1st Genre Competition – Mono (2025/26)
The 1st Genre competition of the season (Mono) was judged on 20th November 26th September by Michael Whittaker (DPAGB, BPE5) from Burnley Camera Club. There were 84 images to judge on the night and Michael picked up particularly on areas of over-processing that can introduce halos or overly textured skies – something to be careful of when processing mono images in particular.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Watson | Bilbao Guggenheim Museum | 20 |
| Carol Watson | Dreaming | 20 |
| Carol Watson | Dried Grasses On Display | 20 |
| Gordon Watson | Jordan | 20 |
| Joy Swarbrick | Sad Gladioli | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Sad Gladioli By Joy Swarbrick, one of 5 images which scored 20pts.
Sad Gladioli by Joy Swarbrick
1st Genre Image Gallery – Mono
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The Artist by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Old Foe by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
On The Straight by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts
Iconic Architecture by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Lighthouses At Spurn Point by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
William G Baker Former Prisoner Of Alcatraz by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts
Compound Eye Facets by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
South Stack Lighthouse by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts
Dreaming by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Bilbao Guggenheim Museum by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Split Rock by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts
Old Lighthouse At Spurn Point by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
High Tide St Annes Pier by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Posing by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
The Sella Ronde by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts
Dumfries House by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts
Armadillo And Hydro by Ian Mulroy — Score: 19 pts
Catbells by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
Cosmos Coronet by Peter Flegg — Score: 18 pts
Flamenco Dancing by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Ashness Bridge Borrowdale by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Over The Bridge by Mike Williamson — Score: 15 pts
Ali by Paul Morrell — Score: 17 pts
Bodnant Mansion House by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts
Smiles From The Omo Valley by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
York Station Steps by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Lowther Castle. by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts
Saltwick Bay by Christine Round — Score: 17 pts
Leaf Detail by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts
Dead Horse Point by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts
Through The Arches, by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts
Take Off by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts
Clouds On The Sassolungo by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts
Dried Grasses On Display by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
St Michaels Lowther by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts
Nightline by Paul Headley — Score: 15 pts
Iguazu Falls, Brazil by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
Lowther Castle by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts
V For Victory by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts
A View Under A Bridge by Paul Headley — Score: 14 pts
Car Doors by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts
Sacre Coeur by Peter Flegg — Score: 16 pts
Liverpool Cathedral Interior by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
Harris Hawk by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Journeys End For Tangmere by Peter Parnell — Score: 15 pts
Jewels by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Flying Grey by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
The Dinning Room by Grant Douse — Score: 15 pts
Sunset Swim by Janet Coulson — Score: 17 pts
Jordan by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Salts Mill by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 17 pts
Karlovo Namesti Station by Christine Round — Score: 17 pts
Orangutan by Janet Coulson — Score: 18 pts
The Pondering Three by Paul Morrell — Score: 16 pts
Clovelly Main Street by John Scott — Score: 14 pts
Sad Gladioli by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts
Wind Power by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Church Of Our Lady Of The Snow by Mike Halstead — Score: 15 pts
Bridge From Salford Quays by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts
Line Astern by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts
Oblivious Of The Impending Storm by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts
The Cloisters by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Canal Walk by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
Where Shadows Rest by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts
The Smokers by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts
Swaledale by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts
Avian Spectre by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Victorian Machine by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts
The Glitterball by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts
Dark Skies by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts
Spirit Of Ecstasy by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts
The Conductor by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts
Busts by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Acute Angle by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
House Of Inspiration by Anthony Hull — Score: 15 pts
Barley Stalk by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Sitting Punk by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts
A Cotton Top Tamarin Monkey by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts
The Birds by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Sailing Under A Threatening Sky by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts
Veteran With Woolly Hat by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts
Narrow Street-3 by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Ullswater Wake by Elaine Cook — Score: 14 pts
Old And New by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts
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