Summer Outing and Evening meets
The Annual Competition 2023
Galashiels Camera Club 2023 Annual Competition results:
General DPI
Beginner section 3rd – Tam Renwick – Bake Cake
2nd – Dave Armstrong – 3 a side football
1st – Dave Armstrong – Awaiting lady of the Lake
Standard 3rd – Richard Lillico – Road racing
2nd – Dave Armstrong – 3 a side football
1st – Dave Armstrong – Awaiting lady of the Lake
Commended for Ron Bell, Kat Slater and Richard Lillico
(Dave Armstrong automatically moves to the Standard section for 2023-24)
Landscape DPI
Beginner section 3rd – Dave Armstrong – Loch Arklet
2nd – Layla Anderson – Motion of tide
1st – Dave Armstrong – Melrose Weir
Standard 3rd – Layla Anderson – Motion of tide
2nd – Dave Armstrong – Melrose Weir
1st – Suzanne Montgomery – Winter Light
Commended for Alison Lomax, Kevin Lomax, David Graham and Fiona Kilgour
(Layla Anderson automatically moves to the Standard section for 2023-24)
Nature DPI
Beginners section 3rd – Tam Renwick – Blackface Tups
2nd – Dave Armstrong – A Moment of Quiet Reflection
1st – Tam Renwick – Snowdrop
Standard 3rd – Keith O’Brien – Chaffinch Dispute
2nd – John Frater – Egg Thief in a Leap of Faith
1st – John Montgomery – Pine Marten
Commended for John Frater, Kevin Lomax, Alison Lomax, and Keith O’Brien
People DPI
Beginners section 3rd – Dave Armstrong – I can do this standing on my head
2nd – Dave Armstrong – Surf Dude
1st – Layla Anderson – A Day in the Life of
Standard 3rd – Richard Lillico – Well groomed
2nd – Ron Bell – Mimicry
1st – Fiona Jamieson – Double Peace
Commended for Ron Bell and John Montgomery
Prints
There were no beginner print entries.
General 3rd – Alison Lomax – Rock and Pebbles trio
2nd – Kevin Lomax – Pebbles
1st – Alison Lomax – Bursting Free
Landscape 3rd – Alison Lomax – Jetty and Boathouse
2nd – Kevin Lomax – The Winding Road
1st – Kevin Lomax – Wailing Widow Falls
Nature 3rd – Kevin Lomax – Brown Hare
2nd – Kevin Lomax – Hoopoe in Flight
1st – Alison Lomax – Raindrops on Moss
People 3rd – Richard Lillico – The Cad
2nd – Richard Lillico – Trick or Treat
1st – David Graham – Girl with Braided Hair
The Trophies
Best General Alison Lomax – Bursting Free
Best Landscape Suzzanne Montgomery – Winter Light
Best Nature John Montgomery – Pine Marten
Best People David Graham – Gril with Braided Hair
Best DPI John Montgomery – Pine Marten
Best Colour Print Alison Lomax – Bursting Free
Best BW print Richard Lillico – Trick or Treat
Best Beginner image (Neil McLean cup)
Dave Armstrong – Awaiting the Lady of the Lake
Best Overall and Burns Cup
John Montgomery – Pine Marten
For the monthly competitions for 22-23: Winner DPIs – Kevin Lomax; Winner Prints Alison Lomax; and Beginners Dave Armstrong.
Best Newcomer was jointly won by Tam Renwick and Dave Armstrong for contributions to the club.
(Just mouse over the images below to see the tile and author and click to see a larger view)
Plant Life competition
3-Way Kelso, Earlston and Gala club
This year’s 3 Way competition was judged by Hunter Kennedy MPAGB, EFIAP from Carluke CC
Gala emerged victorious with 264 points to Kelso’s 245 and Earlston’s 240
A maximum of 20 points were awarded to Gala’s John Montgomery and Earlston’s Curtis Welsh. for their images of a Pine Martin and a Speckled Wood.
Other notables were 19 points to Earlston’s Ali Forsyth, Kelso’s Ian Topping, and Gala’s Ford Trenton, Fiona Kilgour and Kevin Lomax.
Well done to all the authors and thanks to Hunter fro his time and critique
SPF Digital Championship
Well worth entering again in future years I think. And
Galashiels Camera Club – Open competition 18 Jan 2023
Yesterday we welcomed Bill Hume to the club as judge of our Open competition. Many thanks to Bill for all the useful and informative critique received on our images.
The results were as follows:
Beginners PDI: (All Tam Renwick) Commended- The Back Four, Third Always looking up, Second Collie on Call, First – Number 53
Standard DPI: Commended: Kevin Lomax – Goldfinch on Seedhead, John Montgomery – Pine Martin 1 Kevin Lomax – Redshank Reflections. Third – Fiona Kilgour – Woodland Glow. Second – Alison Lomax Leave Some for Me. First – Alison Lomax -Time to Nap.
Prints: Commended: Alison Lomax – Wailing Widows Falls, Alison Lomax – Raindrops on Moss. Third Kevin Lomax – European Rollers Courtship. Second – Ford Renton – Symmetree. First – Alison Lomax – Bonnets.
Well done to all who entered.