Open Projected Image 02 Competition

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The second Open Projected competition was very ably judged by Steve Hallam LRPS who said that he had been impressed with the high standard of entries. It was good to have the judge at the club in person to give his comments rather than over Zoom.

Steve commented that he felt some of the images had been rather over processed which is sometimes a matter of personal taste, but maybe members should try to not give that impression. Another comment that came up several times was ‘watch the edges of your picture’ as often distractions that should be cropped are missed.

There were several excellent bird images that particularly impressed the judge in the Beginners section. ‘Dartford Warbler’ by Richard Jones was awarded first place and Steve said it was extremely sharp and well posed.

Dartford Warbler By Richard Jones

1st Place Beginner Section

‘Dawn in the Julian Alps’ by Tony Leach was placed second with the judge saying he particularly liked the recession of the mountains. In third place was a very well caught image of a dragonfly ‘Soaking up the Sun’ by Barbara Jones. The judge also awarded highly commended to 5 images.

Next came the entries in the Intermediate section. Steve said that coming from the Bristol area he saw many images of the 2 bridges that cross the Severn and that ‘Prince of Wales Bridge’ by Craig Purvis was a very impressive image. It was taken at just the right time in the evening to show the sky and the water well-lit with the lights on the bridge.

Prince of Wales Bridge By Craig Purvis

1st Place Intermediate Section

The second placed image was very different with a close-up taken at night ‘White (Square-lipped) Rhinoceros’ was by Penny Clarke. ‘Storm Approaching Crackington Haven’ was an ICM image by Bridget Codrington and was awarded third place.

Lastly the judge commented on the entries in the Advanced section. Several groups of members had recently visited Iceland and the Dolomites so there were many images of jagged mountains and frozen landscapes entered. ‘Sassolungo’ and ‘Budir Church’ by Robert Harvey ARPS EFIAP were both excellent images taken at those locations and were awarded first and third places.

Sassolungo By Robert Harvey

1st Place Advanced Section

A rather different image was in second place - ‘Flamboyance of Flamingos’ by Jane Wiltshire was a well put together image with subtle colours.

Steve was thanked for his helpful comments and for judging the competition.

Congratulations to all those who gained awards. Thanks to all who entered who hopefully learnt from the judges’ comments.

Thanks to Competition secretary Dave Eagles who put the competition together and projected the images using DiCentra software. PM

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