Our second competition of the new internal season took place on Tuesday 3rd September, with many members making it to the Hall and a few on Zoom. This round had an 'Open' theme and the judge was Malcolm Rapier, in his final visit to our Society before his retirement, after 35 years as a photography judge.
Our Chairman, Nick Bowman, invited our judge, Malcolm Rapier, to introduce himself and then the competition began.
Print Competition
Nine members presented prints in the first half of the evening.
Malcolm remarked that he was a particular fan of cropping and that, 'if it's not doing anything, take it out!' He also remarked on the pleasing diversity of subjects and styles submitted by Society members.
Five images were held back for a second look in the print category. Ultimately, 19 points were awarded to 'The Highway' by Colin Page & 'High Flyer at the Quay Club' by Rob Wilkinson, with the maximum 20 points awarded to 'Hay Ride' by Chris Murray:
Colin Page - 'The Highway' (19)
High Flyer at the Quay Club' - Rob Wilkinson (19)
'Hay Ride' - Chris Murray (20)
DPI Competition
Twenty-six members entered the DPI competition in the second half of the evening.
Malcolm again referenced the importance of cropping and reiterated that he felt that negative space was not always helpful.
Due to technical issues, images were not held back but, ultimately, 19 points were awarded to 'Pride and Joy' by Michael Ciancia & '3 Little Pigs' by Chris Murray, with the maximum 20 points being awarded to 'Summer journey' by Gerard Ryan:
Pride and Joy - Michael Ciancia (19)
3 Little Pigs - Chris Murray (19)
Summer journey - Gerard Ryan (20)
Finally
You can see all the entries for this final round of the competition in the Galleries section of this website.
The Results of the Session and the cumulative totals for the Season 2024 are accessible from the Internal Competitions Page of the Society Website.
Thanks to Debbie Smyth and Dennis Law, for managing the IT/image projection, & to John Murray and Rob Wilkinson for handling the Prints.
Dan Waller
Competitions’ Secretary