The format of the Photographer of the year competition has been modified for 2022, to consist of four different seasonal competitions, all with different themes. The spring competition took place in early April and had the theme “Celebrate the West Cork coast”.
18 members participated in the competition, which was judged by Charlie Lee.
Below are the top 3 entries:
Congratulations!
Instructions:
This year’s Photographer of the Year (POTY) competition was an open theme with members submitting any three images taken over the past year. With 20 entries the competition was wide open and congratulations go to Nicholas for his win. His 3 winning photos are shown below.
Geoff placed second in the competition and Siobhán came in third. Their photos are in the gallery below.
Continue reading POTY 2020, results.This was the final competition for 2020, excluding POTY, and many thanks go to Susanne, Anne and Mel for their considered critiquing and judging of the entries. Continue reading Autumn Colours
The judging for this year’s competition was a little different to previous years in that Mike Brown appeared virtually rather than in person. Yes, yet another Zoom meeting. However the critique and commentary by Mike was exceptional and much appreciated by all.
First up, congratulations to Patricia R for her winning photo of a rook on the sea wall in Rosscarbery. The detail and colour in the bird’s plumage has been captured skillfully and Patricia’s use of depth of field gives us a tantalising glimpse of the gull in the background. Excellent.
Second and third places went to Geoff and Susanne respectively. Geoff for his black and white study of a fern and Susanne for her close-up photo of a hover fly.
In his critique, Mike discussed issues relating to composition of the photographs, how to best place and frame the subject to gain the most attention and also how to achieve balance in an image. Mike also discussed the need to ensure correct colour balance and and how to make use of light and dark to guide viewer’s eye. In particular he felt that in a number of cases the subject would benefit from being lightened to lift its appearance in the frame.
Mike was able to show us how he would make these changes in Photoshop by sharing his screen during the meeting. A terrific addition to the critique. Members can view a recording of this by following this link.
Once again, many thanks to Mike for providing us with a detailed appraisal of each photo and advice on how we might improve going forward. Thanks also to John and Susanne for arranging the meeting and coordinating the competition.
The remaining entries can be seen in the gallery below.
In addition to his personal website linked above, Mike has two further photography interests Platform 3 Photo and a new venture Mike Brown Photo Training. Click on the links to visit the respective sites.