On the 10th of March, we had an interclub competition with the Pikes Peak Camera Club in America. Each club provided 30 images, which were then marked out of 20 by judges from the USA and UK. The marks were then added up, and WPS came out on top again with a score of 1001 points to Pikes Peak's 943. Once again, there was a wide variety of images. The top scorers from WPS were Jez Wood, Anthony Cooves, Gavin Bickerton-Jones, and Dom Wood.

On the 17th, we had the final round of our internal cumulative print competition, judged by Geoff Long. In Tier 1, for less experienced photographers, there were only 5 prints this time, with Jim Lightwing’s ‘Rather Large Lunch’ kingfisher picture coming out on top as the judge’s favourite. The judge loved the colours and the fact that Jim had got the bird with a fish. Just a shame it didn’t turn its head towards the camera!

In Tier 2, there were 29 prints, with 12 scoring 9 or over, which just shows the continuing high standard in the club. Anthony Palmer’s ‘Dolphin’ scored 10, as did Denis Gardner's black and white shot ‘Sabre Tooth’ of a building in Tenerife.

But once again, it was Jez Wood with his ‘Great Crested Grebe’ shot that also scored 10 and was the judge’s favourite! A lovely backlit shot in the early morning light on a lake just outside Wymondham, I don’t think there will be any prizes for guessing who will end up as photographer of the year this season!

On the 14th of April, we had a ‘Tripod’ Competition against Lowestoft and Buxton camera clubs. Each club provided eight prints and eight projected images, with judge Simon Ciappara FRPS providing the scores. There was a varied selection of subjects, from landscapes to graphic images, portraits and wildlife, and all were top quality, making life difficult for the judge. Some of his comments were constructive, and some were a bit harsh, but with the standard on display, it was the small differences that made the difference.

2 photographers scored a maximum: Jez Wood (obviously) with his Grebe, and chairman John Cann with his Scottish Highlands landscape. Once all the scores were added up, Lowestoft came out on top with 190.5, Buxton were second with 190, and WPS third with 189.5. It doesn’t get much closer than that! Well done to Lowestoft and Buxton, and thank you for an enjoyable evening. We will have to get revenge next year!