Locksheath & Sarisbury hosted our annual battle on Monday 31st January 2022. In a change from the norm the contest took place on a single night (rather than home & away legs). The judge, Cat Humphries, was selected from outside both clubs normal catchment. The Zoom video conference service was used to host the competition and was well attended by both clubs.
Many great photographs were on display but the 3 top photographs (all scoring top marks) for Cat were:
Harmony (Locksheath & Sarisbury)
Mushroom family by Jeff Howe (Cardiff)
Wild Rabbit by Dave Barton (Cardiff)
Up until scoring of the held photographs it was a close run contest with a single point separating the clubs. However, after the final reckoning Cardiff were victorious – well done us. The final scores were:
| Club | Score |
|---|---|
| Cardiff | 171 |
| Locksheath & Sarisbury | 161 |
Many thanks to Locksheath & Sarisbury for hosting the battle – see you next year. The full scoresheet is shown below:
| Order | Photograph Title | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A bit close | Cardiff | 9 |
| 02 | A Dart river paradise | Cardiff | 8 |
| 03 | A Light in The Darkness | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 04 | A splashing time | LHSCC | 8.5 |
| 05 | Autumn Exercise | LHSCC | 8.5 |
| 06 | Baby Food | LHSCC | 9 |
| 07 | Berry Nice to Meet You | Cardiff | 7 |
| 08 | Captive | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 09 | Competition | Cardiff | 9 |
| 10 | Deer in the Bluebells | LHSCC | 8 |
| 11 | Elly | LHSCC | 8 |
| 12 | Engine Driver | LHSCC | 7 |
| 13 | Ent | Cardiff | 8 |
| 14 | Fisherman | LHSCC | 6.5 |
| 15 | Gothic symmetry | Cardiff | 9 |
| 16 | Grey Heron | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 17 | Guitar Man | LHSCC | 9.5 |
| 18 | Haring about | LHSCC | 6.5 |
| 19 | Harmony | LHSCC | 10 |
| 20 | Head for Heights | Cardiff | 7.5 |
| 21 | Jewel Beetle | Cardiff | 9.5 |
| 22 | Malachite Kingfisher | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 23 | Male Model | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 24 | Mating dragonflies | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 25 | Mikhail | LHSCC | 9.5 |
| 26 | Moon Rising | Cardiff | 7.5 |
| 27 | Nuthatch | Cardiff | 9 |
| 28 | One last look | LHSCC | 7 |
| 29 | Pistyll Cain Waterfall (North Wales) | Cardiff | 8.5 |
| 30 | Sacred Ibis | LHSCC | 7.5 |
| 31 | Southampton Docks | LHSCC | 9 |
| 32 | Taking on water | LHSCC | 9 |
| 33 | The Drummer | Cardiff | 8 |
| 34 | The F.S. on Watercress Line | LHSCC | 8 |
| 35 | The Mushroom Family | Cardiff | 10 |
| 36 | Ullswater Boat House | LHSCC | 8 |
| 37 | Under Cover | LHSCC | 6.5 |
| 38 | Waiting For Back-up | LHSCC | 9 |
| 39 | Wild Rabbit | Cardiff | 10 |
| 40 | Young Grey Wagtail | LHSCC | 6 |