Season 2023 - 2024 competitions

Competitions are open to club members only

  • Mono/B&W/Infra-Red

    Thursday, 5 October, 2023
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    • Spinningfields
      by David Travis

      First

    • Who Told Her To Go That Way?
      by David Graham

      Second

    • The Look
      by Clare Beech

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Pepper by Gary Waterhouse, White Nancy by David Travis, Reflection by Clare Beech, Market Trader in Winter by Ray Baddeley
    Highly commended
    Shaped by the Windy by Tony Cartwright, Avocet Settling on Eggs by Bernard Beech, Wells Cathedral by Ray Baddeley, Time Tunnel by David Travis
    Commended
    Lemur by Pam Sargeant, Going Around in Circles by Vince Sparks, Barn Owl Chick by David Graham, Just Going for a Stroll by Kath Barber, Short Street Revisited by Ray Baddeley
  • Open

    Thursday, 19 October, 2023
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    • Watch on Rocks
      by Pam Sargeant

      First

    • Lionesses
      by John Coe

      Second

    • Upper Moor
      by Gary Waterhouse

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Barn Owl with Shrew by Paul Matthews, Fatherly Advice by David Travis, Things Are Looking up by Vince Sparks, Snakehead Fritillary by Pam Sargeant, Back-lit Long-tailed Tit by Bernard Beech
    Highly commended
    Advertising Space by Monika Gregory, Stag Bellowing in the Mist by Paul Matthews, East Meets West by Vince Sparks, Picking Through the Dung by John Coe, Nuthatch by Ken Tate, Mass Exodus by Ray Baddeley,
    Reflection by Kath Barber, Sentinels of the Shore by David Travis
    Commended
    A Common Man by David Travis, Male Broad-bodied Chaser by Ken Tate, Who's There by Kath Barber, Ahead of the Storm by Tony Cartwright, Colours of the Rainbow by Doreen Graham
  • Themed - Movement

    Thursday, 2 November, 2023
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    • Fighting for the Lead
      by Paul Matthews

      First

    • Defiant
      by Bernard Beech

      Second

    • Running Shoes
      by Tony Cartwright

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Top Gun by Andrew Wordsworth, Shadow Boxing by Clare Beech, Airbourne and Mute Swan Bathing by Paul Matthews, Off The Leash by Bernard Beech
    Highly commended
    Apparitions on the Beach by Clare Beech, Respect the Kicker by Mark Cooper, Red Squirrel mid leap by John Coe, Blow Wind and Crack Your Cheeks by David Travis
    Commended
    Flame Throwing Street Artist by Monika Gregory, All in a Spin by John Emery, Graceful by Bernard Beech, Female Kingfisher by Paul Matthews
  • Open

    Thursday, 16 November, 2023
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    • Dunstanburgh Sunrise
      by David Travis

      First

    • Great Blue Heron
      by Ed Whiting

      Second

    • Eilean Donan Castle
      by Pam Sargeant

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Lioness and Flies by John Coe
    Bearded Reedling by Ray Baddeley
    An Alien Landscape by Tony Cartwright
    Dolmabahce Mosque - Istanbul by Ray Baddeley
    Highly commended
    Blue Dragonfly on Reed by Monika Gregory
    Long Tailed Tit Collecting Nesting Material by David Travis
    Crown Mines, Botallack by Gary Bourne
    Street Artist by Martin Biss
    Robin and Lichen by John Coe
    Winter Loch Cluanie by John Coe
    Commended
    Barn Owl in Flight by Ray Baddeley
    Along Came a Spider by Tony Cartwright
    Skeleton by David Travis
    The Little Falls by Gary Bourne
    Robin, the Gardener's Friend by John Emery
    Thirsty Work by Kath Barber
  • Macro

    Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
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    • Stripe-Winged Grasshopper
      by Clare Beech

      First

    • Longhorn Beetle
      by John Coe

      Second

    • Red Soldier Beetle
      by David Travis

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Corizus Hyoscyami by Clare Beech, Toadstools by Pam Sargeant, Emerging Southern Hawker by Cliff Beardmore, Female Scorpion Fly by Clare Beech, Click Beetle by Bernard Beech
    Highly commended
    Dandelion Clock by Gary Waterhouse, Snowdrop Reflection by Pam Sargeant, Female Orangetip by Paul Matthews, Spiny Leaf Stick Insect by Tony Cartwright
    Commended
    Small Copper on Thistle Head by John Coe, Hawker Dragonfly by Ken Tate, Orange Spiral by Vince Sparks, Mating Black tailed skimmers by Paul Matthews
  • Open

    Thursday, 14 December, 2023
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    • Overflowing Patterns
      by Pam Sargeant

      First

    • Padley Gorge
      by Peter Rothwell

      Second

    • Lit by a Low Sun
      by Tony Cartwright

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Busy Goldfinch by David Travis
    Clearing Mist by David Travis
    Sparrowhawk Portrait by Ray Baddeley
    Head in the Clouds by David Travis
    Walking the Ridge by Bernard Beech
    Striking Green-Backed Heron by John Coe
    Thames Barrier by David Travis
    Highly commended
    London by Peter Rothwell
    Eilean Donan Castle by John Coe
    Commended
    Alert Red Squirrel by John Coe
    A Captive's Expression by Tony Cartwright
    Dog Tooth Violet by Bernard Beech
    Painted Dog Portrait by John Coe
  • Major Natural History

    Thursday, 18 January, 2024
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    • Fly With Water Droplet
      by Clare Beech

      First

    • King and Gentoo Penguin Dispute
      by Ken Tate

      Second

    • Cheetah
      by John Coe

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Female Orangetip by Paul Matthews, Female Scorpion Fly by Clare Beech, Singing Wren by Pam Sargeant, Black Crowned Tchagra Calling by John Coe
    Highly commended
    Blue Tit by Bernard Beech, Red Squirrel and Nut by John Coe, Turnstone Sheltering From The Storm by Ray Baddeley, Red Squirrel by Pam Sargeant
    Commended
    Kingfishers Courtship Feeding by Paul Matthews, Leopard by Kath Barber, Barn Owl with Shrew by Paul Matthews, Newly Fledged Wren by Martin Biss, Male Fox by Kath Barber, Green Woodpecker Hunting for Ants by David Travis
    Gannets Squabbling by Pam Sargeant, Stag Bellowing by David Travis, Mycena by Gary Waterhouse
  • Major Open

    Thursday, 1 February, 2024
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    • Calla Lillies
      by Pam Sargeant

      First

    • Alert Red Squirrel
      by John Coe

      Second

    • Displaying Gadwall
      by Ken Tate

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Mountain Hare by Ken Tate
    Striking Green-Backed Heron by John Coe
    Highly commended
    Stonechat with Insect by Ken Tate
    First Light, Hamna by David Travis
    Commended
    Eilean Donan Castle by John Coe
    Monarch of the Glen by Ken Tate
    Tamed by David Travis
  • Major Landscape

    Thursday, 22 February, 2024
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    • Northland
      by David Travis

      First

    • Windswept
      by David Travis

      Second

    • Lone Hiker
      by Andrew Wordsworth

      Third

    Very highly commended
    Little and Large by Bernard Beech, Peak District Birch Trees and Heather by Pam Sargeant, Golden Light by Paul Matthews, Buachaille Etive Mor by Clare Beech
    Highly commended
    Elegy for Sycamore Gap by David Travis, Autumn at Dundregaan Dam by John Coe, Chatsworth House by Andrew Wordsworth, Long Way to Spring by Mark Cooper
    Commended
    Steel and Shadow by David Travis, Rydal Water by Paul Matthews, Derelict by Paul Matthews, Woodland Stream by Paul Matthews
  • Major Open

    Thursday, 7 March, 2024
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    • Roller Landing
      by John Coe

      First

    • It's Mine
      by John Coe

      Second

    • Walking the Ridge
      by Bernard Beech

      Third

    Highly commended
    Clearing Mist by David Travis
    Robin and Lichen by John Coe
    Lone Tree in the Highlands by John Coe
    Commended
    Dog Tooth Violet by Bernard Beech
    Busy Goldfinch by David Travis
    Red Squirrel by Bernard Beech
  • Major Open

    Thursday, 21 March, 2024
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