London Camera Exchange Chester and Sony will be holding a hands on event at Chester falconry and Nature Gardens with brand ambassador and wildlife photographer Luke Massey whose work has been awarded in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as winning Travel Photographer of the Year’s Wildlife category 2016 and the Wildscreen Panda award for Emerging Talent in 2018.

Along with demonstrations and talks from Luke during the day attendees will also have the opportunity to try the very latest Sony equipment and have a chance to try and capture that perfect shot of the Cathedrals birds of prey in flight.

The event is open to photographers of all levels and is not limited to just Sony users so why not bring your current kit along to compare. Tickets for the event are £25 and booking can be done in store or by contacting LCE Chester on 01244 326531.

The Photographic Alliance of Great Britain recently held its annual competition ‘The GB Cup for Small Clubs’. Clive Smith submitted our entries which were chosen from last season’s CPS highest scoring club competition images.

In the Open Category, Chester improved from joint 35th out of 57 clubs countrywide last year, to be a very respectable joint 19th out of 56 clubs this year with a total of  104 points. It’s a reflection on the subjective nature of judging that Terry’s excellent “Sad Ollie” , which did so well at the L&CPU Interclub, was at the lower end of the results this time. Each image is scored out of 5 by three judges, giving a possible maximum of 15 points.

Chloe Malcolm Peacock 9

Sad Ollie Terry Daltry 9

Breaststroker Malcolm Peacock 10

Canoeist Malcolm Peacock 10

Me And My Teddy Sue Champion 10

Summer Blooms Sue Champion 10

Spicy Janice Wilding 11

The Mandolin Rocks Keith Fitzpatrick 11

Summer Blues Keith Fitzpatrick 12

Vestrahorn With Reflections Ray Groome 12

The digital images entered for the ‘GB Cup for Nature’ did not fare as well , with Chester scoring 96 points to finish joint 76th out of 86 clubs. This is however a very tough category ,with some formidable opponents from across the country. 

Reddish Egret Ray Groome 12

Spider And The Fly Malcolm Peacock 10

French Bee On Lavender John Hoyle 9

Elephant Enjoying Dust Bath Patricia Keegan 10

Primula Vulgaris Malcolm Peacock 9

Yellow Eyed Penguins Grooming Keith Fitzpatrick 10

Mute Swan Rob Tarrant 9

Southern Ground Hornbills Sue Champion 9

The Gibbon Gaze Ken Waldie 9

Broad-bodied Chaser Cyril Langman 9

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We’ve all got images that we think are truly wonderful, – but which judges pass over with barely a mention.

Well don’t trash them in a fit of frustration. Next season we are having an interactive session with an experienced judge who has only recently moved into the LCPU patch. First he is going to discuss his experience of judging giving you plenty of opportunity to air some of your gripes and grievances. Then he wants to reassess around 20 images that in competition have failed to live up to their creator’s expectations. And again, he wants you to discuss why you think it should have done better.

So don’t tear up or dismantle your disappointments. Put them carefully to one side and they may get picked out for reassessment in what should be a really interesting evening.