First Lockdown Pdi Competition - March/April 2020.
With the suspension of the Camera Club Programme due to the current coronavirus situation, it was decided to hold an
open Pdi Competition where members were invited to submit two images via email that were then forwarded to a judge
for appraisal and comment. Twenty-one members responded and Alan Porrett, ARPS DPAGB EFIAP APAGB of Whitley Bay
Photographic Society accepted the challenge. Alan had an enjoyable but difficult task due to the high standard of entries
and he has selected his Top Five images and given five Highly Commended awards as follows;
1st - “The Gesture” by Stephanie Robson.
A good piece of street photography. The man is an interesting character and the
gesture makes the picture. A decisive moment image. Superb lighting and detail.
2nd - “Galloping in Water” by John Thompson.
A striking almost monochrome image. The dramatic sky added
to the excitement of the horses galloping at speed.
3rd - “The Couple” by Pat Wood.
An excellent portrait of two people, lighting was set up well.
Landscape helped by giving the image a relaxed comfortable feel.
4th - “On Patrol” by Gordon Hine.
A lovely nature image. The diagonal positioning of the two swans
and the background were appropriate to the composition.
5th - “Knife Angel” by Glyn Trueman.
A stunning photo of the artwork. The figure looked almost alive.
Highly Commended - “Solitude” by Glyn Trueman.
This was the ultimate in social distancing. The picture went
against all the rules of composition but worked very well.
Highly Commended - “Trapped” by Peter Downs.
A powerful image. Not at all pretty, but a gave an impression of evil at work.
Highly Commended - “Neuschwanstein” by Brian Morris.
An unusual approach to photographing a castle. Whether this was
a computer constructed picture or not the image worked well.
Highly Commended - “Rock Art” by Davy Bolam.
Whether this was set up or not it did not matter, as it worked well. Lovely colours and superb textures.
Highly Commended - “Berwick Dawn” by Jeremy Cooper.
Fairly subtle dawn colours in a lovely sky. The picture had a gentle feeling
Morpeth Camera Club would like to thank Alan for his efforts, he must have spent a great deal of time in front of his computer
assessing images and then writing his critiques. We hope that all authors find his concise comments helpful in what was a new experience for all involved. Alan has commented on all forty-two entries and each entrant will get feedback on their two images
via email. The comments shown above are bullet points taken from a longer critique of each image. Thank you to everyone who
made our first lockdown competition a success.
Davy Bolam.
open Pdi Competition where members were invited to submit two images via email that were then forwarded to a judge
for appraisal and comment. Twenty-one members responded and Alan Porrett, ARPS DPAGB EFIAP APAGB of Whitley Bay
Photographic Society accepted the challenge. Alan had an enjoyable but difficult task due to the high standard of entries
and he has selected his Top Five images and given five Highly Commended awards as follows;
1st - “The Gesture” by Stephanie Robson.
A good piece of street photography. The man is an interesting character and the
gesture makes the picture. A decisive moment image. Superb lighting and detail.
2nd - “Galloping in Water” by John Thompson.
A striking almost monochrome image. The dramatic sky added
to the excitement of the horses galloping at speed.
3rd - “The Couple” by Pat Wood.
An excellent portrait of two people, lighting was set up well.
Landscape helped by giving the image a relaxed comfortable feel.
4th - “On Patrol” by Gordon Hine.
A lovely nature image. The diagonal positioning of the two swans
and the background were appropriate to the composition.
5th - “Knife Angel” by Glyn Trueman.
A stunning photo of the artwork. The figure looked almost alive.
Highly Commended - “Solitude” by Glyn Trueman.
This was the ultimate in social distancing. The picture went
against all the rules of composition but worked very well.
Highly Commended - “Trapped” by Peter Downs.
A powerful image. Not at all pretty, but a gave an impression of evil at work.
Highly Commended - “Neuschwanstein” by Brian Morris.
An unusual approach to photographing a castle. Whether this was
a computer constructed picture or not the image worked well.
Highly Commended - “Rock Art” by Davy Bolam.
Whether this was set up or not it did not matter, as it worked well. Lovely colours and superb textures.
Highly Commended - “Berwick Dawn” by Jeremy Cooper.
Fairly subtle dawn colours in a lovely sky. The picture had a gentle feeling
Morpeth Camera Club would like to thank Alan for his efforts, he must have spent a great deal of time in front of his computer
assessing images and then writing his critiques. We hope that all authors find his concise comments helpful in what was a new experience for all involved. Alan has commented on all forty-two entries and each entrant will get feedback on their two images
via email. The comments shown above are bullet points taken from a longer critique of each image. Thank you to everyone who
made our first lockdown competition a success.
Davy Bolam.