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4206252 John Stewart 09 Cromarty Stonehaven To Wick Wind Turbines

The Shipping Forecast Gallery

 

Winners

The Shipping Forecast Project ran from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Landscape Group members were invited to submit up to 4 images from 17 sea areas along with the actual shipping forecast for the day(s) of the image(s).

Here are the original project details, including all the sea areas.

A panel of judges reviewed all submitted images and awarded up to three stars for their selected images. Many thanks to the three judges, Richard Ellis ARPS, Fiona McCowan FRPS and Viv Cotton ARPS, for their time in reviewing and selecting the chosen images. 

All selected images are presented in each of the sea areas below. Congratulations to all whose images were chosen. The top-rated images for each sea area are highlighted below, along with the actual shipping forecast for the day the image was taken. Other commended images are shown in the combined gallery at the bottom of this page.

Cards

Plymouth

Lands End to Brixham - Bigbury
Plymouth
Cards2

Portland

Brixham to Poole
Portland
Cards3

Wight

Poole to Eastbourne
Wight
Cards4

Dover

Eastbourne to Deal
Dover
Cards5

Thames

Deal to Hemsby
Thames
Cards6

Humber

Hemsby to Scarborough
Humber
Cards7

Tyne

Scarborough to Bamburgh
Tyne
Cards8

Forth

Bamburgh to Stonehaven
Forth
Cards9

Cromarty

Stonehaven to Wick
Cromarty
Cards10

Fair Isle

Wick to Durness
Fair Isle
Cards11

Hebrides

Durness to Mallaig
Hebrides
Cards12

Malin

Mallaig to Portpatrick/across to Whitehead
Malin
Cards13

Irish Sea

Portpatrick across to Whitehead/Kilmuckridge across to Trefasser
Irish Sea
Cards14

Lundy

Kilmuckridge across to Trefasser/down to Lands End
Lundy

Judges

Richard Ellis ARPS
Richard Ellis ARPS

Richard Ellis is an enthusiastic amateur photographer based in Ascot, Berkshire. His main interest is landscape photography, and he is passionate about coastal and island locations.

His work has featured in exhibitions throughout the UK (Edinburgh, York, London and Windsor) as well as in Croatia at Foto Klub Split. He contributed to the 2023 European-Chinese Photographic Art book.

Richard is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and a former Chair of the Landscape Group.

Viv
Viv Cotton ARPS
Viv has been taking photos for more years than she cares to count, starting with a little Kodak Instamatic which look 126 cartridges roll film and had flash cubes which literally self-destructed!  Viv has competed successfully in many international photography salons gaining EFIAP distinction and a silver FIAP medal as well as gaining her ARPS with the RPS.  She has also judged in many Scottish camera clubs competitions.
Fiona Mccowan Photo
Fiona McCowan FRPS

Despite living in the Cotswolds, a long way from the coast, I love being by the sea. I am at my happiest on a deserted beach with my camera and the time to appreciate the beauty of the landscape. 

In October 2021 I was delighted to be awarded the first RPS Fellowship in the Photobook genre for my book In the Offing. A handmade book based on a 4 year coastal photographic project. In June 2022 I was appointed to the RPS Distinctions Assessment Team as a panel member for the Photobook genre.