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DPI 2 Progress Competition 26.11.24 – Winning Images

Staffordshire Photographic Clubs PDI Competition 13.11.24.

The Staffordshire Photographic Clubs PDI Competition November 13th 2024 – Judged by Peter Gennard MFIAP, EFIAP/d3 was held last night at Lea Hall In Rugeley.
Tamworth won with a score of 168.
Stafford Camera Club came 2nd with 160.
And Stafford Photographic came 3rd scoring 158.
For our club to come 2nd out of 14 clubs is an amazing achievement. A huge thank you to all the members whose work was used, and to all those who offered work for selection as well.

Print 1 Progress Competition – 15.10.24 – Winning Images

DPI 1 Progress Competition 1.10.24 – Winning Images

AFIAP AWARDS ACHIEVED

A big congratulations to John Simpson, Bob Thomas and Jane Rowbottom who join Matt Hoar in achieving their AFIAP Award.
To achieve this award they had to have 40 images accepted in international photographic competitions. 15 of these images had to be different, the images had to be accepted in 15 different Salons in 8 different countries, 4 of the images had to be prints and 5 images had to have received 3 acceptances each.
 
 
So quite an achievement!

Battle with Stafford Photographic Society 21.5.24 – Chosen Images

What a fantastic night last night at Stafford Camera Club.
We invited our friends from Stafford Photographic Society for a battle between our two clubs.
It was so good seeing old friends and having a catch up.
There were two sections to the competition – DPI’s and Prints
The scores were:
DPI’s – Stafford CC – 255 points, Stafford PS – 244 points
Prints – Stafford CC – 261 points, Stafford PS – 254 points
 
It was a wonderful evening. Thank you to all who took part and supported the competition
Well done Rob Ings – our judge – He certainly had a challenge to judge all the wonderful images.
 
 
The judge chose his favourite ‘Image of the Night’, this was ‘Elephants Family Stroll’  – John Simpson
 
 

 

All of our images can be found here

Photographer of the Year

Congratulations to Sue Tupling who is our

‘Photographer of the Year’

Here are some of her images.

Out of Darkness 

 Otter Love

 Male Bearded Tit 

Light my Fire 

– Dilettante Obscure 

Mirror Mirror 

King in Reeds 

Dilettante Obscure

 Hero 

Congratulations to John Simpson for his amazing Print of the Year – Amboseli Long-Tusked Elephant

Congratulations to John Simpson for his amazing Print of the Year – Amboseli Long-Tusked Elephant.

A fantastic image taken in Kenya, Craig is 67 years old and a gentle giant

Amboseli Long Tusked Elephant – John Simpson
PRINT OF THE YEAR

Annual Print of the Year Competition – 2024 – Winning Images