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A competition between CTPS and the Kirkcaldy Photographic Society (KPS)

The Battle across the Oceans

This is the third year that the CTPS-KPS competition has been held and the
Battle across the Oceans has become a fixture on the competition calendar,
reports Lesley Parolis.

Kirkcaldy is a town in the east of Scotland in the county in 2007. In 2011 she achieved the Artiste award with the
of Fyfe. KPS is an active photographic club, and you can Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (AFI-
learn more about them from their website. AP) and in 2012 achieved the Distinction with the Photo-
Three years ago, CTPS was contacted by the President graphic Alliance of Great Britain (DPAGB). She achieved
of KPS, and it was suggested that the two societies start her EFIAP award in 2013. Margaret was accepted as a
a virtual collaboration in the form of a competition judge and speaker with the NCPF in 2013 and with the
(streamed via Zoom) so that we could have a chance SPF in 2014. In 2020 she joined the Royal Photographic
to see what photographers on opposite sides of the Society and gained an Associateship with a panel in the
globe like to photograph. Each club selects 25 images fine art genre.
from 25 members and an external judge is appointed to CTPS was declared the winner of the competition on all
score the images and give a brief comment on each. The three occasions, which is a testimony to the good work
scores are totalled up to determine the winner. The first that CTPS photographers produce. It is always an inter-
competition in October 2021 was organised by KPS and esting and fun evening, following the scores of the im-
we have alternated the hosting subsequently. ages as they are judged. We really enjoy seeing the work
Last month the competition was hosted by KPS and the of photographers from across the Ocean and it is also
judge for the evening was Margaret Elliot, DPAGB ARPS instructive to get the comments of judges from other
EFIAP. In 2006 Margaret graduated from Dumfries and parts of the world.
Galloway College with a Higher National Diploma in The CTPS images and the scores (out of 20) for the 2023
general photography. She is an active member of the competition are shown on the next pages, followed by
Dumfries Camera Club and received her Credit award the Kirkcaldy images. CTPS looks forward to hosting the
with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (CPAGB) next Battle across the Oceans in October 2024.

Above: Sea Lion Tenderness by Dieter Bütow (20).
Right: The Serpent in Rough Seas by Lesley Parolis (20).
Below: Harmony by Kim Stevens (20). Below: Social Distancing by Joan Ward (19).

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