Mobile Phone Battle

PDI Battles are a regular feature of our annual programme. They involve PDIs submitted by members being drawn against each other at random, using a computer programme, and members' voting (without knowing the identity of the photographer) for the winner of each 1:1 competition. In each case, the loser is eliminated from the competition. The competition then progresses to Quarter Final, Semi-Final and Final stages until a winner is eventually declared. We consider this to be a bit of fun rather than a more serious competition. The difference on this occasion, however, was that the images were all taken with mobile phones and not our usual cameras. 
 
The competition progressed, with images eliminated until the final was reached. The PDIs in the Final were 'The Platters' by Colin Livingstone, a serial winner of CCC competitions, and Ray Thompson. The members present voted for the winning image by Ray Thompson which was titled 'Colour Run'.

​The view after the competition was that the images, despite being taken by mobile phones, were of a good quality and that it had been an enjoyable Battle. 
 
Following the Battle, members were shown a twelve-and-a-half-minute Audio Visual presentation entitled "Australian Journey" which had been produced by a collaboration between Ray Barnes and Peter Moody. The plan is to show the AV when we visit Morpeth on 11th March on the second leg of an arrangement for exchange visits this season with Morpeth Camera Club. Positive feedback was received about the AV, particularly the music which had been chosen for it.  
 
Ray Barnes
Programme Secretary