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