3 April 2025
3 April 2025: 3rd Open Competition
The last of the Open Competitions for this season was held with a good attendance. 36 digitals and 16 prints were entered, covering a cross section of genres including nature, street, sport, landscape, creative, and rave. The judge for the evening was Ian Ledyard who spent time giving his personal take on each the images.
Print Awards….
Gold: Jan Sullivan, Nutcrackers Squabbling.
Silver: Jan Sullivan, Morning mist in the Rhodopi Mountains.
Bronze: John Slater, Stag in Rut.
Print Highly Commended
Charlie Kid: Northern Harrier with Prey.
Gary Mayhew: Jumping Spider on Dandelion.
Cheryl Hewitt: Escaped from the Show.
Print Commended
Gary Mayhew: Spitting Feathers
Digital Awards were…
Gold: Jayne Crocker: Skyline.
Silver: Tracey Neale: Curiosity and Caution.
Bronze: Alan Brown: Haven of Peace.
Digital Highly Commended
Sara Josey: Love on a Lily.
Rob Cox: Elephant Hawkmoth
Liz Wallis: Guillemot Courtship Feeding
Cheryl Hewitt: Bee Wolf wasp
Steve Howells: ICM at the seaside
Digital Commended
Charlie Kidd: Caracal.
Steve Howells: Church Rock Under Attack.
John Whitehurst: Ignore his Bellowing Girls.
Jan Sullivan: Born Free.
Liz Wallis: In the Zone.
Cheryl Hewitt: Perched.
Jan Sullivan: Gold crest foraging in Winter.
Well done to everyone who entered and congratulations to the Award winners.
Print Gold Award: Nutcrackers Squabbling by Jan Sullivan
Print Silver Award: Morning Mist in the Rhodopi Mountains by Jan Sullivan
Print Bronze Award: Stag in a Rut by John Slater
Digital Gold Award: Skyline by Jayne Crocker
Digital Silver Award: Curiosity and Caution by Tracey Neale
Digital Bronze Award: Haven of Peace by Alan Brown
The last of the Open Competitions for this season was held with a good attendance. 36 digitals and 16 prints were entered, covering a cross section of genres including nature, street, sport, landscape, creative, and rave. The judge for the evening was Ian Ledyard who spent time giving his personal take on each the images.
Print Awards….
Gold: Jan Sullivan, Nutcrackers Squabbling.
Silver: Jan Sullivan, Morning mist in the Rhodopi Mountains.
Bronze: John Slater, Stag in Rut.
Print Highly Commended
Charlie Kid: Northern Harrier with Prey.
Gary Mayhew: Jumping Spider on Dandelion.
Cheryl Hewitt: Escaped from the Show.
Print Commended
Gary Mayhew: Spitting Feathers
Digital Awards were…
Gold: Jayne Crocker: Skyline.
Silver: Tracey Neale: Curiosity and Caution.
Bronze: Alan Brown: Haven of Peace.
Digital Highly Commended
Sara Josey: Love on a Lily.
Rob Cox: Elephant Hawkmoth
Liz Wallis: Guillemot Courtship Feeding
Cheryl Hewitt: Bee Wolf wasp
Steve Howells: ICM at the seaside
Digital Commended
Charlie Kidd: Caracal.
Steve Howells: Church Rock Under Attack.
John Whitehurst: Ignore his Bellowing Girls.
Jan Sullivan: Born Free.
Liz Wallis: In the Zone.
Cheryl Hewitt: Perched.
Jan Sullivan: Gold crest foraging in Winter.
Well done to everyone who entered and congratulations to the Award winners.
Print Gold Award: Nutcrackers Squabbling by Jan Sullivan
Print Silver Award: Morning Mist in the Rhodopi Mountains by Jan Sullivan
Print Bronze Award: Stag in a Rut by John Slater
Digital Gold Award: Skyline by Jayne Crocker
Digital Silver Award: Curiosity and Caution by Tracey Neale
Digital Bronze Award: Haven of Peace by Alan Brown