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Print Assessment 11th June 2026
Transport
Without a State of Origin clash to fend off, we enjoyed a good turn out for this print based assessment. Transport was the set subject and our guest judge for the night was Kate Gunton, a member of the Bay and Basin Camera Club and their photographer of the year recently. She obviously knows her way around a building and so, it seems, a camera. Kate was a participant at the FCC Judging Course, hosted by ourselves last year. Kate was impressed by the quality of the images submitted so you, the members, may feel proud of your efforts. Well done everybody!
To the matter at hand: who'd have thought there were so many, varied transport options? Everything from jet aircraft to horseback was on display. As usual, most of the entries were in the colour section, but the number of monochromes was, I believe, larger than usual. Bravo again!
Before I go on to reveal the POTM and People's Choice for June, I would like to mention a suggestion put forward by Ian Brown that we allow more time to recognise and applaud the various award winners of the night - not only recognition, but expanding the opportunity for each of us to learn from others though discussion about our images. I wholeheartedly concur with this suggestion, but will we set about achieving this?
Recognising and applauding award winners: Here is one possible solution. There may be others worth considering. When judging is complete, all award winners (starting with the POTM and the People's Choice) will be recognised, applauded, and invited to tell us about the back story of the image (time allowing). You are all encouraged to participate. Why? Because reflecting on your work is the best way to improve it.
What should you tell us? Of course, we would like to hear about when and where the image was taken, but more importantly, we will all learn more from hearing about your intent, what you felt at the time, and how you tried to capture that feeling for eternity, what message/feeling/story or emotion you wanted your viewers to take away from your image. Should they be happy, sad, puzzled, shocked? Tell us how you incorporated the compositional elements available to enhance the image and how you envisaged the final image's appearance. Then you can talk about the less important technical stuff like camera settings and post processing. That's the easy bit.
A word about image titles? I'll start by reminding everyone that the club's general rules (see here) specify that every image submitted must have the photographer's name, a title and "which way is up". When Matt was setting the images before the judge, you may have noted he was checking the back of each image for a title and, where one existed, telling us and the judge what it was.
You would know that all our digital assessment images are displayed with their titles. It's part of the submission requirement. On more than one occasion, I recall a judge commenting how useful a title is in helping the judge to get a feel for what you wish to convey with your image. None of us question the need for a title in our digital images. My argument is that we should be doing the same for prints, but it seems we have gotten slack in that regard. Not everyone of course, but I'm certainly guilty! A well chosen title may spark an "Ah hah..." moment, helping the judge/viewer connect with the message/story your image is intended to convey, whether that be a sense of emotion, humour or irony or, something that transforms the image from mere documentation to an interpretive statement, i.e. telling a stronger story. So, let's get back to titles!
Now, on to the POTM and Peoples' Choice...
Photo of the month - March 2026
Lloyd has scooped the pool. Dare I say again? Not only did he receive the judge's nod for photograph of the month, but the same image was also voted Peoples' Choice for June. You'd think there would be nothing else to win but he also won the lucky draw prize. That was my fault. I drew the winning ticket! Seriously, congratulations Lloyd, again!
Lloyd's image was captured at one of the Barellan Clydesdale events, during one of Denis Cale's photographic treks. The equipment details are: Nikon D780 full frame body, Tamron 24-70mm lens @ 70mm, 1/250s, f/11,ISO 320 & hand held.
Above: Lloyd Anderson's "Barellan Clydesdales"