The end of the 2020/21 season was marked by the Judging of the Annual Competition for projected images by John Tilsley from Dorchester Camera Club. John has extensive judging experience and is Chairman of the Western Counties Photographic Federation Judging Committee and is actively involved in running training seminars for would-be judges, when conditions permit. Entries were grouped into three categories; Action; Portrait and Open with a winner selected for each category and also the best overall image selected.
John’s critiques of images was detailed and thoughtful and struck a balance between emphasisng the positive aspects of each image along with some suggested actions that could be considered for enhancing its impact and presentati
on.
The Action category was won by Robert Slade with a dynamic image of a military fighter plane entitled “Afterburner”
The Portrait category challenged the judge as it contained a number of animal portraits which would not always be included in the classic definition of a portrait. The winning portrait was “Just Jessica” by Jim Bullock.
The final category of Open images featured a wide range of genres and the winning entry was “Rider of the Storm” by Adam Kowalczyk which, after some deliberation was also selected as the best overall projected image in the competition.