On Tuesday 15th December Maidenhead played host to our second round of the Rosebowl judged for us by the very popular Chris Palmer. Chris’s judging style has always been a favourite of mine as he uses a very broad vocabulary, expertly talking around a picture with its good points and failings but never in a dull or repetitive way. I know Chris’s own work is mostly natural elements and landscapes but always with a creative eye for light, form and above all composition. He often abstracts his subject so I was delighted when I discovered he was to be the judge for our forthcoming round. Having judged for all of the other clubs several times in the past I was also quietly confident that we would do well. Sadly once again though, despite all this, EHHPS were once again thwarted and beaten to third place, just.

The final score was:

1st Maidenhead 263
2nd Leighton Buzzard 239
3rd EHHPS 238
4th Northfields 227

Chris gave a wide range of scores from 14 and awarded four 20’s and three 19’s and with 52 of the 60 images scoring 17 or less, high scores seemed somewhat elusive.

Our top scorers on the night were

Karina Limburg with Arctic Fox: 20 and a Star

Paul Mason’s Rebel Rocker scored the only 18 of the night

Well done to both.

Pinner will be hosting our third and final round on Monday 1st Feb, titles and images will have to be in at least two weeks before and I need 15 images, some of those already used can be used again but if you have anything you’d like to be considered please send them off to me 1600 x 1200

We’ll be against Imagez and Croxley too.

Amanda Wright

Results - click on the summary below for the detailed scoresheet