Club Meeting, 1st Open Pdi Competition - Tuesday 19th October 2021.
On Tuesday 19th October Keith Archer from Ryton Camera Club came to Morpeth Camera Club to judge the
first Pdi competition of the season. He opened by saying that he hadn’t taken photographs seriously until he
had retired and having achieved his CPAGB qualification he decided not to go on to the next level because he
realised that he preferred to look at other peoples photographs rather than take them himself, so he became
a judge.
Among the eclectic mix of entries on the evening were images of milky waterfalls, water droplets on windows,
bridges, a wedding portrait, Lakeland landscapes and a variety of colourful flowers. Abstracts in bold colours,
monochrome graphic patterns of geometric floor tiles and a cathedral interior roof design, contrasted with
storm clouds over mountains, pastel sunsets over moorland and water, autumnal woodlands and bluebell
woods. A restful pastel version of Seaton Sluice, a black headed seagull hovering over a colony of gannets
and a fallow deer reflected in a stream were also contenders in the competition.
Keith had been requested to comment on each entry and throughout the evening he offered constructive
advice on soft focus, lifting of shadows, cloning out distractions, level horizons and to beware of ‘noise’
created by over sharpening.
He then went on to announce the four Highly Commended images. To Peter Downs for Fence, a highly
processed abstract which the judge admired for its simplicity; Robin in the Rain by Glyn Trueman for its
pin-sharp feather detail; Running Back Together also by Glyn Trueman for capturing two dogs cavorting
on the shoreline and Blue Door by Pat Wood of stone steps leading to a blue door, a simple but effective
urban scene.
Fifth place was awarded to Roseanne Robinson with Left on the Beach, of a rusty bolt which the judge said
was beautifully taken with a subdued colour palette. Dave Bisset was given fourth place with Nature Wins,
of brambles breaking through a rusty gap, for its textures, colouration, and composition. Passage by Sue
Dawson was awarded third place. The judge saw it as a sinister photograph of a lone backlit figure in a dark
passage; set in perfect lighting, it captured superb textures in the stone and bricks, he said. Food on the Run
by Graham Sorrie was awarded second place with a bird in flight over rough sea which the judge said was
caught just at the right moment and was sharp and well exposed. The judge then announced the winner of
the 1st Open Competition to be Paul Appleby for Wood Pigeon Bathing; a pigeon splashing in a bird bath,
which the judge admired for its detailed, sharp water droplets and was beautifully caught at the right moment.
1st. Wood Pigeon Bathing. 2nd. Food on the Run. 3rd. Passage.
Club Chair Roseanne Robinson thanked Keith for his constructive comments, adding that he had obviously taken
a lot of time over each image, after which refreshments were served.
Steph.
first Pdi competition of the season. He opened by saying that he hadn’t taken photographs seriously until he
had retired and having achieved his CPAGB qualification he decided not to go on to the next level because he
realised that he preferred to look at other peoples photographs rather than take them himself, so he became
a judge.
Among the eclectic mix of entries on the evening were images of milky waterfalls, water droplets on windows,
bridges, a wedding portrait, Lakeland landscapes and a variety of colourful flowers. Abstracts in bold colours,
monochrome graphic patterns of geometric floor tiles and a cathedral interior roof design, contrasted with
storm clouds over mountains, pastel sunsets over moorland and water, autumnal woodlands and bluebell
woods. A restful pastel version of Seaton Sluice, a black headed seagull hovering over a colony of gannets
and a fallow deer reflected in a stream were also contenders in the competition.
Keith had been requested to comment on each entry and throughout the evening he offered constructive
advice on soft focus, lifting of shadows, cloning out distractions, level horizons and to beware of ‘noise’
created by over sharpening.
He then went on to announce the four Highly Commended images. To Peter Downs for Fence, a highly
processed abstract which the judge admired for its simplicity; Robin in the Rain by Glyn Trueman for its
pin-sharp feather detail; Running Back Together also by Glyn Trueman for capturing two dogs cavorting
on the shoreline and Blue Door by Pat Wood of stone steps leading to a blue door, a simple but effective
urban scene.
Fifth place was awarded to Roseanne Robinson with Left on the Beach, of a rusty bolt which the judge said
was beautifully taken with a subdued colour palette. Dave Bisset was given fourth place with Nature Wins,
of brambles breaking through a rusty gap, for its textures, colouration, and composition. Passage by Sue
Dawson was awarded third place. The judge saw it as a sinister photograph of a lone backlit figure in a dark
passage; set in perfect lighting, it captured superb textures in the stone and bricks, he said. Food on the Run
by Graham Sorrie was awarded second place with a bird in flight over rough sea which the judge said was
caught just at the right moment and was sharp and well exposed. The judge then announced the winner of
the 1st Open Competition to be Paul Appleby for Wood Pigeon Bathing; a pigeon splashing in a bird bath,
which the judge admired for its detailed, sharp water droplets and was beautifully caught at the right moment.
1st. Wood Pigeon Bathing. 2nd. Food on the Run. 3rd. Passage.
Club Chair Roseanne Robinson thanked Keith for his constructive comments, adding that he had obviously taken
a lot of time over each image, after which refreshments were served.
Steph.