Photos

September's Competition

This Month's winner is photo

Congratulations - to Ali

Critique

Photo 1 Red Arrows

A very dramatic photo of this iconic display team.

A very sharp focus on the aircraft themselves…it’s possible to pick out the details on the wings.

The colours in the trails are lovely, particularly where the blue and red overlap and where the red is fading away to the right

Might it have been useful to crop this and enlarge the central image?

Whatever, it’s a good shot.

Photo 2 Runners

Another action shot with very sharp focus and capturing a moment in time

The bunching of the athletes creates a central focal point and the road marking and scaffolding provide leading lines which add to the feeling of movement.

The human element is well captured through the facial expressions

As a sporting photo, this works really well

Photo 3 Conkers WINNER

This is a really beautiful still life.

The composition is excellent.

The different shades of brown shine through and that vivid green spiky casing adds a great pop of colour.

Enlarging the photo shows how sharp the image is….very skilful.

The lighting is extremely good… the sheen and polish of the conkers add vibrancy. Presumably this was set up with a tripod and artificial lighting?

A very professional photograph ….really accomplished. Simple but highly effective.

Photo 4 A pine walk

The colours here are what make the image.

The vivid turquoise, dark green and deep shadows make for an interesting composition

Natural framing with the trees works well and the pathway with the figure creates a leading line suggestive of a narrative. It’s a great holiday image… conjures up warmth but with a slight touch of drama.

This was , to my mind, a close second.

Judge Jan

Photo Competition Gallery - September 2025