Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
March 2009: Slide Competition
Category: Animals
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 20.2
Image Number:
Title: Llama
Maker: Jean Barber
A very good animal portrait. An interesting background, but one that is effectively separated from the subject by selective focus.
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Feb 2009: Slide Competition
Category: Monuments
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 21.4
Image Number:
Title: Stanley Park Westfield, Mass
Maker: Bill Barber
The maker applies the rule of thirds in the positioning the flowering shrub. Good color saturation exposure and sharpness
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Jan 2009: Slide Competition
Category: Open
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 20.6
Image Number:
Title: Reserved
Maker: Tom Wootton
As if we ever needed proof that cats can relax anywhere. Good select focusing. The cat is sharp, the furniture sharp enough to serve as the setting without distracting from the main subject
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Dec 2008: Slide Competition
Category: Flowers
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 23.0
Image Number:
Title: X-mas Cactus
Maker: Tom Wootton
You’re dealing with a flower non-expert here so pardon me if my terminology is wrong. A fine close-up of fairly simple blossom. Very good sharpness and composition. The shadow of the pistil and stamens on the petals is a good touch, breaking up the symmetry
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Nov 2008: Slide Competition
Category: Eyes
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 23.1
Image Number:
Title: Loving Eyes
Maker: Bill Barber
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Oct 2008: Slide Competition
Category: Nature
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 24.1
Image Number:
Title: Bryce Canyon
Maker: Jean Barber
A fine shot of one of America’s most spectacular geological wonders. This landscape here is so complex that it’s difficult to decide how to select the borderlines of the composition, but the maker made good choices
Disclaimer: Please do not judge this image based on the quality of the film scan. The slide when projected is of very high quality and clarity
Sept 2008: Slide Competition
Category: Open
Awarded: Honorable Mention
Points Awarded: 22.7
Image Number:
Title: Historic Ship
Maker: Bill Barber
Sailing ships are always a romantic subject. The spars on the left are a strong and appropriate lead-in line and the picnic table fills in what might otherwise have been a negative empty space. The small human figures add a sense of perspective without being distractive as they might have been if closer to the foreground. We also have a strong sky, perhaps enhanced by the use of a polarizing filter