It was very nice to see everyone for the AGM and first meeting of 2025. It was a very tight competition with just one point separating first and second, and a tie for 3rd. There were some memorable and varied entries.
We’re all different. I really liked St.John’s group of parallel patterns.
Individual results:
1. Chris R with this elegant bright orange tulip.
2 Dave H with a pin-sharp puffin at Bempton Cliffs. Capturing perfectly the sad, pleading expression that puffins seem to have.
3.Sue’s kingfisher. A real beauty. There is just enough sunshine to illuminate the kingfisher, highlighting her vibrant plumage. Sue’s image was captured in Stamford. Her group images included a stunning diving kingfisher.
4. Tom. The impression of speed, the concentration on the face of the driver, the spinning tyres – though we can see right through the spokes. Impressive stuff. There’s a lot more to this image than a first glance suggests. I’d say it deserves a larger format than A5.
Group results.
There was just one competition point between Chris R & Tom.
Sam (our youngest member by a long way), and Iain were 3rd & 4th. But – we have no images yet.
Tom taught us a thing or two about focus and panning with this great set of four from the Shuttleworth Collection. Crisp subject detail with the background whizzing-by gives a great sense of speed.
Chris submitted these four different tulips taken at Burghley House and Barnsdale Gardens.
