| Competition: | Natural History (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 5th December 2024 |
| Entry: | 1 or 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Nature photography is restricted to all branches of natural history in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story. |
| Judge: | Darron Matthews |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Emerald Tree Boa Constrictor | Dave Cornish | Fallow Deer Running | Martin Green | Heron in the Rain | Chris Lee |
Second | Gosling | Dave Cornish | Roaring Red Deer Stag | Martin Green | Great Crested Grebe Feeding its Chick | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Third | Fox | Mick McShane | Great Crested Grebe with Chick | Dave Ward | Winter Teasels with Web | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Damselfly | Rosie Thompson | Natural Water Path | Michael Prince | Large Red Damselfly on Common Spotted Orchid | Mick Schilling |
| Dalmation Pelican Preening | Jane Roby | ||||
Commended | Rutting Deer | Graham Newman | African Wild Dog | Kevin Watts | ||
| Lar Gibbons | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
| Recently Emerged Southern Hawker | Mick Schilling | ||||
| Competition: | Natural History (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 5th December 2024 |
| Entry: | 1 or 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | Nature photography is restricted to all branches of natural history in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story. |
| Judge: | Darron Matthews |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Heron | Ann Ashford | Heron | Tony Dyson | Spotted Nutcrackers Fighting | Jane Roby |
Second | Owl at Dusk | Mick McShane | Moorhen | Hazel Lane | Grizzly Weather Conditions | Chris Lee |
Third | Garden Spider | Dave Cornish | Puffins | Fay Venables | Common Cockchafer | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Little Bee-Eater | Myles Ensor | Red Deer Calf and Shadow | Martin Green | A Mouse and his Umbrella | Sue Pearmain |
| Kestrel Fledglings | David Steele | ||||
Commended | A Humbug with a Perch | Graham Newman | Common Earthball | Jeannette Strange | Caligo Owl Butterfly | Phil Moorhouse |
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| Red Deer Stag with Hinds | Jeannette Strange | Robin with Chicks | Jenny Ladbrooke | |
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| Female Wolf Spider Carrying Young | Mick Schilling | ||
| Competition: | Monochrome (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 20th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | Any subject, any theme is eligible. Images comprising various tones of one colour (e.g Sepia), or black-and-white, are eligible. No restrictions on processing or manipulation. Composite images are allowed. |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Winston at Bletchley | Dave Cornish | Egret * | Martin Green | Miners' Shower Room | Chris Mallett |
Second | Penmon Lighthouse | Ann Ashford | Vase in Sunbeam | John Leighton | Clinging to Mum | Tim Hutchin |
Third | Damselfly | Rosie Thompson | Venice | Martin Thompson | The Doctor's Car | Sue Pearmain |
Highly Commended | Into the Fog and Frost | Mark Taft | Broadway Cottages | Patrick Reynolds | Double Vision | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
The Spire | Tim Hutchin | |||||
Commended | The Transient Beauty of the Sky | Angoora Begum | American Cemetary | Fay Venables | Church of San Francesco d'Assisi | Chris Lee |
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| B17 Flying Fortress with Crew | Patrick Reynolds | Fond Farewell | Jenny Ladbrooke |
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| Street Life | David Steele | ||
* Winner of the Best Monochrome Digital
| Competition: | Monochrome (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 20th February 2025 |
| Entry: | 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Any subject, any theme is eligible. Images comprising various tones of one colour (e.g Sepia), or black-and-white, are eligible. No restrictions on processing or manipulation. Composite images are allowed. |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Fairground Attraction | Dave Cornish | Thoughtful Moment | Martin Green | Stern* | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Miss Emily | Mick McShane | Tough Going | Martin Green | Catbells Cloud | Mick Schilling |
Third | Swan Portrait | Ann Ashford | Spinning Wheel | Hazel lane | The Dark Horse | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Highly Commended | Learning to Make Do and Mend | Dave Cornish | The Beggar | Dave Ward | Cloud over the Mountain | Chris Mallett |
| The Gun Trader | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
Commended | Whitby Abbey | Ann Ashford | Me on a Good Day | Hazel Lane | St Mary's Lighthouse | Chris Lee |
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| Lakeside in Winter | Jolanta Bujalska Axon | |||
* Winner of the Best Monochrome Print
| Competition: | People (Prints) |
| Date: | Thursday 24th October 2024 |
| Entry: | 2 Prints |
| Guidelines: | This is wide open to imagination, as long as there is at least one person in the image it qualifies. It can be one person or a group of people, they can fill the frame or only be a fraction of the image. Images can be colour or mono, and there are no restrictions on manipulation. The only restriction for this competition, is that there must be a person somewhere in the image |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Mystic Peg | Dave Cornish | The Beggar | Dave Ward | The Gun Trader | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | River Mite at Dalegarth | Ann Ashford | Prepping the Bridegroom | Hazel Lane | Bethany | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Third | Old Warrior | Dave Cornish | Thinking About It! | Michael Prince | Home by the Range | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Highly Commended | Lonely Beach Goer | Ann Ashford |
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| Capturing the Memories of the Oradour-Sur-Glane | Sue Pearmain |
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| The Flames of Victory | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Commended | Look Up | Mick McShane | One Step at a Time | Michael Prince | The Hard Man | Mick Schilling |
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| Look There's Grandad | Dave Venables | ||
| Competition: | People (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 24th October 2024 |
| Entry: | 2 Images |
| Guidelines: | This is wide open to imagination, as long as there is at least one person in the image it qualifies. It can be one person or a group of people, they can fill the frame or only be a fraction of the image. Images can be colour or mono, and there are no restrictions on manipulation. The only restriction for this competition, is that there must be a person somewhere in the image |
| Judge: | John Haines |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | John | Dave Cornish | Sign of the Times | Jeannette Strange | Longing for an Escalator | Kevin Watts |
Second | Save our Steel | Mark Taft | She Comes with a Generous Dowry | Tony Dyson | Street Life | David Steele |
Third | Me and my Dog | Mark Taft | Athabasca Falls | Dave Ward | Photographers in the Mist | Jane Roby |
Highly Commended | A Shady Spot | Ann Ashford | Dubai Welcoming Party | Heather Thompson | Method Feeder | Mick Schilling |
Commended | Dancing on New Street | Mick McShane | Popeye! | Martin Thompson | Bake Off | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| First Day on the Beach | Jeannette Strange | The Herb Seller | Kevin Watts | ||
| Competition: | Straight out of the Camera (Digitals) |
| Date: | Thursday 9th January 2025 |
| Entry: | 3 Images |
| Guidelines: | The spirit of this competition is very simple, images must be taken on a camera with absolutely no manipulation allowed. Enter the image that resulted when you pressed the shutter, so not even cropped. Use of in-camera filters, such black-and-white, dramatic lighting, etc are not permitted. The only exception is to resize to 1600 x 1200 pixels, nothing else. |
| Judge: | Vin Scothern |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | There's No Room For Me! | Elizabeth Smith | Straight into the Camera | Jeannette Strange | Buttermere at Dusk | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | Hobby | Mick McShane | The Long and Winding Road | Jeannette Strange | Southern Hawker Exuvia | Mick Schilling |
Third | Cold Reflection | Elizabeth Smith | Dec the Store | Tony Dyson | Twilight | David Steele |
Highly Commended | Fox | Mick McShane | Moody Lighting and Reflections | John Leighton | Stripes | Sue Pearmain |
| Denim Days | Dave Cornish | Evening Departure from Cherbourg | Jeannette Strange | Peonies in Vase | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Anyone Seen My Suitcase? | Mark Taft | Unwanted | Tony Dyson | Cardiff Bay | Phil Moorhouse |
Commended | Swan | Ann Ashford | Chesterton Mill | Dave Ward | His Right of Way | Sue Pearmain |
| When Glasgow Rangers Came | Dave Cornish | It's There Somewhere | Michael Prince | Jem Among the Buttercups | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Kingfisher | Ann Ashford | Clematis Nelly Moser | Patrick Reynolds | Tawny Owl | Jane Roby |
| Banded Demoiselle | Rosie Thompson | Red Deer | Dave Ward | Little Green Heron | Jane Roby | |
| Competition: | Christmas Knockout |
| Date: | Thursday 19th December 2024 |
| Entry: | Unlimited |
| Guidelines: | A fun evening where the audience votes for their favourite picture. Any theme, any genre, any year. |
| Judge: | The Audience |
| All Groups | |
First | Stonechat | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Second | Derwent Water | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
Runners-up | Yellow Margined Flycatcher | Jane Roby |
| Little Owl Stare | Chris Mallett |
| Red-legged Honeycreeper Female | Jane Roby |
| Astro Photography | Tim Hutchin |
| Grey Crested Tit | Chris Mallett |
| Kingfisher | Jane Roby |
| Competition: | First Prints |
| Date: | Thursday 10th October 2024 |
| Entry: | 3 Prints |
| Guidelines: | Open competition. Any theme, any genre. |
| Judge: | David Goacher |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Gigrig | Dave Cornish | Testing the Water | Dave Ward | Eurasian Jay | Jane Roby |
Second | Broad-bodied Chaser | Ann Ashford | Oarfully Wet | Martin Green | The Sunday Tryst | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Third | Learning to Make Do and Mend | Dave Cornish | The Fallen | Martin Green | Three Sisters | Mick Schilling |
Highly Commended | Quarterback Rush | Dave Cornish | Southwold Beach Huts | Dave Ward | Boatman's Rest | Jolanta Bujalska Axon |
| Kelpie | Heather Thompson | Mating Shield Bugs on Whitebells | Mick Schilling | ||
| Hereford Cathedral | Richard Postill | Griffon Vulture and Hooded Crow | Jane Roby | ||
| Carder Bees on White Basil | Mick Schilling | ||||
| Hawfinch | Jane Roby | ||||
| Reflections in Red | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
| Vase of White Tulips | Jolanta Bujalska Axon | ||||
Commended | River Mite at Dalegarth | Ann Ashford | Tree Angles | Martin Green | ||
| Reed Warbler | Mick McShane | Where Once Stood a Tree | Michael Prince | ||
| Competition: | First Digital Competition |
| Date: | Thursday 26th September 2024 |
| Entry: | 3 Images |
| Guidelines: | Open competition. Any theme, any genre. |
| Judge: | Rob Cowell |
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
First | Songbird | Dave Cornish | Decorative Dahlia | Patrick Reynolds | The Girl in Blue | Jenny Ladbrooke |
Second | Four-Spotted Chaser | Myles Ensor | Pollinators | Tony Dyson | Bethany | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon |
Third | Oranges and Lemons | Elizabeth Smith | Quick Let's Go | John Leighton | Swan Lake | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon |
Highly Commended | Gannet in Flight | Mick McShane | Flower Girl | Martin Green | Balancing Crested Tit | Chris Mallett |
| Mono Meerkat | Rosie Thompson | Night Time, Inner Harbour | Michael Prince | F2 Hydrofoil | Mick Schilling |
| Turkish Country Lady | Art Williams | Teamwork | Tony Dyson | Griffon Vulture Calling | Jane Roby |
Mineworks | Dave Cornish | Passing By | Dave Ward | Common Cockchafer | Jolanta Bujalska-Axon | |
Red Damselfly | Rosie Thompson | Repose in Pink | Martin Green | The Corpach Shipwreck | Jenny Ladbrooke | |
| Over The Last | Dave Cornish | Goldfinch in Ice | Jane Roby | |||
Commended | Reflection | Elizabeth Smith | The Fallen | Martin Green | Kaikoura Leviathan | Mick Schilling |
| The Forgotten Pointe Shoe | Rosie Thompson | Pale Chanting Goshawk | Jan Cochrane | Splashing Though | Chris Mallett |
| Puffin on Bempton Cliffs | Mick McShane | Returning Home | Heather Thompson | Tower Bridge | Dave Venables |
| Another Spoke in the Wheel | Roy Buckle | ||||
| Carder Bees on Wild Basil | Mick Schilling | ||||
| Up, Up and Away | Roy Buckle | ||||
| Vintage Flowers | Jenny Ladbrooke | ||||
