Club Meeting, 2nd Open Print Competition - Tuesday 7th March 2023.
On Tuesday 7th March 2023, Morpeth Camera club met to hear the results of the Second Open Print Competition.
We welcomed back guest judge Jim Welsh LRPS APAGB CPAGB, of Blyth Photographic Society and Immediate Past
President of the Northern Counties Photographic Federation, who commented upon and announced the results of
the monochrome print and colour print sections.
Jim opened the evening by saying that ‘prints are the real thing’, a process of making a photograph, which he said
is his forte. He began with the monochrome section which included wintery skeletal trees, gritty carriage wheels,
a tree stump with a story telling quality, varieties of flora, reconstruction scenes, night time railway signals, wood
carvings, glass bottles, coiled rope, stone steps, architecture and ruined castles.
He went on to announce his four Highly Commended awards to Dave Bisset for Desolation Coast and Dusk at Infinity,
Cape Fur Seals by Paul Appleby and View of the Alps by Roseanne Robinson. Jim awarded fifth place to Davy Bolam
for Steel Wheel Detail with its sharp content and good tonal range; fourth place was awarded to Pat Wood for Seaton
Delaval for good perspective, lighting and printing; third place went to Glyn Trueman with the Gateshead/Newcastle
Quayside for totally capturing the essence of the area, second place went to Paul Appleby with Distant Snow Showers
for its sense of movement and lead in lines. Jim then announced the winner of the Monochrome Print Section to be
Glyn Trueman with Infinity Bridge Abstract, which he admired it for its great tones, detail and sharpness adding that
the author had used good original thinking.
1st. Infinity Bridge Abstract. 2nd. Distant Snow Showers. 3rd. Gateshead/Newcastle Quayside
The judge continued with the Colour section which included Blyth Harbour Yacht Club, a snow ridge below clear
blue skies, Oriental billboards, sunset-glowing Blyth beach huts, evening light on Skye, iron stained water, a variety
of flora, a vibrant Italian tram, the Tyne Bridge, snowlines on the beach, a towpath cyclist and graffiti, multi storey
reflections, and a stylised image of Beadnel beach.
His four Highly Commended awards went to Davy Bolam for Simple Beauty of Architecture and for Sand Patterns;
to Glyn Trueman with Seaweed and to Martin Goble with The Ripple Effect. Fifth place to Roseanne Robinson for
Lady from Vietnam for its lovely skin tones; fourth place went to Sue Dawson with Morpeth Castle for its stormy
skies and honest colours; in third place was Davy Bolam with Wren on Seaweed for its detail and great depth of
field and in second place was Peter Downs with Springtime, for its soft pastel abstract quality. Jim then announced
the winner of the Colour Print Section to be Dave Bisset with The Gaze, for its good use of light, wonderful detail
and considered depth of field.
1st. The Gaze. 2nd. Springtime. 3rd. Wren on Seaweed.
Throughout the evening the judge pointed out his ideas on what adds to a picture and what could be taken away,
concluding that he liked the use of borders in many of the prints because they keep the image contained. Club Co
Chair Roseanne Robinson thanked Jim for his kind comments and considered opinions on all of the entries in the
competition, after which refreshments were served.
Steph.
We welcomed back guest judge Jim Welsh LRPS APAGB CPAGB, of Blyth Photographic Society and Immediate Past
President of the Northern Counties Photographic Federation, who commented upon and announced the results of
the monochrome print and colour print sections.
Jim opened the evening by saying that ‘prints are the real thing’, a process of making a photograph, which he said
is his forte. He began with the monochrome section which included wintery skeletal trees, gritty carriage wheels,
a tree stump with a story telling quality, varieties of flora, reconstruction scenes, night time railway signals, wood
carvings, glass bottles, coiled rope, stone steps, architecture and ruined castles.
He went on to announce his four Highly Commended awards to Dave Bisset for Desolation Coast and Dusk at Infinity,
Cape Fur Seals by Paul Appleby and View of the Alps by Roseanne Robinson. Jim awarded fifth place to Davy Bolam
for Steel Wheel Detail with its sharp content and good tonal range; fourth place was awarded to Pat Wood for Seaton
Delaval for good perspective, lighting and printing; third place went to Glyn Trueman with the Gateshead/Newcastle
Quayside for totally capturing the essence of the area, second place went to Paul Appleby with Distant Snow Showers
for its sense of movement and lead in lines. Jim then announced the winner of the Monochrome Print Section to be
Glyn Trueman with Infinity Bridge Abstract, which he admired it for its great tones, detail and sharpness adding that
the author had used good original thinking.
1st. Infinity Bridge Abstract. 2nd. Distant Snow Showers. 3rd. Gateshead/Newcastle Quayside
The judge continued with the Colour section which included Blyth Harbour Yacht Club, a snow ridge below clear
blue skies, Oriental billboards, sunset-glowing Blyth beach huts, evening light on Skye, iron stained water, a variety
of flora, a vibrant Italian tram, the Tyne Bridge, snowlines on the beach, a towpath cyclist and graffiti, multi storey
reflections, and a stylised image of Beadnel beach.
His four Highly Commended awards went to Davy Bolam for Simple Beauty of Architecture and for Sand Patterns;
to Glyn Trueman with Seaweed and to Martin Goble with The Ripple Effect. Fifth place to Roseanne Robinson for
Lady from Vietnam for its lovely skin tones; fourth place went to Sue Dawson with Morpeth Castle for its stormy
skies and honest colours; in third place was Davy Bolam with Wren on Seaweed for its detail and great depth of
field and in second place was Peter Downs with Springtime, for its soft pastel abstract quality. Jim then announced
the winner of the Colour Print Section to be Dave Bisset with The Gaze, for its good use of light, wonderful detail
and considered depth of field.
1st. The Gaze. 2nd. Springtime. 3rd. Wren on Seaweed.
Throughout the evening the judge pointed out his ideas on what adds to a picture and what could be taken away,
concluding that he liked the use of borders in many of the prints because they keep the image contained. Club Co
Chair Roseanne Robinson thanked Jim for his kind comments and considered opinions on all of the entries in the
competition, after which refreshments were served.
Steph.