Critique-Evening, Competition & Battle Reports (2022-23 Season)
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May 2023
30 May 2023: Chairman’s Trophy
Format: DPI
Judge: Steve Roberts LRPS
Subject: Open
Placed:
1st. DANUSHA by Steve Howard
2nd. VENETIAN PAINT SCHEME by Steve Baxter
3rd. HERNE BAY CLOUDSCAPE by Colin Winch
Highly Commended:
DRIP, DRIP, DROP by Mark Ford
MAGNUS AT CORONATION STREET PARTY by Berni Smith
16 May 2023: DPI Portfolio
Format: DPI
Judge: Clive Tanner FRPS MPAGB APAGB
Subject: Chosen from: Landscape, Pictorial, Portrait, Nature, Record and Street/Reportage
1st. Aliy Fowler
(LANDSCAPE) RIVER TREVILLET– 16
(PICTORIAL) LAVENDER CLAD – 20
(PORTRAIT) THE STATION MASTER – 20
(STREET OR REPORTAGE) I’M AT THE OFFICE – 20
PORTFOLIO: 19
Total: 95/100
2nd. Gareth White
(LANDSCAPE) HEAVY WEATHER AT RECULVER – 20
(NATURE) KINGFISHER’S GUARDIAN ANGEL – 20
(PICTORIAL) VW DROPLETS – 18
(STREET OR REPORTAGE) BLACK UNITY – 19
PORTFOLIO: 18
Total: 95/100
3rd. Veronica Diamond
(LANDSCAPE) ROAD TO MASCA – 17
(PICTORIAL) WHITE PETALS – 19
(PORTRAIT) PEACEFUL GRANDAUGHTER – 20
(RECORD) WOMAN BITTEN BY A SERPENT – 19
PORTFOLIO: 20
Total: 95/100
Click on the portfolio thumbnails below to view the image sets at a larger size:
9 May 2023: Team Competition
Format: DPI
Judge: Alan Lomakin CPAGB AFIAP BPE3*
Subjects: People with Dogs, Old, Red, Water, Wildlife
Teams:
Leading Liners, No Eye Deer, Team Overexposed, Team Quintessence, the Sharp Shooters and the Snipper Snappers
Winners: Team Overexposed – score: 185
- Aliy Fowler (team leader)
- Bob Dudman
- Frank Bowman
- Sharon Moore
- Stephen Howard
April 2023
25 April 2023: Competition – Portfolio
Format: Print
Judge: Chris Shore FRPS MPAGB EFIAP BPE5*
Subject: Chosen from: Landscape, Pictorial, Portrait, Nature, Record and Street/Reportage
1st. Denise Smith
(LANDSCAPE) WINDSWEPT SHORE – 20
(PICTORIAL) MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD – 20
(PORTRAIT) INDIAN GENTLEMAN – 19
(RECORD) VIRGIN AND CHILD, ARTIST UNKNOWN – 20
PORTFOLIO: 20
Total: 99/100
2nd. Steve Roberts
(LANDSCAPE) EVENING LIGHT IN THE VALLEY – 19
(NATURE) TWISTED TREE TRUNK – 19
(PICTORIAL) GROUSE DRINKING BOWL NUMBER 22, STANAGE EDGE – 19
(STREET OR REPORTAGE) RUNNING FOR COVER – 20
PORTFOLIO: 19
Total: 96/100
3rd. Vicky Glaiser
(NATURE) ROBIN IN THE WOODS – 20
(PICTORIAL) SUNLIGHT THROUGH A CHURCH WINDOW – 18
(RECORD) GARGOYLE ON THE BASILICA OF SAINTS NAZARUS AND CELSUS, CARCASSONNE – 19
(STREET) DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – 19
PORTFOLIO: 18
Total: 94/100
18 April 2023: Battle – Girls vs Boys
Format: DPI
Judge: Di Long LRPS CPAGB
Subject: Open
Girls: 357
Boys: 352
Images scoring 20 points:
A SNAIL WITHOUT A TRAIL by Colin Winch
ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN by Clare Edmonds
EVENING LIGHT IN THE VALLEY by Steve Roberts
JELLYFISH by Aliy Fowler
SAND STONE ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT by Volker Jottkandt
THE KINGFISHER’S GUARDIAN ANGEL by Gareth White
04 April 2023: Competition evening – Transport/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Pat Couder BPE1* QPSA
Subject: Transport
Placed
1st. SOS by Kim Frewin-Clarke
2nd. END OF THE DAY by Veronica Diamond
3rd. ABOUT TO HITCH A LIFT by Veronica Diamond
Highly Commended
COAL FOR THE LOCO by Steve Kelly
ONE CAREFUL OWNER by Kim Frewin-Clarke
PASSING THROUGH MOORCROFT by Steve Roberts
RACING RED RENAULT by Vicky Glaiser
Subject: Open
Placed
1st. READY FOR THE NEXT CATCH by Steve Roberts
2nd. FAR FROM THE MURMURATING CROWD by Steve Kelly
3rd. DO NOT CLIMB by Stuart Woods
Highly Commended
CATHEDRAL COMMUNICATION by Vicky Glaiser
HALONG BAY IN THE MORNING by Kevan Ford
WRAPPED UP FOR WINTER by Denise Smith
March 2023
07 March 2023: Competition evening – Print Panel
Format: Print
Judge: Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB
Competition: Print Panel
Placed
1st. SANDSTONE PATTERNS by Denise Smith
2nd. CAWFIELD QUARY by Denise Smith
3rd. THE GRAND DRIVE by Stuart Woods
Highly Commended
KINGFISHERS by Gareth White
SHUTTERS by Kim Frewin-Clarke
February 2023
14 & 21 February 2023: Competition evening – Scavenger Hunt
Format: DPI
Judge: Di Long LRPS CPAGB
Competition: Scavenger Hunt
Placed
1st. Steve Roberts – 126 points
2nd. Aliy Fowler – 125 points
3rd. Teresa Russell – 121 points
Judge’s favourite (20)
AMAZON KINGFISHER by Gareth White
Other images scoring 20 (in alphabetical order)
ALL DRESSED UP FOR DINNER by Sue Ford
GLEAMING TAPS by Gareth White
IRRESISTIBLY SMOOTH by Teresa Russell
TAKING A MOMENT by Kim Frewin-Clarke
TAKING IN THE VIEWS by Steve Roberts
THE THANKLESS JOB OF THE PARK KEEPER by Aliy Fowler
TRAINERS by Kim Frewin-Clarke
UPLIFTING READING by Aliy Fowler
WHO WANTS THE LAST PIECE by Steve Roberts
January 2023
24 January 2023: Competition evening – Major Trophy/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Helen Taylor ARPS DPAGB BPE3*
Subject: Major Trophy
Placed
1st. MABEL by Maria Fagg
2nd. HARRIS HAWK ON DUTY AT HERNE BAY by Steve Kelly
3rd. TWO BECOME ONE by Vicky Glaiser
Highly Commended
PEGGY’S PERTURBED PUSSY CAT by Laura Creed
SWANS ON THE LAKE by Lynn Rosenhahn
Subject: Open
Placed
1st. MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD by Denise Smith
2nd. UP, UP AND AWAY by Veronica Diamond
3rd. CHEETAH by Peter Riley
Highly Commended
AFTERNOON SIESTA by Laura Creed
CAFÉ CULTURE IN PASTEL by Stuart Woods
NEGATIVE SHADOW by Stuart Woods
PEERING by Steve Kelly
December 2022
(No battles, competitions or critique evenings)
November 2022
29 November 2022: Critique evening – Contrasts/Open
Format: Print
Judge: Trevor Youe
Subject: Contrasts
Placed
1st. DAY TO NIGHT, NIGHT TO DAY by Lynn Rosenhahn
2nd. NEGATIVE VIBES by Stuart Woods
3rd. BEAUTY IN AN UGLY SPACE by Laura Creed
Highly Commended
MODERN ART by Vicky Glaiser
SPOILT – UNSPOILT by Aliy Fowler
Subject: Open
Placed
1st. MORNING POST by Laura Creed
2nd. THROUGH THE KENT LANDSCAPE by Steve Roberts
3rd. WINDSWEPT SHORE by Denise Smith
Highly Commended
FEELING LEFT OUT OF THE BIGGER PICTURE by Stuart Woods
LITTLE GIRL ALONE by Laura Creed
08 November 2022: Critique evening – World of Work/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Sue Green ARPS DPAGB BPE3*
Subject: The World of Work
Placed
1st. BUSY BEES by Veronica Diamond
2nd. PREPARING THE GROUND by Vicky Glaiser
3rd. A CLOSE SHAVE by Stuart Woods
Highly Commended
SHIFTING SANDS by Steve Kelly
WORKING IN THE WOOD by Steve Kelly
Commended
SEAT OF POWER by Lynn Rosenhahn
Subject: Open
Placed
1st. SCULPTURED ROCKS by Denise Smith
2nd. SHOULD’VE GONE TO SPECSAVERS by Steve Kelly
3rd. NO HANDS by Kim Frewin-Clarke
Highly Commended
HEAD SHOT OF A TIGER by Frank Bowman
STANEDGE POLE by Steve Roberts
Highly Commended
UP PERISCOPE by Vicky Glaiser
October 2022
11 October 2022: Critique evening – Record/Open
Format: Print
Judge: Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE2*
Subject: Record
Placed
1st. FUNTON BRICKWORKS, A DECAYING WINDOW AND STAIRCASE by Sue Frewin-Clarke
2nd. THE PIETA (MARY ATTENDING THE BODY OF CHRIST) STATUE IN FRANKFURT CATHEDRAL by Peter Riley
3rd. EAST WINDOW TO SOUTH TRANSEPT, ALL SAINTS CHURCH, STOURMOUTH by Steve Roberts
Highly Commended
CEILING OF SALON DU SOLEIL, PALAIS GARNER, PARIS by Stephen Baxter
LJUBLJANA CASTLE SPIRAL STAIRCASE by Stuart Woods
Commended
BUCKFAST ABBEY, WINDOW DETAIL by Steve Kelly
DETAIL ON BOTTOM FRIEZE OF BRONZE STATUE CALLED “THE MEETING PLACE” AT ST. PANCRAS STATION by Peter Riley
THE VIRGIN AND CHILD BY ARTIST UNKNOWN by Denise Smith
Subject: Open
Placed
1st. STREET PORTRAIT IN CANTERBURY by Stuart Woods
2nd. UNDER THE BRIDGE by Sue Frewin-Clarke
3rd. SUNRISE IN VENICE by Kim Frewin-Clarke
Highly Commended
AMELIE, ROLLER SKATER by Stuart Woods
LOCH NAH-ACHLAISE by Denise Smith
Commended
Commended: SUNRISE THROUGH THE SHELTER by Clare Edmonds
Commended: WHISPY by Steve Kelly
September 2022
27 September 2022: Competition – Summer Trophy
Subject: Looking Up or Looking Down
Format: DPI & Print
Judge: Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB
Category: DPI
Winner: DOWNWARD SPIRAL by Bernard Neal
2nd: AN I ON THE BEACH (i360 BRIGHTON) by Teresa Russell
3rd: STREET PATTERNS by Steve Roberts
Highly Commended: MARLOWE THEATRE STAIRS by Aliy Fowler
Category: print
Winner: HMS GANNET – RIGGING DETAIL by Steve Kelly
2nd: CHAIR-O-PLANE – CAROUSEL TOP DETAIL by Steve Kelly
3rd: OFFERING UP by Denise Smith