Summer Challenge

Summer Challenge 2022

This year’s Summer Challenge has been rather disappointing. Although we had 43 entries (not as many as last year, but not bad), only seventeen Members entered. Worse still, only seventeen Members voted. Nevertheless, it was a close contest between four images with only one point between each; the final result being as follows:

                                                        FIRST                     Haymaking by Angus McKay     

                        SECOND               Scottish Tranquillity by Bob Cole                                          THIRD                    Constable Country by Kathleen Bird

We usually only report the first three but as it was so close, only one point behind:

               FOURTH               Painshill Park by Sheila Orford

Summer Challenge 2021

This years Summer Challenge was a “Summer Postcard from ———“

There were a record number of 49 entries this year.  Congratulations to the winners of a tightly fought contest.

Results

                                               The Winner is Mike Young with ‘The Buoys on the Beach’.     Well done Mike!

               Second is John Price with ‘Postcard from Skipton’            Third is Angus McKay with ‘Flying High at the Southsea Kite Festival’ 

“Summer  Postcard from the seaside by Harold Russell” and “Bored stiff in Ludlow by Gordon Rae” also scored well.

All the images may be viewed here

Summer Challenge 2020

The theme for this years Summer Challenge was “My Hobby” as  you were probably thrown back onto your own resources and hobbies during lockdown.

Summer Challenge 2019

This years challenge was "The Effect of Water (or lack of it)"

39 images were entered this year and the winners were – 

                                                                             FIRST: Water in Suspension by John Price

                    SECOND: Breaching the defences by Gordon Ray                                  THIRD: Where there is water, wildlife comes by Diana Grant

All entries are on Flickr 

Summer Challenge 2018

The theme for this year was "Ready for the Day"

18 members entered the Summer Challenge, but only 15 members  voted which was disappointing.
The results are – 

                                                                     FIRST  No. 06 Sail buggies ready by Mike Young

                                                          SECOND No. 01 Ready for their Day by Harold Russell                        

                                                             THIRD No. 05 Preparing for the Day by Kathleen Bird

Click here to see the entries

Summer Challenge 2017

This years challenge was “Hands at Work”

17 members entered the Summer Challenge, and we finally managed to collect 20 voters.

                                                                The clear winner was “Pottery Painting”  by Angus McKay.

Tying for runner-up were:  “Silversmith at work” (#2) by Brian Thomas                         “Making Music” (#36) by Gordon Rae.

Other places in a tightly fought contest were:

4^th          Hands at work, feet at play by David Bird
5^th =       Medieval hand writing by Paul Crook
5^th =       Tightening by Grant Dawkins
5^th =       The Longest Pray by Gordon Rae

View All Images for “Hands at Work”

Summer Challenge 2016

This years theme was  “Reflection(s) in the Wet”

                                 First:  Knahsneerg Reflection by John Wichall                                      Second: I'm Comming by Angus McKay

                                Third:   Strange Reflectons by Angus McKay                                          Fourth Reflections in a spiral by Gordon Ray

To see all the entries go to this album

Summer Challenge 2015

This year's challenge was “The Colour of Summer”

                                                                                       First:  Santorini blue by Davida Cole

Second equal:                  Weather Perfect by Diana Grant                                          Mating Marbled Whites by Gordon Rae LRPS

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“All the fun of the Fair”. “Fair” in this case can include carnivals, fetes, street parties, craft markets etc. 

Results of the members’ voting is below.

                                                                  First:      Water-splash by Joan Sims

               Second:  Don’t agree with that by Cindy Huntingford                          Third: Riding High by Joan Sims

Summer Challenge 2013

This years the theme is “Summer Self Portrait”. 

      First           Butterfly Heaven by John Wichall                             Second       Lawn-Maintenance-by-John-Dumble

2012 Challenge

Summer Sport entries

                                                                         Winner – Olympic Road Race by John Gamble