An excellent standard of photography made the job of Charlie Phillips, judge for this month's competition, very difficult. The subject brought in some interesting, well thought out and original entries, especially from Diane and Eve Morrison.
Some of the members being very well travelled, entries were not only taken in Scotland, but also the continent, giving a very varied feel to the competition, rather than the countless images of the Kessock and Forth bridges, many were expecting.
Charlie's comments were very good, with tips on printing and the commercial value of the images, mixed in with his sense of humour made for an entertaining evening.
Excellent entries included those from Tim Johnston, Ross Graham, Alan Beattie, Robin Miller and Ricky Fraser. The best images from each section are listed below -
Beginners - Donald Noble - Friar's Bridge
Printed - Ken Armstrong - Armstrong Bridge at Cragside, Northumberland
Projected - Mark Logan - Precarious Bridge
The monochrome section produced some very good images, Suzy McKeown produced some lovely images of feathers, and Mike Tibbs's Buckland Ghost stood out for me, but that man, Mark Logan again produced the judges favourite image, with his potrait of Lyndsay.
Charlie and his wife are running a series of workshops at North Kessock which may interest members. Details are on their flyer which you can download here.