‘Bamburgh Castle at Dawn’ by Paul Hill
‘Eurasian Curlew’ by Paul Hill
‘Clevenden Pier’ by Paul Hill
Paul Hill has been one of our most popular and consistent photographers for many years. His dedication sees him rise early in a morning to capture the sunrise on top of a big hill. Many of his best images aren’t down to good luck. Paul researches his subjects and locations to find the best times and place to photograph them. He has many exceptional nature images, and he also has a keen eye for street photography.
Paul was the overall winner of our Lockdown League with 132 points and came second in the Mono section. His ‘Eurasian Curlew’ won the second Nature competition, while his ‘Storm hits Porthleven’ came second in the second General competition. In the Mono section Paul’s ‘Cleveden Pier’ won the first Mono competition and ‘Crummock Water Copse’ came second in the second Mono competition.
In our PDI League Colour General section, Paul came equal first with Stephen Coyne, and he came second in the Mono section. Overall he came third with 131 points, just 3 points behind the winner, Ian Whiston. His atmospheric ‘Wreck of the SS Nornen’ won the first Mono PDI competition and ‘Langdale Pikes’ scored 19 in the third. ‘Bamburgh Castle at dawn’ and ‘Waiting both scored 19 in the general section’s second and first competitions.
Paul also won the Mono section of the Jim Harrison trophy (PDI Annual), and came second in the Colour General section. Yet another good season for Paul. See Paul’s top scoring images above. Well done Paul.