Following our inspiring and educational workshop on Multiple Exposure (thank you James, Judy and Ray) it was great to see the number of members venturing into this creative genre and exciting to see the variety of applications and techniques employed.  Although many of us had felt challenged by the idea of creating Multiple Exposure images, Set Subject entries significantly outnumbered Open category images and two thirds of entries were prints!  This trend sets BPC apart from many other clubs where prints are giving way to PDI’s (Projected Digital Images).

Here are some of the different interpretations of the subject.

Helen Whitford – Hope

Di Gage – Deep Sea Folklore

Vicki Kramer – Alternate Dimension

James Allan – Sam the Man

Bruce Nankivell – Cosmic Walk

Ray Goulter – Born Again

Judy Sara – Dragonfly

Meredith Retallack – Through the Arch

Paul Hughes – Benjy on the Beach

Steve Wallace – Pnohm Penh Statue

Kerry Malec – Leisurely Walk on Crumpled Paper

Helen Whitford – Goddess of Nature

Vicki Kramer – Double Trouble

James Allan – Cool Gucci

Paul Hughes – Going for a Spin

James Allan – Front and Side

Our judge, Keith Seidel, shared many useful tips and suggestions, carefully explaining the reasons for the scores he gave.  He appreciated storytelling, good composition and creativity when well executed.  The most common  flaws he noted were distracting elements such as bright patches or lines leading the eye away from the subject or out of the frame. It was encouraging to see the awards were spread among 10 of the 17 members who entered the competition.

Come back in a few days to see more of the Top Prints and you can find the Top PDI’s here.

We were transported to a new era with some relatively new members flashing past the old guard in our Transport competition.  With 100 entries we made a great start to the year and I’m pleased to see that we are one club in which Prints are thriving, comprising  60% of entries in this competition.

Judy Sara was not outdone, with many stunning images among the tops including Air Warfare, Turning and Duke of Edinburgh. Paul Hughes, Wayne Carruthers and Vicki Kramer also impressed with Ready to Go, Tucker’s Schooner and Vibrant Vespa.

Judy Sara – Air Warfare

Paul Hughes – Ready to Go

Wayne Carruthers – Tuckers’s Schooner

Vicki Kramer – Vibrant Vespa

Judy Sara – Turning

Judy Sara – Duke of Edinburgh

Di Gage made a cruise liner look small in Dwarfed, James Allan captured the splendour of a day on the water with Kayak, Eric Budworth made the mundane spectacular in Any Seat and Suzie Smith captured beautiful symmetry and detail in Moskova.

Di Gage – Dwarfed

James Allan – Kayak

Eric Budworth – Any Seat

Suzie Smith – Moskova

Our judge, David Rowlands, gave carefully considered comments on all images, providing many hints and tips along the way.  Thanks David!

Bruce Nankivell demonstrated his talent for beautiful landscapes in the Open section of PDIs with Out There and Open Spaces.

Bruce Nankivell – Out There

Bruce Nankivell – Open Spaces

Come back in a few days for more Top Prints!  And find all of the Top Projected Images here.