Ayrshire Post

Leading lens of the county

- Staff reporter

The skilled cameramen and women of Ayr Photograph­ic Society have been behind their lenses all summer.

While regular meetings were scrapped, there was plenty of time for outdoor shoots.

The results are in for the first competion of the new season, the Jessops Open, which was judged by Guy Phillips of Paisley Colour PC.

The society was founded in 1905 and meets in the Loudoun Hall in Ayr every Thursday night.

The club’s Forrest Weir said: “New members from complete beginners to profession­als are always welcome and we have added a few more this year.”

‘ Peeking Osprey’ by Harry Morgan and ‘ Cir Mhor and the A’Chir Ridge’ by Michael Kelso were joint winners of the Best Intermedia­te Print section.

Malcolm Yates won Best Intermedia­te digital projected image with‘ Dying Light’.

‘ Here Comes the Rain Again’ by Ruth Hayton won Best Advanced DPI.

Mark Caldwell won the Advanced Prints category with ‘ Armadillo Under an Iron Sky’ and was also awarded best overall image of the competitio­n.

 ??  ?? Lines and texture The Armadillo in Glasgow by Mark Caldwell
Lines and texture The Armadillo in Glasgow by Mark Caldwell
 ??  ?? Bird on a wire Ruth Hayton’s spectacula­r kingfisher
Bird on a wire Ruth Hayton’s spectacula­r kingfisher
 ??  ?? Gotcha Stunning moment an osprey pierces a trout with its left talon. Captured by Harry Morgan
Gotcha Stunning moment an osprey pierces a trout with its left talon. Captured by Harry Morgan
 ??  ?? Sundowner Great shot from Portencros­s Pier by Malcolm Yates
Sundowner Great shot from Portencros­s Pier by Malcolm Yates
 ??  ?? Rugged Arran Michael Kelso caught the light
Rugged Arran Michael Kelso caught the light

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