11/12/2022
Lovely evening at the Cultural Centre for our Christmas Break up.
Congratulations to all our winners - Attached image is by B Grade Most Points winner Linda George - Awarded a Gold in July - Spice Up Your Life
Monthly Image Winners - with such a small club, there is a high standard and great to see the monthly winners spread across quite a few of our talented members:
January: Sonny Rutherford
February: Peter Brown
March: Helen McCraw
April, July & August: Selina Barton
May & October: Vickki Schonfeld
June: Michelle Taylor-Holmes
September & November: Mandy Jane Harvey
Most Points - Novice: Peter Brown - 21 Points
Most Points - B Grade: Linda George - 111 Points
Most Points - A Grade: Sonny Rutherford - 95 Points
Most Golds Awarded: Selina Barton
Image of the Year: Sparkling (January winner) by Sonny Rutherford
Image of the Year Comments by Judge Tryg Helander:
“It was easy to see why these eleven images were selected as monthly winners. Each has incredible merit for either; wow-factor, excellence in storytelling, edgy drama or superior advanced camera techniques.”
“Making this exceptionally difficult decision does not exclude the others from being rightfully in this list. The B-Graders should be especially proud and respected for their work, most are A-Grade images in my judging experience.”
“I do appreciate a wow-factor image; and this resulted in one sitting just a margin higher. So, my pick for the Image of the Year is; Sparkling_033.”
“This image combines a wonderful use of silhouette and elongated shutter to capture the spinning steel wool sparks that lead our eyes to the model positioned within them. The image was also thoughtful given a slender border, so that its margin could be differentiated on a dark background of a screen. A wow image that is deserving of this year’s highest award”