February’s colour ‘cold’ competition saw a plethora of landscape images entered.

First place went to Don Jackln’s image of the icy Flyders in Wales.

Nick Wheat came second with a photograph taken a little closer to home – near Holmesfield.

Third place went to Pam Fisher’s mountainous image.

February’s monochrome print ‘cold’ competition saw what we think is a first for the club – a four way tie for first place!

The first image is Ian Smith’s image looking down towards Ladybower reservoir.

Allyson Evans had two images in first place. The first was of a cold Niagara Falls.

The second was a frozen fern.

And the final image in the first place (!) was Tony Godwin’s photo of a solitary tree.

Our competition year began with the annual AGW Open projected image competition.

First place went to Paul Beckett’s image capturing the atmosphere of the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau.

Second place was taken by Ian Mateer’s beautifully minimalist image of Sycamore Gap near Hadrian’s Wall.

Third place was shared by Darren Worthy’s colourful close-up of a pencil and David Barnett’s close up of small fungi.

As the nights began to draw in, we held our Transportation projected image competition.

First place went to Ian Mateer’s striking image of a WW2 Bedford lorry.

Ian also came second with his image from the Ravenglass and Eskdale heritage railway which really captures a sense of movement.

Third place went to David Barnett’s serene image from safari in the Masai Mara.

September saw a strong selection of prints entered into our annual Fauna and Flora competition.

First place in the colour competition went to David Barnett’s wonderful shot of a bald eagle – strangely enough taken at a horse event!

Dave McLeavy’s photo of a bee collecting nectar came second.

Third place went to Paul Beckett’s brightly coloured flower.

 

September saw a strong selection of prints entered into our annual Fauna and Flora competition.

First place in the monochrome competition went to Nick Wheat’s striking shot of a snake.

Darren Worthy’s emu in Edinburgh took second place.

Third place was shared between David Barnett’s dreamy shot of poppies and Darren Worthy’s Himalayan balsam.

It was the battle of the D’s in July’s ‘Street Art’ projected image competition.

First place went to Derek Vintin’s image of a painted interior.

Dave McLeavy’s image of a brightly decorated public toilet came second.

Third place was shared by a Banksy-like empty building by Don Jacklin and Darren Worthy’s image of artwork on a pillar in Queen’s Park, Chesterfield.

Our second print competition of the year was the annual Earthscapes competition. 

First place in the colour competition was shared by Nick Wheat’s image of Padley Gorge and David Barnett’s moody seascape.

Dave McLeavy’s photo of sunrise at the Three Mittens, Monument Valley came third.

 

Our second print competition of the year was the annual Earthscapes competition. 

First place in the monochrome competition went to Nick Wheat’s rural Peak District image.

Don Jacklin’s cyclist in a landscape came second.

In a change of environment, David Barnett’s image of New York came third.

May’s ‘Creative Shapes’ projected competition was a close run thing, with two images sharing third place and three images sharing third!

First place was shared by Darren Worthy’s rotated image of the Bull Ring in Birmingham and Tony Godwin’s shot of metal pipes.

Third place was taken by Allyson Evans’ triptych of smoke photography, David Barnett’s well spotted seating arrangement outside a cafe and Darren Worthy’s smoke photography using colour to identify human shapes.