1st Open PDI Competition (2023/24)

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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Krakow Castle — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Hollyhock Alcea Detail — by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts

Rank And File — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Damsel Pair — by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts

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

Desolation At Dungeness — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts

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

Sand Action — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Made In Broadheath — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts

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

Spanish Eyes — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

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

Remembrance — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

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

Inside A Kelpie — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

Dicentra — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

Lombardy Poppies — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

Ely Cathedral Altar — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts

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

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

Reflections — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

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

Too Much Power — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts

Kestrel Taking Off — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts

South Bank Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts

Take Off — by Pete Dugan — Score: 18 pts

Sunset At Ravenglass — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Little Egret Hunting — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts

Long Male Hoverfly — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts

Into The Grater — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Sealion — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

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

The Old Workbench — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Hoverfly On Dandelion — by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts

Charity Walk Reflections — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

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

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

Eat Dirt — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

The Magic Compass — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts

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

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

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

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

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

BBC At Night — by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

Angled Building — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts

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

Living The Dream — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts

Loch Maree — by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts

A Close Shave — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Best Friends — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts

Male Stonechat — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts

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

The Final Approach — by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts

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

Lioness — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts

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

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

The Kiss — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

Water Fountain Fun — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts

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

Thirsty Work — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts

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

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

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

The Morning After — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts

Spotted Fritillary — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Dinner Tonight — by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts

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

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

Solitary Lookout — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Orange — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts

Pasta Spoons — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Impossible — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts

Male Peacock — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts

Northumberland Beach View — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Golden Wreck — by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts

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

Fading Fireworks — by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts

Victoria Arcade — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts

Ceramic Daffodil Display — by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts

After The Rain — by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts

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

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

Lockdown — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts

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

Late Evening — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts

Fading But Fabulous — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts

Lancaster Lady — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

Leaving — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

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

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

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

Waiting Boats — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts

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

Fairy Pools — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts

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