Clocks

Do you remember the children at school who before an exam swore they hadn’t done any revision and they always came up with high marks? Well, considering the puzzled and frustrated comments running up to this month’s subject Clocks/Time the outcome was first class!
In the A4 class, newcomer Rachel Lee yet again delighted the members with an outstanding image, entitled “Second Hand” This was cleverly thought out and perfectly executed. From now on, Rachel loses the title of newcomer; she is flying with the pro’s now!
In second place it was great to see Carlton Greening returning to his past form with “Frozen in Time” which reminded us of his ingenuity and creativity. Hours of freezing watches in blocks of ice and getting the face in focus minus the air bubbles resulted in a brilliant image but probably a defunct timepiece!

In joint third place, Annie Woodington of “Bathing Pools and Indian Portrait” fame stepped well out of her comfort zone and with the help of her daughter produced an ingeniously titled image “Body Clock”. Sensitively portrayed and well thought out it was further proof that Annie is capable of exciting work. Annie took pleasure in the fact that for once none of the members guessed that it was her work.
Also in joint third, Dee Langmead, won with a delicate but strong image of an antique pocket watch. Her precise attention to detail and perfectly exposed photo was of a very high standard.
Like Carlton it is great to see “older” members returning to winning ways. However, no one can deny there is an exciting group of newcomers who are certainly giving the more experienced members a run for their money. The outcome of this can only mean more exciting and adventurous shots with members producing increasingly better submissions.

In the enprint section Pete Brehaut won with an effectively simple shot “In the Midnight Hour”. Pete’s work often reflects his sense of humour and this perfectly executed shot seemed quite tongue in the cheek. Members loved it and were also impressed with his critique on the evening’s entries.
Annie Woodington won second place with a bold approach to a reflection of a clock tower entitled “Reflection on Time”. Even in the fractured image, the clock face remained evident and the treatment definitely gave the image an abstract feel to it. This was a cleverly seen shot and well framed.
Jayne Priaulx’s “Time Pieces” had the appearance of a collage. The subtle hues of gold and silver and numerous cogs gave this image a rather surreal appearance looking like a watchmaker’s graveyard. As ever, Jayne’s professional attention to correct exposure and subtle colour gained her third place in a very competitive round.
Thanks to time and effort by Rachel Lee, Kevin Sparkes and Mervyn De’Ath, Prism has now updated its website and hopefully all entries to each of the rounds will be available online.
http://picasaweb.google.com/prism.org.gg/2008ClocksTime