Competition Voting Results

These articles present the results of member voting in previous competitions.  They include details of the competition theme and dates.

 

"Best of 2017" Competition - Member Voting Results

The results of member voting for the Best of 2017 competition, which was held in November 2017, for the top 5 (or more, in case of tied scores) images in each category are listed here.  In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.

Advanced Level – Best of 2017

This category attracted 67 entries, from 18 photographers. 42 members voted, with the following result:

Intermediate Level – Best of 2017

This category attracted 117 entries, from 34 photographers. 42 members voted, with the following result:

Entry Level – Best of 2017

This category attracted 61 entries, from 19 photographers. 42 members voted, with the following result:

"City Slickers" Competition - Member Voting Results

The theme for our competition held in September 2017 was "City Slickers", a theme suggested by Monica Awasthy, Program Manager of Birds In Backyards.  For this competition, we ask you to submit images of birds sharing our spaces – things such as the behaviour of a typical “urban” bird, maybe the beauty of a bird we might detest or ignore in a city, or people interacting with birds, or even a bird using a non-natural space. We’re not being strict on the “city” definition; we’ll consider anywhere there are buildings (small towns, even a group of farm buildings) to meet the criterion – and you don’t have to include structures in your images.

The results of member voting for the top 5 images in each category are listed here.  In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.

Advanced Level – City Slickers

This category attracted 61 entries, from 18 photographers. 37 members voted, with the following result:

Intermediate Level – City Slickers

This category attracted 92 entries, from 32 photographers. 39 members voted, with the following result:

Entry Level – City Slickers

This category attracted 39 entries, from 13 photographers. 34 members voted, with the following result:

"Capturing The Light" Competition - Member Voting Results

The theme for the competition held in July-August 2017 was "Capturing the Light".  Ultimately, light is what photography is all about, and for this competition, we ask you to submit images that show a bird, or birds, where the light - its colour, strength, direction, quality - contributes substantially towards the overall appearance of the subject.   If you need a little inspiration, you could have a browse through Georgina Steytler's e-book which won the 2017 Tom Oliver Award - it's available here.

The results of member voting for the top 5 images in each category are listed here.  In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.

Advanced Level – Capturing the Light

This category attracted 60 entries, from 21 photographers. 42 members voted, with the following result:

Intermediate Level – Capturing the Light

This category attracted 108 entries, from 36 photographers. 39 members voted, with the following result:

Entry Level – Capturing the Light

This category attracted 37 entries, from 12 photographers. 34 members voted, with the following result:

"Preening" Competition - Member Voting Results

The results of member voting for the Preening competition, which was held in May-June 2017, for the top 5 images (or more, in the case of tied scores) in each category are listed here.  In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.

Advanced Level – Preening

This category attracted 53 entries, from 18 photographers. 41 members voted, with the following result:

Intermediate Level – Preening

This category attracted 85 entries, from 29 photographers. 38 members voted, with the following result:

Entry Level – Preening

This category attracted 32 entries, from 12 photographers. 41 members voted, with the following result:

"Black & White Birds" Competition - Member Voting Results

The Black & White Birds competition was held in March-April 2017.  This competition was all about exposure - how to expose both the black and the white feathers on your subject without losing the detail.  The objective is to achieve a well-exposed shot of the subject without blowing out the white on the bird whilst still achieving some detail in the black feathers.

The results of member voting for the top 5 images in each category are listed here.  In line with many other bird/wildlife photo competitions, we present the results in the following manner: the Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.

Advanced Level – Black & White Birds

This category attracted 58 entries, from 18 photographers. 40 members voted, with the following result:

Intermediate Level – Black & White Birds

This category attracted 106 entries, from 40 photographers. 37 members voted, with the following result:

Entry Level – Black & White Birds

This category attracted 38 entries, from 15 photographers. 42 members voted, with the following result:

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