scored less than 12, and that was an 11, with one of the judges giving it a maximum 5 and a Highly Commended award - pretty impressive all round. Undoubted star of the team was Graham Pears, who's image, Red Kite on Pheasant Carcass scored a maximum 15 and Hares Boxing scored 14. Barry Mead scored 14 with two of his images, Zebra Dance and Last Look Back
The top 10 clubs, in descending order were:
| Bristol |
228 |
| Dorchester |
224 |
| Frome |
224 |
| Nonpareil |
222 |
| Bleadon |
217 |
| Taunton |
216 |
| Dulverton |
215 |
| Truro |
212 |
| Backwell |
211 |
| Exmouth |
211 |
| Sidmouth |
211 |
The top two clubs go on to represent WCPF in the annual PAGB Interclub competition at Warwick in July. Dorchester pipped Frome to that honour by having more awards among their set.
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