Beaulieu Camera Group held our Print of the Year competition on 2nd November. It was technically "Print of the Year 2021/22" as prints which had been awarded Seals of Merit at the single Open print competition held in 2021 were added to those from the three Open print competitionswhich took place in 2022.
A total of 42 prints were eligible and our judge for the evening, Roy Lambeth DPAGB EFIAP BPE2*, certainly had a hard task in selecting the award winners. No marks were required, but Roy's critique of each image was excellent, with much thought given to his appraisals and reasoning behind the decision whether to hold it back or not.
Eighteen prints were held back for further consideration with the final results as follows:
1st Place and winner of the Greg Holmes Print of the Year Trophy was awarded to Bob Abbott for his wonderful image "Fox and Rapeseed".
Bob had two other prints which received awards with "Low Tide at Lepe" gaining 2nd place and a Highly Commended Certificate for "Dawn at Blackchurch Rock.
In 3rd place was "Dalmation Pelican" by Hilary Flaxman CPAGB.
Roy awarded six Highly Commended Certificates. Here are the other five:
Hilary Flaxman CPAGB "Iceland" Hilary Flaxman CPAGB "Steller's Sea Eagle, Japan"
Ian Hutchinson "Little Egret Landing" Ian Hutchinson "Silver Studdes Blue"
Maggie White CPAGB "One of the Few"
Congratulations to the award winners and to all the Beaulieu Camera Group members whose prints were awarded Seals of Merit. The quality and variety of genres and styles certainly made for a super evening.
Sue Dunham Chairman BCG