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Zeiss competition finalists
These are the ten finalists for the competition from which Simon King will select the winners and Zeiss award the prizes.
1.bullfinch female by Robin59 2. COMMON BUZZARD by AndrewG 3. Northern Harrier (male) by Kevin Conville 4. Male Common Crossbill by Duke Leto 5. Sparrowhawk by markyboy.1967 6. Ptarmigan by miketoll 7. Great Grey Shrike by Ray.Scott 8. A relationship at breaking point by rioja 9. Cute but feared by jebir 10. Dipper by swarovskiuser
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Fantastic selection of photos and it won't be easy to pick a winner. I'm struggling between 2, Dipper and Northern Harrier. Good luck to all.
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The Sparrowhawk image is stunning - the eyes have it!
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The Northern Harrier in flight is fantastic. But then, the others are great also.
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Harrier .... v .... Owl .... v .... Sprawk .... for me ! .... ![]() Tough call .... all beautiful .... All the best Chosun ![]() |
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My goodness, they are ALL exquisite. My favs are the Bullfinch and the Sparrowhawk but any of them could easily win! Great job!
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jacqui
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Sparrowhawk my favourite but all are wonderful! well done to all :) jacqui
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Well done all finalists, it's gonna be a tough decision!
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Well done all,and good luck for the prospective lucky winner.
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Great news, so glad to be in with some other lovely images..Thanks to the mods for picking my image in the top 10..
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Congratulations to all the other finalists - fantastic photos all of them!
I'm honoured and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Cheers, Jens.
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I never thought that the selections will be based purely on simplicity. I thought I would see some of the finest BIF shots here. ![]() Anyway.. congrats to the finalists! Last edited by Joms : Monday 5th March 2012 at 18:26. |
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Honoured to be included in this selection. As said they are all fantastic shots, well done all.
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Without habitat, there is no wildlife. It's that simple.
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gobsmacked never got anywhere in competitions and against such stiff opposition, glad I don't have to make the final call, all are worthy winners.........
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Like the others who have been selected, I am delighted to have made it to the finals. Thanks to the moderators for their efforts.
I have to admit the tension is significant. It's a very good group of photos indeed.
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Was going to enter but missed the deadline. I've done that several times now. I've enjoyed the entries though and I'm sure its going to be a hard decision. Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Never thought once i would have been picked, out of all the superb images submited,
Best off luck to everyone. |
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The winners are -
Simon King has made his selection of the winners -
1st place and winner of the Limited Edition 8x32T FL Victory Binoculars valued at £1400 and limited to 250 sets world wide, each individually numbered and made with green armour - markyboy.1967 with Sparrowhawk 2nd place and winner of the Compact Binoculars (TBC - Est. RRP £400) Kevin Conville with Northern Harrier (male) Runner up prizes of Zeiss Gift packs go to - 1. bullfinch female by Robin59 2. COMMON BUZZARD by AndrewG 3. Male Common Crossbill by Duke Leto 4. Ptarmigan by miketoll 5. Great Grey Shrike by Ray.Scott 6. A relationship at breaking point by rioja 7. Cute but feared by jebir 8. Dipper by swarovskiuser Congratulations to each of you Can you all please contact me by private message with contact details so the prizes can be sent.
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AndrewG
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Congratulations and Well done Markboy1967.
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A worthy winner
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Thanks Andrew and Ray.
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A super shot and well deserved winner,Congratulations!!!!!
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On behalf of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics in the UK, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all competition participants and to congratulate the winners. Simon had a difficult choice to make, such was the high quality of the submissions.
To all participants who were not selected, please continue to view the competition threads as we intend to run a similar competition in the Summer. We will send out the prizes to all winners in the next few days. Again, thank you to all. Mark Karn Divsional Manager carl Zeiss Sports Optics Carl Zeiss Ltd Last edited by czuk : Wednesday 14th March 2012 at 09:58. |
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Thanks Mark. I eagerly await to try out the binoculars..Could i be added to any mailing lists where my image gets used etc. Thanks...
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Congratulations to markyboy and Kevin, enjoy your new binoculars!
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