Coronavirus Covid-19 ends this season early
Following the Government advice announced on Monday 16th March it has, regretfully, been decided that the 2019-2020 season will now finish early. As things stand the club will not meet again until the new season starting in September 2020.
The first meeting of the new season will be an extraordinary meeting to replace the AGM. The ‘Best of the rest’ competition will be replaced by the ‘Print of the year 2019-2020’ competition.
Now that the decision has been made we will look to develop some club activities online.
Open Print competition – 16th March 2020
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak this was our last meeting for the foreseeable time. The plethora of quality images was an opportune reminder of the standard of photography at the club.
The judge for this competition was Steve Clifford AFIAP, CPAGB, BPE3
I currently have the prints and I’ll do some better photographs of the prints than the flash glare ones I did on my ‘phone on the night. That said, I’d prefer to use the quality provided by a digital file of the original. Thanks Les for sending me your files.
Intermediate
| 1st | Brass clocks | Christine Lovatt |
| 2nd | Textured tulip | Christine Lovatt |
| 3rd | Sunset over Taransay | Charles Harris |
| Highly commended | Watching the sunset | Alan Lovatt |
| Highly commended | Tom Ingram (BTCC) | David Bourne |
| Commended | Chrissie Rouse Superstock 1000 | David Bourne |
| Commended | Dreamy dancer | Alan Lovatt |
Advanced
| 1st | In need of decoration | Wendy Irwin |
| 2nd | Blue Tit | Les Beardmore |
| 3rd | Luke Hedger 1000cc Superstock | Cliff Hughes |
| Highly commended | Brown Hares | Les Beardmore |
| Highly commended | Winnats Pass | Alastair Gorton |
| Commended | Morning mist | Paul Way |
| Commended | The clearing storm | Irene Stupples |
Open PDI competition 17th February 2020
The judge for this competition was Ken Hudson CPAGB BPE3* from Aldridge Photographic Society. The Advanced category proved particularly challenging to judge with the 63 entries in the group.
Intermediate
| 1st | Misty morning | John Suam |
| 2nd | Sunset at Thurne | Chris Lord |
| 3rd | Have I got moos for you ! | David Bourne |
| Highly commended | Woolwich pier | Charles Harris |
| Highly commended | Woodpecker | David Bourne |
| Commended | Stormy skies | Gordon Clayton |
| Commended | Working for peanuts | David Bourne |
Advanced
| 1st | In the pink | Wendy Irwin |
| 2nd | Blue still life | Wendy Irwin |
| 3rd | Mountain hare in snow | Les Beardmore |
| Highly commended | Parkhouse Hill | Alastair Gorton |
| Highly commended | Raspberry car jam | Wendy Irwin |
| Commended | Meadow Pipit | Les Beardmore |
| Commended | Mam Tor sunrise | David Slade |
Tonight’s meeting, 10th February 2020 is cancelled
Hi Everyone,
Due to the current weather conditions and the forecast of more snow and freezing conditions later this evening, we have taken the decision to cancel this evenings meeting.
Would those of you who have digital images for the competition next week please e-mail them to Alan Lovatt at the email address he has used to email you that the meeting is cancelled.