2nd Open PDI Competition (2024/25)
The 2nd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 23rd January by James Hardy (CPAGB, LRPS, AFIAP, Hon LCPU) from Chorley Photographic Society. With 90 images to get through it was quite a long night as James provided good comments on each image, including recommendations on cropping out unnecessary sky and foreground areas and not over-enlarging wildlife images to preserve quality.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Group | Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Steve Jackman | Misty Morning | 20 |
| Intermediate | Keith Orr | Keep On Running | 20 |
| Intermediate | Margaret Keane | Muscid Fly On The Edge | 20 |
| Advanced | Elaine Cook | Timeless Radiance | 20 |
| Advanced | Gordon Watson | Viking Raider | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Keep On Running by Keith Orr which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Section.
Keep On Running by Keith Orr
2nd Open PDI Image Gallery
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Misty Morning Calm — by Elaine Cook — Score: 14 pts
Creating Spray — by Mike Halstead — Score: 18 pts
Short Goods Train — by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts
Lilac Reflections — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts
Bude Canal Cottages — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Great Gable — by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts
Lovers And Their Dog — by Peter Parnell — Score: 14 pts
Song Bird — by Dave Munn — Score: 16 pts
Balancing Act — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
Fulmar In Flight — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts
View From A Dark Corner — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 19 pts
Owl In Flight — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts
Bikers Butty Break — by Mary Woodland — Score: 14 pts
Javelin Wasp Pollinating — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
South Stack Lighthouse — by Simon Ray — Score: 14 pts
Normanton Church — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts
Losing The Egg — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
A High Rise — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 16 pts
Misty Morning — by Steve Jackman — Score: 20 pts
Timeless Radiance — by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
Government Building Casablanca — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
Wirewool — by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Grand Ceiling — by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts
Toad Lily — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts
Lost In Music — by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts
Zoom — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Mind The Gap — by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Gannets On Nest — by Keith Orr — Score: 16 pts
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Display — by Anthony Hull — Score: 16 pts
Seawall Snowfall — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
Canary Wharf Golden Hour — by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Letting Off Steam — by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Walk Dont Walk — by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts
Tulip In Negative — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts
The All Nighter — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts
Derwent Isle And Catbells — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 18 pts
Eilean Iarmain Lighthouse - Isle Of Skye — by Mike Williamson — Score: 18 pts
Blackpool Beau — by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts
Low Flying — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Boats Away — by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts
Highgate Fox — by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Juvenile Heron About To Strike — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts
The Kelpies — by Grant Douse — Score: 15 pts
Willy Lott's Cottage — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts
Breakfast On The Top — by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Practice Over For The Day — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 15 pts
Leering Lemur — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts
Grey Buzzard Eagle — by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Engagement — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
Tug Of War — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Muscid Fly On The Edge — by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts
Proud RAF Officer — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Sir Nigel Gresley On Ribblehead Viaduct — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
Windermere — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 14 pts
Keep On Running — by Keith Orr — Score: 20 pts
Always The Bridesmaid — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Chains — by Christine Round — Score: 14 pts
Medina Marrakesh — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 15 pts
Beach Fun — by Dave Biggs — Score: 15 pts
Ethereal Flower — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
Skagsanden Aurora — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
African Sea Eagle — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts
The Lookout — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts
Thai Girls Bangkok Temple — by Anne Young — Score: 16 pts
A Quiet Read — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
Number 44 — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 16 pts
Fireworks At Blackpool — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
Sparrowhawk Tail End — by Chris Taylor — Score: 19 pts
Heading Home — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Japanese Anemone — by Peter Flegg — Score: 16 pts
Milford Haven By Moonlight — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts
Pine Marten Reflection — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts
Through The Gap — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Leighton Moss — by Steve Jackman — Score: 18 pts
Good Advice — by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts
Grey Heron — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
The Gardener — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts
Lake Bled Sunrise — by Gordon Watson — Score: 16 pts
Big Wheel And Ice Skating Lancaster — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Clouds And Boulders — by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts
Expressions — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts
11:40 To York Is Late — by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 18 pts
Viking Raider — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Early Summer In The Dolomites — by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts
Stonechat — by Dave Munn — Score: 16 pts
Meadow Brown Butterfly — by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts
Girl On A Platform — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts
Luss Church From Loch Lomond — by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts
Peacock Butterfly — by David Broughton — Score: 16 pts
A Floral Life — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts
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