The third Set Subject Competition on the subject of Lytham St Annes Borough was held on 18th April, judged by Nicki Greenwood from North Fylde PS. With over 90 images to get through, Nicki’s comments were necessarily brief, however the evening moved through at a good pace and finished on time. 

The top scoring images are listed below.

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PDI Results

The featured image for this competition is Fairhaven Sunset by Peter Flegg, which scored 20pts in the PDI category.

Fairhaven Sunset by Peter Flegg

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What Shall We Have For Tea — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

The Three Amigos On The Green Lytham — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

Windy Day In Granny's Bay — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts

Final Resting Place — by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

Lovers On The Jetty — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Lytham Pier At Sunset — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Relaxed Hare On Green Drive Golf Course — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

Lytham Hall Lookout — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts

Red Sky Over Grannys Bay — by John Scott — Score: 18 pts

Blue Hour Beach Huts — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

That Seat - Lytham — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

The Pier Jetty — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

Springtime St Annes Parish Church — by Brian Clark — Score: 15 pts

All At Sea — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Green Dining Room At Lytham Hall — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Beach Huts On An Icy Day — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Lionel In Lytham — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Full Moon Over Granny's Bay And Church Scar — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Lanigans Of Lytham 7am — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

The White Church From The Promenade — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Beach Huts And Pier — by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

St Annes Church — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Poppy - St Annes Street Art — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

West Beach Daffs — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Anticipation — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Picnic On The Prom — by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

The Jazz Players — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Shadows At St Annes Music Festival — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Lytham White Church — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

The Rising Tide — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

The Pier — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

Changing Rooms — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

The International Kite Festival St Annes — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

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Evening Promenaders — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Corvid At St Annes Nature Reserve — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 14 pts

The Celestial Dawn — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Who Are You Calling Flat Face — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 14 pts

Remembering The Mexico Lifeboat Disaster — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts

Storm Over St Annes Beach Huts — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

Sunset Stroll — by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts

Old Jetty — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 13 pts

Casting A Spell In Lytham Hall Woods — by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

Rescuing The Rescuers — by Clive McDonald — Score: 14 pts

Lytham Boatyards — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 14 pts

Winter Sunset At Lytham Pier — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Blink And It Was Gone — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 14 pts

Lytham Hall Fountain — by John Walmsley — Score: 14 pts

Moonrise At St Annes Pier — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

Wesley Chapel — by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts

Sunrise Lytham — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts

Ashton Gardens — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Winter Light — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts

Low Tide — by Alex Early — Score: 14 pts

Lytham Dinghys — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 15 pts

Closed For Winter — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Winter Beach Walk Lytham — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

The Old Pier — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Lytham Hall Grounds — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Quieter Than Typhoons — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

St Annes Kite Festival — by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts

Lytham Jetty — by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts

Robin At Lytham Station — by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts

Submerged — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

Dancing In The Square Lytham — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Rebuilding JR's — by Brian Clark — Score: 14 pts

Estuary Art — by Brian Cackett — Score: 15 pts

St Annes Pier Frontage — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Storm Clouds Over The Wyre Brook Lytham — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

Lytham Marker — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

Lifebelt No 3 — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Beached Hut — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Lady And The Lamp - Lytham Hall — by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts

The Spray Fountain — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

Day To Night At Lytham Square — by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts

Ashton Gardens Fountain — by Eric Craven — Score: 14 pts

Granny's Bay Defences — by Grant Douse — Score: 15 pts

Lost In Conversation - Lytham 1940's Weekend — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

Fairhaven Sunset — by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Beauty On The Dunes — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 14 pts

St Annes Beach Huts — by Grant Douse — Score: 14 pts

Lytham Hall In Spring — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

North Beach Pathway Through The Dunes — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts

Lytham Hall - Mussel Tank Ceramic Art — by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts

Japanese Garden — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

Rainbow Over Fairhaven Lake — by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts

Fairhaven Lake Sunset — by Peter Parnell — Score: 18 pts

Under The Boardwalk - St Annes Pier — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 19 pts

The Old Jetty — by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts

Lunch In Ashton Gardens — by Alan Yardley — Score: 15 pts

Looking Into The Lily Pond — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

St Annes Pier — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

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The delayed 2nd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 4th April by Eddie Leach (DPAGB) from Oldham PS. Eddie raised a distinction between images that were suitable for competition and those that were primarily a record for the photographer’s own personal use. 

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Redshank Warning Call by Mike Williamson which scored 20pts, and was Eddie’s favourite image in the Intermediate category.

Redshank Warning Call by Mike Williamson

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Hanging On Together — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Derwentwater Blue Hour — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

Lost — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

Market Day Dresden — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Setting Up His Stall — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

Wemyss Bay Walkers — by Eric Craven — Score: 14 pts

Red Squirrel — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Abstract Tunnel Of Light — by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts

A Seat On The Prom — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts

Yes - We Have Tomatoes — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Frosty Bud — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Beach Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Iona — by Peter Flegg — Score: 19 pts

Chimneys At Salts Mill — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts

BMX Rider Flying Target — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Walnuts In Old Cyprus Village — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Birds Of A Feather Flock Together — by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts

Kite In Flight — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

Florida Tricolored Heron — by Grant Douse — Score: 20 pts

Sunrise Over The Norfolk Broads — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 20 pts

Greenwich Naval College — by John Scott — Score: 19 pts

The Fellwalker — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Large Red Male Damselfly Sunning — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

Liverpool Waterfront — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts

North Pier — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 16 pts

Sandcastle - Blackpool — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Smoke Fascination — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 15 pts

Birch Polypore — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

The Scavanger — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

The Weaver — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Around The Curve — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 17 pts

Take A Lemon — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Sandwich Tern — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Frozen Waterfall — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

Bridal Rose — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Tango In The Light — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Evening After The Display — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Feeling The Strain — by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts

Final Resting Place — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts

Beech Drive — by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts

Spanish Mane — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

Owl Hunting — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

Long Eared Owl — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

A Winter's Morning — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Chester Christmas Bubble — by Eric Craven — Score: 15 pts

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Chaffinch Resting In The Shadows — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

A Tree In Dorset — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts

Life On The Street — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Weir Rubbish — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 14 pts

Batman Hoverfly On Anemone — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Straight Ahead — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

Lakeside Residence Lake Windermere — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Whale Tail Waterdrop — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Dalmore Splash Dance — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Kicking Sand — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts

Domination Of Orange — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

House Of The Dragon — by David Foreman — Score: 18 pts

Sidecar Racing — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

Beak And Claw — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts

Old And New Forests - Glen Affric — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Roddlesworth Reservoir — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts

Concentration — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

Delicate Arch - Arches National Park Utah — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Morning Light On The Buachaille — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Blue Sandcrab — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Ghost Leaf Mantis — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Sunrise At Southwold Pier — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

The Look — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 15 pts

Land Yacht Racing — by Brian Clark — Score: 19 pts

Cairngorms Sun Rise — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts

Large Red Damselfly — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

Fishing Cottage At Penbarth Cove — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Beechings Rusting Legacy — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Christ Church Cathedral — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Otter Swimming — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Hoverfly Pollinating — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts

Al Fursan UAE Display Team — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

Opposites Attract — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 16 pts

Redshank Warning Call — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Gone For Lunch — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

A Shaft Of Sunlight On Simien Mountains — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Owl Incoming — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

Under Attack — by Dave Biggs — Score: 14 pts

Red 1 Cleared For Landing — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts

Railway Children - Delhi — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Late Evening At Whitby Abbey — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Seeking Shade — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Stand Off Between Male Knob Billed Ducks — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Sheltering — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts

Fishing The Ebbing Tide — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

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The 3rd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 21st March by Steve Proctor (EPAGB, BPE5, PPSA) from Chorley PS. Steve spent a bit of extra time commenting on the Beginners section which meant it was quite a long night with a total of 89 entries to get through.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Robin by Alex Early, which scored 20pts in the Beginners category.

Robin by Alex Early

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Red Roof Cottage At Loch Shieldaig — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Glowing Mushroom — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

The Pharmacist — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Peeled Off — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Robin — by Alex Early — Score: 20 pts

Rainy Day At The Races — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Vacant Bikes — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Job Done — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Cross Arcade — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 14 pts

Cod Wars Relics — by Brian Cackett — Score: 20 pts

Point Of Ayr Lighthouse — by Karen Morris — Score: 14 pts

Elegance — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

Puffin In Flight — by Anthony Hull — Score: 15 pts

Falklands Gentoo Penguin Back On The Beach — by Margaret Keane — Score: 17 pts

Juvenile Robin — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts

Village Cricket — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

The Singer — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 15 pts

Wing Walkers — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 16 pts

Surprise Encounter — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Emerging Joey — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts

Fighting The Gradient — by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts

Stickle Tarn And Pavey Ark — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Mediterranean Regatta — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

Worth A Second Look — by Alan Yardley — Score: 18 pts

New Brighton Lighthouse — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Promise Of Spring — by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts

Ice Sculpture — by John Walmsley — Score: 14 pts

PC 25 — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Flowering Quince — by Peter Flegg — Score: 15 pts

View Of The Black Cuillins From Elgol — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Koala Bear — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

The Ovo Hydro — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

River Brathay — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

The Quarter Past One At Fishergate — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

Tri-Colored Heron Landing — by Grant Douse — Score: 18 pts

Raft Of Ducklings — by Eric Craven — Score: 15 pts

Edinburgh Skyline — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts

Rebellion Festival - Blackpool — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Pelican Plumage — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts

Pointed Sculpture — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

Searching In The Sand — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

She's Behind You — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 19 pts

Lovely Grub — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts

The Buoys Are Waiting — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts

Sparrowhawk Calling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

Out Of The Shadows — by Keith Orr — Score: 14 pts

Shoe Story — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Wood Louse In Moss Under UV Light — by Peter Flegg — Score: 16 pts

Jimmy's Place — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

A New Dawn At Dead Vlei — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Lunch Sorted — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Poor Visibility — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

The Killer — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

Close Racers — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Stranded Wreck - Loch Linnhe — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

Ogwen Falls And Tryfan — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Vestrahorn Evening Light — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Peeping Penguin — by John Scott — Score: 14 pts

Stepping Into The World Of The Sand Bubbler Crab - Thailand — by Anne Young — Score: 19 pts

Mist In The Valley - Glen Affric — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Card School — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Red Kite — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

Balancing — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

City Mirrors — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

Lovers Sunset — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Kelpie Close Up — by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts

Yokohama Bay Bridge — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

Tuning Up Blues — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Stormy Skies Over Hamnoy — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Elle — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

The King's Play House — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

Gannets Pairing — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Badger By Night — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 15 pts

Magpie Manoeuvre — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

Rooftops And Chimney Pots — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Red Squirrel — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Man Vs Nature — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Riding The Storm — by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts

Stealing A Nap In The Box Room - Bangkok — by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts

Beach Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 15 pts

Capture Moment — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

Buachaille — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Mist Over Windermere — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

The Moonshine Miner — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

City Of Arts And Sciences Night View — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Armadillo Pattern — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Refraction — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Lytham Hall Tree — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts

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The second Set Subject Competition – a Triptych Print competition  – was held on 15th Feb, judged by John Riley from Tyldesley, Manchester. John is a semi-retired freelance photographer who provided quite short, but entertaining comments on the entries. One particular theme was that he was looking at how the images fitted together and even small details like the alignment of the images is important. With a Triptych, a set of individually weaker but matching images is often better than a set of individually strong but unmatched images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Houseproud by Clive McDonald which was John’s favourite on the night.

Houseproud by Clive McDonald

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Misty Dawn — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

Faded Pulsatilla Flowers — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Ebb And Flow — by Elaine Cook — Score: 19 pts

Lancaster Landmarks — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Time Reflecting In Brussels — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Forties Trio — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

A Host Of Daffodils — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

Crash Sequence Rider OK — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

Talking To Mama — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts

Kestrel Feeding — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

City Of Refections — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Mantis — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

A New Hat — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts

Morning Noon And Night — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Generations - Father Son And Holy Terror — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Do Not Forget To Say When — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Owls — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Dancing Sifaka Lemurs — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Taking The Lead — by Brian Cackett — Score: 18 pts

The Bridgewater Canal At Worsley — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Cleaners Manchester 1974 — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

Views At Seven Sisters — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts

Fountains Abbey — by Simon Ray — Score: 19 pts

The Catch — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Attitude — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

Three Poppies, Two For The Ukraine One For Remembrance — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Craft Of The Farrier — by Elaine Cook — Score: 18 pts

Taking The Plunge — by Brian Cackett — Score: 15 pts

Eyes On The Prize — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

Moving Tulips — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Houseproud — by Clive McDonald — Score: 20 pts

Canalside Grafitti — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts

Students Manchester 1974 — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Portrait Of A Sea Eagle — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

Seasons — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Oil On Water — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Keukenhof Castle Gardens In Spring — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

Deansgate Towers - Manchester — by Mike Williamson — Score: 16 pts

Under The Boardwalk — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

A Piece Of Belgian Chocolate — by Alan Yardley — Score: 18 pts

The Dancer — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Drink Coffee And Eat Cake — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts

Seaweed — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

Bald Threagle — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

The Need For Speed — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

Harvest Mice Foraging — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

Chrysler — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Abstract Autumn — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

Sleepy Bashful And Grumpy — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Car Mascots — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

A Blue Tit And A Nest Box — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Waterdrop Triptych — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

Red Eyed Tree Frogs — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

Three Wise Daves — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 18 pts

Viva Italia — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Aircraft Repair — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

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The second Open Print competition of the season was judged on 21st December by Ian Whiston (DPAGB, EFIAP/p, FBPE, EPSA, Hon LCPU) from Crewe Photographic Society. Ian provided a brief and concise critique of each image, often commenting on the sharpness and point of focus. As it was close to Christmas, he was also rather generous with his scoring, holding back a large number of images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is appropriate for the time of year – Merry Christmas by Bill Breckenridge, which scored 20pts in the Advanced Group.

Merry Christmas by Bill Breckenridge

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Ready For The Catch — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Great Crested Grebe — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

The Lady On The Bicycle — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Just Me And My Dog — by Brian Clark — Score: 19 pts

Kestrel Eating A Mouse — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

The Waiting Game — by Susan Wood — Score: 17 pts

Pillarbox Red — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts

Sailing To The Sunset — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Maghera Beach — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 19 pts

Blea Moss And The Langdale Pikes — by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts

Merry Christmas — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

The Nave — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Over The Top — by Brian Clark — Score: 20 pts

Cooking Up A Feast — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Canoodling Gannets — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

Red Squirrel — by Margaret Keane — Score: 19 pts

Mantling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

Window Shopping — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

Halloween Graveyard Angel — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Solitary Thoughts — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Past Their Best — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

Softly Falls The Winter Snow — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 19 pts

Stepping Out At Brimham Rocks — by Simon Ray — Score: 18 pts

Windmill Detail — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Salford Quays Shapes — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

Meadow Pipit In A Thicket — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

A Winter's Day — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

New Forest Ponies — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts

Across Doubtful Sound — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Misty Morning - Curemonte — by Martin Christensen — Score: 15 pts

We Will Remember Them — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 17 pts

Harvest Mice On Oak — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Empties — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

Caerlaverock Castle — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 17 pts

Puffin - Fratercula Arctica — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Monument Valley Utah Usa — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Beech Arch — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

San Tribe Matriarch — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts

The Car Yard Belle — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Shortcut Through The Wall — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

Autumn Light — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts

Green Heron — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

The Fox And The Bath — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Old Man Of Storr — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 20 pts

A Beautiful Mythical Creature — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 17 pts

Perky Penguin — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

A Traveller's Rest — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Frosty Morning Borrowdale — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

Coastguard Cottages — by Karen Morris — Score: 18 pts

Beach Ball Rock — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 16 pts

Simply Lytham — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Andalusian Street — by John Scott — Score: 20 pts

Sunflower And Bees — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

The White House — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts

Clinging On For Dear Life — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Contemplation — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

Starling Preparing To Land — by Clive McDonald — Score: 18 pts

Low Tide At Glasson Dock — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Queens Mill Cotton — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Cuban Solitaire — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Autumn Squash — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

An Icy Stare — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

The Shepherd's Watch — by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

Thornham Sunrise — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Sun Sea Sand And Steps — by Alan Yardley — Score: 18 pts

Derwentwater Viewed From Crow Park — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Ready For The Ball — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Keswick Motor Boats — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Clocking Off — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

3 Ways — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

Mansion Views — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Morning Mist In The Forest — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Fast Fish And Chips — by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

Table A Deux — by Martin Christensen — Score: 16 pts

Orchid Display — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts

Trio Of Labrador Puppies — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts

Common Blue Damselfly — by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts

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The first Set Subject competition of the season was judged on 16th Nov by Martin Pickles of North Cheshire Photographic Society. The competition was in the form of a Knock-Out and Martin gradually whittled down the entry in a series of rounds, explaining why each image was eliminated. By the last round, with only 5 images remaining, Martin then chose his winning image.  

The final round images are listed below. Congratulations to Mary Kirkby, whose image Alpha Male Gelada Baboon was the overall winner. Congratulations also to Stuart Cahill who was the top placed photographer on the evening, winning out in a tie-break with Carol Watson and Mike Williamson.

The top scoring images are listed below.

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The featured image for this competition is Alpha Male Gelada Baboon by Mary Kirkby, which was the overall winning image on the evening.

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The first Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 19th Oct by Keith Barber (FIScT, CPAGB, LRPS) of Swinton & District PS. There was quite a large entry of 99 images to get through on the night.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Group.

Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane

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Through The Red Room — by Andy Dickson — Score: 17 pts

Sand Action — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Whittling The Day Away — by Susan Wood — Score: 18 pts

Lockdown — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Hoverfly On Dandelion — by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts

Charity Walk Reflections — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Northumberland Beach View — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

The Church Of The Parish — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts

Fairy Pools — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

The Young Man And The Sea — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Water Fountain Fun — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

Herdwicks On Lambrigg Fell — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Long Male Hoverfly — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

Old Man In The Distance — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

The Final Approach — by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

Hollyhock Alcea Detail — by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts

Living The Dream — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Enough Wind For A Kite — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Best Friends — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Dicentra — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

After The Pearl Earring — by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts

Corn Flower Seed Heads — by David Foreman — Score: 17 pts

Hofn Bridge Of Light — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

The Strid - Getting The Shot — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Waves St Annes — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 17 pts

India's Entry To Firework Championship — by David Foreman — Score: 19 pts

Spanish Eyes — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

St Mary Magdalene Church At Sandringham — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Into The Grater — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Lancaster Lady — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

White Storks Flight Over Lions — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Coventry Cathedral Stained Glass Wall — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Pasta Spoons — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

A Close Shave — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Spotted Fritillary — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Krakow Castle — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Angled Building — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Coniston Water After The Storm — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Evening Light At Red Point — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Male Stonechat — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

Jesus - The White Church — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 18 pts

Solitary Lookout — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Thirsty Work — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Made In Broadheath — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

Sealion — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

Down By The Knott End Boardwalk — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

The Magic Compass — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Orange — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Eat Dirt — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

Take Off — by Pete Dugan — Score: 18 pts

Lighthouse At Skinburness - Cumbria — by John Scott — Score: 18 pts

Jaguar E-Type Time Trial — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

Bees On A Sunflower — by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts

BBC At Night — by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

Fading But Fabulous — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

South Bank Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

St Annes Beach Funfair — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Impossible — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Waiting Boats — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

Loch Duich Salmon Trap — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts

Rank And File — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Male Peacock — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

Leaving — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Reflections — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

Late Evening — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts

At The End Of The Day — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Sculpture In The Forest — by Mike Halstead — Score: 20 pts

Remembrance — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Fading Fireworks — by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts

Feathered - Not Friends — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Not So Happy Lynn — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Late Afternoon Perch Rock — by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts

Kestrel Taking Off — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Victoria Arcade — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

Golden Wreck — by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

Ceramic Daffodil Display — by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts

Little Egret Hunting — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Here's Looking At You — by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts

Damsel Pair — by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts

It's Not Enough — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts

The Morning After — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Lombardy Poppies — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Loch Maree — by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

Griffon Vulture Take Off — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Dinner Tonight — by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts

Evening Sun On Yellow Loosestrife — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

Desolation At Dungeness — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Inside A Kelpie — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

The Kiss — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

After The Rain — by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts

Sunset At Ravenglass — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

The Old Workbench — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Ely Cathedral Altar — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Black Eagles Big Arrow Display — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Leighton Moss Male Bearded Reedling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Lioness — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

Too Much Power — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

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The first Open Print competition of the season was judged on 28th Sep by Tillman Kleinhans (ARPS EFIAP/g DPAGB BPE5* Hon LCPU) from St Helens Camera Club. Tillman made some interesting points about the difference between the ‘best’ image and the judge’s favourite, along with some detailed comments such as avoiding over-sharpening or over-enlarging images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Homeless in Liverpool by Andy Ogilvie, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Group.

Homeless In Liverpool by Andy Ogilvie

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The Debutante — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Freddie's Piano — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Lippy Refresh — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

Seat Stripes And Shadows — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

The Farrier — by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

Homeless In Liverpool — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 20 pts

Crossing The Savannah — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

Foxtrot Tango — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 18 pts

Kielder Forest Bridge — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts

Squires Gate Sunset — by David Broughton — Score: 13 pts

Spotted Fritillary Underside — by David Broughton — Score: 19 pts

Newcastle Station — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

BMX High Jump — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Sunflower — by Anthony Hull — Score: 13 pts

Hoary Plantain Flower Detail — by Anthony Hull — Score: 18 pts

Specks In Infinity — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Homilies And Hobbits — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

Sailing On The Broads — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Neist Point — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 18 pts

Jackal Fighting Off Ruppell's Griffon Vulture — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts

Limone Fountain — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

Chemical Industry — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

Flowerpower — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

Black Beach Sunset — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Windswept Footprints — by Andy Dickson — Score: 14 pts

Stonechat Female — by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

Someone Approaching — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Betexco Tower — by Keith Orr — Score: 14 pts

Little Langdale — by Martin Christensen — Score: 18 pts

Chester Cathedral — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Osprey On The Lookout — by Alex Early — Score: 20 pts

View From Wray Castle — by Dave Biggs — Score: 13 pts

Kite Surfer — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Gull Bathing — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Banded Demoiselle — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Northern Goshawk — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

Rutter Force — by Elaine Cook — Score: 15 pts

Storm Antoni — by Karen Morris — Score: 14 pts

Following The Leader — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Crashed Out — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

A Different Era — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Great Langdale — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Watching — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Falling Down — by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts

Low Tide At Whitby — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Barn Owl — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

Tune For The Missus Sir — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Innocent Me — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Hornby Castle And Weir — by Mike Stanley — Score: 14 pts

Cuban Curly Tailed Lizard — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Gable View — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Hoverfly Feeding — by Mike Stanley — Score: 14 pts

Impromptu Dance At The Fiesta — by Brian Clark — Score: 15 pts

Ruby's Vintage Shop — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Lingering Storm Clouds — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

A Pair Of Lorikeets — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

Winter Tree — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

Lytham St Annes Under Steam — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

Rock Church Of St George - Lalibela — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Old Croft — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 16 pts

Millstone At Padley — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Morning At San Gimignano — by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts

Beautiful Buddleia — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts

The Owl And The Flower — by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts

Home Before The Storm — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Forties Smile — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts

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The third and final Open Print competition of the season was judged on 18th May by Robert Millin (MFIAP, FBPE, EFIAP/d3, GPU ZEUS) from Wigan 10 PS. He had decided to judge on the night and spent some time studying the images before the start. His comments were concise with lots of advice on how the lower scoring ones could be improved.

The top scoring images are listed below. The featured image is Green Ibis Pair by Bill Breckenridge which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Section.

Green Ibis Pair By Bill Breckenridge

The 3rd Set Subject Competition of the 2022/3 season was judged on 20th April by Graham Currey, familiar to many LSAPS members from his character photo shoots. The subject was Power and there was a large entry of over 100 Prints and PDI’s with a wide interpretation of the subject. This led to a long evening finishing after 10pm.

The top scoring images are listed below. The featured image for this competition is Flame Power by Mary Kirkby, which scored 20pts in the Print competition.

Flame Power By Mary Kirkby