2023-2024 Club Competitions | Dorchester Camera Cl

Competitions 2023-2024

We run club competitions on open and themed subjects. These are approximately monthly and members are classed into one of two sections: Club (for those new to photography/ Camera Clubs and/or with little competition experience) and Advanced (for those who are more experienced photographers and used to competing).

Results for Competition 1 Open Digital – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Sue Sibley ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/b BPE3 on 2 October 2023
(50 entries Advanced Section, 29 entries Club Section).

Gallery for Competition 1 Open Digital – Advanced and Club Separate

Brown Hare by Jenny Warr

First
Advanced Section

City Vision Skywards by Helen Gibson

Second
Advanced Section

Tango Performance Live by Peter Yendell

Third
Advanced Section

Endangered by Lisa Bukalders

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Good Hair Day by Helen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Little Blue Heron by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Red Arrow by Russ Hoban

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Taking the Jump by Peter Yendell

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

The Afghan Veteran by Stephen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Can You Hear Voices by Sarah McNulty

First
Club Section

Atmospheric Dockland by Lisa Rendall

Second
Club Section

Little Egret by Jill Bramley

Third
Club Section

Impressions on a beach by Shirley Swain

Highly Commended
Club Section

Rainbow over Keills by Peter Downton

Highly Commended
Club Section

Refuge from the flood, Puddletown by Phil Whiffing

Highly Commended
Club Section

Skimming the surface by Shirley Swain

Highly Commended
Club Section

Sunset Over Jura by Peter Downton

Highly Commended
Club Section

Touchdown. Black Tailed Godwit by Sarah McNulty

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top

Results for Competition 2 Open Print – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Peter Weaver APAGB, CPAGB, LRPS, on 13 November 2023
(41 entries Advanced Section, 14 entries Club Section).

Gallery for Competition 2 Open Print– Advanced and Club Separate

Ivory Gull Take-off by Stephen Lee

First
Advanced Section

Steamy Yellowstone by Dee Wareham

Second
Advanced Section

Drum Master by Stephen Jones

Third
Advanced Section

Avocet Embrace by Susan Buckland

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Fire Dancer by Cheryl Connor Highly Commended Advanced Section

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Battle Ready by Helen Jones

Highly Commended
\Advanced Section

Determined to Win by Stephen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

On the Rooftop by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Washed Up by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Joan with her Embroidery by Penny Piddock

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Surgeonfish and Reflection by Spike Piddock

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Oh Will You Be Quiet by Sarah McNulty

First
Club Section

Trust In Me by Sarah McNulty

Second
Club Section

Pedal Power by Norman Marsh

Third
Club Section

Grassland by Jill Bramley

Highly Commended
Club Section

Spider Web by Stephen Hester

Highly Commended
Club Section

Focused by Jeffrey Hutson

Highly Commended
Club Section

St David's Cathedral by Michael Martin

Highly Commended
Club Section

Window at Cragside by Phil Whiffing

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top

Results for Competition 3 PDI, Emotions – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Steve Hallam on 4 December 2023
(47 entries Advanced Section, 14 entries Club Section).

Gallery for Competition 3 PDI, Emotions – Advanced and Club Separate

Ecstasy and Agony by Jane Lee

First
Advanced Section

First Love by Helen Jones

Second
Advanced Section

I don't know whether to laugh or cry by Steve Lord

Third
Advanced Section

Alone in the Crowd by Cheryl Connor

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Great Crested Grebe's Violent Encounter by Tim Downton

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Its the Pits by Helen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Made It - The Hard Way by Stephen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Proud Owner by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Joan with Bears for the Children's Hospice

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Reflecting by Jeffrey Hutson

First
Club Section

Determination to win by Lisa Rendall

Second
Club Section.jpg

Loving Hands 1933 to 2023 by Phil Whiffing

Third
Club Section

Goodtime boys by Norman Marsh

Highly Commended
Club Section

All the Thrills at The Fair by Lisa Rendall

Highly Commended
Club Section

Ello Mum by Phil Whiffing

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top

Results for Competition 4 Print, Mono – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Tim Booth on 5 February 2024
(40 entries Advanced Section, 22 entries Club Section).

Gallery for Competition 4 Prints, Mono – Advanced and Club Separate

Avocets Feeding by Tim Downton

First
Advanced Section

Frosty Morning at Antelope Flats

Second
Advanced Section

Warnscale Bothy with Approaching Rain by Tony Gill

Third
Advanced Section

Boutique Hotel by Stephen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Nautilus. A Living Link to the Past by Penny Piddock

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Passing By by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Portrait of Photographer Rankin at his Studio

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Spiral by Robert Williams

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Taking a sneaky drag by Paul Clarke

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Thorney Mill by Robert Williams

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Turnworth Tree by Tony Gill

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Getting Steamed Up by Jeffrey Hutson

First
Club Section

The Woodcarver by Phil Whiffing

Second
Club Section

Lone Tree And Limestone Pavement. by Peter Downton

Third
Club Section

Eleven Forty Niine at Waterloo by Chris Parvin

Highly Commended
Club Section

Fast and furious by Lisa Rendall

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top

Results for Competition 5 PDI, Nature – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Ralph Snook on 4 March 2024
(36 entries Advanced Section, 22 entries Club Section).

Gallery for Competition 5 PDI, Nature – Advanced and Club Separate

Black Veined Whites on Burnt Tip Orchid by Annette Beardsley

First
Advanced Section

Diving short eared owl by Garry Prescott

Second
Advanced Section

Magpie Inkcap by Robert Williams

Third
Advanced Section

Kestrel with vole by Garry Prescott

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Arctic Fox Icy Stare by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Avocet in Flight by Tim Downton

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Bearded Tit Eating Seeds by Jenny Warr

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Clear Off ! by Cheryl Connor

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Great Crested Grebe's Courtship Display by Tim Downton

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Leopard cub early morning feed by Peter Yendell

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Lionfish Hunting by Spike Piddock

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Polar Bear on Arctic Ice by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Whistling rat by Lisa Bukalders

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

White Tailed Eagles Fighting by Susan Buckland

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Bee Wolf with Bee by Susan Buckland

Commended
Advanced Section

Brown Hare by Jenny Warr

Commended
Advanced Section

Fuligo septica Slime Mould on the Move by Penny Piddock

Commended
Advanced Section

Grizzly Mother and Cub With Salmon by Carole Zimmerman

Commended
Advanced Section

Little Owl resting Wing Portland Bill by Spike Piddock

Commended
Advanced Section

Polar Bear with Cubs on Ice Floe by Stephen Lee

Commended
Advanced Section

Broad-bodied Chaser on Honeysuckle by Jeremy Lee-Potter

First
Club Section

Blue Tit by Vanessa Hart

Second
Club Section

Little Egret - Cleared for Landing by Alan Symes

Third
Club Section

Mute Swans fighting by Shirley Swain

Highly Commended
Club Section

Spoonbill lifting off by Jayne Brooks

Highly Commended
Club Section

Results for Competition 6, Negative Space Prints – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Jim LeFeuvre on 22 April 2024
(53 entries Advanced Section, 23 entries Club Section).

Anchor 6

Gallery for Competition 6, Negative Space Prints – Advanced and Club Separate

Alone in the Pool by Peter Yendell

First
Club Section

Ethereal Walk by Helen Lord

Second
Advanced Section

Solitary by Stephen Lee

Third
Advanced Section

Beached by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Becalmed by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Dawn Ruin by Tony Gill

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Lone Tree in Winter by Dee Wareham

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Solitude by Stephen Jones

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Walking the Dog by Graham Lawrence

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Yellow by Jill Bramley

First
Club Section

The Geography Field Trip by Phil Whiffing

Second
Club Section

Be calm, be still by Lorayne Hudson

Third
Club Section

Contemplation by Maggie Lawrence

Highly Commended
Club Section

Freedom at last by Lisa Rendall

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top

Results for Competition 7 Creative, Prints – Advanced and Club Separate

Judged by Jim Pascoe ARPS ABIPP on 13 May 2024
(32 entries Advanced Section, 18 entries Club Section).

Anchor 7

Gallery for Competition 7 Creative Prints - Advanced and Club Separate

Lewis Sunset by Stephen Lee

First
Advanced Section

Abstract Impressions by Stephen Jones

Second
Advanced Section

On the Waterfront by Stephen Lee

Third
Advanced Section

Black Down Blues by Tony Gill

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Calm night by Don Hart

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Eye of Ra by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

What Big Eyes You Have by Jane Lee

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Nature Photographers Are Not Born-They are Hatched by Penny Piddock

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Windy Autumn Day by Di Tilsley

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Beltane Frenzy by John Tilsley

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Autumn Leaves by Robert Williams

Highly Commended
Advanced Section

Portal by Sarah McNulty

First
Club Section

Intentional Deer Movement. by Peter Downton

Second
Club Section

Wating for that Golden Moment by Lisa Rendall

Third
Club Section

Bluebell path by Jill Bramley

Highly Commended
Club Section

Pink by Jill Bramley

Highly Commended
Club Section

Skeleton Coast by Stephen Hester

Highly Commended
Club Section

Heavy Smoker by Pat Norris

Highly Commended
Club Section

Warp Speed by Ian Walters

Highly Commended
Club Section

Return to top