Title Retained

The third and final print competition of the season saw a total of 73 images submitted by our members and it was pleasing to see some of our newer member submitting for the first time.

The competition was judged by Don Mitchell, President of Bognor Regis Camera Club. Don in his imitable style likes to create a rapport with his audience and didn't disappoint on this occasion.

In assessing our images, he noted that many suffered from the effects of shadow spoiling what, in some cases, he deem a good design (preferring to refer to composition as design).

He also stated that he preferred to see images mounted on standard sizes (50cmx40cm) and jokingly said we need to save for more mount board. Member should note that the external competition the club enters requires images to mounted on the standard size.

In assigning marks as he went along, (other judges usually 'Hold Back' the best images) we were in no doubt whether the author would be getting the top mark or just missing out.

It should be noted that we had a few visitors, some on a photography course and it had been suggested by their tutor that they should attend. Having spoken to one or two afterwards, they found the whole evening enlightening and a worthwhile learning experience. There is something to be said for learning through competition.

The top images were marked as follow:-

18s

19s

20's

With Daisy getting two 20s, she has managed to retain the title of Print Photographer of the year. It remains to be seen whether Daisy can make a clean sweep of the awards this year as we still have 2 PI competitions to go.