Mainly Doors and Windows – Competition 29th August 2024

The feature of the image had to be doors and windows. Straightforward or imaginative creation of something out of the ordinary.

The Judge for this competition was Annette Hollitt. Annette is a member of Edwardstown Photographic Club and has been judging for over a year. She enjoys seeing other people’s photos when she is judging as it inspires her. Annette likes photographing landscapes, nature and macro photography.

In the projected colour set category the two images with the highest score was Di Gage’s “Windows within a window and Paul Hughes “Egyptian Village”.

Annette said while this image is a strong architectural photo, the windows are the more dominant feature, a well handled composition. She suggested it might work well in mono.

The Judge said Paul’s photo told a great story. The door is the dominant feature and it was nice to have the child there, in their own environment.

In the Mono Set Subject category Kerry Malec’s “Arched or Rectangled” scored highly. Annette liked the repetitive windows on each side with the door in the centre and the symmetry of the three windows on each side.

Helen Whitford’s “Panoramic Aurora” scored the highest in the Projected Colour Open Category.

The Judge said Helen had been clever with producing the panorama of the aurora. It suits the cloud formation and aurora shape well.

‘Tippety Tap’ by Michael Selge scored well in the Mono Open Category. Annette said it had a story telling and power characteristic due to the motion of the musician. It was nice that the drumsticks were in motion. The misty mood of the stage was fantastic.

In the Prints Set subject category, Judy Sara’s ‘Orange Shutters’ scored well. The Judge found it appealing and liked the presentation, the square format and the symmetrical structure.

Sheila Gatehouse’s ‘Curvy’ was a strong architectural photo but the windows were dominant and strong. The image was well captured with the long shadows giving a triangular shape with shading underneath looking like a wave. The detail is strong and with a good tonal range, important in a monochrome image.

In the Prints Open categories, Michael Selge’s Octagon scored highly.

Annette thought this image told a good story, the viewer gets the concept of size as the people give the size compared to the structure.

Helen Whitford’s ‘Aurora Reflection’ also scored highly.

The Judge said Helen had found a good position and location to photograph the aurora, may be she was standing in the water. Annette liked the effect with the stars in the sky and the coloured reflection of the aurora in the water.

‘Shredding’ by Michael Selge scored top marks in the monochrome section.

Annette loved this photo. She said the timing was perfect and the monochrome effect was well handled. The lighting was handled brilliantly and the timing caught the performer’s emotion.

Also by Michael, ‘Hanging Angel’ scored highly. It was well done, again capturing the motion of the performer with the black background and the person being mainly white made it stand out.

‘Fly with Prey’ by Judy Sara scored well. You can see strong hairs on the fly, it tells a good story. The positioning is good with good depth of field.