Past Competition Winners
October 2023 winner and Highly Commended: Colin Nock's "God's fingers"
Photographers of the Year 2023:
1st and winner of the Dennis Harvey award:
Heather Robinson (40 points)
An outstanding year with 4 wins, 6 2nds and 2 3rds.
2nd
Andy Bebbington (17 points)
1 win, 3 2nds and 3 3rds.
3rd
Ken White (15 points)
2 wins, 1 2nd and 2 3rds.
Congratulations to all three photographers for some outstanding entries. Well done all!
Heather Robinson receiving her
Dennis Harvey Award from
Glynne Payze at our January meeting
(Photo ©2024 Andy Bebbington)
Monthly Competition Winners 2024 (scroll down for 2023)
January: Buildings / architecture
Winner: Andy Bebbington: "Looking up" 2nd: Carol Russel: "North Sea Observatory 1" 3rd: Carol Russell: "Heckington windmill"
Highly Commended: Carol Russel: "North Sea Observatory 1"
February: A photo to edit
Winner: Carol Russell: "Approaching storm" 2nd: Brian Smith: "Vintage car" 3rd: Heather Robinson: "Oradour 2"
Highly Commended: Carol Russell: "Approaching storm"
March: Mechanical parts
Winner: Carol Russell: "Vintage pear drop press" 2nd: Andy Townsend: "Arkwright's loom" 3rd: Ken White: "Adjusting screw"
Highly Commended: Alan Wales: "Gear chain"
April: Everyday objects / Still life
Winner: Carol Russell: "Flower bookmark" 2nd: Phill Clay: "Strawberry Fayre" 3rd: Alan Wales: "Pebbles"
Highly Commended: Carol Russel: "Flower bookmark"
May: Leading lines
Winner:
February 2023 winner and Photographer of the Year Heather Robinson's "Storm brewing"
Monthly Competition Winners 2023
January: Macro / Close-ups
Winner: Judy Roulstone "Winter rose" 2nd: Tony Wardell "Hoverfly" 3rd: Ken White "Lemur"
Highly commended: Brian Smith "Male banded demoiselle"
February: Monochrome
Winner: Heather Robinson "Buzzard" 2nd: Heather Robinson "Storm brewing" 3rd: Sallie Anthony "My friend"
Highly commended (Dennis & Glynne): Heather's "Storm brewing"
March: Rain/precipitation
Winner: Colin Nock "Longdale - wet home ride" 2nd: Heather Robinson "Snowstorm" 3rd joint: Brian Smith "A spring shower" and Carol Russell "Rainy day on the pier"
Highly commended (Dennis & Glynne): Colin's "Longdale - wet home ride"
April: Canals & Waterways
Winner: Heather Robinson "Durham" 2nd: Heather "Avon & Somerset Canal 2" 3rd: Andy Bebbington "Trent at Newark"
Highly commended (Dennis & Glynne): Alan Wales' "Winter sun"
May: Landscape/Seascape
Winner: Tony Wardell "On top of the world" 2nd: Ken White "Snowdonia" Joint 3rd: Ken White "Sunburst" and Heather Robinson "Oxton view"
Highly commended (Glynne): Heather Robinson "Landscape with bikes"
June: Water / Reflections
Winner: Heather Robinson "Newark reflections" 2nd: Alan Wales "Attenborough church" 3rd: Brian Smith "Poppies by the stream"
Highly commended (Glynne): Heather Robinson "Pair of ducks"
July: Animals/pets/wildlife
Winner: Andy Bebbington "Iguana" Joint 2nd: Heather Robinson "Barn owl" and "Heron early morning" 3rd: Sallie Anthony "Affection"
Highly commended: Heather Robinson "Barn owl"
August: Action/motion
Winner: Heather Robinson "Red kites" 2nd: Andy Bebbington "Red Arrows 1" 3rd: Andy Bebbington "Red Arrows 2"
Highly commended: Andy Bebbington "Red Arrows 1"
September: Sunrise/sunset
Winner: Ken White "Flight into the sun" 2nd: Brian Smith "Penzance sunset" 3rd and Highly Commended: Andy Bebbington "Castell Caeriw"
October: Trees
Winner and Highly Commended: Colin Nock "God's fingers" 2nd: Heather Robinson "Oxton walk" Joint 3rd: Alan Wales "Ancient oaks" and Heather Robinson "Country walk"
November: Night photography
Winner and Highly Commended: Carol Russell "Drinks after dark" 2nd: Andy Bebbington "Fullerton District" Joint 3rd: Colin Nock "Southampton" and Brian Smith "A winter evening"
December: My best shot this year
Winner: Ken White "Flying towards the sun" 2nd: Andy Bebbington "Malachite butterfly" 3rd: Alan Wales "Winter sun"
Highly Commended: Colin Nock "God's fingers"