We were delighted to welcome Colin Joyce to Musselburgh to judge our colour print competition, braving the evening rush hour traffic on the Forth Bridges to visit us from Dunfermline. Colin is both an artist and a photographer, whose work can be seen on his web site:
His work will also be on display during the weekend beginning 30th November at the Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show at St. John’s Church in Edinburgh. Colin said it was a privilege to have the opportunity to view other people’s work and had enjoyed the variety of ideas shown by our members. He doesn’t like the term “judging” when assessing images, as he’s simply expressing his opinion. He said all of the prints entered are worthy of display.
33 prints had been entered by 11 members. Colin really liked the strong colours and detailed textures on many of the prints. He suggested some prints with an extensive background could be improved by cropping, and some prints could be improved by toning down a distraction or adding a focal point. But he had positive things to say about all the prints and appreciated the work that had gone into creating them. The top scorers were (in reverse order):
- 5th place (51 points)
- Elaine Gilroy.
- 4th place (52 points)
- Jennifer Davidson
- 3rd place (53 points)
- John West
- Derek Muller
- 2nd place (54 points)
- Joe Fowler
- Mike Clark
- Carol Edmond
- 1st place (58 points)
- George Todd
The top images were:
- Courting Great Crested Grebes (George Todd) – 20 points
- Battling the Rapids (George Todd) – 20 points
- Where’s that Nut? (Joe Fowler) – 19 points
- Come Fly With Me (Mike Clark) – 19 points
- What Was That? (Carol Edmond) – 19 points
- Apprentice Welder (Joe Fowler) – 18 points
- Forrest Nymph (George Todd – 18 points
- You staring at me? (Mike Clark) – 18 points
- Anemone Triptych (Elaine Gilroy) – 18 points
- Fake Fly (John West) – 18 points
- Hand Made and Home Grown (John West) – 18 points
- Rubbing hands with devilish delight (Carol Edmond) – 18 points
- That’s My Nut (Derek Muller) – 18 points
- Chilling After a Heavy Lunch (Derek Muller) – 18 points
- Beautiful Young Woman (Jennifer Davidson) – 18 points
Well done to George Todd, winning with 58/60 and also creating “Courting Great Crested Grebes”, which Colin considered the best image overall. Thank you to Colin for “expressing his opinion” for us, and to everyone who entered the competition.
Next week we have two inter-club competitions in quick succession:
- The 4-way interclub competition takes place at 7:30pm on Wednesday, 20th November 2024 at Stirling and District Camera Club. Musselburgh will be competing against Stirling, Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy. Please come along and support your club. The meeting takes place at the “Birds and Bees” in Stirling. Click the link below for a map.
- We will be hosting the “Match an Image” competition with North Berwick Photographic Society at 7pm on Thursday, 21st November 2024. Note that, due to a booking problem, we will be in our usual room (G3) at the Fisherrow Centre, rather than the corner room (G6). This is very different kind of competition from the 4-way. Click here to read about last year’s fun.
I look forward to seeing you again in the coming week.
Musselburgh Camera Club 