Was just in contact in with one of our members, without realising he helps run
Cheltenham Camera Club - Dedicated to the Photographic Arts Since 1865 , which I am a member of

He's just told me my first every entry to a comp came joint 1st with 2 other photographers
I couldn't make it to the competition to see how it was judged, as work had me still in London that night, so the above came as a complete shock. From memory they allowed up to 3 shots, taking the sum of your top 2 to get your final score. I entered the following 2 shots :-
& a less processed version of this shot :-
Having seen previous entries at Cheltenham club the standard is very high, which makes it even more of a shock....but a pleasant one
Thanks to Dave Canon for letting me know