Internal Projected Digital Image (PDI) Competitions
Images must be submitted directly to the P.D.I. Secretary by no later than the Thursday prior to the date of the competition for inclusion. Please do not use file sharing services to send your files. Providing your image has been received by the PDI Secretary in time, you should receive a confirmation at the Sec's convenience of receipt and that it t has been processed.
If your submission has not been received by the PDI Secretary by this date it may result in your image not being included in competition and your gallery may not be updated.
It is imperative that images entered for internal competitions are submitted in the correct format otherwise they may be rejected at submission stage.
If you are in any doubt about how to prepare images for these competitions please carefully study the instructions below.
PDI Competitions 1 to 4:
2 entries from Intermediate and 1 from Advanced in each competition.
PDI Competitions 5 & 6:
1 entry per Intermediate and 2 per Advanced in each competition.
Thus Intermediate members will now be entitled to enter a total of 10 images in the open competitions throughout a season and Advanced members a total of 8 images.
Exceptions
The Essex Challenge Trophy (Images must have been photographed in Essex) where each member whether Advanced or Intermediate can submit two images. Submit as you would for all other PDI competitions.
Image of the Year Competition - where each member whether Advanced or Intermediate can submit two images. Submit as you would for all other PDI competitions.
Olympus users: Instructions for removing "OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" from exif data using Lightroom or Bridge
Projected Digital Images Competitions Results 2020/21
Rounds | Individual Scores | Top Advanced Images | Top Intermediate Images |
Round 1: 15th September
2020 Appraised by: Mike Fuller |
See scores | See images | See images |
Round 2: 6th October
2020 Appraised by: Sarah Kelman ARPS DPAGB |
See scores | See images | See images |
Round 3: 27th October 2020 Appraised by David Portwain ARPS, CPAGB |
See scores | See images | See images |
Round 4: 17th November 2020
Appraised by Ron Tear ARPS MPAGB PSA3* BPE5* |
See scores | See images | See images |
Round 5: 12th January
20 Appraised by Tom Peck LRPS CPAGB |
See scores | See images | See images |
Essex Challenge Trophy: 9th February 2021 Appraisal by Nick Akers LRPS BPE2* |
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Digital
Triptych Comp. 23rd February 2021 Appraisal by David Steel DPAGB |
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Round 6 (Final Round): 23rd
March 2021 Appraisal by Jane Barrett DPAGB BPE3* |
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Three
set subjects: Tue 13th Apr 2021 ‘Trees’, ‘Creative’ and ‘Emotion. You may enter one image in any two of the subjects. Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB BPE1* |
PDI Top Ten Authors Results 2020/21
Advanced Top 10 After Round 5 | Intermediate Top 10 After Round 5 | |||||||
Posn | Name | Images entered | Total | Posn | Name | Images entered | Total | |
1 | Marcia Mellor | 6 | 57 | 1 | Shaun Hykel | 9 | 82.5 | |
2 | Derek Howes | 6 | 56 | 2 | Rob Moore | 9 | 78.5 | |
3 | Tony Bramley | 6 | 55.5 | 3 | David Egerton | 9 | 77 | |
3 | Peter Howard | 6 | 55.5 | 4 | Eric Dew | 9 | 76.5 | |
5 | Steve Ball | 6 | 54 | 5 | Andrew Smith | 9 | 76 | |
6 | Colin Westgate | 6 | 53.5 | 6 | Jan Cross | 9 | 75 | |
7 | Chrissie Hart | 6 | 53 | 6 | Paul Douglas | 9 | 75 | |
7 | Hilary Knight | 6 | 53 | 8 | David Cross | 9 | 74.5 | |
9 | Kate Jackson | 6 | 52.5 | 9 | Jeff Scott | 9 | 73.5 | |
10 | Mary Battye | 6 | 52 | 10 | Wendy Leech | 9 | 73 |
Download this seasons program including competition rules.
Additional guidelines to competitions that have been made to the program for the prevailing situation can be found here.
You are urged to review the rules and other details relating to our competitions and to refer to any changes that may have occurred via email recently.
Submission deadlines 2021
Essex Trophy
4th February 2021
Appraisal via Zoom by Nick Akers LRPS BPE2*