5th. Mono Results
The entries for this competition are shown in the gallery below.
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Our judge for this competition is Micki Aston
Congratulations to our winners
Group A – Rob Harley
Group B – Philip Byford and Linda van Geene
Group C – Brian Howard
| Image no | Title | Score | Comments | Author | Group | |
| 10 | Alan | 20 | Superb, characterful portrait. Attention grabbing eyes. | Rob Harley | A | 1st = |
| 23 | Rachelle on a rope | 20 | Suberb composition and lighting. Really good image. The rope makes the image flow. | Rob Harley | A | 1st = |
| 16 | Roseanne | 19 | Good lighting and pose. No distractions by way of jewellery or tatoos. | John Marshall | A | 3rd = |
| 22 | Under the wing | 19 | Lovely image, good feather detail. | Vicky Sinclair | A | 3rd = |
| 3 | I wonder if I am in this issue | 18 | Legs are awkward and unatractively posed. Like composition with table, wine etc | John Marshall | A | |
| 20 | Dark skys, dark days | 18 | Impactful, dramatic, different. | Jim Turner | A | |
| 2 | Euston station | 17 | Busy, creative. Difficult to find a focal point for the eye to alight on. | John Humphrey | A | |
| 7 | Storm No 1 | 16 | Writing is too dominant, but peaceful scene. Nice reflection. | Jim Turner | A | |
| 15 | Lisianthus | 16 | High key and etherial, creative. | John Humphrey | A | |
| 9 | Social distance | 14 | A picture of two halves but nothing is sharp. | Vicky Sinclair | A | |
| 21 | A white dahlia | 19 | Excellent composition and execution. | Philip Byford | B | 1st = |
| 24 | Running Away | 19 | Mysterious, atmospheric. Needs a touch more contrast | Linda van Geene | B | 1st = |
| 11 | Church on Elijah’s hill | 18 | Lovely scene with a good sky but needs more contrast. | Linda van Geene | B | 3rd |
| 8 | An analogue teenager at station café | 17 | Nice portrait with good differential focus. | Philip Byford | B | |
| 25 | Young swan | 17 | Very good droplets. Feels a bit oversharp | Richard Anthony | B | |
| 26 | Before lockdown | 17 | Lovely arches. Nice composition. Good contrast. | Mike Mitchell | B | |
| 12 | Dew covered dandelion seed head | 16 | Too busy – too much in the image. Good contrast | Richard Anthony | B | |
| 13 | The circles of your mind | 16 | Pattern shot done well. Good diagonal. Eminently suitable for mono. | Mike Mitchell | B | |
| 18 | Deep in thought | 20 | Marvellous shot of man and dog. Suberb conversion. Classy. Excellent catch lights. | Brian Howard | C | 1st = |
| 5 | Seduction | 18 | Nice portrait. Well lit and filling the frame. | Brian Howard | C | 2nd= |
| 19 | Rudi | 18 | Very good angle but spoiled by large out of focus triangle at bottom left of image. | Sue Case | C | 2nd= |
| 4 | Misty morning | 17 | Atmospheric, but needs something else in image ie a person. Good lead in line. | Graham Hutchinson | C | |
| 14 | The gentle goatherd | 17 | Pleasing portrait, good characterful face. Needs a bit more contrast – a bit muddy. | Emyr Williams | C | |
| 6 | Locked out | 16 | Intriguing macro shot. Good differential focus. | Sue Case | C | |
| 17 | Who lost the spirit level | 16 | A well observed record shot done well. | Graham Hutchinson | C | |
| 1 | Contours | 15 | Abstract pattern shot. Intriguing | Emyr Williams | C |