Last night our two projected competitions,  the set subject Built Environment and Open were judged eruditely by Darren Pullman, Carshalton Camera Club.

In the well supported set subject congratulations go to Dave Martin for his winning image ‘London Aquadrome’ which Darren described as “visually impressive”;   John Draper’s ‘ Urban Apartments’ was second and he took third place with ‘ One Pancras Square’ both of which were stunning examples of monochrome conversions. Five images were Highly Commended:  Dave’s ‘Early Morning Cromer Pier’, John’s ‘King George V Colonnade’, Judith Gimber’s  ‘Ancient and Modern’, Trevor Alexander’s ‘An Elizabeth Line Escalator’ and ‘Battersea Power Station’ by YC Wei.  There were also six commended images by YC, Peter Polkinghorne, Mark Buckley-Sharp, Barry Sampson and Judy Buckley-Sharp.  These and all the images may be seen on Facebook.  In the meantime below is Dave Martin’s winning image.

Winning Image by Dave Martin

Open Competition:  In a more traditional mix of subject matter congratulations to Avril Candler for her winning image ‘Losing Purchase’;  second place went to Alan Graham for ‘Morning Exercise’ and third to Dave Martin for his ‘Woodland Fungi’; highly commended were Judith Gimber’s ‘Arctic Terns with Sandeel’, ‘Brown Hare’ by Peter Elton and ‘First Snow of Winter’ by Dave Martin.  Four images were commended ‘Grey Wagtail’ and ‘Young Stag’ by Peter Elton, ‘Queue II by Ron  Churchill and ‘Before Sunrise’ by Avril. These and all the images may be seen on Facebook.

Winning Open Image by Avril Candler

Very many thanks to Darren for his informative and helpful judging  which made the evening so enjoyable.  Many thanks to everyone who entered the competitions and supported the evening.

Next week we are meeting at Guide Hall, Hatch End at the slightly later time of 8.15 for 8.30pm. for an informal evening of ‘image’ sharing and gentle critiques!

Do look at our FB page for last night’s images.

Have a good week all.