Announcing the April 2006 competition winners (1 Viewer)

IanF

Moderator

• Apr 29, 2006

• #1

The theme for April 2006 was 'Birds and Water'.

From the 76 entries this month 30 were selected for the voting booth.

This is the second month in a row we had run away winner.

1st - Congratulations to Suleesia with his entry Fresh Catch clearly led the way from the outset. In the end it attracted 36/157 votes cast. A well deserved winner.

The placing after that were all pretty close, but on the close of voting -

2nd Marise with Excuse me.....can't a bird get a bit of privacy! with 18/157 votes.

just to say pipping

3rd alibenn with Egret Fishing which attracted 17/157 votes.

A very high standard of entry this month.

The entries will remain in place until the end of the month after whihc they will be moved to their respective forums. Details of next months theme will then follow.

 

Forcreeks

If you want to see something new in nature!

• Apr 30, 2006

• #2

Huge congrats to all three in an extremely competitive final-30 gallery. I voted for the winner, but I also find "Egret Fishing" to be an extremely striking, highly esthetic, and difficult action-freeze, especially after reading alibenn's description of what he went through to get that shot. It's nice to hear the background on the shots afterward, and he "respected" the Members by not posting it in the description itself in any effort to gain difficulty "points."

 

Adey Baker

Member

• Apr 30, 2006

• #3

Congratulations to the winners - lots of photos there in the 'I wish I'd taken that shot!' category

 

Marise

Well-known member

• Apr 30, 2006

• #4

Congratulations Suleesia- a magnificent entry and a very worthy winner. Many thanks everyone who voted for my little Grey Wagtail - he's gone now but I hope he may be back next Winter. Think I maybe captured some of the 'cute factor' votes - I certainly wasn't expecting to come 2nd but I am really delighted -thank you.

 

alibenn

Registered Member

• May 1, 2006

• #5

Once again, a big congrats to suleesia and Marise....a very strong field this month..

 

Lisa W

I really need to get out and bird more

Staff member

Supporter

• May 1, 2006

• #6

Congrats to the winners. The photos were simply amazing! I agree with Adey most were in the "wish I'd shot that".

 

suleesia

Well-known member

• May 1, 2006

• #7

Thank you everyone, I am really chuffed! 8-P
Didn't expect it to be a runaway winner, would have been more exciting to see a four horse race with the winner winning by a nose. I appreciate your votes all the same. Thanks again. Now I got to go trawl my archives to see what fits the new theme 'mono/sepia'. Good luck to everyone!!
Rgds
T H Su

 

Dr Manjeet Singh

Dr.Manjeet Singh

• May 2, 2006

• #8

Well done Suleesia-proud of you and congrats to all the winners.

 

christineredgate

Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th

• May 2, 2006

• #9

Congrats ,Suleesia,a worthy winner,and also to Marise a worthy 2cnd place .

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• May 2, 2006

• #10

Even the prey has an expression: amazing!