2023-24 PDI League
2023-24 PDI League Results by Round
PDI Round 1
Date: Tuesday 10 October
Location: The Arc
Judge: Pietro Rocchiccioli BA(Hons) Photography DPAGB EFIAP/b
PDI Round 2
Date: Tuesday 21 November
Location: The Arc
Judge: Dr Paul Hendley LRPS CPAGB
PDI Round 3
Date:Tuesday 23 January
Location: The Arc
Judge: Jason Hyde CPAGB
PDI Round 4
Date: Tuesday 5 March
Location: The Arc
Judge: Maria Leekblade LRPS AFIAP DPAGB
PDI Round 5
Date: Tuesday 23 April
Location: The Arc
Judge: Amanda Miller LRPS CPAGB
PDI League final table for 2023-24
At the end of the season a trophy is awarded to the winner of each league.
| Competition | Trophy | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| PDI League, Gold | St Cross Bowl | Ray Hems ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3*, EFIAP |
| PDI League, Advanced | Knight Cup | Jon Hawkins |
| PDI League, Intermediate | Wessex Cup | Lilian Hobbs ARPS |
| PDI League, Beginners | Williams Cup | Mark Whitlock |
If a tie occurs, the trophy is awarded to the person with the greatest number of first, then second, then third places and finally Highly Commended.
If there is still a tie, the trophy will be shared.
Distinctions: Many congratulations to members who achieve new distinctions. Please update your profiles in WebCollect and PhotoEntry, and tell the Competition Secretary.
This countback system for resolving ties is now implemented in the spreadsheet for every round.
Winning and Held Back Entries By Round
Click on any pane to see the winning and held back images in that class
A=Advanced, B=Beginners, G=Gold, I=Intermediate
See also the Internal Competition Image Archive
click events below for details
Location: The Arc
Judge: Pietro Rocchiccioli BA Hons (Photo) DPAGB EFIAP/b
About Pietro
Peter is a highly experienced Level 3 judge on the SPF circuit. He was one of the judges for the WPS 2020 Annual Exhibition which, because of the pandemic, was held as an exhibition for digital images.
As a mature student Peter obtained an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Photography with First Class Honours, which provided an ideal opportunity to experiment, research & try out new ideas. Subsequently, his photography has been considerably influenced by time at the University of Portsmouth. The overlying aim of his work is to communicate significant facts about the subjects and their surroundings.
He enjoys entering International exhibitions and has had work accepted in the prestigious London Salon and Edinburgh exhibitions as well as other worldwide exhibitions.
Peter was Vice President of the SCPF 2015 – 17 and President 2017 – 19.
Pietro is a member of Chichester Camera Club where he was recently awarded Life Membership in recognition of his many years of service to the club.
Last updated 2 October 2024
Location: The Arc
Dr Paul Hendley LRPS CPAGB
About Paul Hendley
Paul is a member of Bracknell Camera Club.
He qualified as a judge on the SCPF circuit at the end of 2018 and is now a Level 2+ judge.
His profile on the Bracknell Judges page tells us
I am a retired scientist who spent 60+ years believing I did not have an artistic bone in my body. Having seriously adopted photography at retirement, I have found it allows people like me to create something they (and others) can feel is beautiful. This has been eye-opening and very satisfying and, coming from a science background, it has been illuminating to start to learn the extent to which photographs can play directly on the emotions irrespective of their technical characteristics. An OU course helped me grasp the technical basics and I read extensively and attended many workshops etc. to extend my skills and knowledge culminating in my successful LRPS panel and CPAGB assessments. I am actively trying to expand my photography across genres but my comfort zone still lies in macro work.
I am thoroughly familiar with Lightroom and Photoshop but have a lot more to learn to reach the standard I feel I need to achieve to make the best of my image concepts.
We look forward to welcoming Paul to Winchester.
In my younger years, I enjoyed being a US soccer referee for 10 or 12 years and so I am comfortable with making judgements that are not necessarily popular with all! My company was very strong on performance appraisals and so I am practiced with the principles and practice of constructive feedback.
Having received the excellent training from SCPF, I hope I will develop to be a successful club judge despite having seen how difficult the task can be – both in terms of differentiating between great images and being positive about less wonderful ones!
Last updated 2 October 2024
We are grateful to Paul for stepping in after the originally scheduled judge was unable to attend.
Location: The Arc
Judge: Jason Hyde CPAGB
About Jason Hyde
Jason is the webmaster for SCPF and a member of Cricklade Camera Club
He qualified as an SCPF judge in December 2018, was upgraded to a Level 2 judge in February 2020 and is now a Level 3 judge.
His photographic interests include Macro, Astrophotography, Nature and Portraits.
Last updated 8 July 2024
Location: The Arc
Judge: Maria Leekblade LRPS AFIAP DPAGB
About Maria
Maria Leekblade is a Level 3 SCPF judge.
She developed her photography skills as an adult learner at Brockenhurst College and by being an active member of Lymington and Southampton Camera Clubs. She also found time to be an active member of Winchester Photographic Society for several years.
In 202-21 we welcomed Maria as our judge for PDI Round 1. She returned in 2021-22 as judge for PDI Round 2 and in 2023 she judged PDI Round 4. She was one of the judges for our 2024 Annual Exhibition.
She was on the committee of Southampton International Exhibition for 8 years.
According to her profile on eventbrite,
Maria has lived in the New Forest for nearly 20 years and her love of photography started with her animals.
However, Maria’s heart lies at home – her animals are always a firm favourite and the local landscape, people, flora & fauna that share our stunning Forest will always be her first love, and being able to capture them remains the motivation and pleasure for picking up the camera.
image ©Lymington Camera Club
Last updated 8 July 2024
Location: The Arc
Judge: Amanda Miller LRPS CPAGB
About Amanda
Amanda is a Level 2+ judge on the SPF circuit.
She is Secretary of the Dorset Light Photographic Club, one of the smallest clubs in the SCPF.
She was also part of of an all female team of wedding photographers, Diamond & Silk Wedding Photography
Amanda was the judge for 2021-22 PDI League Round 4 on 15 March 2022.
Last updated 8 July 2024
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