3rd Open PDI Competition (2025/26) – Lytham St Annes Photographic Society

The 3rd Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 19th March by John Riley. There were 81 images to judge on the night and John cracked on at a good pace, making only a few suggestions such as providing more punch to mono images.

The top scoring images are listed below.

Member Name	Title	Pts
Carol Watson	Breidabolstadur Church Iceland	20
Bill Breckenridge	Egret With Rodent	20
Mike Williamson	Rossall Point Lookout Post	20
Mary Kirkby	Bee Eaters Roosting At Sunset	19
Karen Jackman	Bempton	19
Carol Watson	Golden Girl	19
Mike Halstead	Mclaren 720s	19
Esther Parkinson	Peps Floral Still Life	19
Stuart Cahill	Post-coffe Photography Scramble	19
Gordon Watson	Svinafellsjokull	19
Steve Jackman	Swiss Village	19

The featured image for this competition is Egret With Rodent by Bill Breckenridge, one of 3 images scoring 20pts, and John’s favourite on the night.

Egret With Rodent by Bill Breckenridge

3rd Open PDI Image Gallery

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Tejo Power Station — by Christine Round — Score: 16 pts

We Walk On By — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

The Langdale Pikes — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 16 pts

Avoiding The Cobbles — by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts

Autumn Sunshine Derwentwater — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Plenty Of Wind For The Kites — by Peter Cotton — Score: 18 pts

The Need For Speed — by Paul Morrell — Score: 17 pts

Nuthatch — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts

Vintage Scarlet Twirl — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts

Kite Surfers On Lytham Beach — by Mike Williamson — Score: 16 pts

Keswick In The Rain — by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts

A Quiet Moment — by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts

Power Boat Racing — by Steve Jackman — Score: 15 pts

Reflections Of A Cornish Beach — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Hms Valiant's Youngest — by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts

Egret With Rodent — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 20 pts

Goldfinch On Alert — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts

Puffin — by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts

Bee Eaters Roosting At Sunset — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 19 pts

Whispers On The Water — by Paul Headley — Score: 16 pts

The Tree Fairy — by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts

City Palace Udaipur — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts

Canal Bridge Graffiti — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts

Post-coffe Photography Scramble — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 19 pts

Heptonstall Church Ruins — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Eyes That Smile — by Elaine Cook — Score: 18 pts

Growing In The Shadow Of Giants — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

Svinafellsjokull — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts

Rossall Point Lookout Post — by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts

Mclaren 720s — by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts

The Summer Fountain — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts

A Warm Salute — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts

St Giles Cathedral — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts

The Rosengarten — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts

Evening View — by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts

Robin Detail — by Alex Early — Score: 17 pts

Crimson Curve — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 16 pts

The Thrashing Tree — by Grant Douse — Score: 15 pts

Passing Through — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 15 pts

Homeward Bound — by Paul Headley — Score: 17 pts

Bowland Barn — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts

Superb Fairy Wren — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 16 pts

Funfair Fever — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Peps Floral Still Life — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts

Woodland Snowdrops — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts

Common Moorhen — by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts

Ready To Taxy — by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts

Bridge At Keddlestone Hall — by Daryl Giles — Score: 18 pts

Kedleston Hall Cupola — by Graham Barker — Score: 16 pts

In A Safe Place — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts

Leaning Into The Light — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts

Kelvingrove Spitfire — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

The Book Lover — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts

Lowther Castle — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts

Cherry Blossom Time — by John Scott — Score: 17 pts

Bempton — by Karen Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Preparing For A Hot Day At The Beach — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts

All Got To Be Somewhere — by Anthony Hull — Score: 18 pts

Museum Of Liverpool — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 18 pts

Bengal Tiger — by Paul Morrell — Score: 17 pts

Elena Portrait — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts

Balancing Rock, Utah — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts

Treat Please — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts

Golden Girl — by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts

Just Made It — by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts

Winter Strike — by Paul Headley — Score: 17 pts

Tree Stump And Fungus — by Peter Parnell — Score: 18 pts

Red Kites Lookout — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts

Strangford Lough — by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts

Swiss Village — by Steve Jackman — Score: 19 pts

Cafe Society — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts

Blackpool Rock — by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts

Breidabolstadur Church Iceland — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts

A Splash Of Colour On A Dreary Day — by Christine Round — Score: 16 pts

If Walls Could Talk — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 18 pts

Otter Reunion — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts

Lowther Castle — by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts

Frosty Morning Hunt For Breakfast — by Alex Early — Score: 18 pts

Knee Scrapers — by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts

Tackle — by Dave Biggs — Score: 16 pts

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