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
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Hoverfly On Dandelion — by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts
Sealion — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts
Corn Flower Seed Heads — by David Foreman — Score: 17 pts
Coventry Cathedral Stained Glass Wall — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts
The Young Man And The Sea — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
At The End Of The Day — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Male Peacock — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts
St Annes Beach Funfair — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Loch Duich Salmon Trap — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts
Late Afternoon Perch Rock — by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts
Herdwicks On Lambrigg Fell — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Fading Fireworks — by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts
Best Friends — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts
Jaguar E-Type Time Trial — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
Leighton Moss Male Bearded Reedling — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Waiting Boats — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts
Living The Dream — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Griffon Vulture Take Off — by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts
Ceramic Daffodil Display — by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts
Too Much Power — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Water Fountain Fun — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts
Coniston Water After The Storm — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
Hollyhock Alcea Detail — by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts
Pasta Spoons — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts
The Strid - Getting The Shot — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts
Late Evening — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts
Jesus - The White Church — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 18 pts
Through The Red Room — by Andy Dickson — Score: 17 pts
Reflections — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Long Male Hoverfly — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts
The Kiss — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts
The Old Workbench — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts
Fairy Pools — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts
Little Egret Hunting — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts
Charity Walk Reflections — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Eat Dirt — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts
After The Rain — by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts
Enough Wind For A Kite — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Made In Broadheath — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts
Angled Building — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
Sculpture In The Forest — by Mike Halstead — Score: 20 pts
The Morning After — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Leaving — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
It's Not Enough — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
India's Entry To Firework Championship — by David Foreman — Score: 19 pts
Not So Happy Lynn — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Spanish Eyes — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts
Desolation At Dungeness — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Lockdown — by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts
Into The Grater — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Dicentra — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
After The Pearl Earring — by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts
Male Stonechat — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts
The Magic Compass — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
Damsel Pair — by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts
Impossible — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts
Fading But Fabulous — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Orange — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Down By The Knott End Boardwalk — by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts
Hofn Bridge Of Light — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
Rank And File — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts
Old Man In The Distance — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts
Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
Krakow Castle — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Ely Cathedral Altar — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Take Off — by Pete Dugan — Score: 18 pts
Golden Wreck — by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts
Here's Looking At You — by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts
Loch Maree — by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts
Spotted Fritillary — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts
BBC At Night — by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts
White Storks Flight Over Lions — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Evening Sun On Yellow Loosestrife — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts
Thirsty Work — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Lombardy Poppies — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts
Solitary Lookout — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts
Remembrance — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts
A Close Shave — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts
Victoria Arcade — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts
South Bank Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts
The Church Of The Parish — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts
Bees On A Sunflower — by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts
The Final Approach — by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts
Black Eagles Big Arrow Display — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Waves St Annes — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 17 pts
Sand Action — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
Lioness — by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts
Lighthouse At Skinburness - Cumbria — by John Scott — Score: 18 pts
St Mary Magdalene Church At Sandringham — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Feathered - Not Friends — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Dinner Tonight — by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts
Whittling The Day Away — by Susan Wood — Score: 18 pts
Lancaster Lady — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts
Sunset At Ravenglass — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
Kestrel Taking Off — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
Northumberland Beach View — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
Evening Light At Red Point — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Inside A Kelpie — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
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