The 3rd Open Print competition of the season was judged on 15th May by Adrian Lines (MPAGB, FBPE, ARPS, EFIAP, SPSA) from Chorley Photographic Society. Adrian made observations on topics such as the types of paper used for prints, the size of the subject in the frame and placement of objects around the edges of the frame.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is The Chasers by Brian Clark, which scored 20pts in the Advanced Group.

The Chasers by Brian Clark

3rd Open Print Image Gallery

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Tewkesbury Abbey — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Stadarstadur Church Iceland — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Setsas Above Corvara — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Dress For The Art — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

The Old Quay - Argentat — by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts

Maryport Harbour — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Single Tree — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

The Merchants Smile — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Carousel — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts

Elterwater Sunrise — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

View Of Loch Tarff — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts

Dipper Nest Building — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Hollywood Starlet — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

Gulls On Bow Fiddle Rock — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Colours Of Kinsale — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Melian — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Tewkesbury Abbey 360x180 — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Chilean Flamingos — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

Silene — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

Nightfall At Kirkham Station — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Lane In Marrakesh — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 19 pts

Icelandic Horses — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Gentle Falls — by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts

Sculpture Room — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 20 pts

Lioness With Warthog Kill — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts

Head On — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts

Jamnik Church In Mist — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Spring Colour At Drumlanrig Castle — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Kelly Gal - Final Dock — by Mike Williamson — Score: 16 pts

Up And Over — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

474 Racing On The Beach — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Late Spring In The Dolomites — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Bearded Blacksmith — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

Nuthatch With Sunflower Seed — by Dave Munn — Score: 16 pts

Good Day To You — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Autumn Morning - Curemonte — by Martin Christensen — Score: 17 pts

Pit Head — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

Scaly Breasted Munia - Bangkok — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

The Peninsula Spire — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

The Daisy And The Chick — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

The Wall In The Woods — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

One Sassy Miss — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 20 pts

Busy Day At The Calf Wash — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

I'm Too Old To Bite — by Dave Munn — Score: 20 pts

The Stare — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Crested Pigeon — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

The Chasers — by Brian Clark — Score: 20 pts

Clyde Waterfront — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Field Of Gold — by Steve Jackman — Score: 18 pts

Five Go Down To The Sea — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Snow At St Annes Pier — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Spring Starling — by Alan Yardley — Score: 18 pts

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The 3rd Set Subject competition of the season on the theme of Film Titles was judged on 17th April by Nik Hilton (EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5*) from Southport PS. Nik pointed out that the competition was a bit of fun, as it showed off people’s imagination in linking to the brief. Nevertheless, he mainly judged the images on their photographic merit.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Sweet Pea by Margaret Keane which was one of two images to score 20pts on the night.

Sweet Pea by Margaret Keane

3rdd Set Subject Image Gallery – Film Titles

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Clockwork Orange — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 18 pts

The Crossing — by David Broughton — Score: 15 pts

Rear Window Hitchcock Movie — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Casablanca — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 15 pts

Joker — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Pee Wees Big Holiday — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Easy Rider — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

Creating A Self Portrait — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

On The Waterfront — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Brief Encounter — by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts

Breakfast At Tiffanys — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 19 pts

Lock Stock And 2 Smoking Barrels — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 15 pts

On The Waterfront — by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts

The Odd Couple — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Marathon Man — by John Scott — Score: 13 pts

Joker — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

A Bridge Too Far — by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts

Caught In The Web — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Die Another Day — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

A Touch Of Love — by Anthony Hull — Score: 14 pts

Tangled — by Daryl Giles — Score: 13 pts

A View To A Kill — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts

The Eagle Has Landed — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

Tombstone — by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts

On The Beach — by David Broughton — Score: 16 pts

Men In Black — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

You've Got Mail — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts

The Silence Of The Lambs — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

Coral Ghosts — by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts

Sweet Pea — by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts

Taxi Driver — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

Resistance — by Anne Young — Score: 14 pts

A Man For All Seasons — by Mike Williamson — Score: 15 pts

A Fist Full Of Dollars — by Peter Darby — Score: 15 pts

Full Metal Jacket — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Wisteria — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

Shampoo — by Elaine Cook — Score: 19 pts

Breakfast At Tiffanys — by Peter Darby — Score: 15 pts

The Shining — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

The Big Country — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts

Shaun The Sheep Aardman Movie — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

The 39 Steps — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Fiddler On The Roof — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts

The Incredible Hulk — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

The Dark Tower — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

Black Swan — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 14 pts

The Book And The Rose — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

Carousel — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

Jurassic Park — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

Trainspotting — by Peter Flegg — Score: 15 pts

Gorillas In The Mist — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Rocky IV — by John Walmsley — Score: 14 pts

Aladin — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

An Englishman In New York — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Clockwork Orange — by Elaine Cook — Score: 19 pts

The Man With The Golden Gun — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Short Circuit — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

Elvis — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

Dead Calm — by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts

The Lighthouse — by Peter Parnell — Score: 13 pts

Fruit Of The Vine — by Peter Flegg — Score: 15 pts

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The 3rd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 27th March by Diana Magor (APSA, EFIAPb, MPSA, CPAGB, LRPS, BPE3*) from Hoylake Photographic Society. Diana’s comments and suggestions for improvement were clearly stated, if perhaps a little more direct than with most judges, and she used a good range of scores to separate the images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Muscari by Joy Swarbrick which scored 20pts in the Advanced Section.

Muscari by Joy Swarbrick

3rd Open PDI Image Gallery

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Slioch From Loch Maree — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Bleeding Rose — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts

Steaming Up The Valley — by Peter Parnell — Score: 15 pts

Burnet Moth Feeding On Nectar — by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts

Romance Is Not Dead — by Eric Craven — Score: 13 pts

Valencian Sunrise — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts

Enjoying The Berries — by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

Snail On Beech Leaf — by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Jaguar — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts

Got My Eye On You — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Archway — by Mike Stanley — Score: 13 pts

Sole Trader — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Should I Arrest Him Sir — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Spoilt For Choice — by David Broughton — Score: 16 pts

Snow And Fog — by Karen Morris — Score: 12 pts

Guardian Of The Castle — by Grant Douse — Score: 13 pts

Speeding Through — by Mike Halstead — Score: 12 pts

Perfect In Purple — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Happy Bikers — by Dave Biggs — Score: 13 pts

Squirrel On A Post — by Chris Taylor — Score: 14 pts

Hanging On — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts

Blue Basker Teneral — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts

The Dark Hedges — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Seeking Enlightenment — by Keith Orr — Score: 12 pts

In The Lead — by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts

Budir Church At Sunrise — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

The Viking — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts

Commandos True Grit — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Overlooking Derwentwater — by John Scott — Score: 13 pts

The Morning Walk At Lytham Hall — by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts

Pause For A Chat — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

Fire And Ice — by Eric Craven — Score: 18 pts

Surrender Mill — by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts

Early Morning Over Myanmar — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts

Animal Etchings — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts

Sunlit Tree — by Christine Round — Score: 13 pts

The Lady And The Swans — by Peter Cotton — Score: 19 pts

Cycling Cadiz — by David Broughton — Score: 15 pts

Of Course Not — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Venetian Ladies — by Karen Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Liverpool Cathedral — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

Torre Brunico In The Dolomites — by Graham Barker — Score: 14 pts

Rock Pools — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Lancaster Arrival — by Peter Parnell — Score: 18 pts

Banded Demoiselle On Reed — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Good Evening Girls — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts

Violin Solo — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 14 pts

Salford Quay — by Steve Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Beach View — by Daryl Giles — Score: 13 pts

Taking Aim — by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts

Long Eared Owl At Dusk — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Cherry Blossom — by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Looking For Love — by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts

Eilean Glas Harbour — by Karen Morris — Score: 13 pts

A Ride On The Wild Side — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Dawn Raid — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Muscari — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

Bass Man — by Dave Biggs — Score: 14 pts

Alhambra Palace — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Salford Quays — by John Walmsley — Score: 19 pts

Creating Clouds — by Anthony Hull — Score: 14 pts

Thai Ties — by Anne Young — Score: 12 pts

Race Day — by Steve Jackman — Score: 20 pts

Drying Rice On The Road — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 13 pts

Early Morning Reflections — by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts

Scafell And Scafell Pikes — by Graham Barker — Score: 13 pts

Old Groynes — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Sea Grasses — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Just Waiting — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts

Strike A Pose — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 12 pts

Fastest Fiddler In The West — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Why Did The Chick Cross The Road — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

The Temperature Is Rising — by Peter Cotton — Score: 12 pts

Gresgarth Lake — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts

Arctic Tern In Flight — by Anthony Hull — Score: 13 pts

Lagangarbh Cottage — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Snowdrop Time — by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts

Fischers Turaco — by Janet Parker — Score: 18 pts

Over The Last — by Brian Clark — Score: 12 pts

A Smile Of Wisdom — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Samui Sunset — by Alan Yardley — Score: 12 pts

Guardian Deity Of The Sea — by Anne Young — Score: 13 pts

The Piano Man — by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts

Leave Nothing But Footprints — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 12 pts

Gate - Crow Park Keswick — by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts

Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

Green Drive — by Mike Stanley — Score: 12 pts

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The 2nd Set Subject competition of the season on the theme of Street Photography was judged on 20th February. The judge for the evening was Steve Hitchen (EPAGB, AFIAP, BPE5*) who is a member of 3 clubs – Atherton & District PS, The Evolve Group and the sRGB Photo Group. This was a print competition and with fewer entries than we have seen recently, it made for a more relaxed evening of judging. Steve made a few comments about some images being ‘well seen’ and also suggested where some distractions could be cloned out, or at least toned down.

The top scoring images are listed below.

The featured image for this competition is Where’s That Bus by Sheila Giles, which scored 20pts and which Steve selected as his favourite image on the night.

Where's That Bus by Sheila Giles

2nd Set Subject Image Gallery – Street Photography

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Cool Dood — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 19 pts

Lunch At The Cafe Rouge — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

Where's That Bus — by Sheila Giles — Score: 20 pts

Fishergate Preston — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Cleaning Up — by Steve Jackman — Score: 15 pts

Trick Shot — by Eric Craven — Score: 15 pts

What About Friday — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Checking The Forecast — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

The Crossing From Above — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts

Spinning Around — by Peter Cotton — Score: 16 pts

Hair Today Bare Tomorrow — by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

Striding Out — by Brian Clark — Score: 15 pts

Chippy Tea — by Dave Munn — Score: 17 pts

Selfie Station — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Urban Harmony — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Batman — by Janet Parker — Score: 14 pts

Good Times With Friends — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Parasol Lady — by Steve Jackman — Score: 15 pts

A Stolen Moment — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Times Square — by Peter Flegg — Score: 18 pts

Lean On Me — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

In Step — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Field Of Dreams — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Hi Viz Travel — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Whats This Then — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Admiring The Gardens — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Streets Of New York — by Alan Yardley — Score: 19 pts

Late For Work — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts

The Quintette Prowl — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Phone Worship — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts

Waiting For Joint Replacement — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

Grand Central Station — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Eyes On You — by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts

In Her Own World — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts

Catching Up On The News — by Graham Barker — Score: 20 pts

The Naked Cowboy — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts

Blackpool Punk — by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts

Chinatown Gals — by Karen Jackman — Score: 15 pts

A Quiet Moment — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts

Nintendo Game Boys — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Going Shopping — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

City Centre Film Location — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Mother And Daughters — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts

Bicycle Built For Two — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

The Street Photographer — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 16 pts

The Town Cryer — by Dave Munn — Score: 15 pts

A Blackpool Wedding — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

In Restless Dreams I Walked Alone — by Peter Flegg — Score: 18 pts

Rainy Night In Venice — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

The Interview — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts

Imitating Art — by Gordon Watson — Score: 17 pts

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