1st Open PDI Competition (2023/24)

Hand-In: 11th September 2025
Judging: 25th September 2025

22nd October 2023 Gordon

The first Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 19th Oct by Keith Barber (FIScT, CPAGB, LRPS) of Swinton & District PS. There was quite a large entry of 99 images to get through on the night.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Group	Member Name	Title	Pts
Beginner	Alan Yardley	After The Pearl Earring	20
Intermediate	Margaret Keane	Late Afternoon Perch Rock	20
Intermediate	Mike Halstead	Sculpture In The Forest	20
Intermediate	Peter Parnell	Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia	20
Advanced	Elaine Cook	Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach	20
Advanced	Simon Ray	Hoverfly On Dandelion	20

The featured image for this competition is Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Group.

Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane

1st Open Digital Image Gallery

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Desolation At Dungeness by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

Fading But Fabulous by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Water Fountain Fun by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

Waiting Boats by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

Angled Building by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

Jaguar E-Type Time Trial by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts

Made In Broadheath by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

Whittling The Day Away by Susan Wood — Score: 18 pts

Enough Wind For A Kite by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Damsel Pair by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts

Hollyhock Alcea Detail by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts

The Young Man And The Sea by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Spanish Eyes by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Hofn Bridge Of Light by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Golden Wreck by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

Krakow Castle by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

India's Entry To Firework Championship by David Foreman — Score: 19 pts

Late Evening by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts

Long Male Hoverfly by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

BBC At Night by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts

Rank And File by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

The Magic Compass by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

The Church Of The Parish by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts

Lancaster Lady by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

The Strid - Getting The Shot by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Living The Dream by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Ely Cathedral by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Bees On A Sunflower by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts

Loch Maree by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

Old Man In The Distance by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Thirsty Work by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

Waves St Annes by John O'Donoghue — Score: 17 pts

Leighton Moss Male Bearded Reedling by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

After The Rain by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts

Inside A Kelpie by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

Griffon Vulture Take Off by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

At The End Of The Day by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Male Peacock by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

White Storks Flight Over Lions by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Herdwicks On Lambrigg Fell by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts

The Final Approach by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

Too Much Power by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

A Close Shave by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

After The Pearl Earring by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts

South Bank Sunset by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Male Stonechat by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

Fading Fireworks by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts

Sculpture In The Forest by Mike Halstead — Score: 20 pts

Charity Walk Reflections by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

The Morning After by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Coventry Cathedral Stained Glass Wall by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts

Not So Happy Lynn by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Kestrel Taking Off by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

St Annes Beach Funfair by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Through The Red Room by Andy Dickson — Score: 17 pts

Impossible by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Dicentra by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Pasta Spoons by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Loch Duich Salmon Trap by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts

Down By The Knott End Boardwalk by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts

Lombardy Poppies by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Coniston Water After The Storm by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Remembrance by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Reflections by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Feathered - Not Friends by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Solitary Lookout by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Into The Grater by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Hoverfly On Dandelion by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts

Lighthouse At Skinburness - Cumbria by John Scott — Score: 18 pts

Best Friends by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Spotted Fritillary by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Little Egret Hunting by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

It's Not Enough by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts

Evening Sun On Yellow Loosestrife by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts

Here's Looking At You by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts

St Mary Magdalene Church At Sandringham by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Northumberland Beach View by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts

Sand Action by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Jesus - The White Church by John O'Donoghue — Score: 18 pts

Evening Light At Red Point by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Corn Flower Seed Heads by David Foreman — Score: 17 pts

Fairy Pools by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

Ceramic Daffodil Display by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts

Sunset At Ravenglass by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Victoria Arcade by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

The Old Workbench by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Dinner Tonight by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts

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