Any Subject Competition

Meeting Report

Our first PI competition took place this week with 73 images submitted for scrutiny.  For some this was a new experience, for others old hat, but just as hard for old and new alike. A new judge was selected for this first competition of the season, John Staples ARPS. The evening started with a run through of all the submitted images as requested by the judge, so he could get a feel of the pictures. Personally I think this is a wrong way to judge, as a preformed opinion can be formed on certain images rather than marking them one at a time. That aside the judging started, with good scoring throughout the evening, which shows the high standard of pictures submitted.  Four 20s, two 19s, seven 18s and twenty nine 17s were awarded.

A few mentions go to:

Ian MacWhirter for his two 20s; "Glaucous Gull with Guillemot prey" and "Courting Polar Bears".

Di Walker for her 20, "Stillettos".

Anne Nagle who scored 20 for her image "Puma On The Rocks" which also recieved best image of the night.

Martin Tomes for his stunning "The Adur From The Sussex Yacht Club", scoring 19.

Alex Swyer for "Sand Patterns", scoring 19.

We look forward to the next competition on the 1st December, which is a set subject print competition.