Drunk with Success

‘Last Drop’ by Jim Stevenson

Jim Stevenson retained the trophy in our first League competition of the 2024/5 season. His winning digital image, was this superb shot of a tiny blue tit taking a drop of water from a tap, its beak open and its little tongue catching the water. Congratulations, Jim!!

A couple of other successful digital images are also shown here too, both sharing second place in the digital category – thee were “Male Kingfisher” by Dale Powell – one of Dale’s specialist subjects, and the atmospheric “Dawn Raider” by Martin Clark. Well done to both!!

‘Dawn Raider’ by Martin Clark

Of course, there were other successes in the printed photograph sections. In the colour prints, two images were joint winners, with Dale Powell with “Double Trouble”, a pair of kingfishers on a beautifully curving branch, and Jim Stevenson with a “White Tailed Eagle” captured with wings spread in mid-flight. And yes, you’ve spotted that there was an amazing number of excellent nature images entered this year.

In the monochrome print section, Dale Powell excelled again with “Making a Brew”, a still life of stocks of barley and mortar and pestle, taking the top spot in that category.

A good attendance of club members on the night heard Clive Watkins of Irvine Camera Club present his judging of all 80+ images on show that night. Clive’s excellent comments ad guidance to members was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

‘Male Kingfisher’ by Dale Powell

Exhibition at Crosshouse

Our Exhibition of Prints has now been set up in the main corridor of University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock. A great selection of 45 framed prints has been provided by club members. The display certainly brightens up the corridor, provides the club with a bit of exposure in the local community, and gives members a chance to sell their prints at reasonable prices. The exhibition runs until the 13th December 2024. It is really worth a look if you are in the area.

Quaich Competition 2024

‘Harvest Time’ by Jim Stevenson

Our eagerly awaited first competition of the year, the Quig Quaich Competition, attracted a wide range of entries across the six topics.   

In the “Watercraft” section, the majority of the images came from a club outing to the white-water canoeing centre at Pinkston, with other images from various river and canal locations around the UK. 

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Our Summer Outings – 2024


Over the summer we’ve managed to get some members out there with cameras. Action, architecture, landscapes and wildlife were all exposed in our summer challenges. Our earliest photo opportunity was a trip to Pinkston Water Park, in Glasgow to capture kayakers doing their white-water stuff. Further club outings took our members near and far to places like Bowling Harbour, Balmaha, Kilwinning Abbey, Glencoe, Culzean Castle Park, and Loudoun Old Kirk.

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An Invitation from Kilmaurs Photographic Club

Are you interested in photography?

Whether you are a beginner, an improver, or an expert; or someone wishing to improve their photographic techniques and get the most from their camera, why not give Kilmaurs Photographic Club a try?

We begin our autumn session on Monday 16th September 2024. The club meets once a week in Kilmaurs Masonic Lodge Halls at 7.30pm on Monday evenings We have a varied programme and pride ourselves in being friendly, welcoming, instructive, and challenging. You are welcome to visit without commitment to join.

You can find information on our planned meeting programme via the post below. Or contact the Club Secretary via the Contact pageclick HERE.

The above images are ‘Arctic Aurora’ by Jim Stevenson; ‘Resting Puffin’ by Dale Powell; and ‘Hydro’ by Kevin Thorne.