Annual Natural History Competition, 27th February 2007

These winning images are taken (with the consent of the authors) from the ‘print’ and the ‘projected image’ competitions. They have been rescaled but are otherwise as far as possible unchanged. There were 38 print entries, 28 digital projected images and three slides; the slides competed on an equal basis with the projected images. Titles are not disclosed during the judging.

Imaged marked ‘*commended’ were rated ‘highly commended’ by the judge.

Judge: Dr Peter Brandham

Prints: for the Tiffany Cup

Winner: Cheetah Cubs by Ian Silvester

Second : Flying Geese by Dave Mundy

Third: Gull Wing! by Ed Doughty

*Commended: Lilac breasted roller by Ian Silvester

*Commended: Great Crested Grebe by Joe Humm

*Commended: Who’s a pretty boy? by Mark Russell

Projected Images: for the George C White Cup

Winner: Lilac breasted roller by Ian Silvester

Second: Gull by Dave Mundy

Third: Protea by Roger Norton

*Commended: Duck by Dave Mundy

*Commended: Leopard kill by Ian Silvester

*Commended: Waterlily by Mary Fisher

Please be aware that technical discussions are still in progress about the precise matching of image presentations across different computer platforms and between projected images on screen and these web-based versions. Most of these technical issues have now been resolved, but there are still small differences between what you see here and what members saw 'on screen' on the evening of the competition.

-- JohnAshford – 2nd March 2007