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