
2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003
CATEGORIES: Overall Winner &
Under 18s | Portfolio | Birds
in Britain | Birds in Flight | Birds
of the World | Amateur | Bird
Behaviour | Birds in the Landscape
JUDGES:
Chris Packham: TV wildlife expert and photographer
David Tipling: Top wildlife photographer
Ben Weeks: Training and Technical Development Manager, Warehouse
Express
Sheena Harvey: Editor, Bird Watching Magazine
Mike Weedon: Assistant Editor, Bird Watching Magazine |
Overall Winner
Category: UNDER 18s

Mart
Smit, Netherlands - Whooper Swan (Canon EOS 40D)
What the judges said: "This is a beautifully simple image, perfect and like a lithograph. I could imagine it hanging on my wall."
 Sam Rowley, UK - House Sparrows (Nikon D200)
What the judges said: "This is an interesting
example of urban wildlife and the monochrome treatment is used to
great effect."
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Category: PORTFOLIO
Jose
Grandio, Spain - Brambling (Nikon D2X)
What the judges said: "This is a perfect illustration of an event and how the same scene can be depicted in three quite different ways."

Tom Schandy, Norway - Capercaillie (Canon EOS 1D Mk III)
What the judges said: "These photographs tell a nice story and it was bold and original to focus predominantly on the less colourful female."
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Category: BIRDS IN BRITAIN
Phillip
Thomas, UK - Red Grouse (Nikon D300)
What the judges said: “This looks like a painting. It epitomises dawn on a moor, with beautiful lighting capturing the perfect moment.”
Andy Parkinson, UK - Coot
What the judges said: "The photographer is really
making something of what could be said to be a mundane bird. Nice
colours and nicely positioned in the frame."
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Category: BIRDS IN FLIGHT
Marcus Varesvuo,
Finland - Black Woodpecker (Canon EOS 1D Mk III)
What the judges said: "This picture gives a real sense of place. The reflection from the snow brings out the detail of the bird – this is a difficult thing to achieve with predominantly black birds."
Bence Máté - Roller
What the judges said: "The beak position and the way
the colour is brought out is perfect. The bird is wrapping itself
into the composition nicely."
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Category: BIRDS OF THE WORLD
Roy
Mangersnes, Norway - Gentoo Penguins (Canon EOS 1D Mk III)
What the judges said: "The three elements of this photograph are positioned perfectly, showing good use of format and cropping. The exposure has been judged well, given how difficult it is to achieve on snow."
Bence Máté - Dalmatian Pelican (Nikon D200)
What the judges said: "This picture has great
impact."
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Category: BEST AMATEUR
Michael
Gallagher, UK - Grey Heron (Canon EOS 40D)
What the judges said: “Beautiful lighting gives this photo real atmosphere. It’s a spiritual moment for the bird – Michaelangelo’s heron."
Mary Braddock,
UK - Shearwater (Pentax K100D)
What the judges said: “A delightful portrait of
one of the great charismatic seabirds reflected in the pure azure glass
of a perfect sea."
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Category: BIRD BEHAVIOUR
Tom
Schandy, Norway - Black Grouse (Canon EOS 1D Mk III)
What the judges said: “This great colour combination has a monochromatic feel. You can imagine the photographer sitting in a hide on a cold frosty morning, hearing the noise and watching that great comedy face.”
Arto Juvonen, Finland - Crossbill (Canon EOS 1D Mk III)
What the judges said: "It’s the abundant seedy
puke which lifts this shot above just another at-the-nest image."
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Category: BIRDS IN THE LANDSCAPE
Mike
Frakes, Australia - Great Egret and Silver Gulls (Pentax K10D)
What the judges said: “The bird has been captured in the perfect position – any further and it would have disappeared into the reflections. It gives a great sense of the juxtaposition of wildlife and the urban environment.”
Danny Green, UK - Brünnich’s Guillemots (Canon
EOS 1D Mk II)
What the judges said: "This is nicely framed with
lovely colours and a wonderful three-dimensional quality. The photographer
has really taken into account the structure of the rock."
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