3rd Open PDI Competition (2024/25)

Hand-In: 11th September 2025
Judging: 25th September 2025

29th March 2025 Gordon

The 3rd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 27th March by Diana Magor (APSA, EFIAPb, MPSA, CPAGB, LRPS, BPE3*) from Hoylake Photographic Society. Diana’s comments and suggestions for improvement were clearly stated, if perhaps a little more direct than with most judges, and she used a good range of scores to separate the images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Group	Member Name	Title	Pts
Beginner	Steve Jackman	Race Day	20
Intermediate	Peter Flegg	Cherry Blossom	20
Intermediate	Chris Taylor	Gate - Crow Park Keswick	20
Intermediate	Peter Flegg	Snail On Beech Leaf	20
Advanced	Elaine Cook	Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen	20
Advanced	Mike Williamson	Long Eared Owl	20
Advanced	Joy Swarbrick	Muscari	20
Advanced	Carol Watson	Perfect In Purple	20
Advanced	Stuart Cahill	Valencian Sunrise	20

The featured image for this competition is Muscari by Joy Swarbrick which scored 20pts in the Advanced Section.

Muscari by Joy Swarbrick

3rd Open PDI Image Gallery

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The Piano Man by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts

Cycling Cadiz by David Broughton — Score: 15 pts

Torre Brunico In The Dolomites by Graham Barker — Score: 14 pts

Cherry Blossom by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Slioch From Loch Maree by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts

Happy Bikers by Dave Biggs — Score: 13 pts

Strike A Pose by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 12 pts

Lagangarbh Cottage by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Beach View by Daryl Giles — Score: 13 pts

Snow And Fog by Karen Morris — Score: 12 pts

Sea Grasses by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Should I Arrest Him Sir by John Scott — Score: 15 pts

Perfect In Purple by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

Long Eared Owl by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Dawn Raid by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts

Samui Sunset by Alan Yardley — Score: 12 pts

Salford Quay by Steve Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Green Drive by Mike Stanley — Score: 12 pts

Drying Rice On The Road by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 13 pts

Violin Solo by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 14 pts

Spoilt For Choice by David Broughton — Score: 16 pts

Valencian Sunrise by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts

Snowdrop Time by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts

Creating Clouds by Anthony Hull — Score: 14 pts

Blue Basker Teneral by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts

Early Morning Over Myanmar by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts

Gresgarth Lake by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts

Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts

Overlooking Derwentwater by John Scott — Score: 13 pts

Old Groynes by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts

Alhambra Palace by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Looking For Love by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts

In The Lead by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts

Sole Trader by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Scafell And Scafell Pikes by Graham Barker — Score: 13 pts

Budir Church At Sunrise by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

Fischers Turaco by Janet Parker — Score: 18 pts

Muscari by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts

Eilean Glas Harbour by Karen Morris — Score: 13 pts

Surrender Mill by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts

Early Morning Reflections by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts

Guardian Deity Of The Sea by Anne Young — Score: 13 pts

Venetian Ladies by Karen Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Gate - Crow Park Keswick by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts

Snail On Beech Leaf by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts

Seeking Enlightenment by Keith Orr — Score: 12 pts

Animal Etchings by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts

Fire And Ice by Eric Craven — Score: 18 pts

Bleeding Rose by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts

Romance Is Not Dead by Eric Craven — Score: 13 pts

Of Course Not by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts

Just Waiting by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts

The Lady And The Swans by Peter Cotton — Score: 19 pts

The Temperature Is Rising by Peter Cotton — Score: 12 pts

Taking Aim by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts

A Smile Of Wisdom by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

Steaming Up The Valley by Peter Parnell — Score: 15 pts

Guardian Of The Castle by Grant Douse — Score: 13 pts

Liverpool Cathedral by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

Good Evening Girls by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts

Lancaster Arrival by Peter Parnell — Score: 18 pts

Got My Eye On You by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts

Speeding Through by Mike Halstead — Score: 12 pts

Enjoying The Berries by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts

Leave Nothing But Footprints by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 12 pts

Pause For A Chat by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

The Morning Walk At Lytham Hall by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts

Salford Quays by John Walmsley — Score: 19 pts

Rock Pools by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts

Race Day by Steve Jackman — Score: 20 pts

The Dark Hedges by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Fastest Fiddler In The West by Ian Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Over The Last by Brian Clark — Score: 12 pts

Commandos True Grit by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts

Hanging On by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts

Sunlit Tree by Christine Round — Score: 13 pts

Squirrel On A Post by Chris Taylor — Score: 14 pts

The Viking by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts

Burnet Moth Feeding On Nectar by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts

A Ride On The Wild Side by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts

Banded Demoiselle On Reed by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Arctic Tern In Flight by Anthony Hull — Score: 13 pts

Why Did The Chick Cross The Road by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts

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