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RUNNER-UP
CREATIVE
COTTESLOE MERMAIDS
1 Alla Kuyunzhi
2 Glenda Gore
3 Adrian Donoghue
4 Carole Mills Noronha
5 Diana Ward
6 Yvonne Raulston
7 Andrew Farr
8 Asif Hussein
9 Ruth Woodrow
10 Yvonne Raulston
11 Todd Cleave
12 Sim Chong
13 Annette Scott
14 Mariana Zilbershteyn 15 Kathy Chapman
16 Adrian Donoghue 17 Deb Ford
18 Adrian Donoghue 19 Marc Steiner
20 Adrian Donoghue
CREATIVE TOP 20
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GLENDA GORE
@gore.glenda
Glenda Gore’s decision to pick up a DSLR and join a camera club just four years ago was an astute one – today, she says she loves to immerse herself in learning new techniques while giving herself permission to be creative, experiment and ‘just have fun’.
She says she was drawn to the pastel colours that ‘bounce’ on the morning sky, as the blues of the ocean and yellow sand form layers for her image Cottesloe Mermaids.
The image is a stack of various methods to capture the scene. First, a basic layer that captured the detail of the iconic buoy of Cottesloe beach, then a filtered shot that provided a ‘dream like’ texture to the waves (and good timing to have three people swimming in them), followed by a few more filtered shots to capture the right wave, and the timing of the colours in the sky. “The filter was as simple as applying the right amount of smear on the glass and etching out areas to capture sharpness,” she explained.
WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
SALLY BROWNBILL: I just loved this im- age, and the feeling of freedom is per- fection. The subtlety of the colour pal- ette, for me, is what makes this image so strong. The powerful yellow of the marker against the sky and waves is a great contrast to the pastel colours of the swimmers.
The swimmers in the waves are both beautiful and eerie and show a timeless beauty – I love that there are no visual elements to place this image in a partic- ular time. It’s easy on the eye and each time I view it I see something new.
Glenda has shown good technical
skills with this image in controlling the nar- rative with her soft touch.
LISA MICHELE BURNS: Amongst a sea of cre- ative images, Glenda's image caught my eye. The soft pastels, striking buoy and playful characters are so creatively captured within the scene, and represent such a simple, hu- man pleasure. I love the way the figures ap- pear to be dancing, jumping, and enjoying their time in the ocean with the face of the wave helping to highlight their presence within the frame. It's so clever in its minimal- ist outcome and brings back all those won- derful memories of a summer by the ocean.
PRIZE: $200 Camera House voucher.
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