Ardnamurchan young photographers click with judges

Pupils of Ardnamurchan High School took top places in both with the Intermediate and Senior Sections of the Rotary Young Photographer Competition.

 

Run annually by the Rotary Club of Lochaber, the local winners are then automatically entered into the West of Scotland heat, competing against fellow winners from other clubs.

 

"attachment_896932" "" "225"] Winner of the Intermediate Section, Rowan Willis' photograph of a village street in France.

 

Rowan Willis took the intermediate award with her picture of a village street in France, taken on a film camera, while senior winner Nicholas Tait entered a photograph of a church bell tower taken from his drone hovering beside it.

 

"attachment_896929" "" "284"] Winner of the Senior Section, Nicholas Tait's photograph of a church bell tower.

 

Principal Judge was Iain Ferguson of The Write Image/alba.photos who also supplies pictures to the Lochaber Times.

 

At the Rotary meeting with the winners in attendance he outlined reasons for choosing them for their composition, exposure and interpretation of the criteria of the competition.

 

Awards of certificates and prizes were made by Lochaber president Simon Hardiman, who also revealed that Rowan’s image had won the West of Scotland heat and would now be going on to the National Competition, taking on Young Photographers from across Britain.