1st Open Print Competition (2025/26)
The 1st Open Print competition of the season was judged on 23rd September by Keith Barber (FIScT, CPAGB, LRPS) from Swinton Camera Club. With 62 prints on the night, the total entry was down a little on previous competitions. Keith used a range of marks, but did hold back about a third of the images and awarded a few top marks, which are shown below.
| Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Christensen | Autumn Light, Buttermere | 20 |
| Elaine Cook | Breaking Light | 20 |
| Carol Watson | Fading Floral Dance | 20 |
| Gordon Watson | Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies | 20 |
| Gordon Watson | The Industrialist | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Autumn Light, Buttermere by Martin Christensen, one of 5 images to be awarded 20 pts.
Autumn Light, Buttermere by Martin Christensen
1st Open Print Image Gallery
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Squirrel by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts
Bow Fiddle Rock by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
The Industrialist by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Beyond Whitby Sands by Christine Round — Score: 16 pts
Trawlers At Spurn Point by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Safely Home by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts
Light And Shade In Monsaldale by Sheila Giles — Score: 19 pts
Autumn Light, Buttermere by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts
Fawn by David Webster — Score: 16 pts
Divine Intervention by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Iberian Lynx by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Walking Into The Sunset by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts
11 And 92 Racing On The Beach by Peter Darby — Score: 14 pts
Storm At Pooley Bridge by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts
Cats Dogs And A Sparrowhawk by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Dressed For The Forties by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts
Black Tailed Godwit by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Red Squirrel by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
Riders On The Prom by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts
A Red Kite by Janet Parker — Score: 18 pts
Seedheads by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts
Fading Floral Dance by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Silver Back Gorilla Virunga Rwanda by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Wild Rabbit by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Meadow Pipit With Lunch by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Solitary Sentinel by Elaine Cook — Score: 18 pts
Foreshore Grasses by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Bath Time by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
Rainstorm At Derelict Mill by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
Split Rock by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Lowther Castle After Moonrise by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
The Dual by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
Dipper Nest Building by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Black Headed Gull Diving by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts
Mont Blanc Alpenglow by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts
Ombudsman Winning The Juddmonte by Brian Clark — Score: 15 pts
Lindisfarne Moorings by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 17 pts
Into The Abyss by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts
Time For Contemplation by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 13 pts
The View From The Galleon by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts
Holy Trinity Church, Ashford In The Water by Daryl Giles — Score: 14 pts
Farne Island Shag by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
A Leaf Scorpionfish by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Wain Wath Force by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
Gothic Purple by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
The Artist by Eric Craven — Score: 18 pts
A Shared Moment by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Snowy Landscape by David Webster — Score: 17 pts
Red Sails On The Ribble by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts
Jubilee Quay Wrecks by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Breaking Light by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
A Touch Of Love by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts
Performance by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
Robin by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Dunstanburgh Castle by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
The Last Of The Light by Margaret Keane — Score: 17 pts
Floral Ramble by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Someone Approaching by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
Battle Weary by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Kedlestone Hall by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts
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