23/4/24
Last night was the final evening in our five round club challenge.
Our Theme for the first part of the evening was Skills and the second part of the evening was an Open Round as usual. There were fifty- five images entered. Our judge for the evening was Damon Guy. Damon mentioned that he taught Photography for Adult Learning, and his critique was very broad, thoughtful, and thorough. He imparted knowledge about photographic technique including composition, story, the use of colour, engagement with the viewer, lighting and texture.
SKILLS
Skills that were captured in our images included Lacemaking, Sculpture, Wood Turning Singing, Dancing, Juggling Embroidery and Crafting a stained-glass window.
The final scores were:
- The Perfect cuppa Stuart Craig 18
- Bird Training Skills Derek Green 18
- Working with the cotton Carol Haines 18
- Old School Skills Kes Ward 19
- The Lace Maker Brian Worley 19
- Martin -Stone Sculpture Andrew Nobbs 20
- The Skill of the Makeup artist Tony Cashen 20 Judges Choice
OPEN
The Open round had twenty- seven entries with a great variety of subjects. Woodland Walks, a mini car covered in flowers, A Waxwing with Berries, A pre-match discussion (Football), a delightful portrait of an elderly lady, some champagne, a beautiful sunset, and many more.
Quite a few images were held back and here are the scores:
- The Nutcracker Suite Derek Green 18
- A Summer evening at Watermead Damon Mitchell 18
- The Waxwing and his Berries Caroline Petch 19
- Lurking in the Shadows John Timbrell 19
- Laughter Lines Kes Ward 19
- On the Way out for Dinner Brian Worley 19
- Admiring the View Steve Gunn 20
- Phallus Impudicus Fungi Barry Coxon 20 Judges Choice
Well done to Barry Coxon and Tony Cashen.
The scores for all five rounds will now be collated and the overall winner will collect the coveted Golden Camera, at the end of Season Meeting.
Selection of the top scoring entries
