Fences, Gates and Walls – Competition 12th February 2026

Any form of fences and/or gates and walls needs to be the main point of interest.

The following are the images that achieved the highest scores in the competition along with the Judge’s comments.

In the Projected Set Colour category top scorers were Kerry Malec with ‘Shadows’ and Jenny Pedlar with ‘Cats on a Wall’.

A good composition with lovely lighting. An inventive photo showing the shadows on the wall very well.

Well seen by Jenny, Without the cats, it wouldn’t be such an interesting image. The cats give balance to the brickwork and the pipe provides a frame.

The following images were also high scorers in the Projected Colour Set subject.

This is a different point of view, an interesting wall with the the red coloured lines, and the camera. It is a creative shot.

A good photo journalist shot. Has great meaning and tells a story.

The spot of red from the bucket adds interest and it has been taken from an unusual angle. Good creativitiy.

An attractive picture, lots of detail in focus but nothing distracting.

Could have cropped the top so that it becomes almost an abstract. Lovely detail on the wall and in the shadow on the steps.

A good view of the Great Wall. Even though the lighting is poor it doesn’t detract from the photo. The leading line going down draws the eye and the vegetation is not a distraction from that. An increase in contrast and a slight darkening in the right top corner may have improved it even further.

In the Projected Colour Open section, the top scorers were Michael Selge with ‘Superman’ and Meredith Retallack with ‘Try Not to Drop This One’.

A beautifully captured shot. The lighting is good and even with the helmet you can still see the rider’s eyes. There is good detail in the bike and a fast shutter speed has obviously been used.

A classic pose for seagulls, nice composition and with no distractions.

The following images were other high scorers in this category.

A good image, its simplicity is its attraction. There is a lovely pastel shade in the background.

A slow shutter speed used to get the clouds blurry and flatten out the water. The way the sheds have been used on the left is nice, almost creating negative space. It gives a sense of a wide vista,

Nicely caught in flight, unfortunate that the light is coming from behind, but compositionally brilliant as there are no distractions.

A nice shot of the bay, the boat adds to the image, rather than being a distraction.

The top scorer in the Projected Mono Set subject was Kerry Malec with ‘ Luxury Villas’.

A nice use of the lighting, leading lines in the pathway and the villas. The sign does not distract and it sharp all the way through the image. The light has been used beautifully.

The other high scorer in this category was Meredith Retallack with ‘Do Not Enter’.

The opening to the doors is sharp and leads through to the background which is also sharp. Good idea and creativity.

In the Projected Mono Open category Michael Selge had two images that were top scorers ‘Lindeman’ and ‘Not Again’.

Well handled with good light on the performer’s face. The viewer is drawn to it.

An amusing image. You can put your own interpretation on this!

Other high scorers were Paul Rix with ‘Lake Panong’ and Meredith Retallack with ‘Cast Aways’.

A nice scene. The dark clouds don’t compete with the rest of the scene. A suggestion would be to try it without the bottom half of the lake so the viewer is drawn to the mountains instead, even though there is a lovely reflection on the lake.

Nice composition. It is almost minimalistic and fills the frame. The seeds could be a little whiter to match the main plant.

In the Coloured Prints Open category top scores were achieved by Michael Selge with ‘Angus’.

A well captured image. There is space for Angus to move into. The foreground is sharp and the background is slightly out of focus concentrating the viewer’s eye on the main subject.

A high scorer in this section was Susan Bell with ‘Rising Star’.

Hard to take photos in public venues. Handled pretty well with light coming down from upper left. There is catch light in the eye and a nice smiling face. Could tone down the skin tone in the lighter areas but the composition is good and the background is well darkened.

In the Mono Prints Open Category Top scores were achieved by Mark Pedlar with ‘ See N Ya’ and Michael Selge with ‘Suzi’.

The leading lines of the column and arches draw the eye to the figure disappearing into the distance. The railing could be removed as it could be a distraction. The image is sharp throughout.

A great photo, front on Suzi fills the frame, the drums don’t distract and form part of her environment.

Also scoring high marks was ‘Room for One More’ also by Michael Selge.

The bird flying in prevents the image from being static. The darker areas could have more detail. The image is reasonably sharp and well composed.