Last night’s meeting was our January competition. The theme was ‘Metal and Glass’ and, as always, the Open section. Our judge for the evening was Jane Kearney and we started off with the themed images.
As usual there were a wide variety of interpretations, some focusing on the glass element, some the metal and others combining the two. There were images of architecture, windows, transport, reflections and still life arrangements to name but a few.
The open section was equally varied with some portraits, sports pictures, land and seascapes and natural history images.
Jane, with our Competition Secretary’s permission, varied the scoring slightly from the norm. In the themed section she held back the normal 10 pictures but awarded some ‘Commended’ images as well as the normal Highly Commended, 3rd, 2nd and 1st. In the open section she did the same but held back 13 pictures. In both classes she awarded joint 3rd place to two images. The results are as follows
Themed
1st Nick Farnham – Stored for the Future
2nd Martin Barber – Blue Building
3rd Polly Knowles – Three Glasses
3rd Nick Farnham – Gardeners Revenge
HC Chris Mowthorpe – The Staircase
HC Mark Bowerbank – Silk and Steel
HC Wendy Jennings – In a Rush
C Lynne Thomas – Orwell Street
C Huw Thomas – Much Loved Metal and Glass
C Nick Farnham – Toughened Glass
Open
1st Chris Mowthorpe – The Shelter
2nd Martin Barber – Caught by the Law
3rd Rachel Carter – The Chase is On
3rd Martin Barber – Feed Time
HC Peter Elliston – Simply Marilyn
HC Christopher Bowyer – Slogging up to Pitts Head Summit
HC Rachel Carter – Red-Crowned Crane Courtship Dance
HC Martin Cumper – Spyhopping Trio
HC Peter Elliston – On Guard
C Wendy Jennings – Autumn Colours
C Lynne Thomas – Into the Light
C Ovi Fabian – Frozen Dew
C Lynne Thomas – Daybreak at Castle Crag
Congratulations to Nick (a first, a third and a Commended) Martin Barber (2 seconds and a third), Chris Mowthorpe (a first and a Highly Commended) and Rachel Carter (a 3rd and a Highly Commended) . Well done also to Wendy Jennings, Lynne Thomas, and Peter Elliston who all achieved more than one place. Having mentioned these plaudits I think a ‘well done’ should go to everyone for some really lovely images.
Before the meeting started Diane did mention to everyone that the Committee is in need of some fresh blood and in particular we have need of a volunteer to take over from Sarah, as Programme Secretary, as she is moving away. If you are at all interested in that role or would like to join the Committee in a different role, and would like to know more please do make a point of having a chat with any of the current Committee Members