December 2017
This months topic was "Time" and
was judged by members of the group.
Nigel Briggs image titled
"Journeys End" was voted best print.
Derek Robbins photograph "Father
Time" was voted best PDI
November 2017
The topic this month was
"Flowers" and was judged by David Venables
The Print awarded First place was
"Daffodil" by Trevor Doyle LRPS
Second Place was "Sweet Peas" by
Trevor Doyle LRPS
The winning print for Group B was
"Tulip Flower" by Steve Cheatham
The winning PDI for Group A was
"Attention Seeker" by Robert Zhilmor
The Winning PDI for Group B was
"Roses" by John Bolt
October 2017
The topic this month was
Silhouette.
The PDI judged the best by the
Group was "Sunset Snapper" by Robert Zhilmor
August 2017
The topic this month was "Wet"
and the PDIs and Prints were assessed by visiting judge Anne
Sutcliffe
Group B Prints
Placed second was John Bolts
print "Waiting for the Cricket to restart.
Group A PDIs
The winning PDI in the A group
was "Wet Curtain" by Tony Ladwiniec.
Second was "Whoops" by Derek
Robbins
Third in the group was "Pearls of
Rain" by Iain Roxburgh
Group B PDIs
The winner in Group B was
"Tropical Hotel Garden" by John Hayes
Second place was awarded to John
Bolt with "Is there a garden out there"
The third place was Peter
Calver's PDI "Cup Runneth over"
June 2017
The topic this month was
Sculpture. Judged my members of the group.
The winning PDI was "Steel
Dragon" by Iain Roxburgh
May 2017
An "Open" Competition judged by
Malcolm Ranieri.
Group A winning print was by Jim
Melville and titled
"Inside the Reichstag Dome, Berlin"
The Group A PDI selected was "Whose a
Pretty Girl" by Ken Bone.
Group B Winning Print was by Tony
Warren " Reflections Homer Road Solihull
Group B Winning PDI was "After
The Kill" by Derek Robbins
April 2017
The subject was something Blue
The PDI selected in First place
was by Derek Robbins titled "Blue Bottle".
March 2017
The subject was Close ups
Peer Judged
The selected PDI was "Minnows
Making Me Feel Grumpy" by Ken Bone
February 2017
The subject was Portraits and was
judged by Doug Watson
The winning Print for Group A was
by Janet Jordan "Thought"
The winning Print for Group B was
by Nigel Briggs
The winning PDI for Group A was
"Mr Doyle" by Bill Fine
The winning PDI on Group B was Guy by Roy
Hands
January 2017
The subject was Church,
Cathedrals or Churchyards
The Print section winner was
Nigel Briggs with photograph titled "Cloisters Iona"
In the PDI Section Len Tomnie's
Photograph of the Crowned heads was judged the best by his peers
December Meeting 2016
The subject was Graffiti and
judged the group
The winning PDI was "The Tear" by
Derek Robbins
November Meeting 2016
The subject was Still Life and
the judge was Trevor Doyle
In Group B Print Section
First Place was awarded to Janet
Jordan with her print titled "Floral Joy"
Third Place was awarded again to
Janet Jordan with her print Reflections.
In the PDI section the winner of
Group B was Robert Zhilmor with his picture titled Reverence
October Meeting 2016
The subject as sport. The
prints and the PDIs were judged by the group.
The Winning print was by Nigel
Briggs and titled "Prescott Hill Climb"
The winning PDI was "Autumn
Rugby" by Len Tomnie
September Meeting 2016
The subject was Travel. The
Prints were judged by the group and the winning print was by
Malcolm Duncan titled "Going Home
Mombasa"
August Meeting 2016
The subject was Nature and the
Guest Judge was David Venables
In the PDI section First Place
was awarded to Tony Ladwiniec with his Photograph "Flower at Close
Qurters"
In the PDI section Second place
was awarded to Tony Warren with his picture of a "Turtle Grand
Cayman"
Third Place went to Roy Hands
with "Bee on a Hollyhock"
July Meeting 2016
The subject this month was Water
Reflections
The PDI selected by the
group was "Teton Reflections" by Richard Daymond
In the print section the Print
selected was Reflections by Nigel Briggs
June Meeting 2016
The subject for this month
was Edge #
The Print section was won by Roy
Hands with his Photograph titled "The Cutting Edge"
The PDI Section was won by Andy
Kelsall with his image "Hanging on the Edge
May Meeting 2016
The subject for this month was
Portraits and was judged by external Judge Anne Sutcliffe
Placed third in the Print section
was "A storm is coming" by Tom Bunt
Placed First in the PDI
Section was by Bill Fine
Placed second in the PDI
section was "Oh Roberta!" taken by Tony Warren
Third Place in the PDI section
was "Daisy" by Roy Hands
April Meeting 2016
Prints and PDIs with subject
of Stained Glass
Winner of the Print Section
was Tony Warren with Stained Glass, Baddersley Clinton
Richard Daymond's photograph
St Swithans, Barston was selected as the best PDI
March Meeting 2016
PDIs and Prints with the
subject of Architecture
Winner of the PDI section was
Jim Melville with "Lady Chapel Coventry Cathedral"
February Meeting 2016
PDIs and Prints with the
Subject of Winter were judged by David Venables
Winner of the PDI section was
Ken Bone with "Living in Harmony"
Second PDI was "Lamp Lane
Lay-by" by Robert Zhilmor
Third Place was given to Roy
Hands "Frosty Morning"
The Fourth placed PDI was
"Creator Unknown" by Ken Bone
The best print was "Board
Walk" by Trevor Doyle LRP
Gordon
O'Connor "Frost at Widney" was awarded second place.
January Meeting 2016
Winner of PDI competition
Autumn Abstract by Len Tomnie
November 2015 meeting the
Photographs produced by the group were assessed by an external judge
Terry Bickley DPAGB, AFIAP, BPE3
The Highlands by Len Tomnie
Spiders Web by Angela Shaw
Southwold Promenade was produced by Jim
Mellville
Torment Exposed by Ken Bone
Red Moon over Kenilworth
Castle by Roy Hands
This picture was voted best by U3A members at the January
Exhibition
Secret World of Elves by Ken Bone
Hazy Day at Coombe Park by Tom Bunt
The winning Digital Print was by
Len Tomnie Cornish Beach
October 2015 Meeting
Subject Animals
Winner Ken Bone "Cooling Off"
August 2015 Meeting
The Photography Group members again had the opportunity
to have their work "Judged" by an external Judge David Venables.
The following prints were in David's Eye the best PDIs displayed.
Wasting No Time Iain Roxburgh
Dune 45 from the Air Richard Daymond
Dried Hydrangea Trevor Doyle
June 2015 Meeting
Subject Warwickshire
Winner (PDIs) Jim Melville "Anne Hathaway's Cottage"
May 2015 Meeting
The Photography Group members had the opportunity
to have their work "Judged" by an external Judge David Venables.
The following prints were in David's Eye the best displayed.
The Comments with each print
are those of the Judge.
Dead End Iain Roxburgh
Good use of colour. Monochrome picture with graffiti
in colour. Winner
In the Round Iain Roxburgh
Tells a story. Child enjoying
herself, Bright highlights. Should have cropped.
Child positioned well.
Second place
Balsall Rocks Bill Fine
Good picture. Good colours and
good detail. White area not good should crop out.
Third place
Forest of Arden Ploughing Match Roy
Hands
Good record. Looks static.
Horses don’t look as if they are moving. Highly
commended
First Boat Out Trevor Doyle
Good composition. (Sky would
have spoilt the picture.) Boat leads to island and duck.
Good use of triangular arrangement. Trees are silhouetted.
Commended
March 2015 Meeting
Subject "Portrait"
Winner (PDIs) Bill Fine "Andy"
October 2014 Meeting
Subject "Sport"
Winner Ken Bone "Wonder Horse"
September 2014 Meeting
Subject "Landscape"
Winner Nigel Briggs "Mull Cottage"
August 2014 Meeting
Subject "Food"
Winner John Bolt "Oranges are the only Fruit"
July 2014 Meeting
Subject "Summer"
Winner Richard Daymond
May 2014 Meeting
Subject "Castle"
Winner Jim Mellvile "Lindisfarne"
April 2014 Meeting
Subject "Decay"
Winner Iain Roxburgh "Rust"
March 2014 Meeting
Subject Reflections
Winner Roy Hands Rhine side Reflections