Competition No 1

// On 7 March the club welcomed back Peter Yeo from RB Camera Club to judge the first club competition for this year. This was a tough competition and Peter had a very difficult job to do, as there were over 80 images to be viewed and discussed. Thanks to everybody who entered and made this an entertaining evening. Our thanks also to Peter for his excellent judging The final winners were....

Competition No 2

The club introduced a new twist to the second competition of the season - all entries were digital only and based on a set theme - Close up or Macro The club welcomed new judge Steve Woolcock who gave a critique on the entries, and awarded marks out of 20 which will be added to this season's accumulated total. Our thanks also to Steve for his excellent judging The final winners were....

Competition No 3

The third bi monthly competition got under way on 4th April, The judge was Howard Tate MA(Photo) ARPS. AIFAP, who gave excellent and detailed judging, marking over 100 images to determine the final winners . Thank you to everyone who entered their images, and provided an evening of great photography, The final winners were ....

Competition No 4

On 1 August the club welcomed back judge Ralph Bennet ARPS CPAGB.to the fourth of this seasons competitions Judging over 80 images, Ralph gave constructive comments on each image and marked them to determine the final winners. The final winners were ....

Annual Competition 2018

// On 5 December the club began the highlight of its competition season:- The Annual Competition which was judged by Ray Brammell ARPS DPAGB APAGB Ray announced the winning entries accompanied by valuable and erudite observations on how he arrived at his choices. He also offered advice on selecting the correct categories to optimize the chance of getting an award in future competitions. The silver trophies for the winning entries were presented on 12 December by Honorary Club Vice President Mick Ward. These were for both the Annual competition, and the trophies for the points accumulated in the bi monthly competitions. Mick commented on the high standard of all this years entries. Best Overall print was won by Neil Whittaker with his colour print The Finishing Line. Brian Woolhouse took the award for the Best Colour print with his print End of the Pier. In the monochrome section Peter Needham gained first place winning Best Overall Mono print with Llandudno Pier. Moving on to Digital Images, Joyce Campling was awarded Best Digital Image with her Natural History image Banded Demposelle Full competition results are as follows:-