PSA Photo Travel
ROUND 1 - VCC placed 9th out of 25 Clubs in Group B. (You have to have some success to move up to Group A, and this was our first try at Travel.) Each photo could potentially earn 15 points.
- Bill Cubitt was awarded 13 points for “Planting Rice in Vietnam”
- Jerome Rozitis was awarded 10 points for “Moving the Herd”
- Alec Lee was awarded 8 points for “Celtic Harp Across the Liffey”
- Steve Barber was awarded 8 points for “Merchant - Morocco”
- John Clarke was awarded 7 points for “I’m more Colourful”, and
- Daniel Rondeau was awarded 6 points for “Battistero di Parma”
Congratulations to Bill Cubitt, who won a Merit award for his image, and good first attempt from all the others. This is a new competition to us and the concept is not quite what one might think it is.
ROUND 2 - Round 2 PSA Interclub Travel results are in, and Victoria has moved from 9th to 4th place. Congratulations to
- Bill Cubitt (Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur-12 points)
- David Cox (Setas de Sevilla, Spain-9 points)
- Heather Thompson (The Blue Doors of Chefchaouen-14 points)
- Kim Passmore (Colourful Night Market-14 points)
- Normand Marcotte (Imperial Palace - Tokyo-10 points)
- Peter Koelbleitner (BAKU - Haydar Alive Center-11 points), and
- a special congrats to Heather Thompson and Kim Passmore who both won Merit awards at 14 points (out of 15).
All Merit images automatically go on to the final round with PSA judges.
ROUND 3 - As a result of Round 3, VCC now stands in 6th place in the Interclub “B” division. Out of a possible 15 points
- Kahsia Hartwell received 12 points and an Honourable Mention for her image “The Tailor - 7741”
- Peter Kolbleitner received 11 points for “Antarctic Tourism”
- Normand Marcotte received 10 points for "Mount Fuji & Heiwa no Tori Gate”
- Bill Cubitt received 10 points for “Victoria Legislative Building”
- Heather Thompson received 8 points for “Day is Done”
- Mrs. Joanne Couch received 8 points for “Isolated Picnic Site on Peace Island, Iceland”
Honourable Mention and Merit images from the three preliminary rounds will be re-scored in a final round, with results expected sometime in May or June.