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!!
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.
