Club Meeting, 2nd Open Print Competitions - Tuesday 10th March 2020.
On Tuesday 10th March Morpeth Camera Club was pleased to welcome guest photographic judge Jim Welsh, LRPS,
CPAGB, APAGB, to comment upon and announce the winners of the 2nd Open Print Competition. A member of Blyth
Photographic Society and incoming president of the Northern Counties Photographic Federation Jim opened the night
by saying that he had enjoyed looking through the thirty two colour and thirty eight mono prints that were entered.
An open competition gives the photographers flexibility and a chance to pull something new out of the bag which
reflects their style.
In the colour section, there was an eclectic mix of prints of tall ships, highly colourful abstracts, stylised portraits,
delicate flowers, sweeping landscapes, and village scenes. On occasion, Jim recommended cropping to concentrate
the eye on the subject and offered advice on cloning out distractions. He then went on to announce his four Highly
Commended awards to; Paul Appleby with Sitting Pretty, Illuminated Paddle Steamer, also by Paul, Dave Bisset with
Tommy and Aboot Time a a’d a Sit Doon by Sue Dawson.
He awarded fifth place to Davy Bolam for The Thinkers, a Colourful wall art scene of contemplative faces seemingly
looking down on a passer-by; fourth place was awarded to Pat Wood for In Days Gone By, a portrait of a couple
posing in the style of olden days. Third place was given to Glyn Trueman with Running Together, of two happy dogs
running on the beach sharing a stick, which Jim admired for its wonderful detail and feeling of motion; second place
went to Peter Downs with The Devils Daughter, a fierce-looking Goth lady with an eerie background which Jim said
had great facial expression and had a storytelling quality. He then announced the winner of the Colour section to be
Sue Dawson with Cloister of Paradise, a mysterious figure walking through cloisters which the judge was attracted
to it for the soft, warm shadows and quality.
1st. Cloister of Paradise, Amalfi. 2nd. The Devils Daughter. 3rd. Running Together.
The monochrome section followed with Jim saying that it can sometimes be hard to print in monochrome as there
are so many shades, from black through all the greys and then to white, as tonal variations can appear. Harbour
panoramas, church architecture, a station guard portrait, a futuristic cityscape, textured standing rocks, a French
cheese stall, abstract shutters, Scottish architecture, and Alpine scenes were among the prints entered. Highly
Commended places were awarded to Sue Dawson with Galleria Umberto, Naples, Coiled and Ready by Alistair
Cooper, Modern Art Gallery, by Paul Appleby, and York Tunnel by Pat Woods.
Jim went on to announce his fifth place which went to Davy Bolam with The Beauty of Architecture, a high key but
detailed image of Moscow State University which Jim described as a beautiful piece of monochrome work; Roseanne
Robinson with Dressed to Kill was given fourth place, a study of a hand, the fingers of which were adorned with many
rings together with one very sharp fingernail, which Jim admired for its detail and skin tones. In third place was Davy
Bolam with Recorders of Time, a group of old cameras, which had been softened and textured which the judge was
drawn to for its lovely treatment. In second place was Glyn Trueman with Hexham Abbey, an interior shot which was
valued for its lovely lead-in of archways, and for its detail and sharpness. The judge went on to announce the winner
of the 2nd Open Print Competition, Monochrome section to be Liverpool Museum Staircase by Glyn Trueman, which
the judge described as a study of pattern, shapes, and tones which lead the eye through the image and admired it
for its softness and light.
1st. Liverpool Museum Staircase. 2nd. Hexham Abbey. 3rd. Recorders of Time.
Joint club Vice Chair, Sue Dawson, thanked Jim for his comments, his usual good humour, and anecdotes throughout
the evening, after which coffee was enjoyed while viewing the placed prints at close range.
Steph.
CPAGB, APAGB, to comment upon and announce the winners of the 2nd Open Print Competition. A member of Blyth
Photographic Society and incoming president of the Northern Counties Photographic Federation Jim opened the night
by saying that he had enjoyed looking through the thirty two colour and thirty eight mono prints that were entered.
An open competition gives the photographers flexibility and a chance to pull something new out of the bag which
reflects their style.
In the colour section, there was an eclectic mix of prints of tall ships, highly colourful abstracts, stylised portraits,
delicate flowers, sweeping landscapes, and village scenes. On occasion, Jim recommended cropping to concentrate
the eye on the subject and offered advice on cloning out distractions. He then went on to announce his four Highly
Commended awards to; Paul Appleby with Sitting Pretty, Illuminated Paddle Steamer, also by Paul, Dave Bisset with
Tommy and Aboot Time a a’d a Sit Doon by Sue Dawson.
He awarded fifth place to Davy Bolam for The Thinkers, a Colourful wall art scene of contemplative faces seemingly
looking down on a passer-by; fourth place was awarded to Pat Wood for In Days Gone By, a portrait of a couple
posing in the style of olden days. Third place was given to Glyn Trueman with Running Together, of two happy dogs
running on the beach sharing a stick, which Jim admired for its wonderful detail and feeling of motion; second place
went to Peter Downs with The Devils Daughter, a fierce-looking Goth lady with an eerie background which Jim said
had great facial expression and had a storytelling quality. He then announced the winner of the Colour section to be
Sue Dawson with Cloister of Paradise, a mysterious figure walking through cloisters which the judge was attracted
to it for the soft, warm shadows and quality.
1st. Cloister of Paradise, Amalfi. 2nd. The Devils Daughter. 3rd. Running Together.
The monochrome section followed with Jim saying that it can sometimes be hard to print in monochrome as there
are so many shades, from black through all the greys and then to white, as tonal variations can appear. Harbour
panoramas, church architecture, a station guard portrait, a futuristic cityscape, textured standing rocks, a French
cheese stall, abstract shutters, Scottish architecture, and Alpine scenes were among the prints entered. Highly
Commended places were awarded to Sue Dawson with Galleria Umberto, Naples, Coiled and Ready by Alistair
Cooper, Modern Art Gallery, by Paul Appleby, and York Tunnel by Pat Woods.
Jim went on to announce his fifth place which went to Davy Bolam with The Beauty of Architecture, a high key but
detailed image of Moscow State University which Jim described as a beautiful piece of monochrome work; Roseanne
Robinson with Dressed to Kill was given fourth place, a study of a hand, the fingers of which were adorned with many
rings together with one very sharp fingernail, which Jim admired for its detail and skin tones. In third place was Davy
Bolam with Recorders of Time, a group of old cameras, which had been softened and textured which the judge was
drawn to for its lovely treatment. In second place was Glyn Trueman with Hexham Abbey, an interior shot which was
valued for its lovely lead-in of archways, and for its detail and sharpness. The judge went on to announce the winner
of the 2nd Open Print Competition, Monochrome section to be Liverpool Museum Staircase by Glyn Trueman, which
the judge described as a study of pattern, shapes, and tones which lead the eye through the image and admired it
for its softness and light.
1st. Liverpool Museum Staircase. 2nd. Hexham Abbey. 3rd. Recorders of Time.
Joint club Vice Chair, Sue Dawson, thanked Jim for his comments, his usual good humour, and anecdotes throughout
the evening, after which coffee was enjoyed while viewing the placed prints at close range.
Steph.