Welcome to our Christmas newsletter and I will start by wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – and wish you a successful 2025.
 
Christmas Competition 2024
We held our annual competition and Social Evening last Wednesday evening in The Bell Inn.  We all had a very enjoyable and sociable meal followed by an even more enjoyable competition judged by Paul Weller from Kingston Camera Club. 

The competition subject or theme was “Macro / Close Up” with a wide interpretation encouraged.  The judge was asked to select the “best three” and then members and guests present then voted to select 1, 2 and 3. 

The winner was Judy Hicks LRPS with Sneezeweed at Wisley (shown above); with 2^nd Azelea Dalton – Paper Concertina and 3^rd Penny Westmoreland – Ice (both shown below).
 

 

The judge also selected four “Highly Commended” images: – The Whorl of the Whelk – Rosie Littlemore; The Sharp End – David Wile; Bee and Tufted Vetch – Simon Elsy LRPS; Savoy Cabbage – Azelea Dalton. (They are clockwise from top left below.)
 

 

Congratulations to all seven winners!

Annual Exhibition 2025
We also have our Annual Exhibition starting in Teddington Library from Friday 17^th January.  David Smith LRPS CPAGB BPE1* will formally open the exhibition at our open evening on Friday 17^th March from 6.30pm until 8pm.  David is past president of Surrey Photographic Association and continues to have roles in SPA and PAGB

On 15^th February, the exhibition transfers to Hampton Library until 14^th March.
All visitors to both libraries are invited to vote for the two pictures they like most.
 

Next meetings
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 15^th January in the Bell Inn, Hampton at 8pm.  The details are not yet finalised, but we intend to have a couple of short practical presentations.
 
Wishing you an enjoyable Christmas break and look forward to seeing you in 2025.
 
David Hicks, Chairman
Hampton Hill Photographic Society