This year's Great Barr Open Exhibition was a great success for me once again. I had a massive 15 acceptances + 1 Ribbon & 1 Commended.
Accepted images were:-
OUT OF THE SHADOWS, SPHINXES WITHOUT SECRETS, SINGER FROM FAT CAT GURU, CAFE ON THE LANE, CAMDEN POTENTATE, NOT TONIGHT DARLING, MITCH & MAX, OBSCENITY OF DIFFERENCE, BULLRACE & BLADES, VOLUCELLA PELLUCENS, STAG BEETLE, BILLYWITCH, PAIR OF ADULT OTTERS, FLESH FLY & SNOUT MOTH.
BILLYWITCH RECEIVED A PAGB RIBBON
CAMDEN POTENTATE RECEIVED A COMMENDED CERTIFICATE
The 1st 'Beyond Group' Open National Digital Projection Exhibition of photography - 2 ACCEPTANCES
CAMOFLAGED WAVED UMBER
LIONS MANE JELLYFISH
Edinburgh International Exhibition of Photography - 2 ACCEPTANCES
MITCH & MAX
POW MIA
COTSWOLD MONOCHROME - 7 ACCEPTANCE + 2 AWARDS
BULLRACE & BLADES ~ COMMENDED
NIKE STARE ~ COMMENDED
+ COMMON ASSAULT ( A NEW IMAGE )
+ A MONOCHROME VERSION OF 'WINDOWS TO THE SOUL' BELOW, 'COMPASSION', 'THE GOSSIPS' ( A 4 YEAR OLD PICTURE, SO PERHAPS TIME TO RETIRE IT ME THINKS! ) AND A MONOCHROME VERSION OF 'OBSCENITY OF DIFFERENCE'.
TRIERENBERG SUPER CIRCUIT - 11 ACCEPTANCES WITH THESE 3 IMAGES
WINDOWS TO THE SOUL
LILY DIFFUSION
FLESH FLY
SOLIHULL PROJECTED OPEN - 5 ACCEPTANCES
NIKE STARE
SNOUT MOTH
FLESH FLY
BULLRACE & BLADES
JAKE
WIRRAL - 1 ACCEPTANCE
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
EAF
7 ACCEPTANCES + Selectors Medal
CAMDEN POTENTATE
WAITING FOR SUMMER
ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT
A PIERCING STARE
THE GATHERING
THREE OF A KIND
DEVIL RE-INCARNATED
GUERNSEY OPEN - 4 ACCEPTANCES
'COMPASSION' together with
THE BALLROOM
WHEN TIME STOOD STILL
CAMDEN POTENTATE
RUSHDEN OPEN - 2 ACCEPTED
BOYS OF BRICK LANE
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL - 9 ACCEPTED
BULLRACE & BLADES
DON’T CARE FOR YOURS MUCH
SPHINXES WITHOUT SECRETS
ALL BRAWN
SKINWEAR
THE OBSCENITY OF DIFFERENCE
CAROUSEL
MAN WITH A MOUSTACHE
FLESH FLY
WELSH - 3 ACCEPTANCES
FLESH FLY
SNOUT MOTH
& OBSCENITY OF DIFFERENCE
OBSCENITY OF DIFFERENCE
HOLLAND SUPERCIRCUIT
JAKE
PRINCE ALBERT OF CAMDEN
DEATH BY MISADVENTURE
ROUNDHOUSE PUNCH
FLESH FLY
CROSS SPIDER
SOUTHPORT OPEN
2 Open Mono
BARBER OF BRICK LANE
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
1 open Colour
CAROUSEL
3 Nature Prints
1 Nature Slide
SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL
1 Open Digital Section
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
SMETHWICK INTERNATIONAL
2 Mono prints Accepted
1 Nature Projected Accepted
FRENCH DIGITAL TOUR
HAYANGE = 3 (possibly 4) ACCEPTANCES + 2 FIAP RIBBONS
SAINT AIGNAN = 2 (possibly 3) ACCEPTANCES
BAGNOLS MARCOULE = 3 to 5 ACCEPTANCES
(Typical French have muddled Rusty & my results up so not certain anymore who got what in, except for these 3 certainties)
BROMSGROVE OPEN
11 ACCEPTANCES ( 2 mono prints, 2 colour prints, 3 general slides, 1 open digital, 2 nature prints, 1 nature slide). PLUS A SILVER MEDAL IN THE NATURE PRINT SECTION WITH 'FLESH FLY'
DINGWALL OPEN SLIDE
I had 4 acceptances, 2 open and 2 Natural history images.
Flesh Fly being one of them, which is currently doing very well for me.
Snout moth is another
SHREWSBURY OPEN
I had 3 acceptances, which included a Commendation with this image, entitled 'OUT OF THE SHADOWS'.
NORTHERN COUNTIES
Just one acceptance in this projected image exhibition but it did pick up the 'JAN JANSEN' Selector's award with:- 'JAKE'
GREAT BARR 's 1st BPE OPEN was a successful exhibition for me.
Open Mono
1 DOWN 34 TO GO
SPOT THE DOG
LOVE UNDER PROTEST * SELECTOR'S medal
CAMBRIDGE SPECIAL BREW CREW * COMMENDED
LOVE UNDER PROTEST SPECIAL BREW CREW
Open Colour
MISTLEY MISTS
LINE DANCING
IN A MODEL WORLD * SILVER medal
PITCH BLACK ALLEY CAT
Slides
BROMMIE BROTHERS
THE ROUNDHOUSE PUNCH * COMMENDED
THE GOSSIPS
Digital
BOYS OF BRICK LANE *SILVER medal
DEATH BY MISADVENTURE
BOYS OF BRICK LANE
