25th April: Landscape and Open Print Competitions, judged by Colin Strong ARPS AFIAP CPAGB

Last night we welcomed Colin Strong from Potters Bar Photographic Society who expertly judged our Landscape and Open print competitions. His critiques were informative, helpful and delivered in a kindly manner.

In the Landscape competition congratulations to Judith Gimber for her winning print ‘Buttercup Meadow’;  Ron Churchill’s ‘Fire Mountain’ was second and Avril Candler’s ‘Willows in the Mist’, third.  Colin commended ‘Harvest Bales’ by Mark Buckley-Sharp, ‘Rice Paddies at Early Morning’ by WC Wei and ‘River Severn’ by Trevor Alexander.

Winning Landscape Print by Judith Gimber

In the Open competition, first place and congratulations to Avril Candler for ‘The Attraction of Thistles’;  Alan Colegrave’s “Yurt Youngster, Issyk, Kyrgyzstan’ was second and Judy Buckley-Sharp’s ‘Globe of Fire’ third. Alan Colegrave’s ‘Jurgita’ was highly commended.

Open Print Winner by Avril Candler

Very many thanks to everyone who came along to support the evening and those who entered their work.    Special thanks to Colin for his excellent and inciteful judging.

Landscape and Open print images may be seen on Facebook.

Next week we are back on Zoom for an advisory workshop.