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David Butler was our judge for this final competition of the session. In his introduction President Richard Scaife noted that David was well known to us having previously judged an inter-club competition at our Annual Exhibition. David set the right tone by immediately asking if he should continue or whether we should all retire to the local Pub. Strangely, when we shouted back “The Pub” he misheard and continued his judging duties.

David being well known internationally, we were agog to know how he would react to our club-level images. In the main he responded well and gave thoughtful advice to our members. Dorothy had been commended (by a previous judge) for an excellent toilet paper advert. This time she was advised to go into wall-paper design – which leaves her perplexed as to which route to follow. Bill noted with interest that his deer in Poole harbour needed more back-ground information to prove to the judge that it really was Poole harbour. So Bill was equally perplexed when his second Print showing a wall, a tree, and a lane, apparently needed a tighter crop (remove the lane??). Bill has previously noted with many other judges that tightly cropped pictures tend to be criticised for not showing their context, whereas when authors attempt to show this setting they are criticised for not concentrating on the subject. There seems to be a genuine dilemma here: Having been shown the context (ie immediate surroundings) the judge can concentrate on the main subject, and often wishes to lose the context (which is now in his minds eye). But not knowing the context (as the author inevitably did) the judge feels deprived and unsure and asks for a bit more to satisfy his curiosity. The problem is that in satisfying this curiosity in the judge the author inevitably lays him/her self open to the criticism “needs tighter cropping”

David dealt briskly with the 100 images (Prints and Slides) and finished by 10pm. True to his promise he then retired to the Grapes with the “Grapes committee”.

Bill Chadband

Click here for final Print, Slide and Club Worker of the Year results

Beginners/Intermediate Prints
1	Rainbow Jumper	Sandra Brown	19
2	Concorde View	Roger Dye	14
3	A House with a View	Dave Osborne	18
4	Miners Row	Sandra Brown	14
5	"Who put that window there?"	Roger Dye	16
6	Reflections of Prague	Dave Osborne	20
7	Bullrushes	Sandra Brown	13
8	SW Coastal Path End Marker	Roger Dye	15
9	Sitting Pretty	Dave Osborne	16
10	Longleat Deer	Roger Dye	14
11	Storm Passing over Knarsborough	Dave Osborne	15
Beginners/Intermediate Slides
1	The Big Wheel	Dave Osborne	20
2	Spanish Courtyard	Dave Osborne	19
Advanced Prints
1	Snow on the Tops	Gerald Hallworth	12
2	Street Life in Prague	Gordon Robson	14
3	Statue of Franz Kafka	John Ade	13
4	Green Power	Richard Scaife	10
5	A Visitor in Poole Harbour	Bill Chadband	14
6	Boxing Day Dawn 2004	Stuart Forbes	9
7	Still Life	David Pilkington	15
8	Mute Swan With Cygnet	George Beaumont	16
9	Bow Line	Colin Pickles	15
10	Thirsty Work	Barry Pearson	10
11	Danger - Keep Out	Geoff Robinson	20
12	Gallery Security	Dorothy Redford	16
13	Boy on a Bike	Tony Redford	18
14	Monument Detail, Snarfird, Lincs	Gerald Hallworth	14
15	Enjoying the Moment	Gordon Robson	14
16	A Garden Corner, Hidecote Manor	John Ade	12
17	Mountain Man	Richard Scaife	11
18	Derbyshire Snow Scene	Bill Chadband	13
19	Modern Manger Model	Stuart Forbes	14
20	Pigeon Perch	David Pilkington	11
21	Lest We Forget	George Beaumont	16
22	On Guard	Colin Pickles	16
23	Lioness in Kenya	Barry Pearson	14
24	Boatman	Geoff Robinson	18
25	Peacock in Closeup	Dorothy Redford	16
26	Sacrifice	Tony Redford	16
27	Magpie Mine	Gerald Hallworth	13
28	Spring Morning, Styal	Gordon Robson	13
29	Clothing Factory Door (Prague)	John Ade	13
30	Ethel	Richard Scaife	15
31	Michelle	Stuart Forbes	15
32	97 And Not Letting On	David Pilkington	15
33	My Hero	George Beaumont	12
34	At The Match	Colin Pickles	14
35	On Guard in Tiananmen Square	Barry Pearson	14
36	Yellow Lotus	Geoff Robinson	17
37	Centre of Attraction	Dorothy Redford	16
38	Millie on the Move	Tony Redford	12
39	Nave Ceiling, Sherborne Minster	Gerald Hallworth	15
40	Street Forge, Prague	Gordon Robson	15
41	Snow on the Way	John Ade	14
42	Is That THE Ring?	Richard Scaife	10
43	Shoreline	David Pilkington	11
44	Rooftops	Colin Pickles	14
45	Oasis Casino, Las Vegas	Barry Pearson	13
46	Old & New	Geoff Robinson	15
47	Tulips	Dorothy Redford	16
48	Paper Boy	Tony Redford	19
49	Time on Their Hands	Gordon Robson	14
50	Living Statue, Barcelona	David Pilkington	14
51	Fungus Detail	Gerald Hallworth	10
52	Prague	Geoff Robinson	16
53	Daffodils	Dorothy Redford	17
54	One in a Thousand	Tony Redford	18
Advanced Slides
1	Chapel at Bruge	Gordon Robson	15
2	Smiling Totem	John Ade	12
3	Three Shires Head	Richard Scaife	11
4	Pulpit Detail (Cartmel Priory)	Stuart Forbes	11
5	Sunset over the Roaches	Phil Riley	13
6	Wall Pennywort	George Beaumont	16
7	Tarbert Stores	Colin Pickles	15
8	Dal Lakes, Kashmir	Barry Pearson	16
9	Snowy Egret in Surf	Tony Redford	15
10	Lonesome	Gordon Robson	14
11	Three Tier Pew - Shotwick	John Ade	16
12	The Entertainment Staff	Richard Scaife	12
13	Field Pansy	Stuart Forbes	10
14	Waste Water	Phil Riley	16
15	Cornish Fisherman	George Beaumont	14
16	Return to Harbour	Colin Pickles	15
17	Yellow Baboon	Barry Pearson	18
18	Colour Photographer	Tony Redford	13
19	Study in Steel	Gordon Robson	15
20	Bodega Display	John Ade	10
21	Burnett Moth	Phil Riley	17
22	Foel	George Beaumont	15
23	Music Man?	Colin Pickles	13
24	Two Terns	Tony Redford	17
25	2 Men and a Dog	Gordon Robson	10
26	The Butter Churn	John Ade	13
27	Great Tit	Phil Riley	19
28	Kilimanjaro	George Beaumont	15
29	Orchid	Colin Pickles	19
30	Autumn Aspen	Tony Redford	14
31	A Sign of Spring	Gordon Robson	14
32	The Boat House	Phil Riley	20
33	Group of Yellow Skunk Cabbage	Tony Redford	16

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