1st Open PDI Competition (2023/24)
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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Feathered - Not Friends by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts

Little Egret Hunting by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Thirsty Work by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

Charity Walk Reflections by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Lancaster Lady by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

The Magic Compass by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Long Male Hoverfly by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

The Old Workbench by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

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

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

Lioness by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

Rank And File by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

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

Dicentra by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Male Peacock by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

Take Off by Pete Dugan — Score: 18 pts

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

Loch Maree by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

BBC At Night by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

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

Leaving by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Reflections by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

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

Lockdown by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

Golden Wreck by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

Damsel Pair by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts

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

Krakow Castle by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Waiting Boats by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

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

The Final Approach by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

Best Friends by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Victoria Arcade by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

Water Fountain Fun by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Ceramic Daffodil Display by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts

Inside A Kelpie by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

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

Spotted Fritillary by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Orange by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

After The Rain by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts

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

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

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

Fading But Fabulous by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

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

Living The Dream by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Ely Cathedral by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

Into The Grater by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Hoverfly On Dandelion by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts

Late Evening by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts

Dinner Tonight by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts

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

Eat Dirt by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

Pasta Spoons by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

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

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

South Bank Sunset by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Black Eagles Big Arrow Display by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Solitary Lookout by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Spanish Eyes by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

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

Kestrel Taking Off by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

Fairy Pools by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

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

Angled Building by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

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

Hollyhock Alcea Detail by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts

Sealion by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

Fading Fireworks by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts

Sunset At Ravenglass by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Northumberland Beach View by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Made In Broadheath by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

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

Impossible by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

The Morning After by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

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

Remembrance by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

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

Male Stonechat by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

A Close Shave by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Too Much Power by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Lombardy Poppies by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Desolation At Dungeness by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

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

The Kiss by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sand Action by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
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