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February 2018 Open Print Competition No1
On Thursday 18th February the Club held it first Open Print competition of the year at Trinity Methodist Church, Tonge Fold.
Our judge for the evening was Nick Berentzen and he considered the standard of photography throughout the competition to be superb.
There are three classes of entry, Club Level, Intermediate Level, and Avanced Level. In all three groups the scores were very close.
In the Club Level competition, Claire Taylor was awarded the top score of 20 points for 2 images
Lonely Tree by Claire Taylor
South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey by Claire Taylor
In the Intermediate Level competition 3 images scored the maximum points.
Calling the Earth to Witness Isle of Jura Stag
by Eric Grindle by Eric Grindle
Female Kingfisher by Pat Berry
The Advanced Level competition saw 5 images awarded top marks.
Ennerdale by Nina Thomasson
Stand By by Alan Bromiley
Female Water Rail by Blake Wardle
Tough Mudder Roar by Richard Towell
Great Crested Grebes Feeding Chick by Richard Towell
Our next competition will be on Thursday 15th March and is for Projected Digital Images.
 2018 Feb Print Club Level Print Scores.edit.pdf | [ ] | 27 kB |
| 2018 Feb Print Intermediate Level Print Scores.edit.pdf | [ ] | 27 kB |
| 2018 Feb Print Advanced Level Print Scores. edit.pdf | [ ] | 27 kB |
January 2018 PDI Competition
On January 18 2018 we welcomed back John Fletcher CPAGB from Longridge to judge our PDI Competition.
As a result of their success at our competitions in 2017 several members have progressed to a higher level within our competitions and face fresh challenges in the month ahead. We wish them every success and good luck in our competitions for 2018.
There were 17 entries for the Club lever and after a run through John commented on them and held three images back. These were “Central Pier, Blackpool” by Adam Hutchinson and “Mini Cup Cakes” by Claire Taylor, both of which John awarded 19 points. To the final held image, “Manchester Natural History Museum” by Stephen McDonald, John gave the full 20 points
“Manchester Natural History Museum” by Stephen McDonald
The 30 images from members of our Intermediate Group were shown next, and John commented and scored all but two of them. The two held images were “Nuts Whole Hazel Nuts” and “Harvest Mouse Scales”, both by Mick Stone. John gave 19 points to “Nuts Whole Hazel Nuts” and the full twenty points to “Harvest Mouse Scales”.
“Harvest Mouse Scales” by Mick Stone
The Advanced Group PDI were shown next and of the 26 images John held four of them. “Solitary” by John Durkin and “Dipper with Caddisfly Larvae” by Richard Towell both received 19 points, while “Tomboy” by Alan Bromiley and “Male and Female Kingfisher” by Blake Wardle both scored 20 points.
“Tomboy” by Alan Bromiley
“Male and Female Kingfisher” by Blake Wardle
Our congratulations to these members and our thanks to John Fletcher for his constructive and helpful comments.
The score sheets can be found by opening the attachments below.
| Advanced Group Score Sheet | [ ] | 338 kB |
| Intermediate Group Score Sheet | [ ] | 341 kB |
| Club Level Score Sheet | [ ] | 335 kB |
A photograph taken by one of our members
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