The 1st Open Print competition of the season was judged on 18th March by Diana Magor (EFIAP/b APSA MPSA CPAGB LRPS BPE3) from Hoylake Photographic Society. She had been sent the prints in advance to judge, and although the PDI versions were viewed over Zoom, her comments and markings were based on the print versions. As the entry field was relatively small, there was sufficient time for Diana to explain her judging approach and to provide a good critique on each image.  As this was the first Print competition she had judged by Zoom, she said she had been slightly more generous than usual, and handed out 3 scores of 20 in each group, as shown below. Congratulations to Bill Breckenridge whos Mere Sands Cockfight is the Featured Image for this competition.

Mere Sands Cockfight By Bill Breckenridge

The 3rd Set Subject competition on the subject of Everyday Moments Action was judged on 18th February via Zoom by James Hardy (LRPS, CPAGB) from Chorley Photographic Society. He had a clear idea of what he was looking for as a Everyday Moment, but also considered the photographic content and impact in making his final scores. The highest scoring images are shown in the table below – congratulations to Christine Round who’s It’s A New Day scored 20pts, and is the featured image for this competition.

(Note that some images featured children taken locally – these have not been displayed unless parental permission is available).

3rd Set Subject – Image Gallery

It’s A New Day by Christine Round