Competitions
Club Competitions 2024-25
Please download and read our CompetitionRulesGuidelines and definitions-2023-1pdf before preparing your entries. Also please check that your entries comply with the CompetitionDefinitions-2023 where applicable. Submission of entries will be taken as acceptance of all conditions.
* Definitions:
1 - PSA Monochrome definition applies
2 - The 1 June 2014 Common Nature definition of the PSA, FIAP & RPS applies (NB Wildlife definition does not apply)
see Competition Rules, Guidance & Definitions for more details
** - Link to upload your entries to the PhotoEntry System.
NB The Competition Secretary will be limiting the overall number of images for some competitions so that they can be judged comfortably in an evening. To achieve this, all members will be limited to 1 image per competition initially, but this will be increased to 2 images a week before the deadline - subject to the overall limit and on a first-come first-served basis. Currently, all competitions are limited in this way, but this will be reviewed.
(54 Advanced , 29 Club Digital images)
(42 Advanced, 25 Club Prints)
| No | Competition Date | Deadline | Title | Section | Judge | Definitions / Results | Gallery / PhotoEntry** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Oct 2024 | 23 Sep | Open, Digital | Sections Separate | Ian Bateman | Results | Gallery |
| 2 | 11 Nov 2024 | 28 Oct | Themed Print: Weather | Sections Separate | Ginny Campbell | Results | Gallery |
| 3 | 9 Dec 2024 | 25 Nov | Monochrome, Digital *1 | Sections Separate | Jim LeFeuvre | Results | PhotoEntry Open |
| 4 | 10 Feb 2025 | 27 Jan | Focus on Nature, Print *2 | Sections Separate | Jane Kearney | Results | PhotoEntry Open |
| 5 | 10 Mar 2025 | 24 Feb | Themed Digital: A Different Perspective | Sections Separate | Chris Hilton | Results | PhotoEntry Open |
| 6 | 7 Apr 2025 | 24 Mar | Open, Print | Sections Separate | Sue O'Connell & Peter Brierley | Results | PhotoEntry Open |
| 7 | 12 May 2025 | 28 Apr | Creative, Digital | Sections Separate | Rose Atkinson | Results | PhotoEntry Open |
* Definitions:
1 - PSA Monochrome definition applies
2 - The 1 June 2014 Common Nature definition of the PSA, FIAP & RPS applies (NB Wildlife definition does not apply)
see Competition Rules, Guidance & Definitions for more details
** - Link to upload your entries to the PhotoEntry System.
NB The Competition Secretary will be limiting the overall number of images for some competitions so that they can be judged comfortably in an evening. To achieve this, all members will be limited to 1 image per competition initially, but this will be increased to 2 images a week before the deadline - subject to the overall limit and on a first-come first-served basis. Currently, all competitions are limited in this way, but this will be reviewed.
Results for Competition 1 Open Digital – Advanced and Club Sections
Judged by Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB AV-EFIAP APAGB on 7 October 2024(54 Advanced , 29 Club Digital images)
| Award | Title | Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Section | ||
| First | Bee eater food pass | Jenny Warr |
| Second | Goldfinch wing | Glynn Grylls |
| Third | Incoming train | Cheryl Connor |
| HC | Bee-eater tossing Bee | Susan Buckland |
| HC | Flamingo pink sunset | Lisa Bukalders |
| HC | Lost the Lead | Tim Downton |
| HC | RMy Message to You | Stephen Jones |
| HC | Coyote, Yellowstone | Jane Lee |
| HC | Landscape in Tuscany | Anthony Page |
| HC | Swanage Evening Light | Derek Philpott |
| Club Section | ||
| First | Pondering puffin | Jayne Brooks |
| Second | Hang on, I nearly missed that | Des Fogerty |
| Third | Little Egret Take Off | Alan Symes |
| HC | Flaming Sunset | Lorayne Hudson |
| HC | Broad-bodied Chaser on Persicaria2 | Jeremy Lee-Potter |
| HC | Standing Out | Alan Setchell |
| HC | Fog Lifting at Sunset | Alan Symes |
Results for Competition 2 Weather Prints – Advanced and Club Sections
Judged by Ginny Campbell LRPS on 11 November 2024(42 Advanced, 25 Club Prints)
| Award | Title | Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Section | ||
| First | Morning mist over fishing lake | Peter Yendell |
| Second | Umbrellas in the Rain | Di Tilsley |
| Third | Stormy Night | Penny Piddock |
| HC | Blowing Along | Helen Gibson |
| HC | Tangled | Helen Jones |
| HC | Frosty Morning Dog Walk | Jane Lee |
| HC | Misty Trees | Stephen Lee |
| HC | The Great British Summer | Andrew Washington |
| HC | Good, occasionally poor | Phil Whiffing |
| Club Section | ||
| First | Storm Clouds Brewing Over Fields of Gold | Lorayne Hudson |
| Second | Misty Glen | Jayne Brooks |
| Third | Puddle gear for all | Rosemary Washington |
| HC | Misty Morning, Malham Tarn | Peter Downton |
| HC | The Power of the Sea | Stephen Hester |
| HC | Mist Clearing Mont Ventoux Summit | Maggie Lawrence |
| HC | Miserable rain! | Norman Marsh |
| HC | Global Warning | Chris Parvin |
| HC | The Snowdon Lily | Chris Parvin |
| HC | Whatever The Weather, We're Together | Ian Walters |
| HC | A good book day | David Whitton |
