1st Open PDI Competition (2023/24)
The first Open PDI competition of the season was judged on 19th Oct by Keith Barber (FIScT, CPAGB, LRPS) of Swinton & District PS. There was quite a large entry of 99 images to get through on the night.
The top scoring images are listed below.
| Group | Member Name | Title | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Alan Yardley | After The Pearl Earring | 20 |
| Intermediate | Margaret Keane | Late Afternoon Perch Rock | 20 |
| Intermediate | Mike Halstead | Sculpture In The Forest | 20 |
| Intermediate | Peter Parnell | Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia | 20 |
| Advanced | Elaine Cook | Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach | 20 |
| Advanced | Simon Ray | Hoverfly On Dandelion | 20 |
The featured image for this competition is Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane, which scored 20pts in the Intermediate Group.
Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane
1st Open Digital Image Gallery
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Late Evening by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 17 pts
Lombardy Poppies by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts
White Storks Flight Over Lions by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
Old Man In The Distance by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts
After The Rain by Peter Parnell — Score: 19 pts
The Kiss by Peter Darby — Score: 18 pts
Living The Dream by Peter Darby — Score: 17 pts
Down By The Knott End Boardwalk by Susan Wood — Score: 16 pts
After The Pearl Earring by Alan Yardley — Score: 20 pts
Herdwicks On Lambrigg Fell by Sheila Giles — Score: 18 pts
Hollyhock Alcea Detail by Mike Stanley — Score: 19 pts
St Mary Magdalene Church At Sandringham by Graham Barker — Score: 17 pts
Krakow Castle by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
Angled Building by Esther Parkinson — Score: 16 pts
The Final Approach by Clive McDonald — Score: 19 pts
Charity Walk Reflections by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Eat Dirt by Grant Douse — Score: 17 pts
Long Male Hoverfly by Mike Stanley — Score: 18 pts
Pasta Spoons by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 17 pts
The Old Workbench by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts
Northumberland Beach View by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
Jesus - The White Church by John O'Donoghue — Score: 18 pts
Lioness by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts
Feathered - Not Friends by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Here's Looking At You by Brian Cackett — Score: 19 pts
Golden Hour On Dalmore Beach by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
Lancaster Lady by Eric Craven — Score: 16 pts
Water Fountain Fun by Karen Morris — Score: 17 pts
Hoverfly On Dandelion by Simon Ray — Score: 20 pts
Jaguar E-Type Time Trial by Mike Halstead — Score: 16 pts
It's Not Enough by Sheila Giles — Score: 17 pts
The Morning After by Alan Yardley — Score: 16 pts
Sculpture In The Forest by Mike Halstead — Score: 20 pts
Lockdown by Keith Orr — Score: 15 pts
The Magic Compass by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
Loch Duich Salmon Trap by Mike Williamson — Score: 19 pts
Rank And File by Janet Parker — Score: 17 pts
Orange by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Thirsty Work by Simon Ray — Score: 16 pts
Reflections by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Black Eagles Big Arrow Display by Anthony Hull — Score: 17 pts
Corn Flower Seed Heads by David Foreman — Score: 17 pts
At The End Of The Day by Mary Kirkby — Score: 17 pts
The Church Of The Parish by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 16 pts
South Bank Sunset by Tim Amphlett — Score: 17 pts
Not So Happy Lynn by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
India's Entry To Firework Championship by David Foreman — Score: 19 pts
Hofn Bridge Of Light by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
Griffon Vulture Take Off by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts
Damsel Pair by Pete Dugan — Score: 19 pts
Best Friends by Stuart Cahill — Score: 17 pts
Desolation At Dungeness by Karen Morris — Score: 16 pts
Coniston Water After The Storm by John Scott — Score: 17 pts
Loch Maree by Elaine Cook — Score: 16 pts
Through The Red Room by Andy Dickson — Score: 17 pts
Coventry Cathedral Stained Glass Wall by Andy Dickson — Score: 16 pts
Sealion by Alex Early — Score: 19 pts
Into The Grater by Peter Flegg — Score: 17 pts
BBC At Night by Dave Biggs — Score: 18 pts
Spotted Fritillary by David Broughton — Score: 17 pts
Bees On A Sunflower by Anne Young — Score: 15 pts
Waiting Boats by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 15 pts
Evening Sun On Yellow Loosestrife by Clive McDonald — Score: 16 pts
Male Peacock by Stuart Cahill — Score: 18 pts
Small Tortoiseshell On Dahlia by Peter Parnell — Score: 20 pts
Late Afternoon Perch Rock by Margaret Keane — Score: 20 pts
Inside A Kelpie by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
Enough Wind For A Kite by Peter Cotton — Score: 15 pts
Victoria Arcade by Allan Lonsdale — Score: 18 pts
Fairy Pools by Geoff Batchelor — Score: 17 pts
Fading But Fabulous by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 19 pts
Sand Action by Brian Clark — Score: 17 pts
Dicentra by Carol Watson — Score: 18 pts
Solitary Lookout by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 18 pts
Take Off by Pete Dugan — Score: 18 pts
Impossible by Eric Craven — Score: 17 pts
Waves St Annes by John O'Donoghue — Score: 17 pts
Whittling The Day Away by Susan Wood — Score: 18 pts
Leighton Moss Male Bearded Reedling by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 18 pts
Golden Wreck by Brian Cackett — Score: 17 pts
Ely Cathedral Altar by Ian Mulroy — Score: 17 pts
Made In Broadheath by Graham Barker — Score: 15 pts
A Close Shave by Esther Parkinson — Score: 19 pts
Dinner Tonight by Grant Douse — Score: 19 pts
Little Egret Hunting by Tim Amphlett — Score: 16 pts
Lighthouse At Skinburness - Cumbria by John Scott — Score: 18 pts
Too Much Power by Dave Biggs — Score: 17 pts
Leaving by Daryl Giles — Score: 17 pts
Remembrance by Janet Parker — Score: 16 pts
St Annes Beach Funfair by John Walmsley — Score: 16 pts
Sunset At Ravenglass by Chris Taylor — Score: 17 pts
The Strid - Getting The Shot by Chris Taylor — Score: 16 pts
Fading Fireworks by Anne Young — Score: 17 pts
Evening Light At Red Point by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
The Young Man And The Sea by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
Spanish Eyes by Gordon Watson — Score: 18 pts
Male Stonechat by Anthony Hull — Score: 19 pts
Ceramic Daffodil Display by Mary Woodland — Score: 17 pts
Kestrel Taking Off by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 17 pts
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