Wildlife Photography Competition Results 2021

Dandelion clock amongst dark green foliage

Wildlife Photography Competition Results 2021

We had a great Photographic Competition on 3 October, with 50 entries from children to adults.

Our judges were both local artists. Ted has a couple of Art Degrees and has run Art Galleries in London and Bath, Roz is a local artist and is training as an Art Therapist.

We held the Competition in Holy Trinity Church, Combe Down to correspond with the Harvest Services. The church was full of flowers and produce for Harvest which beautifully complemented the photos of wildlife seen locally during the pandemic.

collage of images showing fruit and flowers on display in the church

There was a great sense of fun, warmth, and anticipation as we munched cakes and waited for the judges’ decisions, then there was clapping, shock, and joy as the prizes were announced.

Collage of photos from our photographic competition, including Sue Monk, first prize winner

There was general agreement we should do this again next year!

Here, for your enjoyment, are our prize-winning and highly commended entries.

Christine Absolon

Winners in the Children 5-11 yrs Category

Peacock butterfly on lavender — 1st Prize (Children) - Butterfly on a Flower by Aidan Lam

Photo of white clover flower — 2nd Prize (Children) - Clover by Lucy Youlten

Close up of anthers on a flower - looking like spaghetti — 3rd Prize (Children) - The Spaghetti Plant by Ben Youlten

Winners in the Young People 12-16 yrs Category

Looking at pink cherry blossom directly up the trunk of the tree — 1st Prize (Young People) - Spring Blossoms by Jack Youlten

Close up of grass seedheads against a blue sky — 2nd Prize (Young People) - Grasses by Jack Youlten

Close up of a white flower (cosmos?) — 3rd Prize (Young People) - Petals by Jack Youlten

Winners in the Adults Category

Dandelion clock amongst dark green foliage — 1st Prize (Adults) - Evening Dandelion by Sue Monk

Honey bee above pink apple blossom on a branch — 2nd Prize (Adults) - Honey Bee on Apple Blossom by David Le Tall

Tiny lone mushroom peeking up from undergrowth in a woodland — 3rd Prize (Adults) - Not Mushroom for a Housing Estate by Daisy Davis

Spike of Bath Asparagus flowers in a meadow — Highly Commended (Adults) - Bath Asparagus by Christine Absolon

Morning cobwebs on teasels — Highly Commended (Adults) - Morning Cobwebs by Jane Langsford

A bright sunflower head in a garden — Highly Commended (Adults) - Makes you Smile by Howard Jones

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