Last night was our first competition of the 26/27 season. It was a DPI competition with the theme being Movement and Peter Ottley was our judge.
Peter said that he liked to judge competitions where the theme was fairly wide ranging and encouraged a variety of images and subjects. A narrow or restrictive theme made judging more difficult. Our theme of Movement was a case in point as it encompassed a wide variety of potential subjects from movement caused by or involving people or animals to movement caused by the elements etc and even abstract images which involved movement.
The full results were as follows:
Themed
1st Gatekeeper Flutter-by – Huw Thomas
2nd Breezy Day in the Woods – Diane Rowe
3rd Sweet – Nick Farnham
HC Explosive Reaction – Nick Farnham
HC Flight over Golden Waters – James McKee
HC Frenzy – Martin Cumper
HC Just Dandy – Nick Farnham
TT Missed Catch Sequence – Martin Barber
TT Racer – Martin Cumper
TT Dance – Martin Cumper
Open
1st Eye Contact after M C Escher – Peter Elliston
2nd Face-full of Pollen – Huw Thomas
3rd A Quiet Read with Gramps – Gail Cropper
HC Beynac Sunset – Di Farnham
HC Form an Orderly Queue – Rachel Carter
HC The Girl in the Flower Dress – Di Farnham
TT A Face in the Trees – Polly Knowles
TT Hydrangea – Huw Thonas
TT Kingfisher with Fish – Rachel Carter
TT Picking a Colour – Martin Barber
Well done to all those who had their pictures ‘held back’, but particular congratulations go to Peter Elliston for his First Place in the open and also to Huw, Nick and Martin, who all had all 3 of their images held back, with Huw gaining a 1st (themed) and 2nd (open) placing, Nick a 3rd place and 2 highly commended and Martin 1 highly commended.