This season seems to have flown by, and Wednesday 10th April was the final point-scoring competition.
Chris Blyth made a welcome return and judged with the experience of someone who has enjoyed photography for over 65 years and a long-standing member of the IOMPS and now the WPS.
With only 12 prints in the first section, Chris urged everyone to print their images as the “ultimate destination” for our work, and he repeated that encouragement at the end of the evening. He gave each entry thorough scrutiny and offered advice, encouragement and constructive criticism where appropriate.
Congratulations to James, whose charming print of a peahen and chick he described as “a winner at first glance” and praised the “phenomenal detail”.
Runner-up was Andrea’s monochrome architecture described as “well printed with a full range of tones” and third place went to Steve’s Canadian lake that Chris thought was a “delightfully balanced landscape”.
Print section results:
1st: “Educating Junior” by James Joyce – 20 points
2nd: “Greenwich” by Andrea Thrussell – 19 points
3rd: “Lake Moraine British Columbia” by Steve Johnstone – 19 points
18 points and Commended:
“Barn Owl in the Rain” by Steve, “Bathing in Pollen” by James and “Storm at Bradda Head” by Andrea.
There were 36 digital entries, with illness and absence again reducing the numbers. Chris awarded between 15 and 19 points to each and offered tips to improve the presentation and technical aspects of some.
His top pick was Barry’s “stunning dawn shot” from Venice, which he said demonstrated excellent lead-in lines and exposure. His runner-up was Duncan’s “super close-up with perfect exposure” of a hawk and he picked two images in joint third place; Brian Green’s “well caught” bike racing image and Angela’s “detailed close-up” bird image.
Digital section results:
1st: “Grand Canal” by Barry Hennedy – 19 points
2nd: “Hawk Eye” by Duncan Matthews – 19 points
Joint 3rd: “Stadium Bend” by Brian Green – 18 points
Joint 3rd: “Southern Screamer” by Angela Skitt – 18 points
Well done to all for an excellent selection of images, and especially Duncan and Angela for their first competition places. You can see all of the entries in the Gallery section.
The season finale is the “Image of the Year” on Wednesday 8th May.