THURSDAY 29th APRIL
FINALS NIGHT with Bob Ryan FRSA FRPS
The end of April sees the end of the season and it has certainly been a very different season! Despite the covid-19 pandemic, club members have been extremely loyal and attended the weekly Zoom meetings for the duration. Week after week, from the comfort of our own homes, we have listened to the speakers, enjoyed the members evenings and have still continued to enter the monthly competitions, albeit only digital images. I suppose, in a way, it is just as well that we were still meeting virtually as our judge for ‘finals night’ is no longer ‘a local’, Bob Ryan FRSA FRPS, who has visited us many times before as both a judge and speaker, has moved from the area and is now living on The Isle of Skye. By the miracles of the internet, our competition entries were despatched to him well in advance in order that he could view and mark them in readiness for Finals Night. The images entered for the pdi of the year cup were those that had obtained a 1st 2nd or 3rd place in any of the monthly competitions (excluding folio 5) whilst members not attaining a top three result could enter two images to compete for the personal selection cup. Before casting his judgement on the 46 images entered into the competition, Bob explained there were 10 areas he was interested in whilst judging a photograph, these included the basics – focusing, exposure, technical issues – and concluded with creativity and narrative. As Bob spoke he explained how he came about the mark given to each picture and occasionally made suggestions as to how he felt the image might be improved.
PDI of the year
1st – Jenny Fryer LRPS – Louisiana Swamp
2nd – Elizabeth Restall ARPS – Frost and Fog on Cotswold Edge
3rd – Joan Scott – Stripes Reflected
PDI Personal Selection
1st – Christine Ryske – Midnight at the Marina
2nd – Brian Wetton – Beach Hut Siesta
3rd – Peter Whitfield – They came from the deep
Alongside these results the top three photographers of the monthly competitions were announced – they were
1st – Brian Wetton
2nd – Elizabeth Restall ARPS
3rd – Barry Wilson
To finish of our final meeting of the season those members who had entered into The Cheltenham International Salon showed the images they had entered, of course, a full write up of the outcome of their entries will be published after our Cheltenham Salon evening next season.
Have a wonderful summer everyone!
See you in September!