We hadn't done anything like this for a long time, we had a knockout competition judged by the members. The rules were so simple as to be almost non-existent, each member could enter up to three prints of any age, but they had to be mounted on a 500x400mm mount. Two prints were shown at a time and the members voted on which one they thought was best.
The evening was expertly organised by John Gauvin who cooked up a scheme which could cope with any number of entries. Alex and Liz also worked hard marshalling the photographs and counting the votes. At the quarter final stage his method became a bit more complex as each print had to be voted out at least twice before it was discarded.
The winner was "Tawny Owl" by Derek Grieve (shown above).
We all had a very enjoyable evening with some amusing combinations of images adding to the fun. It was noted that the wildlife enthusiasts tended to vote as a block and that nudes attracted a stong vote from the male voters.
Hats off to John G. for organising a very successful competition.
