Club meeting, 'An evening with Lynda Golightly' -Tuesday 17th February 2026

                  

On Tuesday 17th February, Morpeth Camera Club welcomed Lynda Golightly LRPS who came to comment upon and announced
her Top Five and Highley Commended awards in our Second Open Print Competition. Lynda is a member of Consett and District Photographic Society and her interests are in Street/Documentary, architecture, creative and abstract photography. She opened
the evening with the monochrome section and stressed that she was looking for a good range of tones, suggested that good
foregrounds hold the scene together and that one should avoid colour casts. Included were burnt trees, a Pyrenees vista,
standing stones, High-Level Bridge walkway, croquet players, sand patterns, Berwick on Tweed bridge and snow in fog.

She then went on to announce her Highly Commended choices. Blyth Silos by Dave Bisset, for its complex content and great
depth of field. An Unloved part of Scarbrough by Paul Appleby, for its crisp and clean structure and great sky. Lanacost Priory
by Sue Dawson for its textures in stone and well-placed arches and Smoke Dancer by Paul Appleby for its linear wisps of smoke
and overall shape. Lynda awarded fifth place to Paul Appleby for Naked Tree; for its featherlike branches, using great contrast
and textures. Fourth place went to Sue Dawson with Bathing House for the simple detail throughout and its likeness to a pencil
drawing. In third place was Glyn Trueman with Changeable Weather over Budle Bay chosen for its coastal twists and turns and
how the light caught the land. Street Musician, also by Glyn, was awarded second place, the judge said it leapt off the page
with gorgeous textures and reflections.

The judge then went on to announce the winner of the Second Open Print Competition (Monochrome) to be Roseanne Robinson
with Mountain Walk. The judge admired it for its gentleness which gave a feeling that one could walk through to the grand vista
beyond.

                  

Then onto the Colour section where the judge advised careful use of contrast, sharpness, clarity and resolution and in the case
of architecture, be mindful of verticals. Among the entries were sweeping sea vistas, a heron with its catch, gulls over the sea,
frost rimmed foliage, River Tyne arches, a detailed damselfly, pressed flowers and of Fountains Abbey. The judges choices for
Highly Commended followed; Poppies by Karin Jackson for its sharpness and well controlled depth of field. Gloucester Cathedral
Choir by Sue Dawson for its great detail, symmetry and balance. Light Bulb Moment by Roseanne Robinson for its great light
control and bokeh effect. No More Mining by Sue Dawson for its interesting layers with a story telling quality.

In Fifth place was Pat Wood with Not a Lot of Chat; a story telling image where one could choose their own interpretation. In
Fourth Place was Paul Appleby with the Offering (A Gannet Portrait), chosen for its colour contrast, plumage and beak detail.
Third place went to Karin Jackson with Anemone, chosen for its softness and detail and beautiful corona. Second place was
awarded to Peter Downs with Dante’s Inferno. A strong abstract which the judge said was well structured, possessed a good
colour palette and had great depth.

The judge went on to announce the winner of the Second Open Print Competition (Colour) also to be Peter Downs with Early
Morning Mist. An abstract creation, the judge admired it for being well structured, not uniform, evoked the swirling morning
mist with light captured foliage. Club Chairman Jeremy Cooper thanked all who took part and thanked Lynda for her considered
reaction to the images. Placed prints were able to be viewed close to while enjoying refreshments which concluded another
interesting evening at the club.

Steph.