Photographic club winners take a bow
Paisley Colour Photographic Club members have enjoyed the final and most prestigious internal competition of the 2021/22 season.
Rod Davis, of Ayr Photographic Society, judged the Henderson Competition.
Photographers had to submit three images to be judged as a set.
Awards were given for the top placed set in the Introductory (uncontested this year), Intermediate and Advanced sections, with one image selected as the best overall photograph.
This year’s winning set in the Advanced Section was by Neill Ross for his action-based Focussed, Landing Gear Down and On The Wire.
In second position was Eddie Middleton with his Eigg 3 Last Light, Eigg 2 Sea Thrift and Eigg 1 First Light combination.
Mark Harris was in third place with The Organist, COP26 Red Rebel Brigade and Stoneymollan Stag.
A club spokesman said:“Eddie and Mark are new - and very talented - members of the club.”
In fourth position was Charles Hamilton with his trademark street portraits Taif, Trongate; John, The Barras, and The Taxi Driver, Paisley.
Top set in the Intermediate Section was Douglas Forrest with his beautiful landscapes And
Then Came The Rain, Golden Marram 2 and Low Tide at Luskentyre. Douglas’s win, combined with his performance throughout the year in internal and external competitions, results in a well-earned promotion into the Advanced Section for next term.
The best overall image in the competition didn’t come from one of the placed sets, but was the impeccably timed and keenly observed Grey Heron With Stickleback, by Jim Murdoch.
In March, Gill Williamson, a past president of Eastwood Photographic Club, judged the third and final bimonthly league competition.
The final placings over the three rounds of the competition resulted in Mark Harris taking the honours in first place, Guy Phillips in second and Mike Cruise in third.
In the Intermediate Section, first place went to Fiona McFetridge while Ollie Desforges was second and David Scott and Douglas Forrest tied for third spot.
Fiona’s win combined with her performance through the 2021/22 season sees her also being promoted to the Advanced Section.
Winner of the Introductory Section was Andy Kerr.
The club now has a new home at Renfrew Bowling Club, in Sandy Road, after leaving the McMaster Centre.