Sunday, April 12, 2020

April 2020

Our April Competition was almost another casualty of COVID19, plus the new rules put in place about gatherings as well as a missing judge.

However, a small group working behind the scenes managed to bring the competition into our homes via You Tube and we were able to see our Judge Ron Heptinstall, score our images and hear his critique.

Ron stepped up to the plate with very little notice and he did a great job.   While he scored quite low at times, he gave a fair and constructive critique and I know some of our members (myselft included) will take that advice on board to improve their photography.  Thank you Ron.

April's competition was Long Exposure and it seems some of our members have truly mastered this technique.

Winner of the Digital Colour Open section was:

"CORNFLOWER" by Sue Edwards

Winner of Digital Colour Set was:
"FUN AT THE FAIR" by John Coates

Winner of Digital Mono Open was
"BROKEN JETTY" by John Coates

Winner of Digital Mono Set was

"STORMY SKY" by John Coates

The followings images scored a 9 in Digital Colour Open
FIXER UPPER" by  Darryl Wolfendale
 "JUST SITTING AROUND" by Denise Adams

"PRETTY IN PINK" by John Giddens

The following images scored a 9 in Digital Colour Set
 "BLUE LIGHTS OF POPEYE" by John Coates

 "LARGS JETTY" by Bill Shields

 "RAINBOW LIGHTS" by Josie Oswald

"WASH AROUND THE ROCKS" by John Coates

The following images scored a 9 in Digital Mono Open
 "INCOMING" by John Giddens

"FRAMES" by Josie Oswald

The following image scored a 9 in Digital Mono Set
"NECK AND NECK"  by John Coates

The following images scored an 8 in Digital Colour Open
"ABANDONED" by Bruce Adams

 "FUCHSIA"by Darryl Wolfendale


 
"GREY HEADED FLYING FOX" by Neville Robinson


 "LIGURIAN BEE" by Neville Robinson


 "LUNCH BEING SERVED" by Denise Adams


 "TAWNY ALERT" by John Giddens

"SUNSET ON THE WRECK" By Justin Baxter
"BY THE DOCK" by Justin Baxter

The following images scored an 8 in Digital Colour Set
"EXPRESS" by Darryl Wolfendale

 "SMALL WATERFALL" by Bill Shields

 "THE WHEEL NO. 2" by Sue Edwards

"THE WHEEL No 1." by Sue Edwards

"LARGS PIER HOTEL" by Bill  Shields



 "UNDER THE LARGS JETTY" by Bill Shields

 "WHAT LIES BENEATH" by Darryl Wolfendale

 "LIGHT TRAILS" by Ray Sweeting

 "TORRENS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE" by Ray Sweeting

 "SECOND VALLEY COAST" by John Coates

 "ST PETERS" by John  Giddens

"QUEEN ROCKS THE OVAL" by Ron  Shave

 "VIVID" by Ron Shave

The following images scored 8 in Digital Mono Open
 "A QUIET CORNER" by Josie Oswald

 "GUNNING" by Sue Edwards 

"LIGHT" by Darryl Wolfendale

"TRAPPERS HUT" by John Coates

The following images scored an 8 in Digital Mono Set
 '"THE CASINO" BY Ron Shave


 "MOTORBIKE" by Ray Sweeting

"THREE RIVERS" by John Giddens

March 2020



March 2020 Competition was a tricky one and stumped a lot of us incuding our judge, Vicki Easom.

Set subject was "A Word, spelled the same, but meaning entirely different things and could be presented in any form as long as the the title was the one word and could be identified easily as having two meanings".   There were some clever adaptations of this subject put forward by the members, even so Vicki could not get her head around some of the interpretations.  This was a good challenge to our imagination so well done everyone for having a try.'

The following images won Distinctions in their categories.  

Top Image for Digital Colour Open
"PREENING" by Bill Shields

Subsequent winner in that category was 

"BROWN FALCON" by Belinda 

Top Image in Digital Colour Set was

"GRAVE" by John Coates

Top Image for Digital Mono Open was

" WOOLSHED No.2" by Dennis Wetherely

Top Image for Digital Mono Set was
"CROWN" by John Coates

Top Image for Print Colour Open was

"SWEET TREAT" by Kath Matthews

The following images won an Honour in their categories

Digital Colour Open Honours went to
"SAIL AWAY" by Darryl Wolfendale 

 "SNACK TIME" by John Giddens

"BROLGA" by Bill Shields

"NATIVE BEE" by Kath Matthews

 "PHOTO BOMB" by John Giddens


"PRISON CHAPEL" by Mark Hewetson

Honours for Digital Colour Set went to
 "FANS" by Josie Oswald


"REFLECTING" by Sue 

"MATCH" by Josie Oswald

Honours for Digital Mono Open

"MINTARO CHURCH" by 
Dennis Wetherley

"DEWDROPS" by Josie Oswald

Honours for Digital Mono Set went to
 "RACE" by John Coates

'ROW" by Mark Hewetson

The following images won a Merit in their category

(APOLOGY: To Denise Adams for her missing image "I'm looking at you". The file seems to have gone to "that place"??? It won a Merit in Digital Colour Open)

Merits in Digital Colour Open went to
 "LOST" by Darryl Wolfendale

 "RAINBOW DIP" by John Giddens


"STILL STANDING" by Mark Hewetson

 "BLACK COCKATOO" by Bruce Adams

"TOUR DOWN UNDER" by Bruce Adams

 "THE EYE OF THE FLY" by Kath Matthews

 "TWIRL ART" by Belinda Copland


"UNDER THE BRIDGE" by Denise Adams

Merits  in Digital Colour Set went to 
"BAT AND BABY, BAT AND BALL" by Denise Adams


"MAIL" by Jan Worden

Merits in Digital Mono Open went to

"HIGH RISE REFLECTIONS" by Ray Sweeting



"KING WILLIAM STREET BRIDGE" by Denise Adams
 "LONG BILLED CORRELLAS" by Josie Oswald

  "RUNDLE STREET" by Ray Sweeting
"SILOS" by Dennis Wetherley

Merits for Digital Mono Set went to

"BRIDGE" by Josie Oswald


"BRIDGE" by John Coates

Merits for Print Colour Open went to 


"NOT SO NOISY MINER" by Belinda Copland'


"UNDER THE BRIDGE" by Belinda Copland