Judge – Margaret Hooper
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- 1. Red Rose – Lovely colouring in this Photograph the soft focus on the leaves work well however your eye seems to go to the right to the small sharp edge on the right then back to the softer part on the left it can’t seem to settle on the complete image. However the printing is good and it is beautifully presented well seen and done.
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- 2. Anna – What a lovely portrait its sharp it has lights in the eyes and they are also sharp. The portrait is well presented. Runner-up
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- 3. Life On The Edge –Monochrome Well seen subject the image is sharp however it just doesn’t have the wow factor it needed a burst of light to make those trees pop. Even if you had chosen a white mat it would still need lightening / brightening up a tad.
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- 4. Sub Tec Racing – What a great shot of the car racing it’s in good focus the rest out of focus just as it should be, well done. It’s just a shame you can’t see a bit more detail of the driver and co driver. Good overall presentation.
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- 5. Torara Tree – Lawson Sypruss – Lovely colours in the photograph however there is a light spot on the right top also a line it makes you wonder if this has been a printing error or just missed after a correction. Good presentation.
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- 6. Tui – This is a great shot of the Tui its sharp the eye is sharp the colours are beautiful well done to the photographer. Well presented. Winner
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- 7.The Cottage – Lovely colours shame the right side tree from the front is not sharp. However this doesn’t stop your eye from focusing on the man on the wall then travelling across to the others under the tree a very restful print. Lovely presentation just check you’re matt as it does have some marks on.
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- 8.Gallop[ing Away – Lovely image of the wild horses they are beautifully sharp and the grass is sharp. It just needs the wow factor to give it the real lift. This could have been in the printing as sometimes you do find they are not always bright as they should be well done though. The mat I think is bit too dark for the dark area the horses are in. Well done taking this image.
