Our fourth and final competition of the season took place on Tuesday 5th March, with many members making it to the Hall and a few joining us on Zoom. This round had an 'Open' theme and the judge was Tom Peck.
Our Chairman, Nick Bowman, introduced Tom Peck, Programme Director of Loughton Camera Club and Photography Workshop Director of Quest.
Print Competition
Twelve members presented prints in the first half of the evening.
Tom particularly enjoyed prints which had 'ebullient, explosive colours' but pointed out where some prints might have been cropped, or where exposure might have been altered, such as a sky being too bright.
Four images were held back for a second look (Radio City NYC, Church of Salaparuta, Amongst the Grave Makers & Whitechapel Road Shopkeeper) in the print category. Ultimately, maximum points were awarded to two images:
Colin Page - 'Radio City NYC'
& Chris Murray - 'Amongst The Grave Makers'
DPI Competition
Twenty-seven members entered the DPI competition in the second half of the evening.
Tom again referenced strong and harmonious colours but suggested some highlights could have benefitted from exposure reduction. He also suggested a few beneficial crops and the occasional blemish which could be cloned out, or a blown highlight which could be diminished.
Eight images were held back (Body Work, Battersea Lights, This Might Hurt!, Day of the Jackal, Socialising, Shed, Night Watch & Natalie on Sugimoto). In the end, maximum points were awarded to five images:
Chris Murray - 'Battersea Lights'
Sonny Doonga - 'This Might Hurt!'
Rob Wilkinson - 'Day of the Jackal'
Alan Larsen - 'Shed'
& Susi Luard - 'Natalie on Sugimoto'
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 final cumulative totals/winners for the Season 2022/23 will shortly be accessible from the Internal Competitions Page of the Society Website.
Thanks to Debbie Smyth and Dennis Law, for managing the image projection and Zoom, & to Colin Page and Rob Wilkinson for handling the Prints.
Dan Waller
Competitions’ Secretary