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PPS retained the trophy by 13 points with 444.

This years Melbourne Cup was hosted by our Australian counterparts and you can view the video of the competition below.

Competition

An ’Open’ competition so Nature restrictions did not apply. No more than 3 images from any author and all images cannot have been used before in a previous Melbourne Cup.

25 PDI’s from each team, each image scoring up to 20 in line with our scoring for internal competitions.

Our Images

We included images from 23 different members.

5 images scored 20

• Common Blue Butterflies by Trevor Southward
• Kingfisher fishing by Dave Bennion
  
• Lakeland Dawn and St Pauls from the South Bank by Iain Jack
• Shhh...quiet by Lee inskip-Clark
  

3 images scored 19

• Big Six by Tim Gilbert
• Cold Wet and Muddy by Karen Browne
• Common Kestrel landing by Ian McGill

The average image score for our 25 images on the night was circa 17 which we should be proud of.

Detailed results and images are available below.

As always, any questions let me know.

​Tim Gilbert, External Competition Secretary

Melbourne Cup 2023 Preston Photographic Societies Images

Paul Yates with The Hand Stand - 18 Points

Lesley Wilkinson with Erica - 18 Points

Angela Kershaw with Sibling Love - 17 Points

Michael Porter with Lincoln Victorian Prison - 18 Points

Alf Myers with The-Harbinger-of-Chaos - 17 Points

A Boy and His Dog by Anna Wood - 12 Points

Nigel Breakell with Perch Rock - 18 Points

Robert Turley with Trapped - 17 Points

Iain Jack with St Pauls from the South Bank - 20 Points

Graham MIlls with Kink in the Line - 15 Points

Tom Keough with A Spark Can Kindle A Fire - 16 Points

Michael Tempan with Carnations, Candle and Omar Khayam - 17 Points

Louise Ollerton with British Firework Championship Winners - 17 Points

Garry Cook with Sand Bike - 18 Points

Tim Gilbert with Big Six - 19 Points

Trevor Southward with Common Blue Butterflies - 20 Points

Ian McGill with Common Kestrel landing - 19 Points

Lee inskip-Clark with Shhh...quiet - 20 Points

Jeannie Lazenby with Passing Storm - 15 Points

Karen Browne with Cold Wet and Muddy - 19 Points

Oliver Doree with Old Grey Beard - 18 Points

Dave Bennion with Kingfisher fishing - 20 Points

Lynda McGennity with Sunset at Andalsnes - 18 Points

Michael Porter with Shielding The Ball - 18 Points

Iain Jack with Lakeland Dawn - 20 Points

2023 Preston Photographic Societies Scores

	Image Name	Author Name	Score (out of 20)
1	A Boy and His Dog	Anna Wood	12 Points
2	A Spark Can Kindle A Fire​	Tom Keough​	16 Points
3	Big Six	Tim Gilbert	19 Points
4	British Firework Championship Winners	Louise Ollerton​	17 Points
5	Carnations, Candle and Omar Khayam​	Michael Tempan​	17 Points
6	​Cold Wet and Muddy	Karen Browne	19 Points
7	Common Blue Butterflies	Trevor Southward​	20 Points
8	​Common Kestrel landing	Ian McGill	19 Points
9	Erica	Lesley Wilkinson​	18 Points
10	Kingfisher fishing	Dave Bennion	20 Points
11	Kink in the Line	Graham MIlls	15 Points
12	Lakeland Dawn	Iain Jack​	20 Points
13	Lincoln Victorian Prison	Michael Porter​	18 Points
14	Old Grey Beard	Oliver Doree	18 Points
15	Passing Storm	Jeannie Lazenby	15 Points
16	Perch Rock	Nigel Breakell​	18 Points
17	Sand Bike	Garry Cook	18 Points
18	Shhh...quiet​	Lee inskip-Clark	20 Points
19	Shielding The Ball​	Michael Porter	18 Points
20	Sibling Love	Angela Kershaw​	17 Points
21	St Pauls from the South Bank	Iain Jack	20 Points
22	Sunset at Andalsnes	Lynda McGennity​	18 Points
23	The Hand Stand	Paul Yates	18 Points
24	The-Harbinger-of-Chaos	Alf Myers​	17 Points
25	Trapped	Robert Turley	17 Points
PPS UK Total			444 Points
PPC Melbourne			431 Points