Important 2nd-IBPC Prize Information and Lots of Great Bird Images

The Streak Continues: 298

Yesterday I made progress on my 2013 tax return. Swim, nap, meditation, ice bath, and a good night’s sleep. This blog post, the 298th in a row, took me close to 4 hours to prepare. It was published at about 6:45am from my home in Indian Lake Estates, FL.

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Have a great 5775!

Happy New Year

Here is wishing all of our Jewish friends and families l’shana tova with best wishes for a great 5775!

Important Prize Information

We are in the process of getting the prizes to the winning photographers. About a month ago we sent an e-mail to each winner asking that they confirm their snail mail addresses. Nearly all complied. In addition, we asked overseas winners if they could please provide a US address. Most but not all were able to do so. If we do not hear from the foreign winners who have not supplied us with a US address, we will send their prizes to their home addresses. In the past, we have found that many overseas postal services are not reliable. Last year many prizes that were mailed to a foreign country were lost. We agreed to replace them at our expense. Once. Some were lost twice.

This year all prizes–to both foreign and US addresses–will be sent only once. To the address that you provided. Anyone wishing to pay for a signature-required type of mailing or shipping at their expense is invited to contact Jim via e-mail with a copy to me here for details. The same goes for folks who want to confirm their ship-to addresses or provide us with a new address.

Thanks again to our fabulously generous sponsors. And special thanks to Denise Ippolito who first came up with the idea of creating a major BAA Photography competition. Without her suggestion and input the contest surely would not exist. And let’s not forget that without the technical expertise of Peter Kes the contest would not exist. It’s great to have great friends.

BAA 2nd International Bird Photography Competition/Winning and Honored Images

Below we are proud to present a gallery of the winning and honored images from the BIRDS AS ART BAA 2nd International Bird Photography Competition.

Like the 1st, the BIRDS AS ART 2nd International Bird Photography Competition was a big success. With more than 200 photographers entering more than 2,000 images, many of them spectacular, the distinguished panel of international judges, Sandesh Kadur, Scott Elowitz, Mary Ann McDonald, Michael Frye, Peter Kes, Denise Ippolito, last year’s winner Lou Coetzer, and yours truly, Arthur Morris, had their work cut out for them.

Please remember that without our great cast of sponsors, this contest would not exist. Thanks to the following businesses for their wonderful generosity: major sponsor B&H Photo Video, Think Tank, Delkin Devices, Nature Photographer Magazine, Lens Coat, HP Marketing, Outdoor Photo Gear, RAW Workflow, Wimberley, Essential Photo Gear, 4th Generation Designs, Breeze Systems, Vested Interest, and the contest organizer–that’s me, Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART.

Your Favorite

Please take a moment to leave a comment and let us know your single favorite image from the competition.

Grand Prize Winner

Clemens van der Werf Squabbling Eagles

Hand of Man / Captive

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Doug Schurman Short-eared Owl	Vincent de Jong Sparrows on chain link fence	Cheri Hollis Great Horned Owl

Youth

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Jenaya Launstein Anhinga	Jenaya Launstein Baby Owl	Courtney Moore Battling Skimmers

Digital

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Carol Nichols Painted Great Horned Owl	Michael Libbe Heron Silhouette	Angie Luzader Preening Spoonbill

Action / Behavior

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Niko Pekonen Immature Glaucous Gull with Guillemot	Bence Mate Grey Heron with fish	Bence Mate Golden Eagle with Mallard head

Blurs

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Seungho Cho Hooded Crane flock blur	Paul McKenzie Cape Petrel flash blur	Seungho Cho Walking Vulture Blur

Environmental / Small

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Dave Klein Snow Geese Fire	Paul McKenzie Flamingo aerial patterns	Clemens Van der Werf Pink/Purple/Blue penguin moon

Flight

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Pierre Giard Great Grey Leaving	JoryGriesman Snowy Owl downstroke	Vladimir Michael Kogan Rose-winged Parakeet

Portrait

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Gail Bisson Snow Angel	Sandy Zelasko Great Horned Owlets	Jory Griesman Bald Eagle pair in snow

Congrats and Thanks

Congratulations again to all the winners and thanks to all who entered. You can see the images from each category that made it to the final round of judging via the drop down menu under the 2nd-IBPC tab on the upper yellow tab bar above left.

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