22.10.24
Last night was our first Club Challenge Round One.This is the first of five rounds.
The title of the themed round was Close up. There were thirty five entries with many different interpretations. These included flowers, Insects, Fungi, Birds,Leaves,and animals. Amanda Wright from Ealing & Hampshire House was our Judge for the evening gave a thorough and informed critique of each image. She held back fourteen images, awarding eighteens, three nineteens and five twenties.
The awards are as follows.
The Twenties were:
- Chenxi Ni – Planet Melon – judges choice
- Tami Nunley – The Joker
- Steve Gunn – Who’s a Pretty boy then
- Lynn Day – Another World
- David Jones – Male Banded Demoiselle
Nineteens were :
- Paul Benham – Banded Demoiselle
- Martin Hommel – Snails Resting Place
- David Gibbs – Strike a Light
After break we continued with the Open Round.
Here thirty – four images were entered.
In this round there was a large variety of genres including landscapes, portraits, sport, action shots, creative images, Autumnal scenes, and African wildlife.
Amanda again gave highly informative information on each image describing colour palette, depth of field and the atmospheric look, and wonderful textures of some images. Amanda held back sixteen images and again scored eighteens five nineteens and four twenties.
The scores were awarded to as follows.:
The Twenties were:
- Chenxi Ni – Beach Huts – judges choice
- Grant Morgan – Long Hard Stare
- Steve Allsop – A Bit Steep
- Tami Nunley – You Called.
Nineteens were:
- Chris D’Netto – Cormorant Family
- Amanda Hawes – Nobody Likes my Hat this Year
- Caroline Petch – 1-0 to the Kingfisher
- Peter Carter – Watching the Great Migration
- Steve Gunn – Mini Match Up
Congratulations to all and especially to Chenxi and Tami for scoring twenty in each round. Are you starting as you mean to go on?
Thank you to all who entered and a big thanks to Amanda for an excellent evening.
Blog post written by Carol Haines
Next week is:
Monday 28th – Rosebowl Round 1 on Zoom
Tuesday 29th – Three Counties Challenge
Great judge and some outstanding images well done to everyone who entered makes you proud to be a member 🙂