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After Work Smoke Mono winner by David Bathard.
Open Print October 2025
Diana and David dominate the field!
24/10/2025
Peter Weaver, making one of many return visits to our club, was his usual cheery self when judging our October Open Print Competition. Known for his own expertise in photographing local events and people, Peter appreciated the efforts of those whose entries mirrored his own interests, but these did not always make the final cut in either colour or monochrome, and the eventual honours were shared across a range of genres.
Diana Walker was the most successful entrant in the Colour section with Highly Commended for her portrait of a “Harvest Mouse”, her 3rd place with the quality image of “Porcelain Fungi”, and in winning the section with “Punching Mum’s Nose”, an image that cleverly depicted a decisive moment between a tiger and her cub. Two of Diana’s three entries in the Mono section were also held back, both portraits of animals. She was Commended for her up close and personal “Malaysian Tiger” and Highly Commended for her “Red Deer Stag” in the rut.
David Bathard was almost as successful, with two of his three entries in each category placed. In the Colour section he was Commended for both his “Impression of Pulteney Weir” and “Pier Runner”, whilst in the mono section he was placed second with his image of “St Peter’s, Stourhead” a masterpiece in tone and detail, and won the section with a stunning portrait, taken abroad , entitled “After Work Smoke”.
Other successes in the Colour section were Pamela Bruce – Lockhart’s Commended for “Blue Hour”- it’s good to see her creativity being rewarded at last! Jane Richardson and Tony Nineham were Highly Commended for the simple but colourful “Barrel Wave” and “Four Spotted Chaser” respectively. With first and third places going to Diana Walker it was Graham Nicholls’ still life “Autumn Elegance” that split them and took second place. In the Mono section Tony Nineham was again Commended for his steam engine “Arriving at Corfe Castle”, as was Pamela’s unique approach for her ICM effort “Keeping Dry”. Pamela was again rewarded in this section with a Highly Commended for a well deserved “Alone in Bristol”. Jill Toman was Highly Commended for her “Whispers of the Old Ways” and her “Workshop Window” was placed third in this section behind David’s two winning entries.
The rest of us took on board the ever-helpful feedback and advice that Peter is renowned for, and that motivates us to keep trying! We look forward to an evening led by Pamela Bruce Lockhart next- one that will almost certainly feature a lot of black and white!
Jenny Short
24.10.2025
Diana Walker was the most successful entrant in the Colour section with Highly Commended for her portrait of a “Harvest Mouse”, her 3rd place with the quality image of “Porcelain Fungi”, and in winning the section with “Punching Mum’s Nose”, an image that cleverly depicted a decisive moment between a tiger and her cub. Two of Diana’s three entries in the Mono section were also held back, both portraits of animals. She was Commended for her up close and personal “Malaysian Tiger” and Highly Commended for her “Red Deer Stag” in the rut.
David Bathard was almost as successful, with two of his three entries in each category placed. In the Colour section he was Commended for both his “Impression of Pulteney Weir” and “Pier Runner”, whilst in the mono section he was placed second with his image of “St Peter’s, Stourhead” a masterpiece in tone and detail, and won the section with a stunning portrait, taken abroad , entitled “After Work Smoke”.
Other successes in the Colour section were Pamela Bruce – Lockhart’s Commended for “Blue Hour”- it’s good to see her creativity being rewarded at last! Jane Richardson and Tony Nineham were Highly Commended for the simple but colourful “Barrel Wave” and “Four Spotted Chaser” respectively. With first and third places going to Diana Walker it was Graham Nicholls’ still life “Autumn Elegance” that split them and took second place. In the Mono section Tony Nineham was again Commended for his steam engine “Arriving at Corfe Castle”, as was Pamela’s unique approach for her ICM effort “Keeping Dry”. Pamela was again rewarded in this section with a Highly Commended for a well deserved “Alone in Bristol”. Jill Toman was Highly Commended for her “Whispers of the Old Ways” and her “Workshop Window” was placed third in this section behind David’s two winning entries.
The rest of us took on board the ever-helpful feedback and advice that Peter is renowned for, and that motivates us to keep trying! We look forward to an evening led by Pamela Bruce Lockhart next- one that will almost certainly feature a lot of black and white!
Jenny Short
24.10.2025