2010 in review

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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

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The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.

Crunchy numbers

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A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,400 times in 2010. That’s about 13 full 747s.

 

In 2010, there were 24 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 45 posts. There were 170 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 32mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was June 13th with 293 views. The most popular post that day was Away we went along Collingwood Street.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were fetcheveryone.com, davecoatesphotography.dsl.pipex.com, ryton.freeserve.co.uk, facebook.com, and davidordphotography.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for ryton camera club, ryton photography club, blaydon race 2010, ryton cc, and rytoncc.com.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Away we went along Collingwood Street June 2010

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Members’ Images May 2009

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Who we are May 2009
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Contact Us / Find Us May 2009

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2010-2011 Programme May 2009
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21 September 2010 – Tabletop Photography

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Some shots from the ‘tabletop’ session courtesy of Alan Spoors.

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14 September2010 — “Worldwide Wanderings”

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Lecture Tour by Willy Suys MFIAP Hon EFIAP from Luxembourg

Willy was born in Belgium but his career as an official of the European Union Statistical Office took him to live in Luxembourg.

He has been involved with club photography since 1969 and competitively since 1971 with photo travel slides and monochrome prints.

Willy was a member of the International Affairs Committee for PSA for several years and is well known as Director of the FIAP Patronage Service an important job which he has done since 1995.

He has judged in almost 200 National and International Salons worldwide.

Tuesdays in the summer

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Typical Tuesday summer activity at Ryton camera Club. Martin Sedgwick, Alan Spoors and David Richardson in Ye Olde Crosse.

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2010-2011 Season Programme

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September

07 More Images That I like To Take – Gordon Carlton
14 World Wide Wanderings – Willy Suys MFIAP Luxembourg
21 Table-top Photography – Wyn Barnes & Martin Sedgwick
28 Finally converted – Arnold Hubbard FRPS Sunderland

October

05 Images from PAGB Cup 2010
12 Open Competition - Judge: Trevor Roxby, Hartlepool
19 NCPF International Print Salon 2010
26 NCPF Awards Portfolio 2010

November

02 The Spirit of Hadrian’s Wall - Roger Clegg
09 Set Subject Competition “Isolation” - Judge: Don Bowman Whickham
16 A comprehensive guide to composition - Richard Speirs DPAGB NCPF President
23 60 years of photography - Roy Ellwood FRPS, Whickham
30 50/50 - Alan Spoors and Frank Manfredi

December

07 People Competition - Judge: Keith Robertson LRPS, Hexham
14 Nature Competition - Judge: Ian Woodrow, Ponteland
21 Judge for Yourself

January

04 Charlie Waite at Winlaton
11 Beginners Competitions and Open Slide Competition - Judge: David Richardson APAGB
18 Wild China - Peter Saddington
25 Into the Unknown - Clive Kelly CPAGB

February

01 Photoshop and Digital AV - Ian Britton, Gateshead
08 Changing Light - Robert Fulton MPAGB, Scotland
15 3 on a theme competition - Lionel Bryan, Morpeth
22 Me and my prints - Keith Kirkland

March

01 4×15 minutes by various members
08 Landscape Competition - Ian Winship, Gosforth
15 By the Mekong River - David Stout DPAGB, Whickham
22 My Photography - Alasdair King
29 Portraits. (Bring cameras.)

April

05 Basics of Digital AV - Geoff Coe LRPS, Carlisle
12 Annual Exhibition PDI - Judge: Dave Phillips, Hartlepool
19 Annual Exhibition Prints - Judge: Jim Welsh LRPS, Blyth
26 Our Point of view - Joseph Duffy LRPS and Graham Hopkinson

May

03 NCPF Selectors Choice Portfolio of 2010
10 AGM