The 1st Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 24th September by Steve Hitchen (EPAGB, AFIAP, BPE5*) from Atherton & District PS. With 86 images to judge, it was quite a long night, and although scoring was reasonably high and a large number were held back, only a small number achieved top marks.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Group | Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate | Brian Clark | Flying Grey | 20 |
| Intermediate | Andy Ogilvie | Shoe Rack | 20 |
| Advanced | Gordon Watson | The Horn Section | 20 |
| Advanced | Carol Watson | The Vagabond And His Hound | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Shoe Rack by Andy Ogilvie which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Group.
Shoe Rack by Andy Ogilvie
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Flying Grey — by Brian Clark — Score: 20 pts
Lindisfarne Castle — by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
Fleetwood Wrecks — by John Walmsley — Score: 17 pts
Stanley Park Lake — by David Foreman — Score: 17 pts
A Gilded Sanctuary — by Christine Round — Score: 19 pts
Underneath The Arches — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 18 pts
Hunstanton Beach — by Daryl Giles — Score: 16 pts
Lytham Hall — by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
Monet’s Garden — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts
Patiently Waiting — by Dave Barker — Score: 15 pts
Milky Way Over Callanish — by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
Redshank On Guard Duty — by Dave Barker — Score: 17 pts
Windle Kawasaki — by Mike Halstead — Score: 17 pts
Tranquility — by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts
Yorkshire Barn — by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Railway Cottages At Selside — by Peter Parnell — Score: 17 pts
Spring Landscape, Torridon, Scotland — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Taxying For Take Off — by Simon Ray — Score: 17 pts
The Vagabond And His Hound — by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Mandarin Duck — by Mike Stanley — Score: 16 pts
Puffin Lookout — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Atlantic Puffin — by Chris Taylor — Score: 18 pts
Grey Heron Drying — by Peter Parnell — Score: 16 pts
Redpoll — by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts
A Quiet Solitude — by Elaine Cook — Score: 19 pts
A Smile For Any Weather — by Christine Round — Score: 17 pts
Arnside Viaduct — by Karen Morris — Score: 15 pts
The Peloton — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Kingfisher Looking For Lunch — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 16 pts
Under Lisbon Balconies — by Paul Headley — Score: 17 pts
Chorley Mormon Temple — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Male Common White Throat — by Margaret Keane — Score: 19 pts
Into The Woods — by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts
Orange! — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 18 pts
The Final Swoop — by Janet Parker — Score: 15 pts
TFL Tunnel — by Daryl Giles — Score: 19 pts
The Cove — by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Blue Nigella — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts
Martial Eagle With Monitor Lizard Kill — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Black Mount Reflections — by Graham Barker — Score: 18 pts
Reflections Of Grace — by Lee Schofield — Score: 16 pts
Pride Girl — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
The Owl Needs No Introduction — by Lee Schofield — Score: 16 pts
Hovering Armada Espanyol AV-8B — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts
Liverpool Museum — by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Marshside Barn — by Sheila Giles — Score: 19 pts
Cormorants At Canada Water In Londons Docklands — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts
Times Past — by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts
Evening Glow Over The Beach Huts — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
Echoes Of Another Dimension — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 17 pts
No Trains Today — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
The Green Lagoon Of El Golfo Lanzarote — by John Scott — Score: 16 pts
Fast Cornering — by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Gibson Mill — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts
Typhoon Blasting Skyward — by Stuart Cahill — Score: 19 pts
Sea Mist At Balnakeil Beach, Scotland — by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Loch Earn Mirror Man — by Keith Orr — Score: 19 pts
The Horn Section — by Gordon Watson — Score: 20 pts
Jemaa El-fnaa Square Marrakesh After The Rain — by Margaret Keane — Score: 18 pts
Sizergh Castle — by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts
Hovering In The Blue — by Paul Headley — Score: 15 pts
First Clear Round — by Paul Morrell — Score: 16 pts
Waiting For Le Tour To Go By — by Peter Cotton — Score: 17 pts
Shoe Rack — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 20 pts
Do NOT Disturb — by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Quad Kites — by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts
Enjoying Retirement — by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts
Faster Train Approaching — by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
No Way Through — by Brian Clark — Score: 16 pts
Market Hall Reims — by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Steps In Light And Shade — by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Hornby Castle — by Simon Ray — Score: 15 pts
Fractured Shard — by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Heavenly Power Over Earthly Power — by Tim Amphlett — Score: 18 pts
In Camera Triple Exposure — by David Foreman — Score: 16 pts
A Break In The Weather — by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts
Cosmos — by Peter Flegg — Score: 18 pts
Chocolate Box — by Karen Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Stranded By Flash Flood — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Hard Day — by Steve Jackman — Score: 17 pts
Got This — by Steve Jackman — Score: 16 pts
Feeding Time — by Mike Stanley — Score: 15 pts
White Dahlia — by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts
Matanzas River Sunset — by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Last Light On Mulafossur — by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
The Best Of Friends — by Paul Morrell — Score: 16 pts
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