Congratulations to Alan Murtough, David Gardiner and Martin Hanson for taking the top spots in the Bill Mammatt Cup!
1st - Alan Murtough - Emerald damselfly
2nd - David Gardener -Wasp Spider
3rd - Martin Hanson - The Fall
John Armstrong Salver - Nature (Digital)
Congratulations to Helen Moore for taking top spot and third place in the John Armstrong Salver, with James Moore taking second place!
1. Silver Studded Blue - Helen Moore
2. Swallow Chicks - Hirundo - James Moore
3. Red Deer Hinds - Helen Moore
Haworth Cup - Nature (Prints)
Congratulations to Richard Lawrence for taking top spot in the Haworth Cup, followed closely by David Crawley and James Moore.
1. Sparring Buzzards - Richard Lawrence
2. Fish Eagle and Juvenile Saddle Billed Story - David Crawley
3. Portuguese Man of War - James Moore
Theme Competition Results
Each year we hold a series of 4 competitions where we judge the results internally, with each competition having a set theme.
The Peter Levers Competition is also the final part of the theme competitions and the results were extremely close this year, with equal points being shared between Helen Moore and Tim Gilbert for the top spot, with Helen taking the prize based on the number of first places earned over the year. Congratulations to James Moore for taking third place and only a few points behind!
Peter Levers Landscape Competition
The Peter Levers Competition is focused around Landscapes and this year the criteria was “Iconic Cornish Landscapes”
Congratulations to Tim Gilbert, Bill Mammatt and Phil Markey for taking the top spots!
1. Tim Gilbert
2. Bill Mammatt
3. Phil Markey
Harry Wiltshire Competition
The Harry Wiltshire is a tough competition as you need to find not one, but three images that work together. Each image need to work on it’s own, but also work with the other images to form a cohesive panel.
Congratulations go to James Moore, Helen Moore and David Taylor for producing some fantastic shots!
1. James Moore - “Brief Encounter”
2. Helen Moore - “A year in the meadow”
3. Dave Taylor - “Silver Studded Butterflies“
Monochrome Competition
Congratulations to David Crawley and James Moore for taking the top spots in the Monochrome Competition, with a great turn out of 78 images!
1. David Crawley
2. James Moore
3. James Moore
Industry Competition
Congratulations to Helen, Alan & James for taking the top spots in the “Industry” competition!
1. Helen Moore
2. Alan Murtough
3. James Moore
Rapson Cup
The Rapson Cup is a tricky competition as each entry is a panel of three images, each individual image must work on it’s own and all three must also work together to form a cohesive panel.
Congratulations to Richard Squires and Tim Gilbert for taking the top spots, with Martin Hanson taking Commended and Jon Burtoft taking Highly Commended.
1. “The Beauty of Dance” - Richard Squires
2. “Friends in the dunes” - Tim Gilbert
3. “Why So Sad”, Richard Squires
Highly Commended. “Fingerprints” - Jon Burtoft
Commended. “Silver Studded Blue Butterflies” Martin Hanson
Chairman's Competition - Environmental Sustainability
This year's Chairman's Competition was "Environmental Sustainability" and the club rose to the challenge! Congratulation to Tim Gilbert, Richard Lawrence and Matt Wicks for taking the top spots!
1. Tim Gilbert “The Beach Cleaner”
2. Richard Lawrence “Solar panels on a small world”
3. Matt Wicks “Forest Management”