The league subject was “Abstract” and when all the images were placed on the display boards collectively, they looked stunning and some members felt they had been transported into the Tate Modern. Colours and shapes were dominant and edgy and yet again some members had spent literally hours preparing images whilst others delved into archives to find a fitting entry. Following on from her success Rachel Lee not only won the A4 section this week but also won the smaller enprint class. Her winning A4 shot “Drip Drop” was simply stunning especially so, as she used a compact camera, a tea towel and the kitchen sink to achieve her popular win. Intelligent use of focal length and beautiful reflections worked to make this an excellent image. Annie Worthington’s “High rise Living” had a striking visual impact with a very ordered and angular shot of a block of flats. The tonal quality was spot on and from a distance it looked a very pleasing abstract pattern, only on closer inspection did the true subject become apparent. In third place Peter Brehaut deservedly won points not only for his end result but for his patience spending four hours in an incense filled kitchen to get that “special” shot. All three winning images would look totally right on the walls of any establishment or indeed art gallery.
The enprint section was again very varied with Rachel winning with a shot that turned out “anyone could do” at home. However, the difference being, that Rachel has a talent for spotting the unusual in everyday matter. Her "Rainbow Drops” were simply droplets from her finger onto a CD and with careful exposure and mount cropping she produced a highly effective result enhanced by clever use of the mount dimensions.
Wendy Meade’s “Atrium”, an upward looking shot taken from the centre of a skyscraper hotel caused debate as to whether the skylight should have been cropped out. Nevertheless, the well seen second placed shot was a great example to remind photographers to keep an eye open for what lies above and below eyelevel. Finally in third place was Dee Langmead with a characteristic easy on the eye shot of a cactus entitled “Succulent” It was a beautiful study with great form and colour. A popular photo which some thought looked like an underwater shot of coral. This illustrated what the evening was all about. Abstract was certainly not only in the eye of the author but in the judges too. The phrase “I don’t know what it is, but I like it!” was heard quite a few times that evening!
The enprint section was again very varied with Rachel winning with a shot that turned out “anyone could do” at home. However, the difference being, that Rachel has a talent for spotting the unusual in everyday matter. Her "Rainbow Drops” were simply droplets from her finger onto a CD and with careful exposure and mount cropping she produced a highly effective result enhanced by clever use of the mount dimensions.
Wendy Meade’s “Atrium”, an upward looking shot taken from the centre of a skyscraper hotel caused debate as to whether the skylight should have been cropped out. Nevertheless, the well seen second placed shot was a great example to remind photographers to keep an eye open for what lies above and below eyelevel. Finally in third place was Dee Langmead with a characteristic easy on the eye shot of a cactus entitled “Succulent” It was a beautiful study with great form and colour. A popular photo which some thought looked like an underwater shot of coral. This illustrated what the evening was all about. Abstract was certainly not only in the eye of the author but in the judges too. The phrase “I don’t know what it is, but I like it!” was heard quite a few times that evening!
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