Religious Buildings Competition – Hitchin Camera Club

Here are the scores and images from the ‘Religious Buildings’ competition held on 16 March 2023 and judged by David Steel.

Digital Images	Author	Title	Score
1	John Crouch	St Mary’s Church, Ware	7
2	Simon Maddison	Laos Temple	6.5
3	Greg Covington	Canon’s Ashby Church	8
4	Dave Cheesman	Buddhist Pagoda Kota Kinbalu	6.5
5	Thomas Pedersen	The Church Lost to the Sand Dunes	7.5
6	Andy Hyde	Light on St. Andrews	8.5
7	David Triste	A Place to Reflect	7
8	Simon Bray	Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City	8
9	Wendy Dunsford	Science in the Cathedral	7
10	Gareth Kitchener	Abandoned Church, Stegenhoe	9
11	Mark Dunsford	Avebury Stones	5.5
12	Lee Paine	Cathedral Love	7
13	Moira Smith	Golden Temple, Kyoto	7
14	Jenny Scott	Village Church	7.5
15	Dan Keighley	Let There Be Light	7
16	Mike O’Neill	Faded Glory	10
17	Colin Southward	Old Warden	8.5
18	Chris Mills	De Zuiderkerk Church, Amsterdam	7
19	Ian Small	Evening Light on Pirton Church	6.5
20	Paul Abraham	Fallen Angel	6
21	Cheryl Fisher	Church in Fog	10
22	Steve Granger	Knaresborough Church in Infra-Red	5.5
23	Janice McInally	Sundon Church – Very Old Window	7.5
24	Mike Thompson	Mezquita Cordoba	9
25	Terry Linton	Eucharist, St James’ Garlickhythe	7.5
26	Emma Grenfell	Rock Church, Helsinki	6
27	Tony Ferns	Knowlton Norman Church within Ancient Henge	9
28	Sue Southward	Self-Portrait in Copper Font	7
29	Jeremy Lintott	Monastic Arches	7.5
30	Sophia Pyne	It Rings A Bell	10
31	Toby Scott	Vatican Interior	8
32	Elizabeth Scott	Santa Cecelia	8
33	Greg Evans	Worcester Cathedral	7.5
34	Gordon de Sousa	St Albans Abbey	6
35	Debra Wells	Benedictine Cloister, Monreale Cathedral	7.5
36	Dave Radford	St. Peters, Sofia	6
37	John Crouch	The Cloisters	8
38	Simon Maddison	Varanasi City of Temples	7
39	Greg Covington	Dedham Church	9.5
40	Dave Cheesman	Monastery of Panagia, Cyprus	7
41	Thomas Pedersen	25 Shot Panorama inside Ashwell Church	9
42	Andy Hyde	Blue and White Harmony	8
43	David Triste	St. Paul’s at Night	6
44	Simon Bray	Ely Cathedral	9
45	Wendy Dunsford	St Paul’s Cathedral in a Crowded Skyline	7
46	Gareth Kitchener	What’s on at the Cathedral?	6.5
47	Mark Dunsford	Lacock Abbey	7
48	Lee Paine	Spring Season is Here in Stevenage	7
49	Moira Smith	St. Mary’s, Baldock	7
50	Jenny Scott	Flying the Flag at Half-Mast in Respect of Her Majesty’s Passing	7
51	Dan Keighley	St. Paul’s from a Different Angle	7
52	Mike O’Neill	Hark the Heralds	8
53	Colin Southward	Sun Light	6
54	Chris Mills	St. Mary’s, Walkern	9
55	Ian Small	Basilica di Santa Maria, Venice	7
56	Paul Abraham	Stanford No hope	6.5
57	Cheryl Fisher	Midnight Mass	9.5
58	Janice McInally	Church in Lanzarote	9
59	Mike Thompson	Jonah’s View Inside the Whale, Reykjavic Cathedral	8
60	Terry Linton	Weekday Café and Workspace, St Mary, Aldermary	8
61	Tony Ferns	St. Andrews Dwarfed by the Gherkin	6
62	Sue Southward	Organ Pipes	8
63	Jeremy Lintott	Callanish Stones	8
64	Sophia Pyne	Charismatic Chapel	7
65	Toby Scott	St Peters – Morning	6.5
66	Elizabeth Scott	A Vision of Heaven	9
67	Greg Evans	The New Bishop	6.5
68	Gordon de Sousa	Minsden Chapel	7.5
69	Debra Wells	Boston Stump in Lego	7.5
70	Dave Radford	Icon	7.5

Prints	Author	Title	Score
1	Moira Smith	Stamford Spire	9
2	Janice McInally	Tewin Church	8
3	Andy Hyde	Remembering Aaron	6.5
4	Steve Granger	Falling Angel	6.5
5	Sue Southward	Norwich Cathedral	7.5
6	Debra Wells	Three Bells Ringing	7.5
7	Ian Small	St Andrew’s Church, Wimpole	9.5
8	Dave Radford	Church Taxis	6
9	Mike O’Neill	After the Rain	7
10	Terry Linton	St Paul’s Cathedral	8
11	Dave Cheesman	Igreja de Santo IIdefenson ,Porto	8
12	Thomas Pedersen	Willian Church in the Snow	7.5
13	Cheryl Fisher	St Paul’s Cathedral	9
14	Marcus Jackson	Has God abandoned us? Knowlton Church, Dorset	8.5
15	John Crouch	St Andrew’s Church, Hertford	8
16	Colin Southward	Red Chapel at Cockshutt	8
17	Greg Covington	Mezquita Cordoba	10
18	Janice McInally	Somewhere in Norway	7.5
19	Moira Smith	One Thousand Red Torri Gates	7
20	Ian Small	Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem	9.5
21	Steve Granger	St Mary’s, Snettisham	8.5
22	Cheryl Fisher	Rememberance	8
23	Andy Hyde	16 Frames	7.5
24	Debra Wells	Cathedral Damaged in Earthquake	8
25	Sue Southward	Ramgarnia Gurdwara	8
26	Terry Linton	After the Blitz, St Dunstan’s East	8
27	Dave Cheesman	Cosenza Cathedral, Calabria	10
28	Colin Southward	For Whom The Bell Tolls	7
29	Marcus Jackson	The Altar in the Temple of Jupiter	7.5
30	Mike O’Neill	Reflections of St Paul’s	7
31	Dave Radford	Church Reading	9
32	Thomas Pedersen	Odense Cathedral	9.5
33	John Crouch	St Leonard’s Church, Bengeo	7.5

Dave Cheesman – Buddhist Pagoda Kota Kimbalu

Aalborg Trip — Thomas Petersen – The Church Lost to the Sand Dunes

Simon Bray – Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City

Wendy Dunsford – Science in the Cathedral

Gareth Kitchener – Abandoned Church, Stegenhoe

Chris Mills – De Zuiderkerk Church, Amsterdam

Ian Small – Evening Light on Pirton Church

Steve Granger – Knaresborough Church in Infra-Red

Janice McInally – Sundon Church – Very Old Window

Terry Linton – Eucharist, St. James’ Garlickhythe

Knowlton1 — Knowlton Norman Church Within Ancient Henge

Sue Southward – Self-Portrait in Copper Font

Olympus Digital Camera — Debra Wells – Benedictine Cloister, Monreale Cathedral

Simon Maddison – Varanasi, City of Temples

Dave Cheesman – Monastery of Panama, Cyprus

Symonds Yat Walk — Thomas Pedersen – 25 Shot Panorama Inside Ashwell Church

Gareth Kitchener – What’s On At The Cathedral?

Lee Paine – Spring Season is Here in Stevenage

Jenny Scott – Flying the Flag at Half-Mast in Respect of Her Majesty’s Passing

Dan Keighley – St. Paul’s From a Different Angle

Ian Small – Basilica di Santa Maria, Venice

Mike Thompson 2 Inside The Whale ? Reykjavik Cathedral — Mike Thompson – Inside The Whale, Reykjavik Cathedral

Terry Linton – Weekday Cafe and Workspace, St. Mary, Aldermary

Tony Ferns – St. Andrews Dwarfed by the Gherkin

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1 Stamford Spire — Moira Smith – Stamford Spire

2 Tewin Church — Janice McInally – Tewin Church

3 In Memory Of Aaron — Andy Hyde – Remembering Aaron

4 Falling Angel — Steve Granger – Falling Angel

5 Norwich Cathedral — Sue Southward – Norwich Cathedral

6 Three Bells Ringing — Debra Wells – Three Bells Ringing

7 St Andrews Church Wimpole — Ian Small – St Andrews Church, Wimpole

8 Church Taxis — Dave Radford – Church Taxis

9 After The Rain — Mike O’Neill – After The Rain

10 St Pauls Cathedral — Terry Linton – St Pauls Cathedral

11 Igreja De Santo Ildefonso Porto — Dave Cheesman – Igreja De Santo Ildefonso Porto

12 Willian Church In The Snow — Thomas Pedersen – Willian Church In The Snow

13 St Pauls Cathederal — Cheryl Fisher – St Pauls Cathedral

14 Has God Abandonded Us Knowlton Church Dorset — Marcus Jackson – Has God Abandoned Us, Knowlton Church Dorset

15 St Andrews — John Crouch – St Andrews Church, Hertford

16 Red Chapel Near Cockshutt — Colin Southward – Red Chapel Near Cockshutt

17 Mezquita Cordoba — Greg Covington – Mezquita Cordoba

18 Somewhere In Norway — Janice McInally – Somewhere In Norway

19 1000 Red Torii Gates, Kyoto — Moira Smith – 1000 Red Torii Gates, Kyoto

20 Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem — Ian Small – Dome Of The Rock, Jerusalem

21 St Marys Snettisham — Steve Granger -St Marys, Snettisham

22 Rememberence — Cheryl Fisher – Remembrance

23 Sixteen Frames — Andy Hyde – Sixteen Frames

25 Ramgarhia Gurdwara — Sue Southward – Ramgarhia Gurdwara

26 After The Blitz, St Dunstans In The East — Terry Linton – After The Blitz, St Dunstans In The East

27 Cosenza Cathedral Calabria — Dave Cheesman – Cosenza Cathedral Calabria

28 For Whom The Bell Tolls — Colin Southward – For Whom The Bell Tolls

29 The Alter In The Temple Of Jupiter Dolichenus Vindolanda — Marcus Jackson – The Alter In The Temple Of Jupiter, Dolichenus Vindolanda

30 Reflections Of St Pauls — Mike O’Neill – Reflections Of St Pauls

31 Church Reading — Dave Radford – Church Reading

32 Odense Cathedral — Thomas Pedersen – Odense Cathedral

33 St Leonards — John Crouch – St Leonard’s Church, Bengeo

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