Club Meeting "Three of a Kind" Competition - Tuesday 14th April 2026
On Tuesday 14th April, Morpeth Camera Club met to hear the results of this years’ Three of a Kind Competition judged by Alan Wilson ARPS, AFIAP who is a photographer and member of Whickham Photographic Club.
His main interest is Wildlife photography but varies to include people and landscapes.
Alan opened the evening by saying that a Three of a Kind competition is the most difficult. The aim is to produce three images which relate to each other but each image should be have stand alone qualities. This evening, he had 13 sets of images to assess and he invited each author to speak about their work and discuss his comments.
The Monochrome section included, steam locomotives, ancient coastal tree stumps, aspects of Woodhorn Mining Museum, a musical scarecrow, patterned footpaths and abstract version of a railway line.
Alan went on to award his Highly Commended places; to Sue Dawson for Approach to the Castle, Karin Jackson for Ceiling Beams and Bosses, Glyn Trueman for Ancient Tree Stumps on Cresswell Beach and Peter Downs for Under the Line. The judge awarded 5th place to Karin Jackson with Walkways, a series of stairs which was appreciated for its good end point which takes you somewhere. Fourth place went to Dave Bisset for 3D Model Cars, awarded for its well taken trio and very good presentation. In third place was Roseanne Robinson with Cactus Island. The judge recognised this location to be Bolivia and admired the cacti for their lovely detail and said that it made for a very interesting trio. Second place was awarded to Paul Appleby with Stray Dogs. The judge said it was a good mix of scenes, was well put together and presented, adding that it was a very good set. He then went on to announce the winner of the Three of a Kind Competition (Monochrome Section) to be Glyn Trueman with Lloyds Building Abstract. The judge described it as a space age, futuristic work which made his eyes dance a round. It was extremely well put together, showed phenomenal detail and contained excellent blacks and whites.
Then on to the Colour Section which included bathing mute swans, Pickering re-enactment figures, African carved figures, door embellishments and elements of Freetown, Christiania, Copenhagen.
The judges Highly Commended awards followed; two awards went to Karin Jackson with Butterflies and Hibiscus, to Paul Appleby with Door Embellishments and to Dave Bisset with Backlit Condensation.
The judge then went on to award fifth place to Glyn Trueman with Grey Heron Hunting; awarded for its beautiful reflections and for its story telling quality, adding that these three images had be captured by an incredibly skilled photographer.
Fourth place was given to Roseanne Robinson with Upcycled Sculpture for clear light, colour, detail and presentation. In third place was Sue Dawson with Down Paddy’s Hole. He said each image perfectly depicted desolation and decline of industry. Using matt paper further emphasised the darkness of the area. Second place went to Glyn Trueman with Greylag Goose Taking Off; admired for its story telling quality, adding that it was a very good nature photograph.
The judge then went on to announce the winner of the Three of a Kind Competition (Colour Section), to be Sue Dawson with Land Girls. He admired the three portraits which each could easily stand alone, were excellent in their own right and for its colourisation and excellent presentation.
Throughout the evening Alan engaged with the authors, gave useful advice and said that he particularly enjoyed seeing different perspectives of a subject and how they had been placed in their sets.
Club Chairman, Jeremy Cooper, thanked Alan for an entertaining evening and great judging session, adding that we all appreciated Alans advice on perspective, tone, placement, sizes of the subject, horizons and format.
During refreshments, club members were able to view the sets at close range, concluding another great club meeting.
His main interest is Wildlife photography but varies to include people and landscapes.
Alan opened the evening by saying that a Three of a Kind competition is the most difficult. The aim is to produce three images which relate to each other but each image should be have stand alone qualities. This evening, he had 13 sets of images to assess and he invited each author to speak about their work and discuss his comments.
The Monochrome section included, steam locomotives, ancient coastal tree stumps, aspects of Woodhorn Mining Museum, a musical scarecrow, patterned footpaths and abstract version of a railway line.
Alan went on to award his Highly Commended places; to Sue Dawson for Approach to the Castle, Karin Jackson for Ceiling Beams and Bosses, Glyn Trueman for Ancient Tree Stumps on Cresswell Beach and Peter Downs for Under the Line. The judge awarded 5th place to Karin Jackson with Walkways, a series of stairs which was appreciated for its good end point which takes you somewhere. Fourth place went to Dave Bisset for 3D Model Cars, awarded for its well taken trio and very good presentation. In third place was Roseanne Robinson with Cactus Island. The judge recognised this location to be Bolivia and admired the cacti for their lovely detail and said that it made for a very interesting trio. Second place was awarded to Paul Appleby with Stray Dogs. The judge said it was a good mix of scenes, was well put together and presented, adding that it was a very good set. He then went on to announce the winner of the Three of a Kind Competition (Monochrome Section) to be Glyn Trueman with Lloyds Building Abstract. The judge described it as a space age, futuristic work which made his eyes dance a round. It was extremely well put together, showed phenomenal detail and contained excellent blacks and whites.
Then on to the Colour Section which included bathing mute swans, Pickering re-enactment figures, African carved figures, door embellishments and elements of Freetown, Christiania, Copenhagen.
The judges Highly Commended awards followed; two awards went to Karin Jackson with Butterflies and Hibiscus, to Paul Appleby with Door Embellishments and to Dave Bisset with Backlit Condensation.
The judge then went on to award fifth place to Glyn Trueman with Grey Heron Hunting; awarded for its beautiful reflections and for its story telling quality, adding that these three images had be captured by an incredibly skilled photographer.
Fourth place was given to Roseanne Robinson with Upcycled Sculpture for clear light, colour, detail and presentation. In third place was Sue Dawson with Down Paddy’s Hole. He said each image perfectly depicted desolation and decline of industry. Using matt paper further emphasised the darkness of the area. Second place went to Glyn Trueman with Greylag Goose Taking Off; admired for its story telling quality, adding that it was a very good nature photograph.
The judge then went on to announce the winner of the Three of a Kind Competition (Colour Section), to be Sue Dawson with Land Girls. He admired the three portraits which each could easily stand alone, were excellent in their own right and for its colourisation and excellent presentation.
Throughout the evening Alan engaged with the authors, gave useful advice and said that he particularly enjoyed seeing different perspectives of a subject and how they had been placed in their sets.
Club Chairman, Jeremy Cooper, thanked Alan for an entertaining evening and great judging session, adding that we all appreciated Alans advice on perspective, tone, placement, sizes of the subject, horizons and format.
During refreshments, club members were able to view the sets at close range, concluding another great club meeting.