1st Genre Competition – Mono (2025/26)

21st November 2025 Gordon

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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Dead Horse Point — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

The Pondering Three — by Paul Morrell — Score: 16 pts

Split Rock — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

Wind Power — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Flying Grey — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Old Lighthouse At Spurn Point — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Clovelly Main Street — by John Scott — Score: 14 pts

Liverpool Cathedral Interior — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

Nightline — by Paul Headley — Score: 15 pts

A Cotton Top Tamarin Monkey — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

Old Foe — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

The Sella Ronda — by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts

Cosmos Coronet — by Peter Flegg — Score: 18 pts

Flamenco Dancing — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts

Barley Stalk — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

William Baker Former Prisoner Of Alcatraz — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

Sad Gladioli — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

The Artist — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

Saltwick Bay — by Christine Round — Score: 17 pts

Dark Skies — by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts

Ashness Bridge Borrowdale — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Lighthouses At Spurn Point — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Canal Walk — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Dried Grasses On Display — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Sunset Swim — by Janet Coulson — Score: 17 pts

V For Victory — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

The Cloisters — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

The Conductor — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Old And New — by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts

Dreaming — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Dumfries House — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

Ethiopian Tribeswoman And Son — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

House Of Inspiration — by Anthony Hull — Score: 15 pts

Sitting Punk — by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts

Karlovo Namesti Station — by Christine Round — Score: 17 pts

Posing — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Lowther Castle. — by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts

York Station Steps — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Compound Eye Facets — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

The Birds — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Through The Arches, — by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts

Leaf Detail — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts

Bodnant Mansion House — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

Sacre Coeur — by Peter Flegg — Score: 16 pts

Oblivious Of Approaching Storm — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

Acute Angle — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Iguazu Falls, Brazil — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Victorian Machine — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts

Bilbao Guggenheim Museum — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

High Tide St Annes Pier — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Ali — by Paul Morrell — Score: 17 pts

Jordan — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

Spirit Of Ecstasy — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Where Shadows Rest — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Church Of Our Lady Of The Snow — by Mike Halstead — Score: 15 pts

St Michaels Lowther — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts

Harris Hawk — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts

Catbells — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

On The Straight — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

The Smokers — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

The Dining Room — by Grant Douse — Score: 15 pts

The Glitterball — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Armadillo And Hydro — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 19 pts

Line Astern — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts

Jewels — by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts

Busts — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

South Stack Lighthouse — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts

Over The Bridge — by Mike Williamson — Score: 15 pts

Ullswater Wake — by Elaine Cook — Score: 14 pts

Bridge From Salford Quays — by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts

A View Under A Bridge — by Paul Headley — Score: 14 pts

Salts Mill — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 17 pts

Lowther Castle — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts

Veteran With Woolly Hat — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

Car Doors — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Take Off — by Pete Dugan — Score: 15 pts

Journeys End For Tangmere — by Peter Parnell — Score: 15 pts

Clouds On The Sassolungo — by Graham Barker — Score: 19 pts

Swaledale — by Sheila Giles — Score: 16 pts

Iconic Architecture — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Sailing Under A Threatening Sky — by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts

Avian Spectre — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Narrow Street-3 — by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts

Orangutan — by Janet Coulson — Score: 18 pts

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