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Melbourne Cup 2023

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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

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Paul Yates with The Hand Stand - 18 Points
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Lesley Wilkinson with Erica - 18 Points
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Angela Kershaw with Sibling Love - 17 Points
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Michael Porter with Lincoln Victorian Prison - 18 Points
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Alf Myers with The-Harbinger-of-Chaos - 17 Points
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A Boy and His Dog by Anna Wood - 12 Points
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Nigel Breakell with Perch Rock - 18 Points
Squabbling chaffinches
Robert Turley with Trapped - 17 Points
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Iain Jack with St Pauls from the South Bank - 20 Points
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Graham MIlls with Kink in the Line - 15 Points
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Tom Keough with A Spark Can Kindle A Fire - 16 Points
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Michael Tempan with Carnations, Candle and Omar Khayam - 17 Points
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Louise Ollerton with British Firework Championship Winners - 17 Points
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Garry Cook with Sand Bike - 18 Points
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Tim Gilbert with Big Six - 19 Points
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Trevor Southward with Common Blue Butterflies - 20 Points
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Ian McGill with Common Kestrel landing - 19 Points
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Lee inskip-Clark with Shhh...quiet - 20 Points
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Jeannie Lazenby with Passing Storm - 15 Points
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Karen Browne with Cold Wet and Muddy - 19 Points
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Oliver Doree with Old Grey Beard - 18 Points
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Dave Bennion with Kingfisher fishing - 20 Points
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Lynda McGennity with Sunset at Andalsnes - 18 Points
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Michael Porter with Shielding The Ball - 18 Points
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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

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    • Graham Heys
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    • Iain Jack
    • Ian Bamber
    • Ian Heslop
    • Jeanie Lazenby
    • Julie Knowles
    • Karen Browne
    • Kathryn Metcalfe
    • Lee Inskip Clark
    • Lesley Wilkinson
    • Louise Ollerton
    • Lucy Allen
    • Lynda McGennity
    • Maria Ann Hampton
    • Max Knowles
    • Michael Tempan
    • Mick Porter
    • Neil Fleming
    • Nigel Austin
    • Paul Ascroft
    • Paul Rushton
    • Paul Yates
    • Peter Bunting
    • Richard Blackburn
    • Robert Hardman
    • Robert Turley
    • Sandie McQueen
    • Sandra Wiseman
    • Stephen Pennington
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