Character Study – Competition October 22nd 2020 | Blackwood Photographic Club of South Australia Inc.

Character Study – Competition October 22nd 2020

The Set Subject of Character Study was embraced by the 12 members who entered, with about 60% of entries in the category. The inclusion of Animals in the definition surprised judge, Geoff Smith, but he embraced the concept, appreciating that animals can indeed display character in their expressions and actions.

Geoff was impressed with Huli Wigman by Judy Sara and Helen Whitford’s Quizzical.

Judy Sara_Huli Wigman

Helen Whitford_Quizzical

In Open category he liked new member Frances Allan’s In the Moment and Heather Connolly’s Painted Lady.

Heather Connolly_Painted Lady

Rounding out the high scores were James Allan’s Climbing Boy, Duart McLean’s Linked Pair, Paul Hughes Love at First Sight and Judy Sara’s Elle.

James Allan_Climbing Boy

Duart McLean_Linked Pair

Paul Hughes_Love at First Sight

Judy Sara_Elle

As an Editor’s Choice I select Frances Allan’s Playing with Light, which I saw as a beautiful serene scene, although it perhaps didn’t display as well on the large screen as on a computer.

Frances Allan_Playing with Light

That’s it for regular competitions in this unusual COVID year! All that’s left is the Annual Exhibition and I would encourage EVERY MEMBER to ENTER! Even if you don’t feel “competitive” this is your opportunity to share your work and and have it seen in a public space! We anticipate showing a slideshow of images in a public display after the Annual Exhibition and Awards night and all images will be displayed on this website. Why not join in and perhaps put yourself in the running for one of the special 2020 trophies for Portrait and Nature images! Entries are due by 7pm Monday November 2nd.

Here is a slideshow of ALL of the images in this competition and you can look back over the best images throughout the year here.