3rd Open Print Competition (2023/24)
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 | Vicar's 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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Blackpool Police Station — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
All That I Am — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 13 pts
Altercation In The Rain — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
The Welsh Coast From Church Scar — by Simon Ray — Score: 18 pts
Nuthatch In The Sunlight — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts
Orchids Trio — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
Confrontation — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts
Ynys Llanddwyn — by Alex Early — Score: 15 pts
Sad Sunflower — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts
Wirral 100 Sidecar Race — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts
We Are Having A Bad Day — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts
Focused On The Chase — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts
Skiing The Waves — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts
Fleeting Glimpses — by Anthony Hull — Score: 18 pts
Twr Mawr Lighthouse — by Elaine Cook — Score: 13 pts
Unwelcome Footsteps — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
A Pretty Penny — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Sanctuary — by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts
Moraine Lake - Canada — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
The Horse Chestnut In Spring — by Susan Wood — Score: 13 pts
West Indian Woodpecker — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts
Sin E Bar In Cork — by Anne Young — Score: 19 pts
A Walk In The Park — by Simon Ray — Score: 14 pts
The Autumnal Woodland Floor — by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts
The Langdale Pikes In Winter — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
A Common Redpoll — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts
Just An Illusion — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Gannet Nesting — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts
Thinking Of You — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts
Across The Sound Of Sleat — by Martin Christensen — Score: 14 pts
First Snows Of Winter — by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts
Jet Skier 157 — by Chris Taylor — Score: 15 pts
Flying Leap — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts
After The Ball — by Carol Watson — Score: 17 pts
Texan Sunset — by Clive McDonald — Score: 14 pts
Fairground Juggler — by Sheila Giles — Score: 13 pts
Red Squirrel — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts
Chrysanthemum Flower — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts
All That I See — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Searching For Andy Warhol — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Freestyling — by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts
Saltburn Funicular — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
A Red Squirrel — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Leopard And Cub — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Fly In Flight — by Mike Stanley — Score: 13 pts
Wastwater — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 14 pts
Shyly Smiling — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 14 pts
Sparrow Hawk — by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts
Skeletal Forest — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Ladder Backed Woodpecker — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts
The Red Door — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 14 pts
Old British Power — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Kestrel With Prey — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Punk Photoshoot — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts
Gas Rig Sunset — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 13 pts
Vicar's Close - Wells — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts
The Calling — by Anthony Hull — Score: 20 pts
Pulling A Wheelie — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
A Fishy Business — by Peter Cotton — Score: 13 pts
3 Harvest Mice — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts
In The Frame — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts
The Kiss — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts
Flower Burst — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
Splash — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts
Tree In Cala Millor — by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts
Finnieston - Glasgow — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts
Returning To Base — by Andy Dickson — Score: 13 pts
Norwegian Blue Arctic Fox — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts
Whiteford Lighthouse - Gower — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts
Do You Have Any Woodpecker On Tap — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Iris — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 15 pts
Whitby Goth Festival — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
A Rhizostome Jellyfish — by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts
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