The 1st Open Print competition of the season was judged on 23rd October 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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Red Squirrel — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
A Touch Of Love — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts
Floral Ramble — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Black Headed Gull Diving — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts
Wain Wath Force — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
Light And Shade In Monsaldale — by Sheila Giles — Score: 19 pts
11 And 92 Racing On The Beach — by Peter Darby — Score: 14 pts
Into The Abyss — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts
Beyond Whitby Sands — by Christine Round — Score: 16 pts
Robin — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Walking Into The Sunset — by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts
Cats Dogs And A Sparrowhawk — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Jubilee Quay Wrecks — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
The View From The Galleon — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts
Divine Intervention — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Breaking Light — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
Dressed For The Forties — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts
Seedheads — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts
Holy Trinity Church, Ashford In The Water — by Daryl Giles — Score: 14 pts
The Industrialist — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Fawn — by David Webster — Score: 16 pts
Lowther Castle After Moonrise — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
The Duel — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
A Leaf Scorpionfish — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Black Tailed Godwit — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Lindisfarne Moorings — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 17 pts
Iberian Lynx — by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Split Rock — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Meadow Pipit With Lunch — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Dipper Nest Building — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Wild Rabbit — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Safely Home — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts
Squirrel — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts
Fading Floral Dance — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
The Artist — by Eric Craven — Score: 18 pts
Time For Contemplation — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 13 pts
Mont Blanc Alpenglow — by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts
Storm At Pooley Bridge — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts
A Red Kite — by Janet Parker — Score: 18 pts
A Shared Moment — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Snowy Landscape — by David Webster — Score: 17 pts
Solitary Sentinel — by Elaine Cook — Score: 18 pts
Silver Back Gorilla Virunga Rwanda — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
Red Sails On The Ribble — by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts
The Last Of The Light — by Margaret Keane — Score: 17 pts
Gothic Purple — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
Kedlestone Hall — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts
Ombudsman Winning The Juddmonte — by Brian Clark — Score: 15 pts
Performance — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
Battle Weary — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Bow Fiddle Rock — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Farne Island Shag — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts
Someone Approaching — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
Dunstanburgh Castle — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
Pelican Bath Time — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
Autumn Light - Buttermere — by Martin Christensen — Score: 20 pts
Trawlers At Spurn Point — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Riders On The Prom — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts
Foreshore Grasses — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Rainstorm At Derelict Mill — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
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