Many thanks to Amanda Wright,  from Ealing and Hampshire House camera club, for judging last night’s Open and People print competitions in a sympathetic, helpful and informative way.

In the Open Print,  congratulations go to YC Wei for his winning print ‘Rocky Mountaineer’;  YC’s ‘Belle Tout Lighthouse’ was second and Avril Candler’s ‘Early One Morning’ third.  Judith Gimber’s  ‘Malachite Butterfly Resting’ was highly commended.

Open Print Winner by YC Wei

The People & Portraits competition was won by Judith Gimber with her ‘Glimpse of Havana Homelife’ – congratulations Judith;  Peter Keeble’s ‘Happiness’ was second and Mark Buckley-Sharp’s ‘Parade Commander’ third.  Highly commended were YC’s ‘Walking in the Rain’,  Judith’s ‘Camel Herder’,  Avril’s ‘Night Work’ and ‘Person of Interest’;  Judy Buckley-Sharp’s ‘Galata Fisherman 2’, ‘Peter Polkinghorne’s ‘Young People’ and Judith’s ‘Yeoman’s Penetrating Stare’ were commended.

Winning People & Portraits Print by Judith Gimber

Many thanks to Amanda for not only judging but also for being part of the feedback from the photographers.  These open discussions are both useful and valuable.

Competition images are on Facebook.

Next week we are back on Zoom for our Open and Monochrome Projected competitions which will be judged by Anthony Oliver ARPS CPAGB BPE4.

In the meantime, have a good week and please stay safe.