3rd Open Print Competition (2024/25)

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

18th May 2025 Gordon

The 3rd Open Print competition of the season was judged on 15th May by Adrian Lines (MPAGB, FBPE, ARPS, EFIAP, SPSA) from Chorley Photographic Society. Adrian made observations on topics such as the types of paper used for prints, the size of the subject in the frame and placement of objects around the edges of the frame.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Group	Member Name	Title	Pts
Beginner	Jennifer Wolstenholme	Sculpture Room	20
Intermediate	Sheila Giles	Hollywood Starlet	20
Intermediate	Dave Munn	I'm Too Old To Bite	20
Advanced	Carol Watson	Icelandic Horses	20
Advanced	Mary Kirkby	One Sassy Miss	20
Advanced	Carol Watson	Stadarstadur Church Iceland	20
Advanced	Brian Clark	The Chasers	20

The featured image for this competition is The Chasers by Brian Clark, which scored 20pts in the Advanced Group.

The Chasers by Brian Clark

3rd Open Print Image Gallery

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The Old Quay - Argentat by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts

Field Of Gold by Steve Jackman — Score: 18 pts

Five Go Down To The Sea by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Crested Pigeon by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Gulls On Bow Fiddle Rock by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

I'm Too Old To Bite by Dave Munn — Score: 20 pts

Sculpture Room by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 20 pts

Gentle Falls by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts

Chilean Flamingos by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

Nightfall At Kirkham Station by Ian Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Stadarstadur Church Iceland by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Nuthatch With Sunflower Seed by Dave Munn — Score: 16 pts

Lioness With Warthog Kill by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts

The Peninsula Spire by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Lane In Marrakesh by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 19 pts

The Merchants Smile by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Late Spring In The Dolomites by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Colours Of Kinsale by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Autumn Morning - Curemonte by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts

Up And Over by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Maryport Harbour by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Jamnik Church In Mist by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Hollywood Starlet by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

One Sassy Miss by Mary Kirkby — Score: 20 pts

Single Tree by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

The Daisy And The Chick by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Elterwater Sunrise by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Snow At St Annes Pier by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Icelandic Horses by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Bearded Blacksmith by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Kelly Gal - Final Dock by Mike Williamson — Score: 16 pts

View Of Loch Tarff by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts

Spring Colour At Drumlanrig Castle by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

The Stare by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Carousel by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

The Wall In The Woods by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Busy Day At The Calf Wash by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Good Day To You by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Scaly Breasted Munia Bangkok by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

The Chasers by Brian Clark — Score: 20 pts

474 Racing On The Beach by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Tewkesbury Abbey by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Spring Starling by Alan Yardley — Score: 18 pts

Dress For The Art by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

Tewkesbury Abbey 360x180 by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Setsas Above Corvara by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Clyde Waterfront by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Dipper Nest Building by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

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