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Winner Print – Set (Advanced) Chuting the Line by Mike Stricker (22).
Francois du Bois commented: An attractive image that is well composed and well exposed. It does, however, show
some over sharpening on the shoulders of the boys.
Mike Stricker explains: My wife, Jenny’s, grandniece was celebrating a birthday party with school friends at the
Toboggan Park, which we were invited to attend (as non-tobogganing participants !). I promised to take some pho-
tographs, mindful of the upcoming CTPS competition subject matter
Unfortunately, access to the wider park was restricted for safety reasons, so I had to make do with the public viewing
area, with little choice as to positioning myself relative to the background, sun position, etc.
Camera : Sony A1, Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8, 35mm 1/60sec at F16

Below are the winners in the Open category with comments by the judge and authors.

Winner PDI – Open (Advanced) The Prophet by
Ruth Scholtz (26).
Francois Roux commented: A very well-exposed image
with good details in the blacks. The model is well settled
and separated from the background. The conversion
into mono is well handled.
Ruth Scholtz commented: Last year CTPS members had
the opportunity to learn about portrait photography
and lighting from John Alexander. He brought along his
experienced model, Ezzat, and he demonstrated various
lighting techniques to enhance a model’s features and
poses. John encouraged us to interact with the model,
which influenced my choice of image, as Ezzat was look-
ing directly at me , creating a powerful connection.
Fuji users were able to use John’s Godox flash trigger for
some of the shots, which made a noticeable difference.
Ezzat posed with a range of outfits, props, and backdrops.
I chose this particular image for its mood and pose.
I also decided to convert it to monochrome — always a
creative challenge, to portray the emotion and tone of
the portrait.
Fuji XT5 , 50-140 lens , F4 , ISO 200 , SS 200

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