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Summary

The main LCPU Club Competition of the year was held at St. Mary’s Parish Rooms Chorley on March 4 (PDIs) and Elm Bank Conference Centre, Eccles on March 5 (Prints).

Format

• 2 pdi sections - Open (combined colour and mono) 16 images and Nature 8 images.
• 3 print sections - Colour, Mono and Nature (all 8 images).

Each section has to have images from at least 5 separate photographers, no more than 4 from each person in Open PDI and no more than 2 in the rest.

The judging was the normal scoring of 2 - 5 from each of 3 judges.

Preston Photographic Societies Images

• Images from 11 different members were entered in the PDI competitions.
  
• Images from 6 different members were entered in the Print competitions.

Results

Overall we finished 9th out of 36 clubs in PDI and 8th out of 20 in Print.

• Open PDI - 8th out of 36 clubs with 187 from 16 images.
• Nature PDI - 14th out of 34 clubs with 96 from 8 images.
• Colour Print - 13th out of 20 clubs with 91 from 8 images
• Mono Print - 4th out of 20 clubs with 97 from 8 images.
• Nature Print - 8th out of 20 clubs with 99 from 8 images.

Our top scoring images were:

15 points (maximum score)

• Shielding the ball by Mick Porter (Mono print)

14 points

• Jay and Woodpecker by Tim Gilbert (Nature print)

We also had 7 images scoring 13 points

• Beach huts by Jeannie Lazenby (Open Pdi)
• Passing storm by Jeannie Lazenby (Open Pdi)
• Red Kite by Robert Turley (Nature Pdi)
• Big Six by Tim Gilbert (Mono Print)
• Buzzard in Moorland Heather by Mick Porter (Nature Print)
• Seal-ed with a kiss by Mick Porter (Nature Print)
• Chaffinch feeding chick by Tim Gilbert (Nature Print)

Overall We were one of only 20 clubs that managed a full entry.

We finished 8th (Itbc) with 570 points, 21 behind 4th place but well behind the winners (Chorley).

A more detailed analysis, with full tables and scores is available below.

​Anyone wishing to know more, let me know.

Tim Gilbert
External Competition Secretary 
5 March 2023
contactppsexternalcompsec@gmail.com

L&CPU Annual Club PDI Open Competition Images

Annual Club PDI Open Competition Results

Position	Club	Points from 16 images
1st Place	Oldham PS	202 Points
Joint 2nd Place	Chorley PS	196 ​Points
Joint 2nd Place	North Cheshire PS	196 ​Points
4th Place	Poulton-Le-Fylde PS	195 ​Points
5th Place	Alsager CC	191 ​Points
6th Place	Southport PS	190 ​Points
Joint 7th Place	High Peak PC	187 ​Points
Joint 7th Place	Preston PS	187 Points
9th Place	Lancaster PS	186 ​Points
10th Place	North Fylde PS	183 Points

L&CPU Annual Club PDI Nature Images

Nature Results

Position	Club	Points
1st Place	Poulton-Le-Fylde PS	111 Points
2nd Place	Chorley PS	​109 ​Points
Joint 3rd Place	Southport PS	108 ​Points
Joint 3rd Place	Oldham PS	108 ​Points
Joint 5th Place	High Peak PC	104 ​Points
Joint 5th Place	Kendal PC	104 ​Points
Joint 5th Place	South Manchester CC	104 ​Points
8 Place	North Cheshire PS	99 ​Points
​Joint 14th	Preston PS	96 ​Points

Annual club open colour prints competition

Open Colour Results

Position	Club	Points from 8 images
1st Place	​Chorley PS	108 Points
2nd Place	North Cheshire PS	​104 ​Points
3rd Place	High Peak PC	103 ​Points
4th Place	Poulton-Le-Fylde PS	100 ​Points
Joint 5th	South Manchester CC	99 ​Points
Joint 5th	Southport PS	99 ​Points
7th Place	North Fylde PS	97 ​Points
13th Place	Preston PS	91 ​Points

Open Monochrome Prints

Position	Club	Points from 8 images
1st Place	Chorley PS	107 Points
2nd Place	Southport PS	102 ​Points
3rd Place	North Cheshire PS	99 ​Points
Joint 4th Place	South Manchester CC	97 ​Points
Joint 4th Place	Preston PS	97 ​Points
6th Place	Poulton-le-Fylde PS	96​ Points
Joint 7th Place	Lytham St Annes	94 ​Points
Joint 7th Place	Warrington PS	94 ​Points
9th Place	The Evolve Group	92 Points
10th Place	Padiham and District PS	91 Points

Nature Prints

Nature Results

Position	Club	Points
1st Place	Poulton-le-Fylde PS	112 Points
2nd Place	Chorley PS	​110 ​Points
3rd Place	Southport PS	107 ​Points
Joint 4th Place	Warrington PS	106 ​Points
Joint 4th Place	High Peak PC	106 ​Points
Joint 6th Place	North Fylde PS	101 ​Points
Joint 6th Place	South Manchester CC	101 ​Points
8th Place	Preston PS	99 ​Points
9th Place	The Evolve Group	98 Points
10th Place	Lytham St Annes	97 Points

Annual Club PDI Competition - Final Club Rankings

Position	Club	Points from 24 images
1st Place	Oldham PS	310 Points
2nd Place	Poulton-Le-Fylde PS	​306 ​Points
3rd Place	​Chorley PS	305 ​Points
4th Place	Southport PS	298 ​Points
5th Place	North Cheshire PS	295Points
6th Place	High Peak PC	291 ​Points
​7th Place	South Manchester CC​	286 ​Points
8th Place	Lancaster PS	284 ​Points
9th Place	Preston PS	283 ​Points
10th Place	Alsager CC	281 Points

Annual Club Print Competition - Final Club Rankings

Position	Club	Points from 24 images
1st Place	Chorley PS	325 Points
Joint 2nd Place	Poulton-le-Fylde PS	308 ​Points
Joint 2nd Place	Southport PS	308 ​Points
4th Place	High Peak PC	300 ​Points
5th Place	South Manchester CC	297 ​Points
6th Place	North Cheshire PS	296 ​Points
7th Place	Warrington PS	292 ​Points
8th Place	Preston PS	287 ​Points
9th Place	Lytham St Annes	286 Points
10th Place	The Evolve Group​	284 Points