The winners of the March 2021 Open competition were as follows:
1st - Lynda Beynon – Common Blue on Trifid Bur-Marigold (See below)
2nd – Gwynfryn Jones – Rebel
3rd – Gary Welsby – Grass Snale
The competition was judged by Dave Bennett.
The winners of the February 2021 Open competition were as follows:
1st - Jennie Judd - Engineering At Its Best, Newport Transporter Bridge (See below)
2nd - Peter Hughes – Grey Heron Landing
3rd - Leigh Woolford – Shades of Ice, Jökulsárlón
The competition was judged by Susan Ashford ARPS CPAGB AWPF EFIAP of Swansea.
The set subject competitions for 2021 will be as follows:
April, 29th for the Jim Davis Trophy – ‘Shadows‘.
November 25th for the Freespirit Images Shield – ‘Movement‘.
The 2019 Gwynfa Photographer of the Year is Leigh Woolford with a total of 174 points. A few of his images can be seen below.
Heidi Stewart was runner up with 171 points (and one first place).
Third was Gwynfryn Jones with 171 points (but no first places).
The full merit table for 2020 can be seen here.
The 2020 Picture of the Year, as voted for by our members, was won by Glenn Porter with his photo entitled ‘Harvest Mice Among the Berries‘. (See below).
The runner up was ‘Virus Precautions‘ by Dave Owen. (See below).
Below is a list of the top 10 places.
1. Harvest Mice Among the Berries by Glenn Porter
2. Virus Precautions by Dave Owen
3. Storm Waves Over Rocks by Peter Hughes
4. Frozen na h-Achlaise by Leigh Woolford
5. Early Morning Swimmer by Gwynfryn Jones
6. Man in Red Coat by Brian Haggerty
7. Enjoying the Storm by Glenn Porter
8. Wild Beauty by Gill Jones
9. Juvenile Grass Snake by Gary Welsby
10. A Pair Of Large White Butterflies On Devils Bit Scabious by Gary Welsby
Congratulations to everyone who had a photograph that qualified for our ‘Picture of the Year’ competition.
The following awards were also presented during our virtual ‘Picture of the Year’ evening.
See our other posts for details of the winners of Picture of the Year and Photographer of the Year.
Gill Jones | The Colour Challenge |
Rob Beynon | The Colin Williams Trophy / Monochrome Challenge |
Peter Hughes | The Freespirit Images Shield |
Leigh Woolford | The President’s Trophy |
Alec Stewart | The Jim Davies Award |
Leigh Woolford | Monthly Trophy – January |
Chris Tidman | Monthly Trophy – February |
Glenn Porter | Monthly Trophy – March |
Dave Owen | Monthly Trophy – May |
Leigh Woolford | Monthly Trophy – September |
Heidi Stewart | Monthly Trophy – October |
The winners of the October Open competition were as follows:
1st - Heidi Stewart – On Clachtol Beach (See below)
2nd – Gwynfryn Jones – Early Morning Swimmer
3rd - Leigh Woolford – Rannoch Moor Reflections
The competition was judged by Harry Gardiner AWPF of Tenby Camera Club.
Note, we won’t be publishing the Merit Table until Picture of the Year evening.