Photographic competition 2005

We are delighted to show you the winners of the competition held on 23 February. For the first time a digital section was included and attracted 39 entries. There were four categories allowed, digital, slides – bird portrait, slides – birds in habitat, slides – composition and form. The winner of the Gordon Langsbury Cup, voted by the members present from each of the category winners, was Dickie Duckett for his superb portrayal of a pair of Black-browed Albatross' in their native habitat in the Falklands.

The category winners were as follows:

Digital section

1. Winner - "Swooping Red Kite" by Mike Smith
   
2. Runner-up – "Skuas fighting" by Dickie Duckett
   

Slides - Bird Portraits

1. Winner – "Avocet Aggro!" by Mike Smith
   
2. Runner – up "Black-browed Albatross" by Dickie Duckett
   

Slides - Birds in habitat

1. Winner – "Black-browed Albatross (pair)" by Dickie Duckett
   
2. Runner – up "Olivaceous Warbler singing" by Dickie Duckett
   

Slides – Composition and Form

1. Winner – "Hippos" by Alastair Mackay
   
2. Runner-up "Last light" by Mike Smith