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Have we stopped having Spring and Summer competitions? Did I miss something?

Tony M.

Tony Moore wrote:Have we stopped having Spring and Summer competitions? Did I miss something?

Tony M.

No - but I did! Given some of the changes earlier this year, I missed the spring comp and felt that, rather than just have a summer comp, we may as well just have one annual competition this year. Details to follow

Also - there will be no calendar this year; Gary and Lisa (after many years of excellent support!) stood down from this task, and I haven't managed to find a replacement.

Cheers,

- Pete

Thanks, Peter, I'll keep trying...

Tony.

The 2016 competition is now open for entries!

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/competit ... uction.php

Cheers,

- Pete

It is with increasing trepidation (for my own modest chances), that I watch the often coruscating entries roll in for the annual photo competition. The standard is rising exponentially each year and I raise my hat to the judges, who are faced with the monumental task of sorting out the winners - bravo for them!
I hasten to add that this is written in genuine admiration for their efforts and in no way an attempt at a bit of pre-judging 'suck up'. .

Tony M.

Tony Moore wrote:I hasten to add that this is written in genuine admiration for their efforts and in no way an attempt at a bit of pre-judging 'suck up'.

We only accept hard cash since we can't spend "admiration"

Cheers,

- Pete

Pete Eeles wrote:

Tony Moore wrote:I hasten to add that this is written in genuine admiration for their efforts and in no way an attempt at a bit of pre-judging 'suck up'.

We only accept hard cash since we can't spend "admiration"

Cheers,

- Pete

Luckily the winter social is almost upon us, lots of opportunity for some last minute 'discreet persuasion'

Congratulations to Nigel Kiteley and Iain Cowe, who took the first 3 places between them in the 2016 UK Butterflies Annual Photography Competition! With a superb photo of a mating pair of Esper's Marbled Whites, Nigel wins a copy of The Video Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Ireland (DVD) which has been kindly donated by NatureGuides. All winning photos can be found here: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/competit ... ?year=2016

As ever, thanks for everyone who entered, this year being particularly difficult on the judging front!

Cheers,

- Pete

Congratulations Nigel. What a shot to win it! There were so many excellent to perfect photos that fired in towards the deadline that I thought my chances were fairly slim indeed. I am over the moon to get a second overall...unbelievable..even beating Nigels Apollo...even more unbelievable. Dave Collins Swallowtail is tremendous....how did that not win? hahaha.. and I really liked the Adonis Blue pair , Bill S. So many beauties among the entries.

Thank you Pete and all fellow judges for taking the time.

Iain.

Well done Nigel and Iain,
Excellent photos. You have set the bar high.
Chris

Congratulations to those who put in the effort.

I have to say Jamie Burston's image was a real eye-opener for me. I had no idea WLH larvae could sport such a look.

Congratulations to Nigel and the other winners. Lots of superb shots again this year.

Congratulations from me too. Some fantastic images there.

ATB

Peter

Well done to all the winners and the Judges ( what a task to choose ) Goldie

Some absolutely stunning images on display here. You'd have to look very hard to find any better anywhere on the net.

Well done to the winners,some cracking images posted.

Thank you for congratulations! Simon

A suggestion - now that the standard is so high, perhaps competitors could be required to enter a small 'portfolio' - say, 3 images - rather than just a single image.

Hi Mike - I'm not sure how this will help choose a winning image, which is what the competition is about.

Cheers,

- Pete

You're probably right, Pete - I was thinking of something to challenge our photographers a bit more!