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Winning images from April 2025

Set subject: Architecture and Interiors

The judges for April were our own Kim Stevens FPSSA, APSSA(Vers),

DPSSA(Vers), EFIAP for all prints and the Set Subject and Natasha Bird LPS-
SA, DPSSA for all Open PDIs. Kim is a member of the PSSA Honours Judging
panel and Natasha is a JAP accredited judge who is a member of Sandton
and Southern Suburbs clubs.

Promotion this month: Ansie du Toit to Advanced.

Entries in the April monthly PSSA Competition: The senior entry for April
was Venice Opera House by Richard Goldschmidt and the Junior Entry was
Zeitz Museum by Ansie du Toit.

Winner PDI - Set (Master) Venice Opera House by Richard Goldschmidt (26).
Kim Stevens commented: Looking at this image one can practically hear the opera. Its appeal
is the repetition of circular and oval shapes and the beautiful colours which are in ranges of red,
orange, yellow and pale blue. The exposure of the many lights and the chandelier is particularly
well handled.
Richard Goldschmidt explains: The photo of the interior of the Venice Opera House was taken
on our February tour to Venice with Kim Stevens. When the mid-day light outside was too bright,
we looked for alternatives to photograph. One was on an internal tour of the Opera House.
Large cameras are not allowed inside and I could not lie on the floor or use a tripod, so it had to
be a quick, handheld sneaked shot. In post-processing I made sure that everything was sym-
metrical and lined up. The curtain was a little way up and workmen were working on the stage
set when I took the photo, so I had to lift the camera a bit to cut them from view.
Nikon Z6.2 with 14 to 30 wide angle lens, at 14mm, ISO 1000. F 5 and 1/80th sec.

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