The Collection Museum's Wildlife Competition 2020
Derek Smith • 11 March 2020
11 February 2020 - 01 June 2020
Open to all UK based amateur photographers, in partnership with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, showcasing the finest of local and UK wildlife.
We are delighted to invite all amateur photographers to enter The Collection Museum's Wildlife Photography Competition 2020 running in partnership with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. We wish to celebrate the best amateur photography showcasing the finest of local and UK wildlife raising awareness and encouraging exploration of our natural world. This competition will coincide with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition from the Natural History Museum which will be showing at The Collection.
Brief
The competition is to celebrate British wildlife; we have 6 categories for which we will choose a winner and runner up, plus an overall winner for the competition.
The overall winner of the competition will receive a £500 gift card, the prize includes winning one of the chosen categories below; all category winners will receive a £250 gift card.
The winners and runners up will also have their work shown in the Courtyard Gallery of The Collection Museum and we will tour these images to other venues in the County.
The Categories are:
Lincolnshire Landscapes
We want to see photographs that truly capture this beautiful and fascinating rural county and its wildlife.
Young Wildlife photographer (16 and under)
Supporting young creative talent development is at the heart of everything we do.
If you are aged 16 or under, send us your wildlife Photography and show us what the next generation of Wildlife Photographers can do!
Neighbourhood Wildlife
Our cities, towns and villages can be the ideal environment for wildlife to thrive – show us what you discover.
On your Doorstep
What amazing wildlife can be found a few steps from your front door?
Hidden Lincolnshire
Photography has the power to capture wildlife as you have never seen it before; this is your opportunity to shine a light on hidden Lincolnshire and show us something we have never seen before.
Water world
Living on an island we have a large and interesting coastline, this county boasts more than 50 miles in length. Combine that with all the rivers, streams and ponds and you have yourself an aquatic world just waiting to be photographed.
You are allowed up to 6 entries which should be submitted to the email address thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk
These should be between 1mb – 5mb in size. If you are one of the successful entrants we may come back to you to ask for a higher resolution file.
Judging will be undertaken by a specifically selected panel of 5 local and external judges.
Free Entry
Key dates
Entries should be submitted by 5.00pm on the 1st June 2020
Judging to take place in June
Printing of category and overall winners to take place in June for display at The Collection in July
Exhibition dates: 4th July - 27th September
Mute Swan © Peter Cairns/2020VISION
We are delighted to invite all amateur photographers to enter The Collection Museum's Wildlife Photography Competition 2020 running in partnership with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. We wish to celebrate the best amateur photography showcasing the finest of local and UK wildlife raising awareness and encouraging exploration of our natural world. This competition will coincide with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition from the Natural History Museum which will be showing at The Collection.
Brief
The competition is to celebrate British wildlife; we have 6 categories for which we will choose a winner and runner up, plus an overall winner for the competition.
The overall winner of the competition will receive a £500 gift card, the prize includes winning one of the chosen categories below; all category winners will receive a £250 gift card.
The winners and runners up will also have their work shown in the Courtyard Gallery of The Collection Museum and we will tour these images to other venues in the County.
The Categories are:
Lincolnshire Landscapes
We want to see photographs that truly capture this beautiful and fascinating rural county and its wildlife.
Young Wildlife photographer (16 and under)
Supporting young creative talent development is at the heart of everything we do.
If you are aged 16 or under, send us your wildlife Photography and show us what the next generation of Wildlife Photographers can do!
Neighbourhood Wildlife
Our cities, towns and villages can be the ideal environment for wildlife to thrive – show us what you discover.
On your Doorstep
What amazing wildlife can be found a few steps from your front door?
Hidden Lincolnshire
Photography has the power to capture wildlife as you have never seen it before; this is your opportunity to shine a light on hidden Lincolnshire and show us something we have never seen before.
Water world
Living on an island we have a large and interesting coastline, this county boasts more than 50 miles in length. Combine that with all the rivers, streams and ponds and you have yourself an aquatic world just waiting to be photographed.
You are allowed up to 6 entries which should be submitted to the email address thecollection@lincolnshire.gov.uk
These should be between 1mb – 5mb in size. If you are one of the successful entrants we may come back to you to ask for a higher resolution file.
Judging will be undertaken by a specifically selected panel of 5 local and external judges.
Free Entry
Key dates
Entries should be submitted by 5.00pm on the 1st June 2020
Judging to take place in June
Printing of category and overall winners to take place in June for display at The Collection in July
Exhibition dates: 4th July - 27th September
Mute Swan © Peter Cairns/2020VISION
Louth Photographic Society
Last night, Steve West gave a fascinating illustrated presentation on the long history of cinema, and stage plays in Louth. In the late 1890s some films were shown at various locations, in 1910 a “tent” cinema was showing films on Westgate Fields. During 1913 a site was purchased of 2 retail units, on Eastgate, the retail units were demolished, and the Palace cinema / theatre was constructed on the site ready for opening in 1914. During the interwar years many plays were staged at the Palace, and Steve has collected many of the original programs from this era. The current Playhouse was constructed in Canon Street in 1921 in the “art deco” style, some poor quality housing was demolished to make way for this new cinema. The Playhouse, and the Palace both continued in operation until 1960 when the Palace was sold, and the building was converted into a Fine Fare supermarket. During the 1970s when Bingo became popular, part of the Playhouse was used as a Bingo hall, with the reception area restyled to suit the new usage. The Playhouse was converted into a multi-screen cinema when purchased by the Parkway Cinema group in the mid 1990s. Louth is extremely fortunate to have retained a viable cinema in the town, many thanks to Steve West for a very polished presentation.
Good Morning All Sand racing starts again this week at Mablethorpe, this Sunday is practice day, times are on their website. Last week at the club we held a local competition, with the categories of: "Straight out of the camera" and "Open", there was a very good entry in each subject with Tony Gaskins having the task of judging the unedited ones and Robin Begley judging the Open. There is a full report on our website but well done to Harry for first place in the Straight out of the camera and Keith Rossington for first place in the Open. This week, Wednesday 14th, Steve West will be our speaker, talking and showing PDI's on the subject of the Louth cinema. The following week will be a print competition, with the categories of "Mono" and "Open", you need to bring your prints in this week and send an email to Dave Turner with your titles. Regards Graham
At our meeting last night we held a PDI (printed digital image) competition, with the categories of "Local Unedited", and "Open". As this was a members competition one of our members judged the competition, Tony Gaskins was our first judge for the "Local Unedited" category, these were .jpg images taken straight from the camera, without any editing, apart from the resizing for projection. Presenting an image such as this in a competition is quite a difficult task, the photographer has to ensure that the correct exposure is chosen, the composition, and subject matter has to be precise, everything done in camera. Normally for competition entries, a degree of post processing would be involved, simple edits like toning down highlights, or even removing extraneous objects from a scene, emphasising a moody sky, all not allowed. Tony Gaskins did an excellent job with his judging, providing clear and concise critique of the images presented, he "held back" 8 images for further consideration, awarding higher points, and finally choosing the top three placements. After the break it was Robin Begley's turn to judge the "Open" category, as these were post process edited images the standard was higher than the unedited images, but surprisingly not markedly so. Robin is potentially hoping to become a N&EMPF approved judge, and he had a different style, able to suggest edits that could have improved an image, again his critique was clear and concise communicating well with members. Robin chose 8 images for further consideration, awarding higher points, and finally selecting the top three placements. It was a fabulous, and interesting competition with excellent images, many thanks to both our judges, it's not an easy job, probably nearly as bad as being a referee in a football match!! Many thanks to both our judges, well done.
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Roger Hance Memorial Lecture 16th October
Last night Lee Dixon from Cleethorpes Camera Club gave his first ever presentation to a camera club, which we were privileged to view. His presentation consisted of portraiture, creative, and his genre of choice; wildlife. Lee is an extremely talented photographer, with a highly creative portfolio, his portraits are quite atmospheric, unusual, and capture the essence of the model, and scene. For Lee’s creative work, he buys props from charity shops, often very cheaply, reusing those props in various scenes. For his composite work he will often take one of his photos of a room, and blend it with a subject in Photoshop using “blend” modes. For wildlife he visited Lake Kerkini in Greece to photograph the Pelicans, if the sky is a little on the bland side, Lee will often over expose the image resulting in a striking white background to the subject. On safari in Africa Lee showed us some amazing images of the wildlife, the close-up images of elephants, the wildebeest migration, and this stunning image of a cheetah. Lee was ably assisted by Mike Bennett. More of Lee’s work can be found on his website: https://leedixonphoto.co.uk/ Lee his kindly given permission for his images to be used in this post. Many thanks to Lee, and Mike for an amazing evening.
Good Morning All Last week at the club we held our monthly PDI competition, with the categories of "Objects in the Air" and "Open", there was a very high-quality entry in both competitions and judge Mike Bennett had quite a job on his hands scoring the entries. Well, done to Dave Turner for first place in the Objects in the Air and Tony Gaskins for first place in the Open. All the results are on our website. This week, Wednesday 30th September, our speaker will be Lee Dixon from Cleethorpes Camera Club showing us his natural history, Creative and many other photographs he has taken. It will be the first time Lee has shown his photographs at our club. If anyone else wants to enter PDI's in the 2027 N&EMPF Exhibition, the deadline is this Wednesday at midnight. Harry is still taking entries for the PDI competition, with the categories of "Local Straight from Camera" (unedited .jpg), and "Open", to be held on Wednesday 7th October. Regards Graham
At the meeting last night Mike Bennett judged our competition with the categories of “Objects in the Air”, and “Open”. The standard of entries was excellent, and it gave Mike a tough task of judging the images, Mike gave some very good critique of the images displayed, the feedback helps members to develop compositional skills. Dave Turner was awarded first place for his image of the “Tiger Club Display Team” in the “Objects in the Air” category. Tony Gaskins was awarded first place for his image of the “Spectacular Rustgill” in the “Open” category.
Good Morning All, Last week at the club we watched the N&EMPF PDI Exhibition for 2026, it was a very good evening viewing very high standard images from all over the East Midlands. Dave Turner and I did manage to get images accepted; there is a full report on our website. This week, Wednesday 23rd September, we will hold our monthly PDI competition, with the categories of "Objects in the Air" and "Open", please send entries to Harry by midnight tonight. Harry is also accepting images for the PDI competition, with the categories of "Local Straight out of the Camera (only resizing permitted)" and "Open". Regards Graham
Members were shown the 2026 N&EMPF PDI Exhibition video last night with all of the accepted PDI images in the first part, and after the break the awarded PDI images. There were some stunning images on view, and Louth was successful in having 3 PDI images accepted, Graham Harrison with his image of a Stonechat, and Dave Turner with his portrait of Paul Rudd, and his monochrome image of Kings Cross railway station "Going Down". Overall it was a good inspirational evening.
