1st Place - Adult feeding juvenile starling by Christine Lowe LRPS

Annual PDI Competition, Competitions

17 June – Annual Judging – Natural History section

On June 17, 2021

2021 Annual Competition – Digital images judged by Gordon Jenkins on Thursday 17 June 2021

Section 5 – Natural History

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: 1st Place – Adult feeding juvenile starling by Christine Lowe LRPS

: 2nd Place – Cheetahs, Serengeti by Derek Gould

: 3rd Place – Dunnock with Grubs by Derek Gould

: Very Highly Commended – Dalmatian Pelican by Martin Reece ARPS

: Very Highly Commended – Bengal Tiger by Sarah Bevan

: Very Highly Commended – Scottish Deer Rut by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Highly Commended – Weaver Bird Nests, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania by Derek Gould

: Highly Commended – Long Tailed Tit by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Highly Commended – Little Stint by Alan Cargill

: Highly Commended – African Lion, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania by Derek Gould

: Commended – Elephant Eating, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania by Derek Gould

: Commended – Blue Tit by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Commended – Grey Heron by Martin Reece ARPS

: Commended – Common Frog with Spawn by Simon Rahilly LRPS

: Commended – Black Headed Gull Stretching by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Commended – Starlings feeding by Christine Lowe LRPS

: Commended – Fledgling Magpie by Alan Cargill

: Commended – Clownfish In Long Tentacle Anemone by Derek Gould

: Commended – Spider with Prey by Alan Cargill

: Commended – Chaffinch by Sarah Bevan

: Bee in flight by Christine Lowe LRPS

: New Life by Amy Ashley-Mather

: The First Sign of Spring by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Great Crested Grebe by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Weedius Weedius by Tim Evans

: Narcissus by Alan Cargill

: Coot by Sarah Bevan

: Branta canadensis goslings by Sarah Bevan

: The Robin and The Fungi by Amy Ashley-Mather

: Blue Tit Fledgling in Bush by Alan Cargill

: Antirhinums by Tim Evans

: A Species of Bee by Alan Cargill

: Apple by Tim Evans

: Bee heading for Fuchsia by Alan Cargill

3 October 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening – Sharing our images. Also hand in for Monthly Comp “People at Work”
10 October 8pm in CADWA – Sue Freeman “AI and Photography”
17 October 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Monthly Comp “People at Work”
24 October 7.30 on ZOOM – Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE*5 “Creative Flower Photography” Creative ideas to bring out the colour, shapes and beauty of flowers, both outdoor and indoor, and hints on how to produce some unique and original floral art.
31 October ?pm – Club Outing “Night Photography”
7 November 8pm in CADWA – Margaret Salisbury FRPS, MFIAP, FIPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, AWPF, APAGB.”The Dragon’s 50 years in the Wonderworld of Photography” Also hand in for Monthly Comp “Creative”
14 November 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening “Black and White”
21 November 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Monthly Comp “Creative” Also hand in for Alec Balmer Competition
28 November Social Evening – Venue to be arranged
5 December 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening
12 December 7.30 in CADWA – Note early start for Judging Alec Balmer Competition
19 December – No meeting
26 December – No meeting
2 January 2025 – Happy New Year! No meeting
9 January 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening “Landscapes” Also hand in for Monthly Comp “Motion”
16 January 8pm in CADWA – L&CPU Folio
23 January 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Monthly Comp “Motion”
30 January 7.30pm on ZOOM – Neil Malton DPAGB “A Walk on the Wild Side” I was a keen naturalist before I came to photography as a hobby and only took it up to photograph insects mainly. In the late 70’s I joined PPS and my photographic interests diversified somewhat. I now enjoy Infra red photography, Landscape and Creative as well as Natural History. I have been to the USA and Africa in pursuit of photography.
Sun 26 January – Our SLPS Winter Exhibition in the Palm House, Sefton Park. Closing Sunday 2nd Feb
6 February 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening “Minimalism” Also hand in for Monthly Comp “Interiors”
13 February 8pm in CADWA – Lynda Haney FBPE EPAGB EFIAP
20 February 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Monthly Comp “Interiors”
27 February 7.30pm on ZOOM – TBC
6 March 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening “Nature” Also hand in for Monthly Comp “Open”
13 March 8pm in CADWA – Mali Davies
20 March 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Monthly Comp “Open” Also hand in for Merseyside Life Competition
27 March 7.30pm on ZOOM – Alan Walker MPAGB & Julie Walker “Getting the best from your Travel Photographs”
3 April 8pm in CADWA – Members’ Evening “Outings” Also hand in for Panel Competition
10 April 8pm in CADWA – Robert Millin MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, FBPE, MPSA, GPU Zeus, AWPF, SPSA, DPAGB, LRPS “Further Confessions of a Competition Addict”
17 April 7.45pm in CADWA – Judging Merseyside Life Competition