Wainwright Photographic Competition 2011
By the end of the year the Society had 85 entries submitted by members for the 2011 Photographic Competition and, as always, there were some very good ones for Derry to try and decide a winner and runner up from.
Derrys comments are below:
‘Thank you for making this year’s photo competition yet another difficult one to judge. I was particular impressed by how many people had experimented with shooting into the sun to create greater atmosphere, but equally frustrated by the some of photographs being degraded by excessive digital plastic surgery and as with so many other things in life – less is more. The one single thing people could do to improve their photography is try and eliminate unwanted and ineffective foreground, either by tweaking the zoom lens or marching a few paces further on as there is little point in having dramatic clouds, mountains and lakes somewhere in the distance if over half the image is taken up with a bland foreground of grass and bracken. If that is not possible, don’t forget that tighter cropping is easily done on the computer!
Thank you all again and have a safe, enjoyable 2012.’
Derry commented thus on Lesleys winning photo;
‘The wall up to Low Pike is Cumbria’s answer to the Great Wall of China and this particular spot is the one of the best places from which to capture its undulating line. I love the composition and sharpness of the image and very much appreciate the strong side lighting that brings out the wall’s texture and construction and the overall atmosphere is helped by having the distant fells under cloud.’
Derry commented thus on Colins runner up photo;
‘A very well lit and composed shot looking to Bowfell. Once again it is the combination of strong. low light and dark clouds that give the photograph its impact. The same photo with a cloudless, pale blue sky would have created little impact and perfectly illustrates how dependent we landscape photographers are on the juxtaposition of sun and cloud.’
This year, as in others, Striding Edge Publications have generously donated prizes to the winner and runner up and we are grateful to Eric and Annette Robson for these. Thanks to Derry for his selections and to the members who made this a competition to be proud of.