Congratulations to Paul Hill on being awarded the Jim Harrison Trophy in our Annual PDI Competition. The images in our annual competitions aren’t given a mark, but are awarded 1st,2nd, 3rd, Highly Commended and Commended and Jane seemed to want to hold them all back for a closer look. Judge Jane Lines MPAGB LRPS BPE5*chose Paul’s ‘Nearly There’ snowscape as the overall winner from the winning images of each category, Colour General, Mono and Nature. Paul never seems to take easy pictures. His research and dedication takes him long distances in challenging conditions to get his image and his winning picture was no exception.
In the Colour General section, Paul obviously took top spot, while Peter Robinson’s ladies football photo ‘Challenge for the ball’ came second. Jane liked the low viewpoint which made the players more imposing as they raced towards the camera. It was a well caught moment in time of the action. Keith Mulliner’s studio portrait of two girls dressed as puppets, ‘It’s a secret’ came third. Jane told us the girls expressions helped to tell us a story of what it was about. She liked the costumes and good colours. 4 PDIs were awarded Highly Commended. Jane said Stephen Coyne’s portrait, ‘Cow Girl’ had a good base and strong eye contact and only missed out of a higher award because it was dark on the right. Wallace Baxter’s ‘The Gymnast’, had a good expression and was well balanced. Wallace also had his cricket action ‘I can’t look’ awarded Highly Commended. Jane told us it caught the right moment of the batman’s anguish. Kath Hill’s biker shot, ‘All over him’ was also .ighly Commended’
Wallace Baxter continued his success by winning the monochrome section. His rugby photo ‘It’s a dirty game’ showed lady rugby players covered in mud. Jane told us it made a good black and white image and had plenty of impact. Peter Robinson came second again with his horse jumping photo called ’Leap of faith’. Jane like the way the low viewpoint isolated the horse against the sky eliminating any distractions. Stephen Coyne’s photograph of an owl on a branch, ‘Out on a limb’ was awarded third. Jane liked the composition and that the dark background had no distractions. Three images were awarded Highly Commended. Ray Hill’s canoeist, ‘Get it right’ showed the canoeist navigating a gate way. Jane liked the diagonal angle of the paddle and the canoeists expression. Jane thought Stephen Coyne’s portrait ‘Candidate for Governor’ had good eye contact and was well framed with a good pose. Jane told us Paul Hill’s ‘Protester’ was a potent image and liked the strong expression of the protester. She like an image that tells a story.
Once again, Ian Whiston did well in the Nature section. His ‘Hyena and cub with springhare leg’ won the competition. Jane liked the low viewpoint and the connection between the two animals. It was just a high quality image with a clear background and told a story. Ian was also awarded third or another of his Africa photos. ‘Lioness with Siblings’ is a lovely image showing a lioness playing with her three cubs. Again Jane liked the story it told, and the connection between the family. In between, Kieth Mulliner’s excellent image ‘Starling Interaction’ was awarded second place. Jane enjoyed the action of the squabbling birds and told us it had some fine details. Four images were awarded Highly Commended. Paul Hill’s ‘Short Eared Owl’ was well panned and Jane thought it had attitude. Jane liked Ray Hill’s ‘Courting Grebes’ telling us it had good texture and the water made for a good background. Ray’s wife, Kath was also awarded Highly Commended for her ‘Ring Tailed lemurs keeping warm’. Jane liked the top lemur popped it’s head up and the shape the group made. Ian Whiston was in the awards again with his ‘Cheetah with Thompsons Gazelle’. Jane liked the warm colour pallet and that the Cheetah was active.
A slideshow of the 1st,2nds and 3rds plus the Highly Commended images can be seen above. Well done to all of the winners. the results can be seen on our results page.