2019 -2020 Digital Challenge Cup

The Digital Challenge Cup is a competition for CD Group members.  The “Challenge” is to submit a “final” image and the “original” camera image.  This is all about demonstrating your editing skills.  Could be subtle or very creative.  The judge assesses the final image, taking into account the originator’s processing skills.

This year the images were judged by Sue and Doug Hamilton.  So, a big thank you to both of them for the time and effort put into the judging.

Scores from this competition go towards the end of season awards.

There were 20 entries and those scoring 17 points and above are shown below.

The overall winner, with 20 points, was Sandi McOrist – a simple country bench transformed with butterflies, mice and flowers:

 Original image.

 Final.

Second place, also with 20 points was Neil McCoubrey’s Lewis Loch:

 Original image.

 Final.

In third place with 19 points was Graeme Gainey’s Pentland hills under snow, from Calton Hill.

 Original image.

 Final image.

Next, with 18 points was Alistair Cowan’s Alien Landscape and Doug Berndt’s Croft and Cattle.

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 Original image.

With 17 points, were Andrew MacKie (Monument Man), Keith Walkingshaw (Winter Leaves), Neil McCoubrey (Causway) and Doug Berndt (The Monarch on the Hill:

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2018-2019 Digital Challenge Cup

Another brilliant response, with 25 entries.  The winner was Doug Berndt with his image “Relentless”

This is a competition for Creative Digital Group members.
A “Before” and an “After” image are to be entered and the winner is the one whose image, in the opinion of the judge, demonstrates the best post-capture editing. Members are allowed two entries each. Please set the filename to League_MembershipNumber_Image Title_Before and League_MembershipNumber_Image Title_After (e.g. L2_1234_Cracking Shot_After note spaces are allowed in the image title, please do not use separators)

2017-2018 This year’s competition was judged by Terry Railley LRPS, EFIAP/S, DPAGB

The winner was Alistair Cowan with his image “Lipstick”.

Lipstick by Alistair Cowan

2016-17 This year’s competition was judged by Tom Gardner ARPS

The winner was Barbara Bartokwiak with her final image From Scalpel to Laser

Runner-up was Neil McCoubrey with his “Homage-to-Cotán”

2015-16 This year’s competition was judged by Eion Johnson ARPS EFIAP/b DPAGB.

The winning image was “Among the Rocks” by Alastair Bisset, this and other successful images are shown in the gallery below:

2014-15 This year’s competition was judged by Richard Bingham ARPS EFIAP/s. The winning image was “Hollywood Star” by Doug Berndt ARPS, this and other successful images are shown in the gallery below:

2013-14 winning image “Il Gesuati, Venice” is shown below.

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Il Gesuati, Venice by Doug Berndt ARPS   (Before)
Il Gesuati, Venice After
Il Gesuati, Venice by Doug Berndt ARPS           (After)

2012-13 winning image “At the Edge, St Kilda” is shown below.

At the Edge, St Kilda by David Buchanan Digital Challenge Cup Winner 2012-13
At the Edge, St Kilda by David Buchanan
Digital Challenge Cup Winner 2012-13