Ray Joins The Doubles Party
Read all about it………………Ray Andrews wins both the Print and the PDI David Cawthan trophies
The most recent NOPS competition was the David Cawthan Trophy. This competition is always held in December and its purpose is to demonstrate a photographers prowess across different genres of photography. There are two categories, one for print and a separate one for Projected digital images (PDI’s). Consistency, style and skill are but a few of the attributes required if you are to succeed in winning either trophy.
The format requires that you have to enter six images across four genres in either the print competition or the DPI competition or if you so wish you can enter both.
The judge for the evening was Malcolm Sales and he definitely had a challenging job on his hands. Malcolm said on several occasions that the quality of the prints and PDI images was exemplary and there was plenty of them for him to judge.
Below are Rays winning images in the Print category
The prints are titled from top left: BUCHAILLE ETIVE MOR, LEANING INTO THE BEND, LOCHAN NA H-ACHLAISE, REACHING FOR THE SKY, TOUGH MUDDER, ZEBRA STARE
Rays winning entries in the PDI competition are displayed below
The PDI images are titled from top left: BIG BIRD MURMURATION, DUNSTANBURGH, PARKING INFRINGEMENT PLEA, RETIREMENT BECKONS, ROUNDING THE BUOY, TRIO OF PEPPERS
Following the competition I asked Ray about his success and what it meant to him, this is what he had to say. ” I was pleasantly surprised when my prints were chosen as the winner in the first half, I was amazed when the judge proclaimed me the winning photographer of the PDI ‘s in the second half. It is the first time I have won a major club competition and has encouraged me to try to do better In next year’s Outlaw of the Year battles.”
Everyone at Nottingham Outlaws would like to congratulate Ray on his double success and may his winning ways continue in 2025.