2nd Beginner and Intermediate PDI competition

We welcomed Jim Pascoe as our judge last night, accompanied by Nicky, his wife.  They are Hampshire-based professional photographers specialising in what Jim calls ‘people pictures’.  He has a particular line in photographing the Clergy, including the Bishops of Winchester and Guildford, and many of us will recognise his lively image of choirboys running towards the camera.  Jim has a real knack of making relaxed, friendly portraits, and that capacity came across in his judging.  As he admitted, ‘I’m always a sucker for good portrait’, and we noticed too his enjoyment of images that had been thought through, and appreciated his helpful critiques.

You can see the results on the competition pages, with Corine Noyalet, Justin Hadley and Ed Feldmanis coming in first, second and third positions in the Beginners, and Lynne Owen coming in top of Intermediates with Stephen Tattersall and Frank Sandbach in second and third positions at the end of this year’s PDI competitions.  Lynne’s rather comprehensive  win is in contrast to the outcome of the Advance league which concluded last week.  There,  Andy Dulson, Stephen Marsh and Ronnie Hall tied in first place!  Well done to all the winners and to everyone for making this year’s PDI competitions so interesting with so many really excellent images.

Lynne Owen’s The Friendly Fisherman  scored 9.5  in the 2nd Intermediate PDI competition