The 2018 SPF Digital Championship was held on Sunday 18th Nov 2018 at Stirling Court Hotel. 27 clubs competed and the judges for this year’s event were – Roger Hance FRPS EFIAP BPE5 from Colchester (EAF), Tillman Kleinhans ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/b BPE2 from St Helens (L&CPU) and David Butler MFIAP EPSA from Wigan (L&CPU).
The SPF Digital Championship is an annual club competition for digital projected images (DPIs). Entries are submitted in advance by each participating club and it is judged live, in front of an audience, by three judges, each awarding between 2-5 points to give a total score out of 15. Club and individual awards are made. There are two initial rounds and after these two rounds, the top 8 clubs contest ‘The Final’, the remaining clubs contest the ‘Plate Trophy’.
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Club Results - The Final
Ayr was awarded an SPF Silver Medal for 3rd place along with an invitation to compete in the PAGB Club Projected Image Championship 2019
| Placed | Club | Total Points |
| 1st | Dumfries Camera Club | 272 |
| 2nd | Carluke Camera Club | 257 |
| 3rd | Ayr Photographic Society | 254 |
| 4th | Eastwood Photographic Society | 252 |
| 5th | Livingston Camera Club | 250 |
| 6th= | Mearns Camera Club | 249 |
| 6th= | Bon Accord Camera Club | 249 |
| 8th | Dingwall Camera Club | 241 |
Individual Award Winners
A big congratulations to Bill Ryder, awarded an SPF Bronze Medal for Huddled for Heat, the Best Nature image in the competition.
| Title | Author | Award |
| Huddled for Heat | Bill Ryder | Tillman Kleinhans’ Judge’s Choice - SPF Bronze Medal |
Individual Image Scores - Round 1
Ayr’s total score after round 1 was 104, placing Ayr 2nd=
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Street Trader | Raymond Douglas | 11 |
| Going for the Basket | Alan Graham | 13 |
| Here Comes the Rain | Ruth Hayton | 13 |
| I Wanna Tell you a Story | Stephanie McGahan | 13 |
| Armadillo Shapes and Lines | Mark Caldwell | 13 |
| Water Rail Reflection | Boyd Meiklejohn | 13 |
| Washday Rajasthan | Alastair Swan | 14 |
| Huddled for heat | Bill Ryder | 14 |
Individual Image Scores - Round 2
Ayr’s total score for round 2 was 92, placing Ayr 11th= for the round. Ayr’s total score for both rounds was 196, placing Ayr 3rd=, gaining an entry to compete in ‘The Final’.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Outlook Changeable | Alan Wallace | 10 |
| Arran Sunset | Mark Caldwell | 11 |
| Red Arrows Tornado | Roy Smith | 12 |
| Barn Owl in Flight | Bill Ryder | 11 |
| Time For Supper | Rae Gold | 14 |
| The Red Turban | Mike Blair | 12 |
| Hare in Heather | Lorna Hayton | 11 |
| Our Gang | Alastair Swan | 11 |
Individual Image Scores - Final Round
Ayr’s total score for the final round was 254, placing Ayr 3rd and being awarded an SPF Silver Medal & invitation to the PAGB Club Projected Image Championship
| TITLE | AUTHOR | POINTS |
| Going for the Basket | Alan Graham | 12 |
| Here Comes the Rain | Ruth Hayton | 15 |
| I Wanna Tell you a Story | Stephanie McGahan | 13 |
| Armadillo Shapes and Lines | Mark Caldwell | 13 |
| Water Rail Reflection | Boyd Meiklejohn | 13 |
| Washday Rajasthan | Alastair Swan | 14 |
| Huddled for Heat | Bill Ryder | 15 |
| Red Arrows Tornado | Roy Smith | 12 |
| Time For Supper | Rae Gold | 14 |
| The Red Turban | Mike Blair | 12 |
| The Cheeky Girls | Alastair Swan | 13 |
| Lightning Strike Vestrahorn | Alastair Swan | 13 |
| Snowstorm | Alan Wallace | 10 |
| Goldfinch Ballet | Tom Wilson | 14 |
| Autumnal Kingfisher | Scott Williams | 14 |
| Two for Tea | Rae Gold | 12 |
| Stairway and Windows | Roy Smith | 10 |
| Milky Way Dunure | Scott Williams | 11 |
| Jet Speed | Malcolm Yates | 12 |
| Tide Swirls, Mangersta | Mark McColl | 12 |
Club Results - The Plate Trophy
| Placed | Club | Total Points |
| 1st | Strathaven Camera Club | 132 |
| 2nd | Paisley Colour Photographic Club | 129 |
| 3rd= | Moray Camera Club | 128 |
| 3rd= | Edinburgh Photographic Society | 128 |
| 5th= | Kirkcaldy Photographic Society | 127 |
| 5th= | Kilmaurs Photographic Club | 127 |
| 7th | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth P S | 126 |
| 8th= | Milngavie and Bearsden C C | 124 |
| 8th= | Queens Park Camera Club | 124 |
| 8th= | St Andrews Photographic Society | 124 |
| 11th | Kilmarnock Photographic Club | 122 |
| 12th= | Perth Civil Service Club (Photo) | 118 |
| 12th= | Cowal Camera Club | 118 |
| 12th= | Donside Camera Club | 118 |
| 15th | Falkirk Camera Club | 117 |
| 16th | Dunfermline Photographic Association | 115 |
| 17th= | Dundee Photographic Society | 110 |
| 17th= | Dunfermline Camera Club | 110 |
| 17th= | Fort WIlliam Photographic Society | 110 |
