The fifth competition of the year took place on 17 April and was a set subject competition. For prints the set subject was Macro/Closeup and for projected images it was Urban/City. The judge was Darren Pullman; a very experienced, distinguished (and quite witty) judge from Carshalton Camera Club. Darren started off by telling us that he would be looking for images which fitted the set subjects well. He then kept us entertained whilst reviewing our images and at same time gave us some tips for improvement.
Darren chose his favourite images together with a number of Highly Commended and Commended images. He was impressed by the quality of the entries.
Judge’s favourite images of the evening:
The judge’s favourites were:
- Prints: “Pollen buds” by David Perks – an incredibly detailed close-up image taken with immense care and skill; as the title says showing pollen buds.
- PDIs: “Busy traffic on Westminster Bridge” by Nigel Cherry – most certainly a night-time city shot, showing the hustle and bustle as people go about their business.
A further 3 prints were Highly Commended and 4 more Commended, whilst 4 PDIs were Highly Commended and 6 Commended.
Printed Images:
- Highly Commended: “A drop of milk” by Dean Sephton.
- Highly Commended: “Self Blue Cochin Bantam” by Martin Tomes.
- Highly Commended: Commended: “Forest Claw” by Neil Langman.
- Commended: “Angels Fishing Rod (Dierama)” by Alex Swyer.
- Commended: “Cherry Blossom” by Dean Sephton.
- Commended: “Orchid’s Throat” by Liz Barber.
- Commended: “Shellfish at Polzeth” by Martin Tomes.
In total there were 18 prints and the judge was complimentary about all of them, especially the quality of the printing.
Projected Images (PDIs)
- Highly Commended: “Walking through the concrete jungle” by Dean Sephton.
- Highly Commended: “City Delivery” by George Reekie.
- Highly Commended: “Protest” by George Reekie.
- Highly Commended: “Exoskeleton” by Martin Tomes.
- Commended: “London Docks” by Alex Swyer.
- Commended: “Subway Rider” by Chris West.
- Commended: “After Dinner Drinks” by Kathy Dranse.
- Commended: “Overlooking the new” by Liz Barber.
- Commended: “London Skyline” by Liz Barber.
- Commended: “Light at the end of the tunnel” by Rith Rusby.
In total there were 28 projected images. Darren was complimentary about all of them and initially held back a large proportion before deciding on his favourites.
With the judge’s tasks completed, a vote of thanks was given by our Chairman, Chris West, bringing an enjoyable evening to a conclusion.