Stroud Camera Club has celebrated a successful Open No 2 competition after returning judge Peter Weaver praised the standard of photographs entered across all categories.
Mr Weaver, chairman of Hanham Photographic Society, was welcomed back to judge the competition. He said the quality of the entries was particularly strong, adding that many photographs in the club’s B group would have competed in the main group at other clubs where he judges.
Members present also appreciated the judge’s gentle humour and consistent commentary during the event. The results included several new names as well as photographers who have previously featured among the club’s successful entrants.
Three first-place winners
Mandi Horwood took first place in Group A Digital with Cheetah Family. Annie Blick was runner-up with The City at Twilight, while Leslie Holmes placed third with Fox at Dusk.
Trish Bloodworth EFIAP/S, BPE1 won the Prints category with Gentle Wait. Roger Matthews finished second with Puffin with Eleven Sandeels, and Malcolm Marner was third with The Gothic Bride.
Peter Kinsella won Group B Digital with Derby Day Delight – 95th Minute Win. David Walls took second place with D-Day Ghosts, while Kinsella also secured third place with Festival Fun.
Wildlife, landscapes and sporting scenes recognised
The competition’s additional awards reflected a wide range of subjects and photographic styles. In Open Prints, Group A, Leslie Holmes was highly commended for Polar Bears Jawing, while Mick West received a high commendation for The Watermelon Thief.
Jesse Cason EFIAP was commended for Goshawk Glory, and Leslie Holmes also received a commendation for Jackal Among the Doves.
In Open Digital, Group A, Gary Canning’s Circular Connection and Mark Halling’s Great Crested Grebe and Little Grebes were highly commended. Further commendations went to Pete Downing for African Elephant Sandbathing, Zambia, Jesse Cason for Jaguar with Caiman Kill and Mandi Horwood for Rufous-tailed Hummingbird.
Group B Digital brought high commendations for David Walls’s Chao Phraya Boatman and David Hamilton’s Prince of Wales Bridge. Neil Whitmore’s Bee on the Edge, Joyce Barrus’s Sharing Memories and Derrick Whitmore’s The Point of Colour were also commended.
Regional championship representation
The club’s competition results came as it represented the Western Counties Federation at the National Print Championships for Camera Clubs across England and Wales on the Saturday. The supplied report does not specify the calendar date of that championship appearance.
Photographs receiving awards in the competition can be viewed on the Stroud Camera Club website.
