BBC's Nature Photographer of the Year Announced

[James Shadle]

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...lineGallery.do

Winner Opportunist snatch Rob Palmer
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=2&group=1

Runner-up Flight of the locust Chris van Rooyen
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=4&group=1

Highly Commended Golden fly-by Andy Nguyen
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=7&group=1

Runner-up Leopard descending Ajit K. Huilgol
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=3&group=1

[Mike Tracy]

While I like the over all winner it looks to have been captured by another "absentee" photographer.

Congratulations to our fellow BPN'rs

Thanks for the links.

[LouBuonomo]

Some wonderful stuff. Mike I had the same thought, but I think it was really nicely done.

[Marc Mol]

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...lineGallery.do
Runner-up Flight of the locust Chris van Rooyen
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=4&group=1

Congratulations Chris, another superb image!

[Harshad Barve]

Congratulations everybody

Here is another image and a BPN fellow

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=3&group=1

Dr Ajit Huigol

Big congratulations Dr Ajit

Harshad

[Kiran Poonacha]

Big congrats to all the winners.. great images indeed...

and a big hug to our Dr. Ajit, well deserved.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Congratulations to the winners.

It's great watching an elusive leopard from our forests. Congratulations Dr Ajit! It's a great moment.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Michael Pancier]

interesting that the grand prize winner and some of the other winners were still using film....

[Andy Nguyen]

Highly Commended Golden fly-by Andy Nguyen
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=7&group=1

Thank you Mr. Shadle for the post. The recognition is a huge honor.

Andy Nguyen
Wings of Freedom

[Tony Whitehead]

Congratulations everyone. Superb effort.

[Kiran Khanzode]

Good stuff, congrats to all ! Glad to see the 1Dmk3 being used widely...it has certainly created magic in the right hands ! :0)

[Harold Davis]

big congrats to all the winners!!! some fantastic images.

[Marc Mol]

Congratulations everybody

Here is another image and a BPN fellow

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=3&group=1

Dr Ajit Huigol

Big congratulations Dr Ajit

Harshad

A big congratulations also to Dr Ajit!

And.....
Highly Commended Golden fly-by Andy Nguyen
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=7&group=1


A big congratulations to Andy!

[Doug Brown]

A very big congratulations to all of our BPN winners!!!

[James Shadle]

Congratulations everybody

Here is another image and a BPN fellow

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-...gory=3&group=1

Dr Ajit Huigol

Big congratulations Dr Ajit

Harshad

Thanks!
I don't know how I missed that?
Added to list.

[Alfred Forns]

Big Time Congrats to the Winners !!! Well deserved !!!

[Fabs Forns]

Congratulations to all the winners!

[philperry]

Love all the BPN member photos - Very different but all excellent.

But am I the only person really depressed by the overall competition winner ? To me this photo involved turning a wild wolf into a circus act and I find the photo most disturbing. I am not against set-ups per se. We all use them to a greater or lesser extent. For example many African waterholes are artifiicial - but excellent places to photograph birds and mammals. South Africa's legendary Giant's Castle uses bones to attract vultures and raptors and has generated many excellent photos. I guess everyone draws their own line. For me that is training wolves to jump over farm gates.

By the way I did not enter this competition this year - but I do love and support many photo competitions. A colleague and fellow BPN member suggested that maybe the judges should more often give a precis of their reasons for believing a photo is 'award winning'. A good idea.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations, everybody!

[Janne Heimonen]

no text. I start a new thread.