Nantwich Camera Club

26/04/2026

Tuesday 21st April 2026
On Tuesday evening, our penultimate evening of the season, we held our annual “Set Subject “ competition, Macro or Close up. Members were invited to enter 3 digital projected images taken in the last 2 years. Long time member and former L & CPU judge David Foster had been asked to judge this for us. There were 34 entries from 12 members. David gave constructive critique on each image retaining 8 for further consideration. Points were subsequently awarded as follows:-
20 points
“Lizard” by Wendy Williams CPAGB Hon CPE
19 points
“Contemplation” by Julene Evans
“On Pointe” by Julene Evans
“Elki” by Wendy Williams CPAGB HON CPE
18 Points
“Butterfly On The Washing” by Robert Shotton
“Lobelia Tupa” by Alison Wood
“Thick-Legged Hoverfly (Syritta Pipiens) by Bryan Averill Hon CPE BPE2
After a break for refreshments the voting for the Brian Sankey Trophy took place. All Members who had entered a print in a competition during this season were invited to bring along their favourite print and all Members attending the meeting voted for their favourite. Results were as follows:-
1st Place and Winner of the Trophy
“Out Of The Mist” by Bryan Averill Hon CPE BPE2 with 6 votes
2nd Place
“Waiting On Baker Street” by Andrew Charlesworth with 4 votes
Joint 3rd Place
“Evening Stroll through Stromness” by Andy Heslop
“Noir” by Julene Evans both with 2 votes.

09/04/2026

Tuesday 7th April 2026
6th Club Competition
Judge:- Linda Bell
On Tuesday evening we welcomed Judge Linda Bell to the Club to judge our last competition of the season to count towards the end of season awards. Linda very kindly stepped in when our scheduled judge was unable to make it. She said she had had a quick look through the prints on arrival and was very impressed with both the standard of the images and the mounting, and that it was a pleasure to see that we were still producing prints.
There were 18 prints from 9 members. Linda gave detailed and constructive critique on each image pointing out what she particularly liked about each as well as making suggestions as to how, in her opinion. they might be improved. She also explained how these improvements could be achieved. She was particularly keen to emphasise how it is often small details that prevent images from getting higher marks, blown out highlights and sensor spots being some examples. She retained 7 for further consideration subsequently awarding marks as follows:-
20 Points
“Melanie Mayard” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB
19 Points
“Dawn Light on Pico Do Arieiro” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2
“Urban Shadow Skater” by Denise Compton Hon CPE
“Waiting On Baker Street” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB
18 Points
“Female Kingfisher” by Wendy Williams CPAGB Hon CPE
“Chillaxing” by Wendy Williams CPAGB
“Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) by David Hoyle

After a short break for refreshments Linda went through the 28 Projected Digital Images entered by 14 members. She gave these the same constructive critique and retained 6 for further consideration subsequently awarding points as follows:-
20 Points
“Praying For Punk” by Julene Evans
19 Points
“Somber” by Andrea Davies
“Call Of The Wild” by Pete Allcock Hon CPE
“Long Tailed Tit In The Rain” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2
18 Points
“Charmagne” by Wendy Williams CPAGB Hon CPE
“Common Brown Lemur, Madagascar” by Adrian Wright
This competition concludes the competitive element of the season. Well done to new member Julene Evans for her first win.

09/04/2026

Tuesday 31st March 2026
Nantwich v Alsager Inter-Club Competition
Judge – Graham Currey
On Tuesday evening we hosted our annual inter-club competition against Alsager Camera Club. Our judge for the competition was Graham Currey who had kindly stepped in as the judge originally booked had been unable to travel for medical reasons.
Graham remarked that he knew most of Alsager’s images as he had seen them recently, but that he could not remember what he had said about them or the scores so they may well be quite different tonight!
The judging began with the 30 prints, 15 from each club. Graham gave comprehensive and constructive critique on each of the 30 prints, retaining several for further consideration, subsequently awarding points as follows:-

Club Author Title Score
Nantwich Camera Club Bryan Averill The Girl On The Beach 20
Alsager CC David Seaton Leading the Field 20
Alsager CC David Seaton Fox Calling 20
Nantwich Camera Club Bryan Averill Out Of The Mist 20
Nantwich Camera Club Bryan Averill Left High And Dry 20
Nantwich Camera Club Andrew Charlesworth Liverpool Docks 20
Club Name Author Title Score
Alsager CC David Beardmore Exit Frame 19
Alsager CC Andrew Donkin The Sophisticate 19
Alsager CC David Seaton Female With Catch 19
Alsager CC David Beardmore One Way Up 19
Nantwich C C Andrea Davies No Escape 18
Alsager CC Geoff Reader Touch and Go 18
Alsager CC David Beardmore Phone Addicts 18
Nantwich C C Julene Evans Chaos 18

“Left High And Dry” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2 of Nantwich was the Print of the Night. The total scores for the Print section were Alsager 271 and Nantwich 265 making Alsager the winners.

After a short break for refreshments the judging of the 30 Projected Digital Images took place. Graham once again gave each image the same careful consideration and critique. He again held several back for further consideration subsequently awarding points as follows:-

Club Name Author Title Score
Alsager CC David Beardmore Copper Silence 20
Nantwich CC Andrew Charlesworth Close Race 20
Alsager CC Jason Rowley Squacco Heron 20
Nantwich C C Adrian Wright Nettle Weevil With Prey 20
Nantwich C C Andrea Davies Austerity 20
Nantwich C C Bryan Averill Chinese Theatre Acrobats 19
Alsager CC David Seaton The Catch 19
Nantwich C C Andrew Charlesworth Dunstanburgh Castle 19
Alsager CC Andrew Donkin Meerkat Morning 19
Alsager CC Muriel Dale Newly Emerged Broad-Bodied Chaser 19
Nantwich C C Andrew Charlesworth Give Us A Kiss Mum 18
Nantwich C C Pete Allcock Marsh Harrier In Flight 18
Nantwich C C Adrian Wright Autumn In Strasbourg 18

The Projected Digital Image of the Night was “Nettle Weevil With Prey by Adrian Wright of Nantwich. Total Scores for the Projected Digital Images were Alsager 260 and Nantwich 258 making Alsager the overall winner by 10 points.

31/03/2026

Janey Lazenby is offering another free editing course over Easter. Well worth doing.

Do you want to create fine art images? Learn new ways to give your pictures a different look and feel? Find inspiration for your work? Over the 4 days you will learn how to create fine art images using: multiple exposures – blending and layering photographs to create richer images dispersion – b...

30/03/2026

Tuesday 24th March 2026
Unseen Images
Rev Richard Hainsworth

It was a pleasure welcome Richard back to NCC for his latest talk which was split into two completely different genres.

In part one Richard took us to Morocco. A trip he had made alone to pursue his passion for Astro photography a genre that by its very nature often sees those who follow their passion spend long hours out in remote “Dark Sky” areas.

On this trip Richard was in an area of the Atlas Mountains close to the edge of the Sahara Desert. He talked about and shared some images with us that gave us a flavour of what life is like for the people who called this barren and desolate landscape “Home” which was fascinating. what was also fascinating was that despite it’s remoteness the condition of the roads were superb and certainly put our crumbling road network to shame.

Richard brought the first half of the evening to a close by showing us some absolutely breathtaking Astro Images that he took in the desert under what he described as the darkest and biggest skies he’d ever experienced. Such was the success that this environment brought Richard, he made the decision that this was the right time bring the curtain down on his Astro Photography AND also to sell all his Astro equipment, as nothing in the future would surpass what he’d achieved on this trip.

After the break, Richard introduced us to his “New Photography Obsession”

Following his decision to sell al his Astro gear Richard decided to pursue Portraiture but with a twist. Along with fellow photographers, they share the costs of studio & model hire and enjoy making “Creative Portraits” but rather relying on purely the use of software technologies such as Photoshop. They experiment with a range of “Creative Techniques” such as creative props, multi exposures, intentional camera movement etc! Richard went on to show us a wide range of these images along with detailed explanations of how they were taken/created.

A thoroughly informative, enjoyable and inspirational evening.

17/03/2026

Tonight we welcome a return visit by Lynda Haney who is giving us a talk on creating composites. We were so impressed with the first talk that she delivered to us last season that we wasted no time in inviting her back to give us a more in-depth talk about how she produces her fantastic and award winning images. Guests are welcome. There is a small charge of £2.50 per person.

16/03/2026

Awards for Nantwich Camera Club

Following the recent successes of a number of Nantwich Camera Club members at the: 10th Campina International Exhibition of Photography of Romania (CIEP) in November 2025 The CIEP have awarded the club a “Certificate of Appreciation” and a “Club Special Award” in recognition of the Club’s much valued and continued participation in their annual exhibitions.

The photograph shows NCC Chairman & Vice Chairman John Kay & Pete Allcock with the Club Award Certificates

10/03/2026

Tuesday 3rd March 2026
5th Club Competition
Judge:- Susan Clarke

On Tuesday evening we welcomed judge Susan Clarke who had travelled from Prestatyn to judge our annual mono competition. Members are invited to enter up to 3 Prints and 2 Projected Digital Images. Susan had seen the digital versions of both prints and Projected Digital Images on her machine at home and had scored them and prepared detailed and extensive analysis of each image. She had also prepared edited versions of some images to illustrate how she felt they could be improved.
On arrival she had a cursory glance through the prints and set up her seat alongside the print stand. She explained that, as modern cameras made it easier to take technically good images, the main thing that she was looking for was impact and images that conveyed the message that the author was trying to get across. She said from her quick glance at the prints they seemed to be of a very high standard with mounts that went well with the prints.
She read out her detailed and comprehensive analysis of each of the 28 prints pointing out where she felt a crop would have made it stronger, or presenting a colour image would have been better than mono. She retained 10 for further consideration subsequently awarding points as follows:-

20 Points
“3 Way Conversation” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB

19 Points
“Chaos” by Julene Evans
“Best Foot Forward” by Denise Compton
Seaside Groyne” by Alison Wood
“Gothic Princess” by Denise Compton

18 Points
“Wallowing In It” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2
“Sinking Deeper” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2
“Otter Trio” by Wendy Williams CPAGB Hon CPE
“Cool Cat” by Wendy Williams CPAGB Hon CPE
“The Shard From Platform 5” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB

After a short break for refreshments the judging of the 30 Projected Digital Images commenced. Susan had put these into a PowerPoint presentation so that she was able to show her edited versions of a few of the images that she felt could have been improved. She gave the same highly detailed critique of each image and retained 9 for further consideration. She subsequently awarded points as follows:-

20 Points
“Happy Days” by John Kay

19 Points
“And It Was This Big” by John Kay
“Flying For 80 Years” by David Hoyle
“Dunstanburgh Castle” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2
“Tyred” by Denise Compton
“Bending The Gate” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB

18 Points
“Labrador Portrait” by Andrew Charlesworth CPAGB
“Winter Is Coming” by Julene Evans
“In The Creek” by Bryan Averill HON CPE BPE2

06/03/2026

Unfortunately we have been told that Gary Groucutt can no longer make it to the Club on Tuesday 10th March 2026 so we are now showing a slideshow of images entered into L & CPU Competitions, and having a more leisurely viewing of the images from last week's Competition.

03/03/2026

Tuesday 24th February 2026
Landscapes Planes & Projects
Rory Trappe

Rory was our third and final Guest Speaker via Zoom of the season, joining us Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales and in addition to the club members in attendance at Regents Park, it was lovely to be joined by John & Jean Kay from their holiday in Spain.

The first half of Rory’s talk took us to The Mach Loop in North Wales a series of valleys in the area between Machynlleth, Barmouth and Dolgellau that is used as a strategic “Low level Training” area for Military Aircraft, not only by The RAF but also The USA, Canadian and Belgian Airforces.

Rory has been photographing military aircraft from a variety of vantage points around The Mach Loop for a number of years now and as such has accumulated a large number of images that he not only shared with us, but, was also able to include a lot of detailed information around each one. Over the years, his presence on The Mach Loop and the publication of his images has led to him forging friendships with a number of pilots who have requested copies of images of their aircraft.

After the break Rory took us on a journey around his homeland in North Wales via some of the beautiful landscape images he’s taken. What was interesting was that he said the majority of these landscapes were taken with Telephoto lenses which were his preferred choice. Some of the beautiful locations he’s photographed over the years he’s visited on numerous occasions and was able to show us how these locations look through the different seasons which was fascinating and contributed a very enjoyable evening.