2023 L&CPU Annual Club PDI Competition
Dominant Female Tree Frog by Sheila Giles
The annual L&CPU Club PDI competition was held on Saturday 4th March at St Mary’s Parish Social Club in Chorley. The PDI competition involves 24 images from each club – 16 in Open (Colour or Mono) and 8 in Nature. Each image is judged by 3 judges, awarding a maximum score 15pts. LSAPS placed in 13th position out of 36 clubs, with a total score of 277pts. The competition was won by Oldham PS, with a total score of 310pts.
LSAPS had 12 images that achieved a score of 12 pts or above, by 8 different photographers – Brian Clark, Carol Watson, Chris Round, Gordon Watson, Graham Barker, Mary Kirkby, Mike Halstead and Sheila Giles. Several images scored 13, including Dominant Female Tree Frog by Sheila Giles.
The catalogue of winning images can be viewed >>>Here<<<
LSAPS Image Scores
| Title | Author | Pts | Title | Author | Pts |
| Blyth Beach | Sheila Giles | 13 | A Brave Smile | Mary Kirkby | 11 |
| Father Brown | Gordon Watson | 13 | Determined Lady | Dave Biggs | 11 |
| Little Owls | Carol Watson | 13 | The Watchman | Kuli Virdee | 11 |
| Morning Rays Chapel Vitaleta | Carol Watson | 13 | Village Cricket at Wrea Green | Peter Darby | 11 |
| The Water Jump | Brian Clark | 13 | Eilean Donan Castle | Elaine Cook | 10 |
| A Grey Day in Blackpool | Chris Round | 12 | Spoiled Harvest | Peter Flegg | 10 |
| Mickleden from Lingmoor Fell | Graham Barker | 12 | Dahlia | Joy Swarbrick | 9 |
| The Golden Compass | Gordon Watson | 12 | Watercolour | Martin Christensen | 9 |
| Open Total | 183 | ||||
| Aggressive Carmine Bee Eater | Mary Kirkby | 13 | Black Tailed Godwit | Peter Darby | 11 |
| Dominant Female Tree Frog | Sheila Giles | 13 | Chaffinch on Evergreen | Gordon Watson | 11 |
| Red Grouse in Heather | Carol Watson | 13 | Hyena Watching and Waiting | Mary Kirkby | 11 |
| Gaggle of Geese | Mike Halstead | 12 | Solitude (Solitary Bonnet) | Keith Orr | 10 |
| Nature Total | 94 | ||||
| Overall Total | 277 |