7th - Lone Bird at Piha Brian Eastwood MNZIPP A soft, peaceful and utterly captivating image. I can picture myself standing on the beach, watching the light changing and being stalked by a lone gull. It is easy to see myself in this scene, unwinding after a tough day or rising early to get a good start. I can hear the water lapping in the background; I breathe in time with the water. If you listen, perhaps you can hear it too. Images like this transform me to a time and a place where I would very much like to be. 8th - 45 RPM Peter Rodgers LPSNZ Ahh, the memories. For those of us who are old enough, this was our childhood. I am a big music listener; this image speaks to me and my childhood. It evokes memories of a time when there was no internet, no Spotify or Netflix: an analogue time. A time when putting on a record was our form of escape. The geometric shapes reminded me of the famous photo of Igor Stravinsky by Arnold Newman. The choice of shutter speed is perfect for showing the movement, and the highlights on the record reinforce that movement to great effect. 51
...PSNZ Canon Online. Awarded Photos 9th - Bench and Broom by Brian Turner LPSNZ I very much enjoy this simple story; it is well told. The image is quite flat and compressed, so it almost becomes a series of shapes and patterns. I feel that we can zoom out and see the individual elements and how they must relate to each other. The light on the broom, and the rich tones, contrast so very well with the blue wall. When I explore this very simple scene, I have questions. Who uses the broom, who sits on the bench and most importantly, what is around that corner? 52
10th - Kissed by the Sun by Wendy Pemberton I must confess that I don’t really know what this is. How wonderful! I don’t know what I am looking at, and I don’t need to because it is exquisite. I think perhaps a Christmas tree decoration, but maybe not. The large ball in front has a somewhat crystalline structure that renders beautifully in the out-of-focus areas. The light falling on the clear ball is indeed kissed by the sun, and the way we can see it passing through to the other side is very striking. I can feel the warmth of the sun in this image. 53
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