| 2nd Monthly Print Competition 2018/19. | ||
| Judge | Graham Walton DPAGB | |
| Novices Colour | ||
| First | Faye | Linda Allen |
| Second | Damp Beauty | Ruth Seadon |
| Third | The Secret | Sue Davis |
| Highly Commended | Golden Morning | Ruth Seadon |
| Commended | Rainbow River | Pat Billyard |
| Novices Mono. | ||
| First | Mr “T” | Linda Allen |
| Second | Direction from a Puddle | Ruth Seadon |
| Third | Fixed Stare | Ruth Seadon |
| Highly Commended | Heart of Stone | Sean Bullock |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Final Adjustment | Colin Close LRPS DPAGB AFIAP |
| Second | Vietnamese Travel | Jan Harris CPAGB |
| Third | Bringing Home The Fish | Jenny Webster DPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Peek a Boo | Jenny Webster DPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Gemma | Colin Close LRPS DPAGB AFIAP |
| Highly Commended | Windswept Peak District | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Attitude | Colin Close LRPS DPAGB AFIAP |
| Commended | Ashlearn Sea Stacks | Michael McIlvaney |
| Commended | Kawasaki No 9 | Mike Barnett |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | Chance for a Breather | Roger Lewis CPAGB |
| Second | Sweeney | Michael McIlvaney |
| Third | Cathedral of St Domnius Bell Tower, Split | Mike Childs |
| Highly Commended | Battement Tendu | Jenny Webster DPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Suspicious Eye | Roger Lewis CPAGB |
| Commended | Looking Good | Colin Close LRPS DPAGB AFIAP |
| Commended | Fighting Hands | Dave Ward ARPS |
Category Archives: Competition Results
2nd Monthly PDI Winners 2018/19
| 2nd Monthly PDI Competition 2018/19 | ||
| Judge: Martin Fry FRPS APAGB EFIAP/g ABPE | ||
| Novices Colour. | ||
| First | Mother’s pride and joy | Sue Davis |
| Second | Briefly Illuminated | Ruth Seadon |
| Third | Tough Guy | Linda Allen |
| Highly Commended | I want to get off | Charlotte Mathews |
| Highly Commended | Camden Punks | Sue Davis |
| Commended | Old Man, Malaga | Liz Perrins |
| Commended | Light above the tower | Ruth Seadon |
| Commended | Colourful balconies | Liz Perrins |
| Novices Nature | ||
| First | Resting Stag | Linda Allen |
| Second | Leaf | Ruth Seadon |
| Third | Juvenile Blackbird | Sheila Billingham |
| Highly Commended | Puffin | Sue Davis |
| Highly Commended | Robin | Emma Footes |
| Commended | Leopard | Pat Billyard |
| Commended | Marmoset Monkey | Gionatan D’Addea |
| Commended | Brown Snake Eagle | Pat Billyard |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Hoang Farmworker | John Davidson CPAGB |
| Second | Curves and cream | Michael Barnett |
| Third | The Syndicate | Colin Close CPAGB AFIAP |
| Highly Commended | Faith | Jan Harris CPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Mrs Minh | John Davidson CPAGB |
| Highly Commended | In Deep Thought | Don Campbell |
| HighlyCommended | Halong Bay | John Davidson CPAGB |
| Commended | Basket Case | Jill Howe |
| Commended | Red Windows | Tony Gervis |
| Commended | The race is on | Tony Gervis |
| Commended | Curtain Call | Colin Close CPAGB AFIAP |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Restless Cormorants | Michael McIlvaney |
| Second | Cuckoo in Flight in the Rain | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Third | Bee in Flight | Rebekah Nash |
| Highly Commended | Common Whitewave Moth | Jill Howe |
| Highly Commended | Harvest Mouse | Julie Hall |
| Highly Commended | Ivy Leaved Toadflax | David Jellie |
| Commended | Red Dune Fox in Snowfall | Julie Hall |
| Commended | Female Sparrowhawk battling the wind & rain | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Commended | Grey Squirrel | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Feeding Time | Michael Barnett |
1st Monthly Print Winners 2018/19
| 1st Monthly Print Competition 2018/19. | ||
| Judge | Jon Baker MFIAP EFIAP/p | |
| Novices Mono. | ||
| First | Young Tom | Andrew Haden |
| Second | What Lies Ahead | Andrew Haden |
| Third | The Slate Mine | Andrew Haden |
| Novices Nature | ||
| First | Heron | Julie Bridgwater |
| Second | Great Crested Grebe | Julie Bridgwater |
| Third | Mute Swan | Julie Bridgwater |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | The Power of Two | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Second | Deserted Café | Richard Chapman |
| Third | Feminino | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Stop The Press | Mark Bennett |
| Highly Commended | Feather With Water Drop | Michael McIlvaney |
| Commended | Sea Stones | Michael McIlvaney |
| Commended | Pensive Thoughts | Roger Lewis CPAGB |
| Commended | Shetland Ponies | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Commended | Urban Jungle | Michael McIlvaney |
| Commended | Those Magnificent Men | Mark Bennett |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Azure Damselfly | Richard Chapman |
| Second | Harvest Mouse | Michael McIlvaney |
| Third | Wren with Dragonflies | Jan Godwin |
| Highly Commended | Giant Otter | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Highly Commended | On The Forest Floor | Michael McIlvaney |
| Commended | Pause with food | Mike Barnett |
| Commended | Red Deer | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Langdale Pikes, Langdale | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Portugese Man O’War | Richard Chapman |
| Commended | Great Spotted Woodpecker – Male | Julie Hall |
1st PDI Monthly Winners 2018/19
| 1st Monthly PDI Competition 2018/19. | ||
| Novices Colour. | ||
| First | Now You Listen to Me | Pauline Grainger |
| Second | Here’s looking at you | Linda Allen |
| Third | The rat catcher | Sue Davis |
| Highly Commended | Setting sun at Worcester | Sheila Billingham |
| Highly Commended | Kiss Me Quick | Julie Bridgwater |
| Commended | Diglis Basin reflections | Sheila Billingham |
| Commended | Walking in the clouds | Pat Billyard |
| Novices Mono | ||
| First | Chainmaker | Sue Davis |
| Second | Waterfall | Emma Footes |
| Third | Kings Cross | Pauline Grainger |
| Highly Commended | Runner in the snow | Gionatan D’Addea |
| Commended | Suspended Patterns | Les Coombes |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Yet another near miss | Nigel Taylor |
| Second | Tony | Sue Vernon |
| Third | Seeing Double | Mark Bennett |
| Highly Commended | Point To Point | Michelle Chance |
| Highly Commended | Smooth Operator | Colin Close LRPS CPAGB AFIAP |
| Highly Commended | McLaren Artwork | Jill Howe |
| Highly Commended | Girl at Window | Colin Close LRPS CPAGB AFIAP |
| Commended | The Blacksmith | Jan Harris CPAGB |
| Commended | Samsung Superbike | Michael Barnett |
| Commended | Exploding Balls | Roger Lewis CPAGB |
| Commended | Croome | James Fountain |
| Commended | Pebbles | Mike Childs |
| Commended | The Boxer | Len Pugh DPAGB |
| Commended | Cowboy | Don Campbell |
| Commended | Puffin in Pink Sea Thrift | Julie Hall |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | The Fence | Mike McIlvaney |
| Second | Night at Malvern Priory | Jan Harris CPAGB |
| Third | Sophie | Jenny Webster CPAGB |
| Highly Commended | Daisy | Mike Childs |
| Highly Commended | Simone | Colin Close LRPS CPAGB AFIAP |
| Highly Commended | Pelican | Michelle Chance |
| Commended | Psyched up | Roger Lewis CPAGB |
| Commended | Feet of an Angel | Michael Barnett |
| Commended | The Deal Maker | Mark Bennett |
| Commended | Llanddwyn Island | John Davidson CPAGB |
4th Monthly Print Winners 2017/18
| 4th Monthly Print Competition 2017/18 | ||
| Colour & Mono Sections: Set Subject “Travel” | ||
| Novices Colour. | ||
| First | Lofoten | Ryazan Tristram |
| Second | Brilliant Bubbles | Ruth Seadon |
| Third | Night Flight | Ruth Seadon |
| Highly Commended | Travelling Around Hastings | Mary Jordan |
| Novices Mono. | ||
| First | Done Traveling, Going Home | Ken Bryan |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | The Pole Fishermen | Barry Green |
| Second | Behind You! | Nigel Taylor |
| Third | Motorway Travel | Roger Lewis |
| Highly Commended | A Woman’s Work is Never Done | Jan Harris |
| Highly Commended | Skellig Islands off South West Coast of Ireland | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Ribblehead at Sunset | Jan Godwin |
| Commended | The School Kitchen | Jan Harris |
| Commended | Traveling in Shakespeare Country | Roger Lewis |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | Dreams, Near St Helens | Colin Close |
| Second | Bell Ringers, Old Clock Tower, Venice | Len Pugh |
| Third | End Of The Line | Jan Godwin |
| Highly Commended | Harris Tweed Weaver | Len Pugh |
| Commended | Lake Bled Castle | Jenny Webster |
| Commended | Gelada Monkey, Ethiopia | Jenny Webster |
| Commended | Ferara Castle | Roger Tyler |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Crested Tit Calling | Jan Godwin |
| Second | Kestrel Female With Ruffled Feathers | Julie Hall |
| Third | Brown Hare in the Snow | Jenny Webster |
| Highly Commended | Tigress – Wild and Free | Jenny Webster |
| Commended | Wood Mouse Eating Berry | Jan Godwin |
| Commended | Great Egret | John Davidson |
| Commended | Ground Squirrel | Roger Tyler |
| Commended | Red Deer Stag, Scottish Highlands | Julie Hall |
4th Monthly PDI Winners 2017/18
| 4th Monthly PDI Competition 2017/18 | ||
| Set Subject – ‘Creative’ | ||
| Novices Colour | ||
| First | Watching the Kidz | Ruth Seadon |
| Second | Floral Tea | Michelle Chance |
| Third | Paint Ball | Phil Nokes |
| Highly Commended | Refracted Light | Ruth Seadon |
| Novices Mono | ||
| First | Moonlight | Michelle Chance |
| Second | Screw City | Michelle Chance |
| Third | Fairy Glen | Pauline Grainger |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Secret Garden | Mal Ogden |
| Second | Looking at you | Terry Mason |
| Third | Sunburst | Mike Childs |
| Highly Commended | All Around Me | Mal Ogden |
| Highly Commended | Heather | Sue Vernon |
| Highly Commended | Brush Head | Colin Close |
| Commended | Santa Maria della Salute | Tony Hawkesbee |
| Commended | Winter’s Rose | Len Pugh |
| Commended | Out of this World | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Turning The World Upside Down | Julie Hall |
| Commended | Celestial Girl | Len Pugh |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | Falling | Roger Tyler |
| Second | Spies | Colin Close |
| Third | Argentine Tango | Colin Close |
| Highly Commended | Three Little Fishes | Roger Lewis |
| Highly Commended | Girl With Pearl Necklace | Colin Close |
| Commended | Softly Unfurling | Jan Harris |
| Commended | Battle of the Planets | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Pop Art | Roger Tyler |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Cape Penguins | Roger Tyler |
| Second | Gorilla Portrait | Jenny Webster |
| Third | Crocodile Rock | Mike Childs |
| Highly Commended | Red Squirrel Leaping | Julie Hall |
3rd Monthly Print Winners 2017/18
| 3rd Monthly Print Competition 2017/18. | ||
| Novices Mono. | ||
| First | Smoking Gun | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Second | Assessing The Situation | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Third | If We Don’t Look It’s Not There | Mark Bennett |
| Highly Commended | Please Don’t Leave Me This Way | Mark Bennett |
| Novices Nature | ||
| First | Otter On Rock | Les Coombes |
| Second | Malachite Butterfly | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Third | Fern In Lava Rock | Les Coombes |
| Highly Commended | Charafez Cithaonor | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | In The Snow | Roger Tyler |
| Second | Llanddwyn Island | Len Pugh |
| Third | Frosty Highland | Julie Hall |
| Highly Commended | Working Out | Colin Close |
| Highly Commended | Morning Mist over Hope Valley, Peak District | Mike Childs |
| Commended | Toned Vocals | Roger Lewis |
| Commended | The Westerner | Len Pugh |
| Commended | Dirty Feet | Jan Godwin |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Robin in Winter | Julie Hall |
| Second | Elephant Bonding | Roger Tyler |
| Third | Kingfisher | Julie Hall |
| Highly Commended | Stink Horn | John Davidson |
| Highly Commended | Tawny Owl | Mike Childs |
| Highly Commended | Common Toad | Jan Godwin |
| Highly Commended | Female Sparrow Hawk | Jenny Webster |
| Commended | Purple Heron | Roger Tyler |
| Commended | Water Rail | Jenny Webster |
| Commended | Silkmoth Caterpillar, First Moult | Dave Riddle |
3rd Monthly PDI Winners 2017/18
| 3rd Monthly PDI Competition 2017/18. | ||
| Novices Colour. | ||
| First | Ciaran | Michelle Chance |
| Second | Grumpy | Tiffany Guest |
| Third | All in a day’s work | Pat Billyard |
| Highly Commended | Done The Deal | Michelle Chance |
| Highly Commended | Candles in the Church | Pauline Grainger |
| Commended | The Storm | Sue Davis |
| Commended | Scrum Down | Mark Bennett |
| Commended | Sweeney | Sue Davis |
| Novices Mono. | ||
| First | Introspective Reflection | Phoebe Catstree |
| Second | Puddles upon Puddles | Tiffany Guest |
| Third | Boats at Laugharne | Sue Davis |
| Highly Commended | Romance in Venice | Mark Bennett |
| Commended | Forgotten Love | Phoebe Catstree |
| Commended | A Visit | Tiffany Guest |
| Commended | To The Point | Michelle Chance |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Looking different | Jan Harris |
| Second | Rocker | Colin Close |
| Third | Pengarreg | Mal Ogden |
| Highly Commended | Pride and Joy | Richard Chapman |
| Commended | Migration | Len Pugh |
| Commended | Thin Blue Line | Terry Mason |
| Commended | Adam | Mal Ogden |
| Open Mono | ||
| First | Shady character | Roger Lewis |
| Second | Neglect | Nigel Taylor |
| Third | Off To School | John Davidson |
| Highly Commended | Lazy Swing | Colin Close |
| Commended | Sumatran Tiger | Sue Vernon |
| Commended | Half Dome | Roger Tyler |
| Commended | Avocets | Richard Chapman |
Midland Bank Trophy 2017
I’m delighted to report that BPS retained the trophy for a further year after scoring 290 points against Redditch with 283 and Studley with 280.
Meanwhile particular congratulations to Colin Close, Julie Hall and Sue Vernon who all achieved the maximum score of 20 with one of their photos.
Well done all.
Nigel.
PDI’s
PRINTS
Bromsgrove Photographic Society.
Midland Bank Trophy 2017.
Print Selection. Score.
Bound James Fountain 19
Waiting Jan Harris 17
A Moment With Myself Jenny Webster 18
Crusaders John Davidson 17
And The Mist Rolls In Len Pugh 17
Tarn Hows Mike Childs 19
Elephant Herd Roger Tyler 18
Heron Sue Vernon 20
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PDI Selection.
The Boxer Colin Close 20
Old World Service Colin Close 19
Long Eared Owl on tree Dave Ward 18
Loch Lomond Jan Harris 16
Collecting The Firewood Jenny Webster 18
Red Squirrel Julie Hall 20
The Longing Look Len Pugh 17
Egret on Papyrus Roger Tyler 17
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TOTAL BROMSGROVE SCORE. 290
Redditch Photographic Society 283
Studley Camera Club 280
2nd Monthly Print Winners
| 2nd Monthly Print Competition 2017/18. | ||
| Novices Colour. | ||
| First | Offside | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Second | English Beauty | Ken Bryan |
| Third | The Circle of Life | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Commended | Boats For Hire | Mary Jordan |
| Novices Nature. | ||
| First | Great Clearwing Butterfly | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Second | Mammiliaria Amatacensis | Pauline Grainger |
| Third | Mammariliaria | Pauline Grainger |
| Highly Commended | Autumn Birches | Ken Bryan |
| Commended | Cinebar Caterpillar | Sheila Ballantyne-Smith |
| Commended | Bee On Cosmos | Mary Jordan |
| Open Colour | ||
| First | Ferrari Detail | Jill Howe |
| Second | Bologna | Roger Tyler |
| Third | Through The Square Window | Jill Howe |
| Highly Commended | Bygone Days | John Davidson |
| Highly Commended | Rest Awhile | Jenny Webster |
| Highly Commended | Heart of the Himal | Roger Tyler |
| Highly Commended | Jo | Joe Kollár |
| Commended | Bond Girl | Barry Green |
| Commended | Morning Watch | James Fountain |
| Commended | Wood Nymph | Jan Harris |
| Commended | Final Preparations | Jenny Webster |
| Open Nature | ||
| First | Juvenile Kestrels at Nest Site | Jan Godwin |
| Second | Red Squirrel in the Rain (Wild & Free) | Jenny Webster |
| Third | Female Jaguar “Thirsty” (Wild & Free) | Jenny Webster |
| Highly Commended | Clip Springer (Wild & Free) | Jenny Webster |
| Highly Commended | Tengmalms Owl | Joe Kollár |
| Commended | Common Blue | Roger Tyler |
| Commended | Gaudy Leaf Frog | John Davidson |