March’s print competition saw us viewing various kinds of reflections. 

First place was taken by Paul Beckett’s photo of a spilt wine glass.

Laura Richardson’s image of a tiger took second place.

Laura’s second colour entry (of a flamingo) also did well, coming in 3rd 

March’s print competition saw us viewing various kinds of reflections. 

Somewhat appropriately for the ‘reflections’ competition, first place was shared by two images!

Steve Memmott’s model photo and Darren Worthy’s reflected tunnel of camera’s shared the top spot.

Third place went to Laura Richardson’s image of a deer taking a drink.

Our first competition of 2018 was the projected Creative and Imaginative competition. this gave everyone the chance to flex their Photoshop (or other image editing) muscles and to take quirky unusual images.

First place went to Darren Worthy’s image of Hobbit-like hiking boots.

Pam Fisher’s photo of a £5 paint brush came second. If only it was this easy to earn money!

Third place went to Laura Richardson’s landscape view taken through a glass sphere.

Our final competition of the year was December’s ‘Earthscapes’ print competition. 

In a close run colour print competition, 1st place was shared between Laura Richardson’s image of winter at Chatsworth, and Marie Rollitt’s Fairy Glen.

Laura’s second colour entry (of Stubbing Court in the snow) also did well, coming in joint 3rd with Jill Davies’ moody mountain image. 

Our final competition of the year was December’s ‘Earthscapes’ print competition. 

Dave Jones image of cooling towers took first place.

Darren Worthy’s image from his honeymoon in New Zealand came 2nd.

Third place went to Nick Wheat’s image of the site of the Holmesfield pinfold.

At the end of November, we welcomed Charles Coldwell back to the club to judge our 2017 images of the year.

Projected images of the year

Winner	Second	Third
Hathersage in the mist – Dave McLeavy	Out of the darkness – Laura Richardson	Spiral – Darren Worthy
Highly Commended	Highly Commended	Highly Commended
Coniston jetty – Dave Jones	Monsal Dale – Dave Jones	Speaking clock – Adrian Staples
Commended	Commended	Commended
Catch of the day – Marie Rollitt	Padley Gorge – Nick Wheat	Gate to the rape field – Tony Godwin

Printed images of the year

Winner	Second	Third
Lazy days – Laura Richardson	Ghostly church – Nick Wheat	Tilli – Steve Memmott
Highly Commended	Highly Commended	Highly Commended
Blue calm – Dave Jones	Lumsdale water – Dave Jones	Reflections – Paul Beckett
Commended	Commended	Commended
Ansel’s Wild West – Pam Fisher	Dragonfly – Anthony Hewitt	Redshank – Doug Veale

As the nights draw in, we held our annual Fauna and Flora competition on 12th October.

First place went to Laura Richardson’s amazing shot of a lion at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park that really captured the personality of the animal.

Dave McLeavy’s photo of a dragonfly visiting his daughter’s pond came second.

It was a good month for Laura, as her image of a tiger took third place!

September saw the churches, churchyards and cemeteries print competition.

In the monochrome print competition, 1st place was taken by Nick Wheat’s atmospheric (in more ways than one!) image of Holmesfield church.

Nick also came second, with an image of the vestry of Dronfield Parish Church.

Third place went to Darren Worthy’s image of the belfry of the parish church of Chesterfield – also known as the Crooked Spire.

September saw the churches, churchyards and cemeteries print competition.

In the colour print competition, 1st place was taken by Jill Davies’ image of one of the Canadian soldiers graves atSt Margaret’s Church, Bodelwyddan, Wales.

Steve Murphy came second with his moody photograph of St Michael and All Angels Church, Brodsworth.

Third place went to Don Jacklin’s image of stained glass light reflections in Lincoln cathedral.