2011 “Share the View” Photo Contest Winners

 

Click the buttons to see our 13 cash prize winners (also displayed below) or a gallery display of the Top 250 highly commended images from this year’s contest. Images were selected by judges George Lepp, Jeff Foott, and Helen Gilks for a variety of reasons: catching a special instant, utilizing magic light, or displaying an advanced technical skill.

 


 

 

Grand Prize Winner

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Title: Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking
Location: Surrey, England
Credit: © 2011 Kim Taylor
Contact: Kim Taylor
Warren Photographic Ltd
Phone: 01483 203354
Web: http://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk

First Prize Winners

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Title: Baby Gorilla
Location: Virunga Volcanoes Nat Park, Rwanda
Credit: © 2011 Suzi Eszterhas
Contact: Suzi Eszterhas
Suzi Eszterhas Photography

Email: suzi@suzieszterhas.com
Web: http://www.suzieszterhas.com

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Title: Leaping Leopard
Location: Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya
Credit: © 2011 Suzi Eszterhas
Contact:

Suzi Eszterhas
Suzi Eszterhas Photography
Email: suzi@suzieszterhas.com
Web: http://www.suzieszterhas.com

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Title: Bandon Beach Sunset
Location: Bandon Beach, OR
Credit: © 2011 Joe LeFevre
Contact: Joe LeFevre
Joe LeFevre Photography
25 Candlewood Dr.
Oswego, NY 13126

USA
Email: lefevrephoto@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.joelefevrephoto.com

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Title: Ducks and Pilings
Location: Hood Canal, Washington State
Credit: © 2011 Lee Rentz
Contact: Lee Rentz
Lee Rentz Photography
1700 SE Crescent Dr
Shelton, WA 98584
USA

Email: lee@leerentz.com
Web: http://leerentz.photoshelter.com

Second Prize Winners

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Title: High Flying Coyote
Location: Yellowstone National Park
Credit: © 2011 Ken Archer
Contact: Ken Archer
Web: http://www.kenarcherphotos.com
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Title: Crowded Perch
Location: Green Cay Wetlands, Florida
Credit: © 2011 Kenneth Lassman
Contact:

Kenneth Lassman
Email: kjl495@aol.com

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Title: Building the Nest
Location: Lake Murray, San Diego, CA
Credit: © 2011 Michael Qualls
Contact: Michael Qualls
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Title: western diamondback strikes a green jay wild
Location: rio grande valley texas
Credit: © 2011 Dave Welling
Contact: Dave Welling
Website: http://www.strikingnatureimagesbydavewelling.com
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Title: Weedy Seadragon in the Spotlight
Location: Flinders Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Credit: © 2011 Richard Wylie
Contact: Richard Wylie
Euakafa Island Research Centre
Australia
Website: http://marinecentre.info/

Judge’s Choice Awards

In response to the greater than anticipated number of entries, the Audubon Society of Greater Denver added three more cash prizes in the form of Judges’ Choice Awards.

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Title: What a Long Tongue You Have…
Location: Arizona
Credit: © 2011 Myer Bornstein
Contact: Myer Bornstein

35 Pilgrim Village Rd
Unit 1502
Taunton, MA 2780
United States
Email: mborn@massmed.org
Website: http://photobee1.blogspot.com/
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Title: Jumping Bullfrog
Location: South Texas
Credit: © 2011 Sharon Draker
Contact: Sharon Draker
Website: http://billdraker.com
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Title: Black Water Loon
Location: Lily Lake, Bleaker Mt. NY
Credit: © 2011 gordon gardinier
Contact: gordon gardinier
nc