Our guest selector for the 2011 Winter Exhibition was Jan Cawley EFIAP of the Vale Photographic Club. Jan has now made her deliberations and the winners are as follows:
1st in Exhibition was ‘Jungle Refreshment’ by Mark Mumford (print). Jan said: A very poignant and emotional image that never fails to bring a tear to my eye. It`s all wrong really – A distracting background with disturbing shapes breaking up the scene, A light patch at the back of the image and the gorilla has a shadow under his chin, and yet, how it works on the emotions. What on earth – on this earth- have we done.
2nd in Exhibition was ‘Snow and Mist’ by Heidi Stewart (print). A brilliant landscape. When I look at it I can hear that crisp silence after snow and I can feel the cold.
3rd in Exhibition was. ‘Pier Head’ by Terry Donnelly (DPI). Jan said: Brilliant and very eye-catching. Nice bright colours without being over the top. A first rate image.
Best on a Welsh theme was ‘St David`s Day Parade‘ (print) by Chris Tidman. Jan said: I don`t normally like these framed type images but in this case it isolates the soldier and goat very successfully and is a perfect example of ‘WALES’
Highly Commended was ‘Communications’ by Terry Donnelly (print). Jan said: A very well excuted image. Very well thought out and a print of beautiful quality.
A full list of all acceptances together With Jan’s comments can be found below:
