It was the third open print competition and we were lucky to have Henry Uniacke judge the night’s images.

Henry’s views were somewhat different from previous judges so it made for an interesting night.

His different approach and interpretation gave the members a new way of viewing their images.

A very stimulating evening was had by all and generated much thought and discussion amongst the members.

The standard of photographs was high and varied in the choice of image.

In the standard group Jonathan Carey won the monochrome with ’TT swingers’ and Paul Dougherty won the colour class with his image, ’the weaver’.

In the intermediate class Beryl Quayle won both colour and monochrome classes with her ’Superwomen’ and ’Spirit of Ecstasy’ images.

In the advance group Ruth Nicholls won both classes with her images ’Home Fires Burning’ and ’Instability’, with instability winning best image in the competition.

It is a beautifully composed monochrome image of a tower of wooden blocks.

The meeting finished with a presentation from the Salmon family on their safari lodge in Botswana and the amazing wildlife that can be seen on the reserve, such as lions, wild dogs and cheetahs.

The presentation was well received by the club members, as a result of which several members were obviously keen to explore this beautiful country.

The Society meets on a Wednesday night at 7.30pm at the Arts Society building (Thie Ellyn) on Withington Road, Douglas.

All meetings are open to the public, with non-members paying an entry fee of £1.

Everyone is welcome. For more information about the society please look at the website.

www.iomps.com