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