Annual Competition Judge's Feedback - Nigel Plant ARPS AFIAP DPAGB 08/05/24

The last time Nigel judged for us was at the start of the COVID lockdown.

Prints had been delivered to him before the restrictions started and he rose

to the challenge of judging prints on Zoom whilst the digital versions were

displayed via the conferencing app. This time it was a pleasure to welcome

Nigel in person and benefit from his views and constructive suggestions on

four of our print categories (Open Colour, Portraiture, Scapes and

Creative). As with the earlier feedback we will have to await the 'Oscars'

on 26th June to find out which author has taken the coveted trophy in each

category.

We're really grateful to all our four judges for making choices and helping

us identify which entries will be presented on the wall and television in

the gallery in the piazza in July and August.

3rd night of judging for our 2024 annuals with Andrew Rothery 01/05/24

On the night Andrew judged prints from both the experienced and the intermediate members of our club. Andrew worked his way through many excellent prints and gave us his unbiased and thoughtful opinion on each one. He conducted the evening with purpose and supplied feedback with suggestions on how the image may have been improved. A number of images from each of the sections shown on the evening were "held back" and we will now have to wait until late June at our "oscars" evening to celebrate all the winners and commended images.

The club would like to thank Andrew for his thoughtful and excellent comments throughout the evening.

Annual Competition Judge’s Feedback – Erica Oram CPAGB AFIAP BPE3 17/04/24

This was the first round of judge’s feedback on our entries for this year and the evening was conducted wholly through the Zoom application. We were pleased to have such an experienced judge commenting on all the digital images presented. Four categories were reviewed: Open Mono; Open Colour; Scapes; and Beginners which is an open section. In each case Erica gave her considered views about the merits of the work on display and where appropriate pointed out possible improvements which could be made. A small number of images in each section were chosen for special commendation but we will have to wait until the end of June before our ‘Oscars’ night reveals who has won the trophy and certificates in each category.

The club wishes to record its thanks to  Erica for the time and careful consideration given to each image as well as the helpful feedback.