Seeing Double

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Winners

1st
Read al Quran in Mosque
Andi Abdul Halil
2nd
St Marys Loch 4
Ian Cook
3rd
Inner Glamour
Dwam Ipome

Commended

Photography is a very complex process whereby we are able to use a camera to create a reflection of reality. Thanks to technology we can capture a scene and reproduce it in another medium whether that be digital or print. This is the inspiration for the current theme of ‘Seeing Double’ for which we would like to ask you to explore reflections and symmetry in photography. Reflections may be used in an artistic way and can include reflections in water, glass, mirrors or any highly polished surface for that matter. They add a layer of interest and depth to a photograph making it appear more visually interesting. Reflections can make an image appear to be more abstract or artistic and they can encourage the viewer to examine a scene more carefully in order to discern what is reality and what is reflected.

Of course reflection can also be interpreted a technical way and may explore the use of reflected light in photography or the use of multiple exposure as a way of layering different images to create a single new image.

Symmetry in composition can have a very powerful impact on the outcome of a photograph. Symmetry in architecture, for example, can strengthen the composition and create an eye catching point of interest. Symmetry in nature can be captured through the close up macro photography and can allow the intricate details of creation to be witnessed in all their magnificent glory.
However you choose to interpret this theme we’re looking forward to seeing your entries.

Competition Judge

Ann Dickson L.R.P.S.

Ann was lucky enough to travel to Australia in her early twenties, where she was hit by the harsh bright light, after being so used to the soft light of Northamptonshire. The modern architecture mixed with the bright colours of the New South Wales scenery, taught her so much about how light plays such an important part in photography.

A career of working with horses, then having a family, put photography on the back boiler for Ann. But by the time her last child went off to school, digital photography had become more affordable. She got her first digital camera in 2004, and promptly signed up for an evening classes so she could learn about the black art of photo-editing software.

However, photography was once again put to one side due to family circumstances. But after moving house, Ann was taken to a local camera club by a wonderful neighbour, who took her under her wing and really pushed her.

After joining the local camera club and gaining the confidence to show her work, Ann went to a photographic exhibition whilst holidaying in Norfolk. There she met Joy Hancock F.R.P.S., M.P.A.G.B who encouraged her to take her photography more seriously and join the Royal Photographic Society. Eighteen months later Ann gained her Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (L.R.P.S.)

Ann is often asked to photograph weddings, portraits, and working dogs. But she is most at home photographing horses and can often be seen giving a leg up to a rider on a horse with one hand, whilst having a Nikon D800 slung over her other shoulder. Ann never seems to have the time to do landscape photography, due to the presence of her children. She was once told that photography was “not a spectator sport.”

Ann is regularly involved with local camera clubs, teaching, judging, and small exhibitions and she successfully submitted her work to The Photographic Angle.

Ann knows that it takes guts to put an image up for judgment. Viewing images and not just looking at them, she tries to engage into the thought and emotional process of what inspired the photographer to press the button at that moment and produce the finished image.

View Archive

Read al Quran in Mosque

Andi Abdul Halil

First Prize

This image stood out, the light creeping underneath the doorway allowing the outside in, also enforces the scale of this room. With the low angle, it not only gives fantastic reflections of the windows, but also draws you into the picture, allowing you to feel what it may be like to sit along side the boy reading. Shows great handling of a dark inside and bright light outside.

St Marys Loch 4

Ian Cook

Second Prize

Of all of the landscape with water reflection in, this one stood out for me. The textures and repetition of the covered hills, from soft grass to tall trees onto snow in the middle hills. The still of the water reflection with the most glorious blue sky and fluffy clouds makes this a special image.

Inner Glamour

Dwam Ipome

Third Prize

With the star candle holder in the girl's eye it makes for a very creative image. Glamour is usually thought of as a colour image, but this mono takes away the otherwise distracting colours. Little details, like how the chair echo's that of the girl's shoulder, as well as the light on her hair, adds to this idea of glamour.

Reflectory

Keith Britton

Commended

HDR to great effect. I particularly like the way the stone on the left alters the reflection of the archways in the vaulted ceiling.

Windless

Peter Coles

Commended

Quietness of the yachts with the limited palate range of nautical colours - blues, yellows and reds - on this white canvas makes for a very tranquil scene. The odd mast leaning to one side adds to the stillness of this scene. I'm just not to keen on the brown line in the middle of the image.

Tree and Reeds

Susan Brown

Commended

To me, this shows how everyday objects in the natural world change without us realizing or recording the changes. The tree above the water is depicted how it used to look many years ago as well as how it looks today.

Glass Cleaners

Anthony Into

Commended

This high rise shot of two window cleaners shows you should have your camera with you at all times. The two workers in bright yellow gloves placing their hands onto the rails and their blue coats against the dull grey skyline, just makes this picture for me.