Wednesday 8th March saw the clubs panel competition judged by Sally Sallet ARPS CPAGB AFIAP and BPE3* of Wakefield Camera Club. Sally joined us on Zoom with members joining at the hall and at home.

The panel competition was a whole of club competition with no club or advanced section. Members submitted panels in three sections Monochrome, Nature and Colour.

Sally provided us with a entertaining evening reviewing a varied selection to panel themes. I am sure members will have found her comments informative and supportive in developing their skills in developing their panels. A winning panel was awarded in each section, with Commended and Highly Commended awards also being made.

MONOCHROME SECTION

The first section judged consisted of 16 panels in the monochrome section. The winning panel was ‘Bruce’s Bike Shop’ by Ann Dallaway. Ann linked the images together rather than separating the three images by a frame.

• Ann Dallaway -Winner for ‘Bruce’s Bike Shop‘
• Bill Pickard – Highly Commended for ‘Variations on a Running Jump’
• Kim Rigg – Commended for ‘Dandelion’
• Dave Nelson – Commended for ‘Frozen In Time’
• Maureen Smith -Commended for ‘Midland Stairs’

NATURE SECTION

Before the coffee break the 11 Nature panels were judged. The winning panel was ‘Garden Visitors’ by Bill Pickard. Sally enjoyed the movement and quality of the bird images.

• Bill Pickard -Winner for ‘Garden Visitors‘
• Phil Drayton – Highly Commended for ‘Insects’
• Gordon Mills – Commended for ‘Little Egret and Fish’
• Russell Millner – Commended for ‘Morning on Hudson Bay’.
• Kim Rigg – Commended for ‘Tree Bumble Bee’.

COLOUR SECTION

After the coffee break Sally judged the final 15 Colour Panels. Phil Drayton taking the winning place with his colourful and well layed out panel ‘Fireworks’.

• Phil Drayton -Winner for ‘Fireworks’
• Karen Carruthers – Highly Commended for ‘Windermere Ferry Workings’
• Maureen Smith – Commended for ‘Rock Abstracts’
• Russell Milner – Commended for ‘Bee Eaters’
• Suzy Braye – Commended for ‘Temple of Piety Reflections’.

Thanks as always to all members who contributed to an enjoyable evening.

Next week we have a talk by the wonderful photographer Margaret Soraya with her talk ‘A Life Less Ordinary’. https://www.margaretsoraya.com/ .

Please feel free to join us either at the hall or on Zoom. Details on how to join as a visitor at https://kendalphotographyclub.co.uk/about/membership/