The results of our club competitions for the season were as follows:

5 Joint Winners of the Ely Standard Cup, with equal scores for the Post-Christmas pdi league, were Kevin Williams, Kevin Pigney, Ryan Bailey, Roger Newark and John Harvey
The Geoff Gardner Cup for pre and post Christmas pdi leagues, with the highest combined score, was Kevin Pigney
The Ken Hitch Trophy themed pdi competition was won by Roger Newark
The Jackson Shield (pdi panel competition) was won by Kevin Pigney
The Members Choice competition colour section was won by Kevin Williams
The Members Choice competition mono section was won by Phil Lenney read more

On Wednesday 30 March 2022, we held our final pdi competition of the season, and a large entry of 79 images (55 colour and 24 mono) were judged by David Steel.

Congratulations to everyone who entered and scored highly – please see the results page for the evening by Clicking Here

All images entered and their scores can be viewed by members of the club by logging in to the PhotoEntry website.

Thanks to Sharon Powell for putting together a varied and exciting programme of events for the Club’s next season. The new programme has been circulated to all club members and all of the events have been added to the Events Calendar on this website. For a copy of the new programme please see our Help Page.

Warmest congratulations to Kevin Pigney on achieving his first international award from the Society of Photographers! Very well done, Kevin. For the full story, please Click Here

I have received the following info:

Could you be the next Landscape Photographer of the Year?

Entries are currently open for this year’s LPOTY. For the 15th annual awards, we are looking for images that capture the spirit of Britain and celebrate the wonder and joys of our landscape.

There are over £20,000 worth of prizes, with £10,000 awarded to the overall winner. Runner-up and commended entries will be included in a full-colour book and touring UK exhibition in the UK’s biggest train stations. read more

Jonathan Vaines gave a fascinating and enjoyable presentation to us on Wednesday 16 March 2022, called “Life in the Blender”. Jonathan explained the use of Blend Modes in Photoshop, and a copy of his explanatory  document on the different blend modes can be found on our Help page, or just Click Here

Our second PDI competition of the post-Christmas league was held on 9 March 2022, and a large entry of 74 images were judged by Naomi Saul.

For full details, please Click Here

On Wednesday 23 February we held an inter-club competition against Swavesey Camera Club, with each club entering 25 images.

The event was judged by Paul Radden, and the result was that Swavesey scored a total of 413, and Ely scored a total of 429.

A full list of entries, authors, and scores can be viewed Here

Congratulations to everyone who entered the competition, there were a wide variety of great images, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening’s entertainment!

We look forward to repeating this event next year. read more

The March 2022 edition of the “British Farmer and Grower” magazine includes a 2-page spread featuring Green Farm and its relationship with Ely Photographic Club.

A copy of the article is shown below:

I do have a couple of copies of the actual magazine that the NFU have sent me, if anyone would like to see the article in print.

The first competition of our post-Christmas PDI league was held on 9 February and a total 64 images in the colour and mono sections were judged by Jim Bennett.

For full details, and to view the top-scoring images, please Click Here