The first round of this seasons bi monthly competitions took place on 1 February. Tony Houlden made a welcome return to the club to judge.
This was a tough competition, but Tony managed to get through over 70 images, and awarded marks out of 20 which will be added to this season's accumulated total.
Thanks to everybody who entered and made this an entertaining evening .Our thanks also to Tony for his excellent judging, making both informative and constructive comments in an entertainining way.
| Competition no. 1 held on 1 Feb 2023 | Judge: Tony Houlden | |
| Title | Author | Score |
| Advanced Colour Digital | ||
| Buckfast Abbey | Colin Hucklesby | 20 |
| St Dunstan's triptych | Ruth Holt | 20 |
| Inner thoughts | Bill Rhoades | 19 |
| Skye pinnacles | Neil Whittaker | 19 |
| A moment of silence | David Hornsby | 18 |
| Kestrel | Mark Fullbrook | 18 |
| Mine for the taking | Bill Rhoades | 18 |
| Road to Reykjavik | Peter Wright | 18 |
| Advanced Mono Digital | ||
| A moment in time | Maria Rhoades | 20 |
| Sorry Dad | Colin Hucklesby | 20 |
| Amur leopard | Mark Fullbrook | 19 |
| Contemplating the fight | Neil Whittaker | 19 |
| Whitby Abbey | Steven Woods | 19 |
| Eyeing the game up | Maria Rhoades | 18 |
| Slightly overwhelmed | Janet Tierney | 18 |
| Advanced Mono Prints | ||
| Matt | Neil Whittaker | 20 |
| Warrior | Richard Lloyd | 20 |
| Architectural geometry | Neil Whittaker | 19 |
| Clasping hands | Steven Woods | 18 |
| Futuristic mask | Richard Lloyd | 18 |
| 3 Amigos | Mark Fullbrook | 18 |
| You can't catch me | Maria Rhoades | 18 |
| Advanced Colour Prints | ||
| Heron displaying | Richard Lloyd | 20 |
| Please throw the ball again | Neil Cook | 20 |
| Still life | Maria Rhoades | 20 |
| Amsterdam by night | Neil Whittaker | 19 |
| Bailgate in the rain | Mark Fullbrook | 19 |
| Kestrel | Janet Tierney | 19 |
| Dance of the little egrets | Janet Tierney | 18 |
| Going for the points | Bill Rhoades | 18 |
| Large white | John Marris | 18 |
| Thornton le Dale thatched cottage | Neil Cook | 18 |