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July Themed Competition "Places of Worship"
On Thursday 27 July we welcomed back Graham Currey from South Manchester CC to judge our Themed Competition on “Places of Worship.”
Graham was presented with the 32 prints first, and after a run through he gave his insightful comments and scores. He held back nine prints, which he said were all outstanding prints, and after due deliberation awarded top scores to four prints: “Victoria Hall Methodist Church” by Ken Tebay, “Galway Cathedral Alter and Screen” by David Hawkins, “St Marks Church, Worsley” by John Morris and “Calling the Earth to Witness” by Eric Grindle.
“Victoria Hall Methodist Church” by Ken Tebay
Graham said they were all very worthy winners, but he would put them in that order, with “Victoria Hall Methodist Church” receiving an extra point if that was possible.
“Galway Cathedral Alter and Screen” by David Hawkins “St Marks Church, Worsley” by John Morris
“Calling the Earth to Witness” by Eric Grindle
After the break we had a run through of the 60 PDI, and then Graham gave more very good helpful comments and observations, keeping back 14 images. He gave the full 20 points to three images, which were: “Mr and Mrs at St Oswald’s Church Cheshire” by Phil Durkin, “Whitby Abbey” by Keith Atkinson and “Church of the Graffiti” by Jeff Griffiths.
Mr and Mrs at St Oswald’s Church Cheshire” by Phil Durkin “Whitby Abbey” by Keith Atkinson
“Church of the Graffiti” by Jeff Griffiths
Our thanks go to Graham for his judging and giving us all the benefit of his honest opinions and very helpful comments.
The full scores and titles can be seen by opening the attached pdf files below.
In our Themed Competitions to date this year only 10 club points separate the top 12 members, with only two rounds to go!
 Themed Comp Cumulative Scores | [ ] | 200 kB |
| Print Score Sheet | [ ] | 191 kB |
| PDI Score Sheet | [ ] | 321 kB |
PDI Competition, July 2017
We were delighted to welcome back Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE EFIAP ARPS to judge our Open PDI Competition on Thursday 20 July 2017. Adrian said it made a refreshing change for him to judge images from “grass roots photographic enthusiasts” as he currently spends his time judging international competitions.
The 31 images from the Club Level were screened first and after a run through Adrian said this group had produced a good selection and variety of subjects. He gave his comments and scores, holding four back, “Golgotha” by Dave Liggett, “Culzean Castle” by Ian McNab, “Sheltered Mooring” by Derek Ainsworth, and “The Passage of Time” also by Dave Liggett.
Adrian’s comments were both constructive and helpful, containing encouragement and advice, and he awarded the full 20 points to “Golgotha” by Dave Liggett.
“Golgotha” by Dave Liggett.
The Intermediate Group images were next, and of the 28 images Adrian held seven back. These were “Pair of Great Tits” and “Roker Pier” both by John Durkin. “Auditorium, Victoria Halls” by Keith Atkinson, “Old Slate Mine” by Nina Thomasson, “Fog and Trees” by Jian Huang, “Lightning, RAF Cosford” by Susan Bedingham, and “Off to Work” by Alan Bromiley
The top score went to two images, John Durkin’s “Pair of Great Tits” and Keith Atkinson’s “Auditorium, Victoria Halls”
“Pair of Great Tits” by John Durkin “Auditorium, Victoria Halls” by Keith Atkinson
The 16 images from the Advanced Group were last to be shown, and Adrian held back six images, “The Inlet” and “The Abyss” both by Phil Durkin, “Little Owl” by Richard Towell, “Mona Lisa Smile” and “A Tip of the Hat” both by Ian Walker, “Stonechat in Morning Light” by Brian White. Adrian awarded the full 20 points to “The Inlet” by Phil Durkin.
"The Inlet" by Phil Durkin
Our thanks go to Adrian for his very helpful and constructive comments and scores.
The full scores can be seen by opening the pdf attachments below.
| Club Level PDI Leader Board | [ ] | 186 kB |
| Intermediate Group PDI Leader Board | [ ] | 187 kB |
| Advanced Group PDI Leader Board | [ ] | 181 kB |
| Club Level Score Sheet | [ ] | 246 kB |
| Intermediate Level Score Sheet | [ ] | 245 kB |
| Advanced Score Sheet | [ ] | 238 kB |
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