Landscape comp

TENBY AND DISTRICT CAMERA CLUB

The chairman Roy Packer gave a very warm welcome to Mr Rob Mitchell MA, who made a return to the club on Thursday 13^th February to judge the 22 print images and 31 digital images in the landscape competition.

Rob who lives and works in Swansea, lecturing in photography at the Swansea Metropolitan University and will be retiring from his teaching post at the end of this term.

Rob explained to members before showing the prints, that he would be looking for technique, the rule of thirds, horizontal lines, he also explained that it was important for the photographer to name his image and that the interpretation of that title matched the photograph. Taking a closer look at these creative weapons to use to compose more artful images, straight, horizontal lines are calming and draw attention left to right across the frame, vertical lines accentuate height while diagonal lines create visual energy. Circles contain information and can be used to hold the viewers attention, squares and rectangles are solid and create visuals stasis, while triangles are more dynamic creating a sense of energy and finally the rule of thirds, a tried and trusted photographic technique. The rule states that the main subject should be positioned in one of four points where imaginary vertical and horizontal lines, drawn at third intervals, intersect. The reason it works is by positioning the subject in one of these points, it emphasises the wider area; so drawing the viewers attention to objects in the part of the scene.

The 22 print images of landscapes and seascapes showed the beauty of Pembrokeshire, Iceland, France and the Yorkshire Dales. The winning print was an image called ‘Scour Hole’ by Paul Richards with Peter Bierbrach being awarded second place with ‘Foreshore Lights’ and third place Dylan Harries ‘The Copse’.

After the coffee break Rob gave his critique and scores to the digital images with many of them showing Pembrokeshire’s magnificent coastline. The winning image was ‘In the Cool of the Night’ by Gary Jenkins who also took second place with ‘Last Colours of Autumns’ and third place to Liz Wallis with ‘Devils Claw Viewpoint.

Rob was asked to choose an overall winner for the evening and Paul Richards with his ‘Scour Hole’ was awarded the accolade.

Thursday 20^th February – An evening with Chris Warren and handing of 3^rd Open.

                     

  

Thursday 27^th February – Photographing live music and events with Graham Harries