{"id":1407,"date":"2014-01-27T20:50:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T20:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2017-01-12T03:56:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T03:56:02","slug":"photo-club-competition-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Club Competition Entries &#8211; 2014 POTY<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Isn&#8217;t a POTY something a baby poos in?<\/h2>\n<p>No. It&#8217;s the Photographer Of The Year competition. This will be the first one I&#8217;ve ever entered. The competition, run by my local <a title=\"Rochdale &amp; District Camera Club\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/M61OEE\" target=\"_blank\">Geek Club<\/a>, is run over 4 quarterly sessions and I need to submit my first batch of 5 photos this week.<\/p>\n<p>I ran a vote via <a title=\"Phill's Google+ profile\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+PhillConnell\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Google Plus<\/a>, with a couple of people at work and whoever was at home tonight (<em>Sharon, Fiona and Emma<\/em>) and these 5 photos emerged as clear winners.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.phillconnell.com\\\/blog\\\/photo-club-competition-entries\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1407 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black Headed Gull, River Eden - Phill Connell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1408\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/poty-black-headed-gull-river-eden-phill-connell-400\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1373114785&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;109&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Black Headed Gull, River Eden\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Black Headed Gull, River Eden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black Headed Gull, River Eden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Black-Headed-Gull-River-Eden-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1408'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Headed Gull, River Eden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Into The Sunset - Phill Connell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/poty-into-the-sunset-phill-connell-400\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX130 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1359820421&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Into The Sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Into The Sunset &#8211; Phill Connell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Into The Sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Into-The-Sunset-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1412'>\n\t\t\t\tInto The Sunset\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Loch Lomond Rain - Phill Connell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/poty-loch-lomond-rain-phill-connell-400\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1374945137&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Loch Lomond Rain\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Loch Lomond Rain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Loch Lomond Rain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Loch-Lomond-Rain-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1409'>\n\t\t\t\tLoch Lomond Rain\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Toad Hall Steps - Phill Connell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1411\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/poty-toad-hall-steps-phill-connell-400\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367840136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Toad Hall Steps\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Toad Hall Steps &#8211; Phill Connell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Toad Hall Steps&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Toad-Hall-Steps-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1411'>\n\t\t\t\tToad Hall Steps\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Power Web - Phill Connell\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/poty-power-web-phill-connell-400\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367072673&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Power Web &#8211; Phill Connell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Power Web &#8211; Phill Connell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Power Web&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/POTY-Power-Web-Phill-Connell-400.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1410'>\n\t\t\t\tPower Web\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What do you think? Just click on any one of the images to open the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll update with scores after the competition in another week or so.<\/p>\n<p>Wish me luck! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share with your friends:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1407\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1407\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-1407\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1407\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-skype\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-skype-1407\" class=\"share-skype sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=skype\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Skype\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/photo-club-competition-entries\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%3Cb%3EClub%20Competition%20Entries%20-%202014%20POTY%3C%2Fb%3E&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillconnell.com%2Fblog%2Fphoto-club-competition-entries%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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