Steve Johnstone’s “Stag in Pursuit of the Hind” was named Print of the Year and Overall Image of the Year at our season finale competition.
Many congratulations to Steve – he has had a great first season with the Southern Photographic Society!
Judge David Killip gave descriptive and positive comments throughout, noting that when he judged this same competition four years ago the standard of images was very high, but this year’s was even higher and there were several “outstanding” images.
He also commented that all technical aspects were good – as he would expect from an end-of-season final – so his marks and placings reflected his preference and another judge may select completely different images for the top places.
The results are as follows:
Print of the Year:
1st: “Stag in Pursuit of the Hind” by Steve Johnstone – 20 points
2nd: “Grey Heron Out On A Limb” by Steve Johnstone – 19 points
3rd: “Gulfstream Wet Landing” by Jim Gibson – 18 points
Digital Image of the Year:
1st: “Lightbulb Moment” by Andrea Thrussell – 20 points
2nd: “Speed Shopping” by Andrea Thrussell – 19 points
3rd: “Contemplating” by Georgina Shaw – 18 points
Overall Image of the Year:
“Stag in Pursuit of the Hind” by Steve Johnstone
Well done to everyone who contributed to a varied presentation and a good reminder of some of the excellent images we have seen this season. We hope to see many of you at the presentation dinner.