In pictures: Amazing award-winning images from Newport Photographic Club
Newport Photographic Club's February competition saw photographers battle it out for the Committee Cup and Jim Strachan Shield.
In February, Newport Photographic Club held a competition for the Committee Cup and the Jim Strachan Shield.
The cup is awarded to the best picture from the advanced group and the shield is awarded to the best picture from the intermediate group.
The shield is named in honour of Jim Strachan who founded the club 41 years ago.
This year the theme was 'machinery', and the following images were chosen for recognition by committee member, Howard Broadbent.
Committee Cup
Winner: Maria Macklin - Kitchen Machines
Runner up: Richard Greswell - A Device for Twisting & Turning
3. Alan Fowler - One Slice or Two
4. Norman O’Neill - Finch Foundry Hammer Room
5. Bill Spencer - Bertie & Friends
6. Richard Greswell - Custom Chrome
Highly Commended: Brian Truslove - Up to Steam
Highly Commended: Ron Hopkins - Can I Make This Work
Commended: Phil Green - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Commended: Colin Macklin - Guggenheim Lifting Machines
Jim Strachan Shield
Winner: Stephen Haycock - Sewing Machine
Runner up: Phil Danby - Speed Governor
3. Ian Garnham - Not an Automatic
4. Phil Danby - Con Rods & Oilers
5. Mark Jones - Precision Engineering
6. Harry Cheadle - Inside The War Machine
Highly Commended: Peter Palmer - Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Highly Commended: Ian Garnham - Norton Commando
Commended: Stephen Haycock - Heavy Steam Machine
Commended: Harry Cheadle - Worm Screw
The club meets every Tuesday at 7.30pm at Weston Hall at Harper Adams University. Details of the club and the programme are available online at newportphotoclub.com
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