29th January 2026
The Gary Jenkins Memorial Macro and Close up Competition
Tenby & District Camera Club, invited Rob Mitchell to judge our “Macro” competition, a special Memorial competition in memory of the late member Gary Jenkins. There were 16 print entries and 28 Digital images available for him to critique and review.
Rob critiqued all the entries with great care, significantly analysing each, his comments were very encouraging, he admired the tenacity of the photographers in achieving such good images, being amazed at the control shown regarding the depth of field in some images, one of the most difficult aspects of Macro photography. The results ….
Prints
Gold medal was won by John Slater for “winged precision”
Silver medal was won by John Slater for “a dragon fly laying eggs on the weed”
Bronze medal was won by Charlie Kidd for “Madagascan Marbled Mantis”
There were two prints were awarded Highly Commended
Dave Bolton for “saving the egg”
Charlie Kidd for “red eyed tree frog on flower”
There were two prints awarded Commended
Cheryl Hewitt for “nature’s beauty”
Jan Sullivan for “synchronised munching sawflies”
Digital images
Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker for “Drops of Colour”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for “Hawk-moth Feeding on the Wing”
Bronze medal was won by John Slater for “This is an Adult Buzzing Spider”
There were three Highly Commended images awarded.
Charlie Kidd for “Dead Leaf Mantis”
Rob Cox for “Early Thorn Moth”
John Slater for “Edward’s Iris”
There were three commended images awarded
Cheryl Hewitt for “Crab Spider Attack”
Charlie Kidd for “Milky Frog”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Nettle Weevil”
Well done to all our winners and congratulations to all who entered, thank you all for supporting our club. Thanks also to Rob Mitchell.
View The results here: https://www.tenbyanddistrictcameraclub.org/the-gary-jenkins-memorial-macro
Tenby & District Camera Club, invited Rob Mitchell to judge our “Macro” competition, a special Memorial competition in memory of the late member Gary Jenkins. There were 16 print entries and 28 Digital images available for him to critique and review.
Rob critiqued all the entries with great care, significantly analysing each, his comments were very encouraging, he admired the tenacity of the photographers in achieving such good images, being amazed at the control shown regarding the depth of field in some images, one of the most difficult aspects of Macro photography. The results ….
Prints
Gold medal was won by John Slater for “winged precision”
Silver medal was won by John Slater for “a dragon fly laying eggs on the weed”
Bronze medal was won by Charlie Kidd for “Madagascan Marbled Mantis”
There were two prints were awarded Highly Commended
Dave Bolton for “saving the egg”
Charlie Kidd for “red eyed tree frog on flower”
There were two prints awarded Commended
Cheryl Hewitt for “nature’s beauty”
Jan Sullivan for “synchronised munching sawflies”
Digital images
Gold medal was won by Jayne Crocker for “Drops of Colour”
Silver medal was won by Jan Sullivan for “Hawk-moth Feeding on the Wing”
Bronze medal was won by John Slater for “This is an Adult Buzzing Spider”
There were three Highly Commended images awarded.
Charlie Kidd for “Dead Leaf Mantis”
Rob Cox for “Early Thorn Moth”
John Slater for “Edward’s Iris”
There were three commended images awarded
Cheryl Hewitt for “Crab Spider Attack”
Charlie Kidd for “Milky Frog”
Cheryl Hewitt for “Nettle Weevil”
Well done to all our winners and congratulations to all who entered, thank you all for supporting our club. Thanks also to Rob Mitchell.
View The results here: https://www.tenbyanddistrictcameraclub.org/the-gary-jenkins-memorial-macro