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Our PDI of the Year took place on 5th December with Barbara Holder CPAGB as the judge.
Barbara had the very difficult task of selecting a winner and second and third place from a total of 86 images which had been awarded a Seal of Merit during the year.
With a concise critique of each image, Barbara chose the following as her top images.
1st Place - Fiona Hardy "Festival at Soller
2nd Place - Hilary Flaxman "Early Evening, Hatchet Pond"
3rd Place - Barry Armstrong "Smoke Break"
Congratulations to Fiona, Hilary and Barry and to all those members whose PDIs were awarded Seals of Merit this year.
Sue Dunham - Competition Secretary
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Our Print of the Year Competition took place on 7th November with Barry Senior FRPS as the judge.
Twenty seven prints which had been awarded Seals of Merit during the year were eligible and vied for the title.
After an excellent critique of each image by Barry, the "Print of the Year" was awarded to Hilary Flaxman for her image "Bamburgh Castle".
In 2nd place was Cathryn Baldock with "Street Life, Shingle Street"
3rd Place was given to Barry Armstrong for "Three Boys on Cloud Nine"
Many congratulations to Hilary, Cathryn and Barry and to all the members whose prints were awarded Seals of Merit this year.
Sue Dunham - Competition Secretary
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Congratulations to Cathryn Baldock on receiving a Commended Award for her image "Amble Seaweed, Amble, Northumberland" in the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2018 competition.
Cathryn's image will not only appear in the wonderful book, showcasing the work of talented photographers, but also in the exhibition at London Waterloo Station from Monday 19th November 2018 to Sunday 3rd February 2019.
For more information: https://www.take-a-view.co.uk/2018-award-winners/
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Congratulations to Cathryn Baldock - Abstract Category - International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018
Cathryn Baldock won the Abstract category by overlaying multiple lily pads to show their beauty and intricacy.
To see all of the winning photos from International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018 go to: International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018
An exhibition of the winning photos can be see at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, from 10th February to 11th March 2018.
The International Garden Photographer of the Year 2019 is open for entries on 20 February.
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The PDI of the Year competition was held on 6th December with Alison Cawley ARPS DPAGB as our judge for the occasion.
Seventy one images, which had been awarded Seals of Merit during the year from the four PDI competitions, plus the set subject, which this year was Song Titles, competed for the title. Alison did an admiral job of assessing the images, which she considered were all of a very high standard.
She initially held back 34 of the images in order to compare those of the same genre, as well as review them all again.
After much thought, Alison selected six images to give a mark of ten and from these chose her winner and the runner-up.
Congratulations go to Neil Hardy whose image “A Touch of Kindness” was awarded the trophy of PDI of the Year
and Pete Smith whose image “Tears of a Clown was the runner-up.
Sue Dunham
Competition Secretary
The full list of marks: PDI of the year Results