THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER
OPEN COMPETITION judged by JOHN TAYLOR
It was decided at a committee meeting earlier in the year, that the only competition that would be viable for the foreseeable future would be the Projected Digital Images (PDI) competition. Members would be able to submit their entries via email to the PDI competition secretary with the judging carried out remotely. Judges would then be able to give their comments and scores via a Zoom meeting. Also, for simplicity, as it wasn’t known under the current restrictions how many members would take part, each competition would be open to all club members with no splitting into divisions.
John Taylor, from North West Bristol, had been booked quite some time ago to judge the first competition of our 2020-2021 season, so it was he who had the pleasure of seeing if this format of competition would work. It was John’s first ‘visit’ to the club and after thanking us for inviting him to judge, he stated how he hoped his comments about each image would be constructive and not critical, as he feels critical statements do not help photographers at all. He said he likes photographs with a ‘wow’ factor and also those that tell a story or have some sort of mystery associated to them.
His last statement before the judging began was that he had truly enjoyed viewing all the competition entries and that there was a varied selection of really good images.
The outcome of a very enjoyable evening was
1st – Jenny Fryer LRPS – Louisiana Swamp
2nd – Marjory Wright – Waiting for a Fare
3rd – Mike Baxter – Fire Eater