3rd Open Print Competition (2023/24)

Hand-In: 11th September 2025
Judging: 25th September 2025

17th May 2024 Gordon

The 3rd Open Print competition of the season was judged on 17th May by Gordon Jenkins HonPAGB, Hon Life Vice-President of the PAGB. Gordon has been involved in club photography for over 40 years and is a past president of both the L&CPU and PAGB. He provided constructive feedback with a humorous approach and commented on the high standard of images, which was reflected in the number that were held back.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Group	Member Name	Title	Pts
Beginner	Alan Yardley	Freestyling	20
Intermediate	Chris Taylor	Sparrow Hawk	20
Intermediate	Anthony Hull	The Calling	20
Intermediate	Stuart Cahill	Vicars Close Wells	20
Intermediate	Mike Williamson	Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower	20
Advanced	Gordon Watson	A Pretty Penny	20
Advanced	Martin Christensen	First Snows Of Winter	20
Advanced	Gordon Watson	Skeletal Forest	20
Advanced	Elaine Cook	Unwelcome Footsteps	20

The featured image for this competition is Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate section.

Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor

3rd Open Print Competition Image Gallery

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Skeletal Forest by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Gas Rig Sunset by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts

The Langdale Pikes In Winter by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Unwelcome Footsteps by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

The Welsh Coast From Church Scar by Simon Ray — Score: 18 pts

Old British Power by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Shyly Smiling by Mary Kirkby — Score: 14 pts

First Snows Of Winter by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts

Tree In Cala Millor by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts

Sin E Bar In Cork by Anne Young — Score: 19 pts

A Common Redpoll by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

A Pretty Penny by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Do You Have Any Woodpecker On Tap by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

Red Squirrel by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts

Over We Go by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Texan Sunset by Clive McDonald — Score: 14 pts

Moraine Lake - Canada by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

Orchids Trio by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

Jet Skier 157 by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts

Ladder Backed Woodpecker by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts

Flower Burst by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Chrysanthemum Flower by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

All That I Am by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 13 pts

Leopard And Cub by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

After The Ball by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts

Wirral 100 Sidecar Race by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

Across The Sound Of Sleat by Martin Christensen — Score: 14 pts

A Red Squirrel by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Kestrel With Prey by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Gannet Nesting by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Freestyling by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts

A Rhizostome Jellyfish by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts

Just An Illusion by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

A Fishy Business by Peter Cotton — Score: 13 pts

3 Harvest Mice by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

The Horse Chestnut In Spring by Susan Wood — Score: 13 pts

Punk Photoshoot by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts

Returning To Base by Andy Dickson — Score: 13 pts

Fly In Flight by Mike Stanley — Score: 13 pts

Fleeting Glimpses by Anthony Hull — Score: 18 pts

In The Frame by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

The Autumnal Woodland Floor by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts

Sparrow Hawk by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts

Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Ynys Llanddwyn by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts

Blackpool Police Station by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

A Walk In The Park by Simon Ray — Score: 14 pts

Twr Mawr Lighthouse by Elaine Cook — Score: 13 pts

Focused On The Chase by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

Norwegian Blue Arctic Fox by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Altercation In The Rain by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Wastwater by Tim Amphlett — Score: 14 pts

Finnieston - Glasgow by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Sanctuary by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

Whitby Goth Festival by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

Fairground Juggler by Sheila Giles — Score: 13 pts

Thinking Of You by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Vicars Close Wells by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts

Nuthatch In The Sunlight by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

West Indian Woodpecker by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

The Calling by Anthony Hull — Score: 20 pts

We Are Having A Bad Day by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Pulling A Wheelie by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

All That I See by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts

Searching For Andy Warhol by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Skiing The Waves by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Saltburn Funicular by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Confrontation by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts

Sad Sunflower by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

The Red Door by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 14 pts

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