3rd Open PDI Competition (2024/25)
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.
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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Looking For Love by Karen Jackman — Score: 17 pts
Taking Aim by Sheila Giles — Score: 14 pts
Sunlit Tree by Christine Round — Score: 13 pts
Just Waiting by Grant Douse — Score: 16 pts
Bleeding Rose by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts
Overlooking Derwentwater by John Scott — Score: 13 pts
Lagangarbh Cottage by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
A Smile Of Wisdom by Elaine Cook — Score: 17 pts
Spoilt For Choice by David Broughton — Score: 16 pts
A Ride On The Wild Side by John Walmsley — Score: 15 pts
Burnet Moth Feeding On Nectar by Margaret Keane — Score: 16 pts
Fire And Ice by Eric Craven — Score: 18 pts
Seeking Enlightenment by Keith Orr — Score: 12 pts
Banded Demoiselle On Reed by Gordon Watson — Score: 19 pts
The Dark Hedges by Ian Mulroy — Score: 16 pts
Salford Quays by John Walmsley — Score: 19 pts
Slioch From Loch Maree by Mike Williamson — Score: 17 pts
Snow And Fog by Karen Morris — Score: 12 pts
Should I Arrest Him Sir by John Scott — Score: 15 pts
Old Groynes by Keith Orr — Score: 18 pts
Over The Last by Brian Clark — Score: 12 pts
The Piano Man by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts
Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen by Elaine Cook — Score: 20 pts
Speeding Through by Mike Halstead — Score: 12 pts
Samui Sunset by Alan Yardley — Score: 12 pts
Archway by Mike Stanley — Score: 13 pts
Pause For A Chat by Mary Woodland — Score: 15 pts
Blue Basker Teneral by Mary Kirkby — Score: 18 pts
Eilean Glas Harbour by Karen Morris — Score: 13 pts
Hanging On by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts
Sea Grasses by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
Torre Brunico In The Dolomites by Graham Barker — Score: 14 pts
Cherry Blossom by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts
Enjoying The Berries by Peter Darby — Score: 19 pts
Beach View by Daryl Giles — Score: 13 pts
Scafell And Scafell Pikes by Graham Barker — Score: 13 pts
Cycling Cadiz by David Broughton — Score: 15 pts
Happy Bikers by Dave Biggs — Score: 13 pts
Early Morning Reflections by Mary Woodland — Score: 16 pts
Arctic Tern In Flight by Anthony Hull — Score: 13 pts
Valencian Sunrise by Stuart Cahill — Score: 20 pts
Steaming Up The Valley by Peter Parnell — Score: 15 pts
Guardian Of The Castle by Grant Douse — Score: 13 pts
Commandos True Grit by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Early Morning Over Myanmar by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts
Leave Nothing But Footprints by Marilyn Mulroy — Score: 12 pts
The Temperature Is Rising by Peter Cotton — Score: 12 pts
Good Evening Girls by Stuart Cahill — Score: 14 pts
Animal Etchings by Esther Parkinson — Score: 14 pts
Lancaster Arrival by Peter Parnell — Score: 18 pts
Strike A Pose by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 12 pts
Sole Trader by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 16 pts
Budir Church At Sunrise by Carol Watson — Score: 19 pts
Rock Pools by Sheila Giles — Score: 15 pts
Perfect In Purple by Carol Watson — Score: 20 pts
Gresgarth Lake by Mike Dorrington — Score: 14 pts
Fastest Fiddler In The West by Ian Mulroy — Score: 15 pts
Violin Solo by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 14 pts
Gate - Crow Park Keswick by Chris Taylor — Score: 20 pts
The Lady And The Swans by Peter Cotton — Score: 19 pts
Green Drive by Mike Stanley — Score: 12 pts
Got My Eye On You by Alan Yardley — Score: 17 pts
Salford Quay by Steve Jackman — Score: 19 pts
Snail On Beech Leaf by Peter Flegg — Score: 20 pts
Surrender Mill by Christine Round — Score: 15 pts
Long Eared Owl by Mike Williamson — Score: 20 pts
Muscari by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 20 pts
Guardian Deity Of The Sea by Anne Young — Score: 13 pts
Squirrel On A Post by Chris Taylor — Score: 14 pts
Liverpool Cathedral by Mike Halstead — Score: 19 pts
Fischers Turaco by Janet Parker — Score: 18 pts
Bass Man by Dave Biggs — Score: 14 pts
Romance Is Not Dead by Eric Craven — Score: 13 pts
In The Lead by Daryl Giles — Score: 15 pts
Jaguar by Janet Parker — Score: 19 pts
Race Day by Steve Jackman — Score: 20 pts
Thai Ties by Anne Young — Score: 12 pts
Of Course Not by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 17 pts
Snowdrop Time by Margaret Keane — Score: 15 pts
Dawn Raid by Brian Clark — Score: 18 pts
Why Did The Chick Cross The Road by Peter Darby — Score: 16 pts
Drying Rice On The Road by Roger Oldroyd — Score: 13 pts
The Viking by Mike Dorrington — Score: 17 pts
The Morning Walk At Lytham Hall by Simon Ray — Score: 12 pts
Venetian Ladies by Karen Jackman — Score: 19 pts
Creating Clouds by Anthony Hull — Score: 14 pts
Alhambra Palace by Jennifer Wolstenholme — Score: 16 pts
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