Tuesday 26 November Competition Print round 1 Theme: Open

 On Tuesday we welcomed Paul Radden to judge our first print competition of the season. 

Paul has been a judge for over twenty years and has many awards to his name.

Paul likes to have interaction with his audience. A perfect way to ensure that the audience is listening.

He also explained what he looks for when judging an image: stunning composition, superb exposure and oomph.

Paul gave each image a considerable amount of time when critiquing them. He looked for a story line and how the author used the light that was available.  He mentioned about using the depth of field to make the image sharper.

He gave tips such as changing position and looking for different angles before pressing the shutter button. Another very valuable tip was to print the image, put it away for a few days or a week then revisit it, and even hanging it upside down.

He held back five images in the advance group. Three received the top score of 20.

Here are the top scoring image.

Members:

SENTINELS by Sue Baldwin (20)

SNOOZING by Sue Baldwin (19)

Advance Members:

SNOW BUNTING WITH INSECT by Dawn Osborn (19)

                                 GOLDEN PLOVER by Dawn Osborn (20)

                            GREY WOLF ALPHA MALE by Robin Orrow (20)

                                         VICTORIA by Carol Martin (20)