As Autumn weather set in on Friday 22nd September club members gathered to witness the judging of the first inter club competition of the new season which commenced only a few weeks ago but already club events are well established .
It was excellent to see so many attending including a number of new members in what was a return to full participation in the club premises following the hybrid Zoom meetings of last year.
This was round one club and NIPA [Northern Ireland Photographic Association ] competition an open round meaning entrants could submit any work of their choice.
Harry Watson the competitions secretary opened proceedings by welcoming all including new members and for their benefit outlined how the competition system worked before introducing the evenings judge Chelle McGaughey .
Two categories novice and advanced with work in colour print,mono print and digital projection are displayed for the judges consideration.
It was thus that Chelle commenced her task starting with advanced mono print commenting on every image and offering her advice and suggestions where improvements could be made . Issues such s print and mount size ,exposure ,brightness and focus were among the concerns expressed by Chelle .
Eventually Chelle made known he winning and placed images as follows:
Advanced Mono Print
Ray Magill First Place
Ray Magill Second Place
Nigel Snell Third Place
Leanne Simpson Highly Commended
Leanne Simpson Commended
Advanced Colour Print
Turning then to colour print Chelle once again considered every image giving her advice and observations . Chromatic aberration ,focus, exposure and brightness were among the matters highlighted by Chelle before again announcing her choice of winning and placed images .
Nigel Snell First Place
Leanne Simpson Second Place
Ray Magill Third Place
Harry Graham Highly Commended
Nigel Snell Commended
Following the intermission for refreshments during which members were able to view the images on display Chelle considered the images for digital projection, and after revealing her winning images and placings said that this section was the most difficult to judge as all the entries were equally good.
Digital Projection Novice
Rona Miller First Place
Rona Miller Second Place
Hazel newell Third Place
Hazel Newell Highly Commended and commended
Digital Projection Advanced
Leanne Simpson First Place
Mandy Milliken Second Place
Alastair Bell Third Place
Edward McCavana Commended
Jack Thompson Commended
Many thanks to Chelle for her considerations which gave invaluable feedback to the club.
Congratulations to the winning and placed authors and to all who entered their work for consideration .
Club members wish to convey their best wished to a long standing member Alan Field who has not been well of late. All are thinking of Alan at this time .
Edward McCavana BNDCC Information Officer
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