WAINWRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION 2006
Twenty-eight members submitted a total of seventy-eight
entries in this year’s competition, sixty-two of them after the
middle of December! The quality of entries has maintained the
high standards developed over the three years. Derry Brabbs has, once
again, judged the entries to select the winner of each class, film
and digital. He
writes:
‘Congratulations to all contributors! I thought the
overall standard of images this year was particularly high and am
only sorry that there can be just one prize winner from each category.
It would have been nice to have seen stronger skies and whether shooting
on film or digital, it is worth experimenting with graduated filters
to bring the clouds into play to strengthen the overall impact of
a landscape.
Nil desperandum film users, I am still persevering with my old
Olympus and Fuji Velvia and despite all this new-fangled technology
and digital witchcraft, film is still capable of giving the pixels
a good run for their money. Well done again to all and thank you
for giving me such an enjoyable portfolio of photographs to look
through.’
The winners of the 2006 competition are as shown below, together with
their winning entries and Derry’s comments.
The Winner, Digital Image class is Member 572, Mick Boddy
Derry's comments :
'A superbly atmospheric study highlighting the benefits of being in the right
place at the right time. The entire frame is full of interest, with the interplay
of light and shade in the sky being perfectly mirrored on the lake's unruffled
surface.'
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The Winner, Film Image class is Member 641, Phil
Mann
Derry’s comments:
'There were several lovely studies of cloud inversion amongst the entries, but
this one is outstanding for its colour, textures and atmosphere. I
particularly like the way that the soft sunlight just catches the
foreground and, as it is a dawn picture the photographer should receive
extra praise for groping their way up to a high vantage point in the
dark!'
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Each
of these worthy winners will receive copy of the DVD of Great
Walks – The Howgills.
WELL DONE
Photography Workshops with Derry Brabbs
Any keen amateurs who have admired Derry Brabbs’ landscape photography,
(either through his Wainwright books or illustrated presentations to
the Society’s AGM), now have the chance to discover at first
hand how those stunning images were taken and consequently improve
their own creative techniques.
Beginning with an expedition to the Limestone Country in July, Derry
is hosting a series of one-day photography workshops throughout the
rest of 2006 and also hopes to include some longer, residential courses
next year.
In addition to the advertised workshops, if any small groups of Wainwright
Society members would like to participate in their own exclusive
day on the fells with Derry Brabbs, he will be happy to oblige and
promises ‘very
special rates’ for members and their friends. For more details,
visit Derry’s site - www.derrybrabbs.com/pages/workshops.html
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