2024 Seaside Invitation

11th December 2024 Gordon

The annual Seaside Invitation competition against Southport PS was held on Monday 9th December, hosted by Southport. The competition was judged by Tilman Kleinhans (ARPS, EFIAP/g, DPAGB, BPE5*, Hon LCPU) from St Helens Photographic Society. A few LSAPS members attended on the night and were rewarded with a good selection of images to view, as well as mince pies and cakes from Southport.

This year the competition was split into 15 prints and 25 PDI from each club, with 2 images allowed from each member in Print, but only one per member in PDI. The print competition was close fought with Southport finishing just 3 points ahead, however LSAPS established a strong lead of 33 points in the PDI competition resulting in an overall win for LSAPS by 697pts against Southport on 675pts.

Congratulations in particular to Bill Breckenridge and Carol Watson who each scored 20pts in the print section and to Esther Parkinson, Gordon Watson, Mike Williamson and Peter Flegg who all scored 20pts in the Digital Competition.

As Soft As Silk by Gordon Watson

LSAPS Scores – Prints

Member Name	Title	Score
Carol Watson	Dancing The Light Fandango	20
Bill Breckenridge	Feathered - Not Friends	20
Bill Breckenridge	Starling Squabble	19
Mike Williamson	Morning Mist In The Forest	18
Elaine Cook	Unwelcome Footsteps	18
Mike Williamson	Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower	18
Gordon Watson	A Pretty Penny	17
Martin Christensen	Curemonte Artist	17
Ian Mulroy	In The Frame	17
Brian Clark	Over The Top	17
Chris Taylor	Sparrow Hawk	17
Gordon Watson	Yellow Dung Fly With Prey	17
Sheila Giles	Timor Shield Praying Mantis	16
Mary Kirkby	The Open Door	15

2024 Seaside Invitation – Print Gallery

Dancing The Light Fandango by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Feathered - Not Friends by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

Starling Squabble by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

Morning Mist In The Forest by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

Unwelcome Footsteps by Elaine Cook — Score: 18 pts

Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

A Pretty Penny by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts

Curemonte Artist by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts

In The Frame by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Over The Top by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Yellow Dung Fly With Prey by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts

Timor Shield Praying Mantis by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

The Open Door by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts

LSAPS Scores – PDI

Member Name	Title	Score
Gordon Watson	As Soft As Silk	20
Mike Williamson	Redshank Warning Call	20
Peter Flegg	The Morning Run	20
Esther Parkinson	Waiting For Love	20
Anthony Hull	Male Stonechat	19
Mary Kirkby	Mongolian Eagle Hunter	19
Joy Swarbrick	Nigella	19
Graham Barker	A Red Lionfish	18
Ken Ainscow	The Bargee	18
Peter Parnell	A Seat On The Prom	17
Janet Parker	Dummy Toyz	17
Stuart Cahill	Fag'n'Chat Time	17
Elaine Cook	Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach	17
Bill Breckenridge	Kestrel With Prey	17
Mike Halstead	Motocross	17
Ian Mulroy	The Ovo Hydro	17
Brian Cackett	Cod Wars Relics	16
Carol Watson	Dapper Gent	16
Sheila Giles	Harvest Mouse Quartet	16
Simon Ray	Red White And Blue	16
Dave Munn	Silver Studded Blues Mating	16
Chris Taylor	Sir Nigel Gresley On Ribblehead Viaduct	16
Eric Craven	The Artist	16
Daryl Giles	Confrontation	15
Martin Christensen	First Snows Of Winter	15

2024 Seaside Invitation – PDI Gallery

As Soft As Silk by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Redshank Warning Call by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

The Morning Run by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Waiting For Love by Esther Parkinson — Score: 20 pts

Male Stonechat by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

Mongolian Eagle Hunter by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts

Nigella by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

A Red Lionfish by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts

The Bargee by Ken Ainscow — Score: 18 pts

A Seat On The Prom by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts

Dummy Toyz by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Fag'n'Chat Time by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Kestrel With Prey by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Motocross by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

The Ovo Hydro by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Cod Wars Relics by Brian Cackett — Score: 16 pts

Dapper Gent by Carol Watson — Score: 16 pts

Harvest Mouse Quartet by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

Red White And Blue by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Silver Studded Blues Mating by Dave Munn — Score: 16 pts

Sir Nigel Gresley On Ribblehead Viaduct by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

The Artist by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

Confrontation by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts

First Snows Of Winter by Martin Christensen — Score: 15 pts

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