3rd Print Competion 14th April 09
- Clubworker Competition 3 - Beginner / Intermediate Prints
- Clubworker Competition 3 - Advanced Prints
Colin Douglas ARPS AFIAP DPAGB BPE3* of St Helen’s Camera Club was our judge for this last general print competition of the session. With 9 Beginner and 71 Advanced Prints he knew he had his work cut out to finish on time and choose winners. He joked that he would deduct marks from all jokey titles he didn’t laugh at. Trevor Rogers, author of Snow Place like Home, immediately looked glum. However he cheered up again on being awarded best beginner print.
Melissa appeared several times (shades of Lola Lamour?) The first Melissa was displaced by the second, who, in turn, was displaced by the third. And this time From Dawn to Dusk did not fare at all well. But Tony R came out smiling. Was it really true that his winning print, “Waiting for Walkies” was initially a make weight? Did the judge take pity on the Dog? Or on Tony? We shall never know.
In the event Colin finished in good time for the crowd to crowd into the Farmer’s Arms, where I am assured it was not the least crowded. Graham Johnson, in his Vote of Thanks, noted that he had known Colin for many years and that they were fellow members of the RPS Creative Group. It had been an excellent competition and all credit to Colin for walking us through the diverse multitude of images and giving us his opinions of them.