2nd Open PDI Competition (2023/24)
The delayed 2nd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 4th April by Eddie Leach (DPAGB) from Oldham PS. Eddie raised a distinction between images that were suitable for competition and those that were primarily a record for the photographer’s own personal use.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Group | Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Laura MacKnight | Sunrise Over The Norfolk Broads | 20 |
| Intermediate | Peter Parnell | A Seat On The Prom | 20 |
| Intermediate | Peter Parnell | A Tree In Dorset | 20 |
| Intermediate | Joy Swarbrick | Derwentwater Blue Hour | 20 |
| Intermediate | Mike Williamson | Redshank Warning Call | 20 |
| Advanced | Grant Douse | Florida Tricolored Heron | 20 |
| Advanced | Gordon Watson | Morning Light On The Buachaille | 20 |
| Advanced | Carol Watson | Seeking Shade | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Redshank Warning Call by Mike Williamson which scored 20pts, and was Eddie’s favourite image in the Intermediate category.
Redshank Warning Call by Mike Williamson
2nd Open PDI Competition Image Gallery
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A Shaft Of Sunlight On Simien Mountains — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Red 1 Cleared For Landing — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts
Kite In Flight — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts
Fishing The Ebbing Tide — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Long Eared Owl — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
Sunrise At Southwold Pier — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
Sandwich Tern — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts
Feeling The Strain — by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts
Delicate Arch - Arches National Park Utah — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts
Chaffinch Resting In The Shadows — by Clive McDonald — Score: 15 pts
Sheltering — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts
Large Red Damselfly — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts
Hanging On Together — by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Al Fursan UAE Display Team — by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts
Lakeside Residence Lake Windermere — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Final Resting Place — by Brian Cackett — Score: 14 pts
BMX Rider Flying Target — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts
Beak And Claw — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
Morning Light On The Buachaille — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Sidecar Racing — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
Whale Tail Waterdrop — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Take A Lemon — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts
Abstract Tunnel Of Light — by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts
Weir Rubbish — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 14 pts
Straight Ahead — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts
Late Evening At Whitby Abbey — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts
Life On The Street — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Sunrise Over The Norfolk Broads — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 20 pts
Under Attack — by Dave Biggs — Score: 14 pts
House Of The Dragon — by David Foreman — Score: 18 pts
Beechings Rusting Legacy — by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Owl Hunting — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts
Wemyss Bay Walkers — by Eric Craven — Score: 14 pts
Florida Tricolored Heron — by Grant Douse — Score: 20 pts
Land Yacht Racing — by Brian Clark — Score: 19 pts
Chester Christmas Bubble — by Eric Craven — Score: 15 pts
Concentration — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts
Ghost Leaf Mantis — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
Opposites Attract — by Laura MacKnight — Score: 16 pts
Liverpool Waterfront — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts
Evening After The Display — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts
Bridal Rose — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Smoke Fascination — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 15 pts
Market Day Dresden — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Beech Drive — by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts
A Seat On The Prom — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts
The Fellwalker — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Chimneys At Salts Mill — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts
Beach Sunset — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts
Lost — by Keith Orr — Score: 17 pts
Otter Swimming — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
The Scavanger — by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts
The Weaver — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts
Setting Up His Stall — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts
Around The Curve — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 17 pts
Yes - We Have Tomatoes — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Railway Children - Delhi — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts
Batman Hoverfly On Anemone — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Cairngorms Sun Rise — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Derwentwater Blue Hour — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts
Dalmore Splash Dance — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts
Gone For Lunch — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts
Stand Off Between Male Knob Billed Ducks — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
A Tree In Dorset — by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts
Iona — by Peter Flegg — Score: 19 pts
Hoverfly Pollinating — by Mike Stanley — Score: 17 pts
Blue Sandcrab — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts
Roddlesworth Reservoir — by Alex Early — Score: 16 pts
Frozen Waterfall — by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 15 pts
Red Squirrel — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts
Frosty Bud — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
A Winter's Morning — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts
Greenwich Naval College — by John Scott — Score: 19 pts
Birds Of A Feather Flock Together — by Susan Wood — Score: 15 pts
Seeking Shade — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Domination Of Orange — by Susan Wood — Score: 14 pts
Redshank Warning Call — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts
Christ Church Cathedral — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts
Birch Polypore — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
Kicking Sand — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Tango In The Light — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts
The Look — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 15 pts
Spanish Mane — by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts
Large Red Male Damselfly Sunning — by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts
Old And New Forests - Glen Affric — by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
North Pier — by John O'Donoghue — Score: 16 pts
Owl Incoming — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts
Sandcastle - Blackpool — by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts
Fishing Cottage At Penbarth Cove — by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Walnuts In Old Cyprus Village — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts
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