Judge: Adelle Kenny
Prints and Digitals required.
Marlborough / Nelson / Motueka interclub competition
Sat 25th May is the actual inter-club day.
However we need multiple images from members to create 2 sets from our club. There is no set subject - only OPEN so diversity is a key factor.
- diginal
- prints
Pleaes submit up to 4 images (this number might increase ..) - initially digital submissions are OK for prints.
Open
Set Subject
There are no images (I'll see what I can do about this) ...... here is the critique
6x Prints and 6x Digital from each club. So in total 18x Prints and 18x digitals. So in total 36 images in total
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2024 MNM - Hosted by MCC |
Judged by Adelle Kenny |
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| 5 points per category so image score is from 20 | |||||||||
| Image Medium | Title | Name | Club | Composition | Communication | Creativity | Technical | TOTAL | Comment |
| Digital | Abstract 0191 | Grant Douglas | Motueka | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | A very interesting concept and clever textures. |
| Digital | Daisy Drama | Eunice Belk | Marlborough | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Vibrant and joyful, this image is bound to make anyone smile. |
| Digital | Deep sea fishing | Graeme Skinner | Nelson | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | A thought provoking image. The lighting and texture evoke a real feeling of a cold scene. Great composition and has a real avant-garde feel. This image would sell well in a gallery or commercial setting. |
| Digital | Dreamscape | Ross Beech | Marlborough | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | A stunning image which captures the light on the water beautifully. Pleasing composition. |
| Digital | Entoloma Hochstetteri | Helen Rietveld | Marlborough | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Wonderful detail in this closeup. The textures are great, and the colours/ lighting very good. |
| Digital | Hikurere Stream | Roger Ball | Nelson | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | The water movement has been captured beautifully in this moody and interesting image. |
| Digital | Hippopotamus | Dennis Brown | Motueka | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | A strikng image. The contrast is very intense, perhaps slightly too much in the backgound for me. |
| Digital | Hypholoma brunneum | Heather Knapp | Nelson | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | This is a wonderful closeup capturing the texture and detail of the water droplets, fungi, and fauna. Well done. |
| Digital | Inglorious Demise | Chris Beech | Marlborough | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | This is a stunning image! I love the lighting and appreciate the way you've caught the reflection, but my eye is begging for the for the ship to be more vertically centred - perhaps more of the sky in the image? |
| Digital | Morning sweeping | John Miles | Nelson | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | A beautiful image capturing a peaceful scene. Pleasing symmetry and gorgeous lighting. |
| Digital | Our George | Dianna Hambleton | Nelson | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Our George looks like a real character - you've captured that well, including the sparkle in his eye. Nice lighting, and a considered background. |
| Digital | Seeing Stripes | Brigitte Kreigenhofer | Motueka | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | This is a striking image. I appreciate the composition and symmetry, including the rear zebra's hidden nose! Zebras sell well commercially and I could see this image selling well in a gallery or commercial environment. |
| Digital | Steps at Sacre Coeur | Lindsay Thompson | Motueka | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | I always love a shot of the Paris skyline! A nice image which will evoke memories for many. It's difficualt to get a shot there without people/tourists in the frame. |
| Digital | Swan plant seed pod | Heather Knapp | Motueka | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | This image captures a moment in nature beautifully. Great closeup detail. |
| Digital | The Alien Dancer | Robin Mainprize | Marlborough | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Lots of movement and drama! |
| Digital | Two hummingbirds | Trish Brown | Marlborough | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Wonderful colour and drama. I would've liked more crop on the flower bringing the hummingbirds further into front and centre. |
| Digital | Two spoons | Rebecca Bowater | Nelson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | This image made me smile, it's as if the bird is peering at it's own reflection. I see this image selling well as a print in a gallery. |
| Digital | World Expo Exhibit | Bernard Enoka | Motueka | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Striking image, great symmetry and drama. |
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Australasian Crested Grebes courting |
Caroline Foster | Nelson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | This image makes me smile. Lovely colours, shape/symmetry, and light play. It conveys a clever humour. | |
| Ballerina | Irene Callaghan | Nelson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | The matte print makes this image look like a chalk or pastel drawing! Beautiful texture and such a delicate feel. I appreciate the time and care taken in the printing. | |
| Cheers | Stuart Wilson | Marlborough | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Nice close image of what looks to be a real character. It’s a gritty black and white with the feel of a documentary. Great capture of a 'real' moment. Cheers! | |
| Down In The Valley | Maryjane Hillier | Marlborough | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | A lovely rolling landscape, beautiful colours, lighting, and lines. The valley and trees provide a lovely curved line which is balanced beautifully by the hill/ mountain in the background making this a very interesting, and pleasing image. | |
| Harriet | Jon Coe | Nelson | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Clever idea and use of texture with the netting. The model looks great, but a little hidden, which may be your point - a symmertrical beauty hidden by a translucent layer! It would have been nice to have been able to make out the form of the shoulders; the head and netting v shaped scarf appear as floating. | |
| Hotel Motueka | Carolyn Hope | Nelson | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | This is a beautiful grungy black and white. It feels like a cross between a fabulous unguarded portrait and a high fashion editorial shoot. The model looks like a real character caught in the moment, and the sheen on the art deco building details in the background gives this image a real feel of gritty glamour! I like the way the words in the sign are cropped - it adds to the entire editorial feel. If you'd been a photographer when I was an agent I would have signed you immediately! | |
| Into the Medway | Michelle Brown | Marlborough | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Nice image with a moody feel to the sky. | |
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Lewin's & Yellow Faced Honeyeaters |
Gillian Glover | Motueka | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Crisp image of these birds. This has a very stylised feel. I'm not a bird expert, but I question the grip of the feet on the foliage. This image would make a great Christmas card - perhaps something the photographer should consider. | |
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Little Blue Penguin Nesting |
Linda Jenkins | Motueka | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | What a lovely image - great blues in the feathers and a real sense of depth with the dark background and light foreground. It seems as though the penguins are protective in their pose and expression! | |
| Lobelia macrodon | Don Pittham | Nelson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | A very nice close up nature image. There's a good sheen to the leaves and stems and a lovely bright white to the flowers. I can almost feel a cold temperature from the scence in the forest/ garden - it's a 'cool' image to look at. | |
| Lycaena salustius | Craig Martin | Motueka | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Lovely colours and detail. | |
| Mia | Iain Galloway | Marlborough | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Excellent styling and good concept. The light on the model's skin is gorgeous. A moody and dark feel with a considered background. I was unsure if you were presenting a portrait or a editorial image. For portrait, I recommend head & shoulders. Editorial/fashion… knock yourself out, but never just waist up. | |
| Moth Flower | Lynette Bainbridge | Marlborough | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Nice colours in this image, a very abstract feel. | |
| Moutukiekie Rocks | Nicole Tai | Motueka | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Stunning image and a fabulous print! The colours and light are glorious and the composition draws the viewer right through to the distant background. This image is beautiful and would sell well in a gallery, or commercially. The printing is outstanding. | |
| Napier Pier | Gaile Douglas | Motueka | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Subdued and moody. You've resisted the typical images of this landmark which are usually a stark white structure against a bright blue sky and sea, instead creating a moody and muted image. The flying structure looks delicate, almost made of fabric and the sea spray and colour looks like a storm is brewing. The lone vessel, empty shadowed pier, and darkening sky all all add to a real sense of unworldliness. | |
| Poppy playing | Jane Pordon | Nelson | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Poppy's been captured beautifully, she looks so playful! A fun image that makes me smile. | |
| Shoveller Duck | Sue Henley | Marlborough | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Great colours and line, the shapes create a lovely form. The composition made me really think - at first my eye wanted the duck(s) to be higher, but I then realised that the actual duck is well positioned, with the reflection sitting low. | |
| The Philosopher | Kim Falconer | Motueka | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Well staged with thorough stlying & imagery. Great use of thrown lighting creating a real feel of fantasy | |
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