President's Challenge: Winter

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Written by Terry Ottway

The first meeting of Stockport Photographic Society in 2020 saw the judging of the President’s Challenge with the theme “It’s Winter Again”. There were a total of 45 entries and the judging was carried out by the members attending on the night.

After the first round of judging, a total of seven entries were carried forward to the second round. Following the judging of these seven entries, a clear winner emerged, which was “Frozen Cobweb” by Dave Hastings, with the second and third places both going to Graham Hilton.

All seven entries are shown below.

1st: Frozen Cobweb, Dave Hastings

2nd: The Canal in Winter, Graham Hilton

3rd: Blue Tit on Holly, Graham Hilton

Robin in the Snow, Graham Hilton

Iceberg at Paradise Bay, Terry Hewitt

It's Winter Here Too, Ove Alexander

Christmas Spiral, Terry Ottway

President's Challenge: Buildings and Structures

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Written by Terry Ottway

The first competition of the Autumn Session is always the judging of the President’s Challenge by the members. This year the theme was “Buildings and Structures”.

The judging took place over two rounds with the members asked to choose their best six images, ranking them from 6 points to 1 point. Following this round of judging, the top six images were identified and these were then judged in a second round, with each member being asked to choose their best three images ranked from 3 points to 1 point. After a very close finish, the image titled “As I Saw It” by Roy Nash was chosen as the winner. The six images making the final are shown below.

As I Saw It (1st)	Tower of London (2nd)	London Eye (3rd)
Manhattan Skyline	Gate to Secret Garden	Barcelona Olympic Stadium

Photoshoot at Mellor Cross, Cobden Moor

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Written by Dave Hastings

Yesterday evening’s photoshoot at Mellor Cross, on Cobden Moor, was not the washout that most suspected.

Just a few of us turned out, optimistic that the weather forecast was to be trusted, and the heavy rain, under even heavier dark grey skies, would begin to clear.

The optimism paid off, and we had blazing sunny spells breaking through dramatic cloudy skies. See the photos below, taken last night.

Evening Photoshoot at Mellor

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Written by Dave Hastings

This week’s meeting, on Tuesday 21st May, was a group photoshoot in and around the grounds of St Thomas' church, Mellor. This is an elevated location, with long range views across Greater Manchester and the Cheshire plain towards the Wirral.

We were blessed with sunny skies and good visibility, and as the sun went down, the landscape was a feast of golden colours, perfect for photography, as seen in these images.