| Competition: | Landscapes (Digital) Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 23rd January 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | A landscape should represent the pictorial aspect of an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view. It may be a countryside, sea or town scene. It is further defined as a ‘large vista’ image of the natural environment (land or sea), urban or industrial settings. It may include people but these should be incidental rather than the main subject. |
| Judge: | David Gibbons |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Eryi National Park View from the Miners' Track | Elizabeth Smith | Talacre Sand Dunes | Tony Dyson | Buttermere at Dusk | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | April Rapeseed Field | Dave Cornish | Athabasca Falls | Dave Ward | Bamburgh Twilight | David Steele |
Third | The Old Tin Mine | Mark Taft | Cregennen Lake | Tony Dyson | Warwickshire Cloud Inversion | Phil Moorhouse |
Highly Commended | Shell Island Sand Dunes | Elizabeth Smith | The Subtle Shades of Sutherland | Jeannette Strange | Colours of Iceland | Chris Mallett |
| Out for the Day | Dave Ward | Light After the Storm | Jane Roby | ||
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| Evening Departure from Cherbourg | Jeannette Strange |
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Commended | Church View of Belbroughton | Mark Taft | Bellagio Lakke Como | Ray Manning | Hope Valley Road | Mick Schilling |
| View From Snaefell | Rosie Thompson | Glencoe | Fay Venables | Snake River and the Tetons | David Venables |
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| Welsh Slate Mine | Heather Thompson | Cave Dale in Winter | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
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| Quarry with a Sea View | Hazel Lane | Morning Mist at the River Bend | Jane Roby |
| Competition: | Landscapes (Prints) Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 23rd January 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | A landscape should represent the pictorial aspect of an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view. It may be a countryside, sea or town scene. It is further defined as a ‘large vista’ image of the natural environment (land or sea), urban or industrial settings. It may include people but these should be incidental rather than the main subject. |
| Judge: | David Gibbons |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Winter Skies at Buttermere | Ann Ashford | Over the River | Dave Ward | Winter Valley Trail | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Sharp Edge | Mick McShane | Antarctica at Sunset | Hazel Lane | Derwentwater View | David Steele |
Third | Rydal Water | Ann Ashford | Swiss Lake Reflection | Ray Manning | Langdale Pikes | David Steele |
Highly Commended | Black Country Boatyard | Dave Cornish | Lake Bled | Heather Thompson | Mammoth Springs | Dave Venables |
Commended | Quintessentially Quantock | Dave Cornish |
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| Cloud over the Mountain | Chris Mallett |
| Borrowdale from Castle Crag | Mick McShane |
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| Ullswater Islands | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| Looking out to Ireland | Rosie Thompson |
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| Lake Moraine, Alberta | Chris Lee |
| Competition: | President's Set Assignment |
| Date: | Thursday 14th November 2024 |
| Entry: | 3 Images |
| Guidelines: | Each year, the President chooses the theme for the Set Assignment. This year's President, Martin Thompson, has set the theme of 'Connections'. Any interpretation is acceptable, with the only rule being that the shutter must have been pressed in the year after the announcement of the theme. Next season's President, John Leighton, has set the theme of ' ' for November 2025. |
| Judge: | Martin Thompson |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Putting You Through | Dave Cornish | Rival Connection | Tony Dyson | Like they do on the Discovery Channel * | Mick Schilling |
Second | Autumn Trap | Dave Cornish | 11 kV Do Not Touch! | Michael Prince | Courting Couple | Mick Schilling |
Third | Father and Son Trike Project | Mick McShane | Pegged Out | Fay Venables | Helping Hand | Dave Venables |
Highly Commended | Old Exchange | Dave Cornish | Battle of Britain Hurricanes | Ray Manning | Trailing the Bunting | Kevin Watts |
| Engine and Carriage | Hazel Lane | Pollination | David Steele | ||
| Connecting us to 1944 | Jeannette Strange | Hi Five! | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon | ||
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| A Bad Connection | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||
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| Fixing a Bug | Phil Moorhouse | ||
Commended | Not Fish Again | Mick McShane | Light And Sound | Michael Prince | No Wireless Signal | Phil Moorhouse |
| Connecting the Loco03 | Ray Manning | A Partnership | Sue Pearmain | ||
| Making Memories | Sue Pearmain | ||||
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| Westminster Abbey | Chris Lee | ||
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| Sealing a Friendship | Jane Roby | ||
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| Letter to Emily | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||
* Like they do on the Discovery Channel by Mick Schilling is the winner of the Mobley Trophy
| Competition: | Panels (Digital) Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 6th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 digital panels |
| Guidelines: | A matched panel, of three or four prints or digital images, that will be displayed together, and will be judged as a set. Entries in the panel competition may be representative of any branch of photography. The digital images should be presented in one composite image of 1600x1200 pixels (width x height). |
| Judge: | Dave Tucker |
| All Groups | |
First | Pelicans Posing | Jane Roby |
Second | Lillies | Tony Dyson |
Third | Abstract | Dave Venables |
Highly Commended | Under New Management | Dave Cornish |
| Sailing By | Chris Mallett |
| At the Beach | Ann Ashford |
Commended | Waves | Chris Lee |
| Grandma's Garden | Jenny Ladbrooke |
| Heron | Tony Dyson |
| Competition: | Panels (Prints) Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 6th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Print panels |
| Guidelines: | A matched panel, of three or four prints or digital images, that will be displayed together, and will be judged as a set. Entries in the panel competition may be representative of any branch of photography. The digital images should be presented in one composite image of 1600x1200 pixels (width x height). |
| Judge: | Dave Tucker |
| All Groups | |
First | TV Night | Dave Cornish |
Second | On the Shelf | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Third | Trees in the Mist | Chris Lee |
Highly Commended | My Grandfather's Tools | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| At Peace with his Pipe | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Commended | Wintry Scene | Mick Schilling |
| Friend or Foe | Jenny Ladbrooke |
