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Joint Winner PDI – Set (Advanced) Aging gracefully by Eric De-
cloedt (28). This is a great abstract image – It is full of texture, Winner PDI – Set (Intermediate) Water Droplet on Leaf by Lindsay
interest and questions. The colours are a wonderful organic Antonio (28). This is a super abstract image. I love the crop, and
the composition. The use of the one colour throughout is super
pallet with pops of blue which contrast beautifully. The use of and gives such a simple feel to the image, which allows you to
the multiple exposure to bring more intrigue and depth to the concentrate on the beautiful detail, lines and that water droplet
image has worked really well. My eye is moving all over the im- on the image. The overall composition is excellent with the lines
age finding little details that I find fascinating, and the title of leading into the corners and the two contrasting elements in
this image adds to the story as well. I wonder as an abstract if the centre of the image. I loved exploring the light and delicate
it could have been even stronger without the addition of the detail in this image. To gain that last point I would suggest push-
words in the image – that way my brain would have really had ing the whites in the image a little just to lift the contrast and
to figure out what it might be looking at. The use of the words light to add even more power to this already beautiful image
just makes it a little bit too easy for me to know what the image
is of, which just reduces its abstract impact a little.

Open Subject

Winner PDI – Open (Advanced) Symbol of Mother City by Para-
masivam Saravanakumar (25). I love this capture of Table Moun-
tain, especially for the composition giving such a huge visual
allotment to the foreground. The subject on the top third makes Winner PDI – Open (Salon) It’s a Heavy Load by Peter Turnbull
for a compelling composition as one's eye meanders over the (26). A wonderfully handled image. Great technical choices that
lovely water. The complementary colours of the blues in the allow for a sharp subject while throwing the background right
foreground offset by the orange sky brings a sense of balance. out of focus. A great shooting angle allowing for the cheetah,
The haze over the mountain adds to the overall painterly effect. and its prey, to align on the focal plane. Wonderful colour and
The sensor spots towards the right of the frame needs attend- light. Well done
ing to.

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