The Club is intending to enter the following external competitions this year.  ​

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A summary of all images selected to represent the Club in the individual competitions will be available once selections have been made and a gallery of images that scored 12 and above will be available a few days after the judging has taken place.​

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2025 PAGB (Nature) competitions:

​MSCC entered 20 prints and 21 DPIs, of which our highest scoring 12 images counted towards our club ranking, making us 9th out of 15 clubs in the print competition and =36th out of 49 clubs in the DPI competition. This is a national competition. Images are assessed by a panel of 3 judges and scored out of 15. In the print competition (PAGB Trophy) we had 9 images scoring 12 and above and in the DPI competition (PAGB Cup) we had 6 images scoring 12 and above. Not only did we achieve success in the club competition, but Gary Clements, Carolyn Moore & John Law all had images with a maximum score of 15 and they also received individual awards:

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The PAGB Trophy (prints):

Gary Clements was awarded a PAGB ribbon for his Stoat.

John Law was awarded the silver Neil Smith medal for his Common Wasp Worker

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Entries must comply with the PAGB guidelines for nature images, click here to see the requirements or refer to the rules on the PAGB website. 

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The PAGB Cup (DPIs):

Carolyn Moore was awarded the silver Neil Smith medal for her Great Crested Grebe and Tench

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Entries must comply with the PAGB guidelines for nature images, click here to see the requirements or refer to the rules on the PAGB website. 

 

WCPF Print​

 

Entries must comply with the PAGB guidelines for nature images, click here to see the requirements or refer to the rules on the PAGB website. 

 

This Print Competition is held annually in August and is open to all clubs affiliated to the WCPF.  The Competition is judged by a panel of three judges and takes place in front of an audience, Club members are encouraged to attend and support the Club.  The winning club is awarded the Fotospeed Trophy and the top two clubs are invited to represent the WCPF at the PAGB Inter-Club Print Championship.  For further details of the rules click here.​

 

Digitally Projected Image Competition (DPIC)​

 

DPIC is held annually in February each year at the Corn Exchange in Exeter.  Entries are judged by three judges from outside of the Federation, in front of an audience.  There are trophies for the top two clubs and for the best small club (with less than twenty five members).  The top two clubs are invited to represent the WCPF at the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship.

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​Kingswood Salver​

 

Mid Somerset were awarded second place in the 2024 Kingswood Salver! This competition is for a panel of five themed images by five different photographers and attracts entries from clubs across the western counties. Mid Somerset's entry comprised a panel of prints entitled "Rust in Peace" and the images were chosen from those taken by our members on club visits to Rockaway Park. The final panel comprised images from Janet Miles, Gary Clements, Tony Small, Adam Humphrey and John Law.