West Wing by Andy Ogilvie

This year’s President’s Challenge on the subject of minimalism was held on 6th June. 29 members entered an image into the competition. After an initial run through all the images, club members were invited to vote on their favourite images. Carol then provided some critique of each image. After the break, Carol announced her own top three images, then the top scoring images from the Member’s vote were also announced. Congratulations to Andy Ogilvie who won the President’s Challenge with his West Wing, and to Peter Flegg who won the member vote with Tomato On Card.

Tomato On Card By Peter Flegg

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The 3rd Open Print competition of the season was judged on 17th May by Gordon Jenkins HonPAGB, Hon Life Vice-President of the PAGB. Gordon has been involved in club photography for over 40 years and is a past president of both the L&CPU and PAGB. He provided constructive feedback with a humorous approach and commented on the high standard of images, which was reflected in the number that were held back.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate section.

Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor

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The Horse Chestnut In Spring — by Susan Wood — Score: 13 pts

Across The Sound Of Sleat — by Martin Christensen — Score: 14 pts

In The Frame — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Blackpool Police Station — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

All That I See — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

Freestyling — by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts

Splash — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts

Vicar's Close - Wells — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts

Jet Skier 157 — by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts

A Pretty Penny — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Pulling A Wheelie — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Fleeting Glimpses — by Anthony Hull — Score: 18 pts

Chrysanthemum Flower — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

A Walk In The Park — by Simon Ray — Score: 14 pts

Leopard And Cub — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Altercation In The Rain — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Searching For Andy Warhol — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Sin E Bar In Cork — by Anne Young — Score: 19 pts

Ladder Backed Woodpecker — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

Sad Sunflower — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

Twr Mawr Lighthouse — by Elaine Cook — Score: 13 pts

Nuthatch In The Sunlight — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

The Autumnal Woodland Floor — by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts

Wirral 100 Sidecar Race — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

The Welsh Coast From Church Scar — by Simon Ray — Score: 18 pts

Moraine Lake - Canada — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

Returning To Base — by Andy Dickson — Score: 13 pts

After The Ball — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

First Snows Of Winter — by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts

Sparrow Hawk — by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts

All That I Am — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 13 pts

Texan Sunset — by Clive McDonald — Score: 14 pts

Skiing The Waves — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

The Calling — by Anthony Hull — Score: 20 pts

Flower Burst — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Shyly Smiling — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 14 pts

Finnieston - Glasgow — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Iris — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts

The Langdale Pikes In Winter — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Fairground Juggler — by Sheila Giles — Score: 13 pts

3 Harvest Mice — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

Orchids Trio — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

Focused On The Chase — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

West Indian Woodpecker — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Confrontation — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts

Gas Rig Sunset — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts

Tree In Cala Millor — by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts

Whitby Goth Festival — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

A Red Squirrel — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Punk Photoshoot — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts

Unwelcome Footsteps — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

We Are Having A Bad Day — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

A Fishy Business — by Peter Cotton — Score: 13 pts

Saltburn Funicular — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Gannet Nesting — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

A Common Redpoll — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

Kestrel With Prey — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Ynys Llanddwyn — by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts

The Red Door — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 14 pts

Flying Leap — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Just An Illusion — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

The Kiss — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

Fly In Flight — by Mike Stanley — Score: 13 pts

Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Red Squirrel — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts

Wastwater — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 14 pts

Do You Have Any Woodpecker On Tap — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

Skeletal Forest — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

A Rhizostome Jellyfish — by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts

Norwegian Blue Arctic Fox — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Old British Power — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Sanctuary — by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

Thinking Of You — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

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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.

Print Results 

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

Anticipation — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

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

Changing Rooms — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Pier — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashton Gardens — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Sunset Stroll — by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts

Lytham Jetty — by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts

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

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

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

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

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

Old Jetty — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 13 pts

Japanese Garden — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

Beached Hut — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

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

Estuary Art — by Brian Cackett — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Lytham Marker — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evening Promenaders — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Winter Light — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fairhaven Sunset — by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Low Tide — by Alex Early — Score: 14 pts

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

Lytham Dinghys — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 15 pts

Wesley Chapel — by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts

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

Sunrise Lytham — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 13 pts

Submerged — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

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

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

St Annes Beach Huts — by Grant Douse — Score: 14 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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Whale Tail Waterdrop — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

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

Otter Swimming — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Lost — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Owl Hunting — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

Weir Rubbish — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 14 pts

Concentration — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

The Fellwalker — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Iona — by Peter Flegg — Score: 19 pts

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

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

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

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

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

Spanish Mane — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Liverpool Waterfront — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts

Under Attack — by Dave Biggs — Score: 14 pts

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

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

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

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

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

The Scavanger — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

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

Seeking Shade — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

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

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

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

Straight Ahead — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

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

Sandwich Tern — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roddlesworth Reservoir — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

The Look — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Red Squirrel — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Smoke Fascination — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 15 pts

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

Beach Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Blue Sandcrab — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Bridal Rose — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

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

Owl Incoming — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Kicking Sand — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts

Beech Drive — by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts

The Weaver — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Frozen Waterfall — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

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

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

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

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

Hoverfly Pollinating — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts

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

Birch Polypore — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Frosty Bud — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Sheltering — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts

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

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

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

Sidecar Racing — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

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

Opposites Attract — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Sunrise Over The Norfolk Broads — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 20 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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Shoe Story — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Beach Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Job Done — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

Koala Bear — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

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

Refraction — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

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

Lovely Grub — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts

PC 25 — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Robin — by Alex Early — Score: 20 pts

Red Kite — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

Peeping Penguin — by John Scott — Score: 14 pts

Edinburgh Skyline — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts

Juvenile Robin — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Capture Moment — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

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

River Brathay — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

Wing Walkers — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 16 pts

Red Squirrel — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

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

The Singer — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 15 pts

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

Armadillo Pattern — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Glowing Mushroom — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Elegance — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

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

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

Magpie Manoeuvre — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Village Cricket — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Pointed Sculpture — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

Flowering Quince — by Peter Flegg — Score: 15 pts

Cross Arcade — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 14 pts

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

Peeled Off — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

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

Lovers Sunset — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Mediterranean Regatta — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

The Killer — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

Card School — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Surprise Encounter — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

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

Balancing — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

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

Close Racers — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Poor Visibility — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Vacant Bikes — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

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

City Mirrors — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

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

Gannets Pairing — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Sparrowhawk Calling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

The Pharmacist — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

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

Pelican Plumage — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts

Lunch Sorted — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

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

Ice Sculpture — by John Walmsley — Score: 14 pts

Emerging Joey — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts

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

Elle — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

Buachaille — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Raft Of Ducklings — by Eric Craven — Score: 15 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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A Blue Tit And A Nest Box — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Misty Dawn — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

Kestrel Feeding — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

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

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

Houseproud — by Clive McDonald — Score: 20 pts

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

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

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

Canalside Grafitti — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts

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

Chrysler — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Viva Italia — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

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

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

Fountains Abbey — by Simon Ray — Score: 19 pts

Seasons — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

Forties Trio — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

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

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

Waterdrop Triptych — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

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

Car Mascots — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

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

Bald Threagle — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Abstract Autumn — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

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

The Dancer — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

The Catch — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Owls — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

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

Mantis — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

Attitude — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

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

Seaweed — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

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

Lancaster Landmarks — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

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

Aircraft Repair — by Andy Dickson — Score: 15 pts

Moving Tulips — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

A Host Of Daffodils — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 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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Sunflower And Bees — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

Solitary Thoughts — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

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

Red Squirrel — by Margaret Keane — Score: 19 pts

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

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

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

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

Autumn Light — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Beech Arch — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

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

Maghera Beach — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 19 pts

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

3 Ways — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clocking Off — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts

Orchid Display — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts

Windmill Detail — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Merry Christmas — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

Coastguard Cottages — by Karen Morris — Score: 18 pts

Window Shopping — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

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

Pillarbox Red — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts

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

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

Thornham Sunrise — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

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

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

Caerlaverock Castle — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

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

Green Heron — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Cuban Solitaire — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Mansion Views — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

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

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

Perky Penguin — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

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

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

Empties — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts

Autumn Squash — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts

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

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

The Nave — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

Canoodling Gannets — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

Simply Lytham — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Contemplation — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

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

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

Mantling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

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

Andalusian Street — by John Scott — Score: 20 pts

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

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