Yesterday I entered two photos in GPC’s 2024/25 season, in the first competition of 2025. This was an ‘open restricted’ PDI, so these images were digitally projected, and had to come from two distinct genres. In my case, that is ‘still life’ and ‘nature’.
Taken at one of our members evenings earlier in the year, this still life was posed by another club member. I had to compose my image in the frame, and capture it. The judge wasn’t certain the kettle to the right worked (would it have been better omitted, or all in frame?). They also noted that the lace in the foreground really needed to be sharply in focus.
Taken during a trip to RSPB Arne, I spent a bit of time watching this Little Egret. It was then quite challenging to develop this image, so that the white plumage remains fully detailed, while the background has some detail in it. The judge noted that they would have preferred the background a touch darker. To fully qualify in a nature competition, this would need a more descriptive title.