Judge: Derek Larkin EFIAP (Wellingborough Camera Club)

Advanced Monochrome Section

1.  "Ice Flow" - Trevor Rudkin

2. "Derelict Factory" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "All Eyes On The Phone" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "People Watching" - Derek Buckett

Commended: "Casting Hard Shadows" - Rosemary Buckett

Commended: "The Onlooker" - Rosemary Buckett

Advanced Colour Section

1.  "Deep In Thought" - Trevor Rudkin

2. "Vesterhorn" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "Musical Trio" - Derek Buckett

Highly Commended: "The First Cut Is The Deepest" - Trevor Rudkin

Commended: "After A Long Day" - Rosemary Buckett

Commended: "Casting Long Shadows" - Rosemary Buckett

Novice/Intermediate Colour Section

1. "Having A Kip" - Homera Wood

2. "The Blue Door" - Homera Wood

3. "Laundry Room" - Homera Wood

Novice/Intermediate Monochrome Section

1st. "Lakeside View" - Paul Nickerson

Judge: John Haddon (Lutterworth Photographic Society Co-Op)

Advanced Section

1.  "White Horses" - Philip Gott

2. "Ghostly Apparition" - Pete Cottrell

3. "Cariad" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "Evening Stroll" - Derek Buckett

Commended: "Where The New Dominates The Old" - Pete Cottrell

Commended: "Try This For Size" - Trevor Rudkin

Novice/Intermediate Section

1. "Shadows In The Cave" - Homera Wood

2. "Ascending The Locks" - Roger Pringle

3. "Grey Heron" - Roger Pringle

Highly Commended: "Freight Train" - Roger Pringle

Commended: "The Bazaar" - Homera Wood

Commended: "Old Wall" - Roger Pringle

Judge: Alan Edwards (Abington  Camera Club)

Advanced Section

1.  "The Beauty Of Nature" - Dorothy Rudkin

2. "Colour Match" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "Barn Hill Stamford" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "The Thin Blue Line" - Trevor Rudkin

Commended: "Attitude" - Pete Cottrell

Commended: "Light And Glass" - Stuart Irons

Novice/Intermediate Section

1. "Sunset At Ailsa Crag" - Roger Pringle

2. "Brown Pelican" - Roger Pringle

3. "Windmill" - Gloria Nickerson

Highly Commended: "Alpine Church" - Roger Pringle

Commended: "Yum Yum" - Homera Wood

Commended: "Testing The Water Chute" - Roger Pringle

Judge: David Belton (Northampton Natural History Society)

Advanced Monochrome Section

1.  "The Mole Catcher" - Rosemary Buckett

2. "Modern Lighting" - Rosemary Buckett

3. "Light Patterns On A Carpet" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "Watched By Big Brother" - Derek Buckett

Commended: "Arrow In The Rain" - Trevor Rudkin

Commended: "Paired" - Derek Buckett

Advanced Colour Section

1.  "Brutal" - Trevor Rudkin

2. "Football Colours" - Derek Buckett

3. "Masonic Hall, Beamish Museum" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "Bedroom Of Memories" - Rosemary Buckett

Commended: "Pleasure And Entertainment" - Rosemary Buckett

Commended: "Through The Kitchen Window" - Trevor Rudkin

Novice/Intermediate Colour Section

1. "Through The Windows Of Time" - Homera Wood

2. "Carnival" - Homera Wood

3. "Flamingoes" - Homera Wood

Novice/Intermediate Monochrome Section

1. "On The Paddle" - Homera Wood

2. "Burgos Cathedral" - Homera Wood

3. "The Hungry Gargoyle" - Homera Wood

Following the AGM on 7th February the committee for 2025 will be:

Chairman - Derek Buckett

Secretary - Stuart Irons

Treasurer - Roger Pringle

Programme Secretary - Stuart Irons

Committee member - Peter Cottrell

Committee member - Homera Wood

Competition Secretary:

Derek Buckett for prints

Roger Pringle for DPIs (or PDIs if you prefer)

Other volunteers:

Raffle - Dorothy Rudkin

Refreshments - Paul and Gloria Nickerson

MCPF Delegate - Rosemary Buckett

Webmaster - Trevor Rudkin

Award winners in the 2024 Digital Projected Image of the Year:

Intermediate

1. "Approaching Platform 1" - Roger Pringle

2. "Coming To Land" - Homera Wood

3. "Snapping The Sunset" - Roger Pringle

Highly Commended: "Straw Bear Festival at Whittlesea" - Homera Wood

Commended: "Bubbles" - Homera Wood

Commended: "Dave" - Paul Nickerson

Advanced

1. "Stopped At Red" - Derek Buckett

2. "Just Swell" - Philip Gott

3. "Ready To Go" - Stuart Irons

Highly Commended: "Herb Robert" - Philip Gott

Commended: "Headline" - Derek Buckett

Commended: "Colour and Shape" - Dorothy Rudkin

The judges were Peter Jones ARPS DPAGB and Sue Wilson DPAGB BPE3

The winners of the 2024 Print Of The Year Competitions were as follows:

Intermediate Colour

"Duddington Flood" by Homera Wood

Advanced Colour

"Flower Trio" by Derek Buckett

Intermediate Monochrome

"Head Bird" by Homera Wood

Advanced Monochrome

"Fulfilling His Character" by Rosemary Buckett

The judge was David Belton ARPS of Northampton Natural History Society

The winners of the 2024 Print Panel and Print Trio Competitions were as follows:

Print Panel

Intermediate - Homera Wood

Advanced - Derek Buckett

Print Trio

Intermediate - Homera Wood

Advanced - Dorothy Rudkin

The judge was Catherine Knee AFIAP of Coventry Jaguar Photographic Society

Judge: Alan Edwards

Advanced Section

1.  "Daydreaming" - Rosemary Buckett

2. "Gallery Exit" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "Wet Race" - Trevor Rudkin

Highly Commended: "Windblown Geranium" - Philip Gott

Commended: "Herb Robert" - Philip Gott

Commended: "Le Grand Mix" - Trevor Rudkin

Novice/Intermediate Section

1. "Approaching Platform 1" - Roger Pringle

2. "Coming To Land" - Homera Wood

3. "American Pickup" - Paul Nickerson

Highly Commended: "Is It Safe To Cross?" - Roger Pringle

Commended: "English Cottage" - Gloria Nickerson

Commended: "Braving The Cold" - Homera Wood

Judge: Roger Barker (Wellingborough and District Photographic Club)

Advanced Monochrome Section

1.  "Sophistication" - Trevor Rudkin

2. "Grasses And Black Sand" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "Hi There!" - Trevor Rudkin

Novice/Intermediate Monochrome Section

1. "The Head Bird" - Homera Wood

2. "They Stood To Attention" - Homera Wood

3. "Go Back In Time" - Paul Nickerson

Advanced Colour Section

1.  "Cracked" - Trevor Rudkin

2. "Blyth Quay" - Trevor Rudkin

3. "Dance Movement" - Trevor Rudkin

Novice/Intermediate Colour Section

1. "A View From A Balcony In Guadaloupe" - Homera Wood

2. "Red White And Blue" - Gloria Nickerson

3. "The Fly And The Beetle" - Homera Wood

John Spowart, a member of the Society for several years, a former Chairman and until recently the Digital Image Competition Secretary, has sadly passed away following a long spell of illness and hospital admittance.

Rosemary Buckett won the 2024 Chairman's Trophy. Her photograph "Classic Car Show 3" was selected from 48 entries by Chairman Derek Buckett who had set the theme "People In Pictures" for this year's competition.
 

Sadly our friend and long time member of this Society Bob Andrew has passed away after a short illness.