Winner on the Night 3

28th January 2025

It was our third Winner on the Night Competition on Tuesday. Our Judge for the evening was Mark Buckley-Sharp.

The first half of the evening the PDI’s were critiqued and some that were held back were eventually given a Commended or Highly commended score. Mark then selected a Third, Second, and First Winner

We had thirty-three entries. The subject was Out of the Darkness which bought forward many varied interpretations. A group of elephant’s drinking, Boats passing out of the shadows, Walking on the Grand Canal, A jumping spider, dark water reflections, sunsets, Waterfalls, A Lone candle and a Masked man .

As Mark went through his critiques, he gave some interesting tips such as:-

Never explain your Abstract image.
When taking a moving image, you have to think when the optimum time is to press the shutter.
Be careful when shooting a portrait as the light often falls on the forehead and nose.
Choose what you want to show us.
With a landscape you must instruct your viewer where to start.

The top placed images

Out of the darkness comes Light by David Gibbs
Jumping Spider ready to Pounce by Grant Morgan
Leaving the Canal Tunnel by Stuart Craig

Highly commended

Lanyon Quoit Dolman with Star Trails by Paul Benham
Lost in the Wood by Alun Morgan
He came out of the Darkness by Carol Haines

Commended

Hurry Home by Rob Picot
Last Sunrays of the Day by Tami Nunley
Sweet Illumination by Damon Mitchell
Light at the end of the Tunnel by Peter Carter

The second part of the evening the Prints were critiqued. There were seventeen entries. This was an Open category. In this section we had Portraits, a Waterfall Landscapes, Wildlife, Abstract and Architectural print. Mark spent time discussing the printing and differences between papers.