This weeks practical session was 'Creative use of your flash'. After a summary chat from Colin and a quick walkthrough Studio flash setup, we broke out into a few different set ups where people could freely experiment and exchange ideas.

One group started off with harsh, highly directional flash, and migrated through a more traditional setup to multiple flash firing and finally to strobe. Great fun and educational all at once!

This year the "Image of the Year" was again selected by the members using a voting system. This system gives a useful insight to members preferences compared to various judges throughout the year.

Projected Image of the year.

Winner: Colin McInnes' image Fishing Huts in Pellestrina was voted image of the year, well done to our Chairman. Seems fair to also mention that 2nd and 3rd spots were taken by Chris Williams with Bee Landing and Kingfisher in the Cold

Colour and Mono Print of the year.

Suspended this year as the pandemic caused all print competitions for the season to be cancelled.

Triptych:

New member Ben Hayes took 1st place with Kestral Spotting, Geoof Clinton took 2nd spot with Temperate Rain Forest and Colin McInnes completed the placed images taking 3rd with Night Heron

Reflections:

Geoff Clinton nabbed first place with his Canoes image, followed by Emma Mapletoft taking 2^nd with Midnight Sun and 3^rd with Boat.

This year the Steve Ransom Trophy competition had Birds or Insects as its subjects, topics that among others Steve was proficient at photographing.

Three images scored 20 with first place taken by Geoff Clinton's 'Brimstone Butterfly on Field Scabious', with another of Geoff's taking second place 'Female Stone Chat'. Third place was 'Kingfisher in the Cold' by Chris Williams.

The "Image of the Year" selection was back in the hall although the choice was made by the members using a voting system. Entries were all placed Project Images from this seasons competitions (excluding the Portfolio competition) plus optionally one image per member that was entered into a competition and was not placed. A total of 22 images were enterred.

Projected Image of the year.

Winner: Emma Mapletoft who having taken the honour last year retains the trophy for the next year. Winning image was "Hallstatt Morning Mist", second place also went to Emma with "Cambodian" (previous title "Khmer Rouge Survivor") and third place taken by the chairman Colin McInnes with "Dereliction".