Results: Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition

NIPA have just announced the results of the Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition and our congratulations go out to Vivienne Beck who was awarded 3rd place in the Projected Digital Images category with her image Blackbird on Blackberries.

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Blackbird on Blackberries

Congratulations Vivienne! 

From NIPA; 

NIPA would like to warmly congratulate the winners of the Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition.  Here are the results:

FIRST and SILVER PLATE WINNER
“Got-Ya”
Josie Devlin
Dungannon-Cookstown Camera Club

SECOND
“Mates for Life”
Louise Borbely
Central Photographic Association

THIRD
“Red Deer Stag”
Alan Cranston
Carrickfergus Camera Club

HIGHLY COMMENDED
“Emerging Crane Fly”
Louise Borbely
Central Photographic Association

HIGHLY COMMENDED
“Stonechat & Beetle”
Nigel Snell
Bangor & North Down Camera Club

COMMENDED
“Emerging Six-Spot Burnet Moth”
Ted McKee
Ards Camera Club

COMMENDED
 “Ajax Imperator in Flight”
Danny McCaughan
Donaghadee Camera Club

COMMENDED
“Living High”
Eileen McCausland
Dungannon-Cookstown Camera Club

Awards made for Projected Digital Images

FIRST
Fox, Yellowstone
Bob Given
Catchlight Camera Club

SECOND
Fang
S Lyttle
Antrim Camera Club

THIRD
Blackbird on Blackberries
Vivienne Beck
Belfast Photo Imaging Club

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Common Blue
Ted McKee
Ards Camera Club

HIGHLY COMMENDED
Bison
Anne Given
Catchlight Camera Club

COMMENDED
Salmon Fishing
Adrian McGrath
Banbridge Camera Club

COMMENDED
Mature Ursus Maritimus
Anne Given
Catchlight Camera Club

COMMENDED
Red Squirrel
Ted McKee
Ards Camera Club

Congratulations to all, well done!

Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition Results

We're delighted to be able to share that BPIC member Vivienne Beck placed first in the PDI section of the Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition with her fantastic image entitled Piggy Back Ride.

Congratulations Vivienne!

Here are the full results;

Prints

1st Place and overall winner of the Trophy was Alan Cranston from Carrickfergus Camera Club with a print titled Slowly Does It.

2nd Place awarded to Christine Cassidy of Pilots Row with a print titled “When The Tide Comes In”.

3rd Place awarded to Gregory Mc Straw of Banbridge Camera Club titled “The Serpent”.

Highly Commended went to Brian McKenna for a print titled “Shield Bugs Mating”.

Highly Commended went to Gregory McStraw Banbridge Camera Club titled “Four Spotted Chaser”

Commended went to Brendan Hinds of CBPPU for a print titled “Robin With Mayfly”

PDI’s

1st Place awarded to Vivienne Beck of BPIC for image titled “Piggy Back Ride”

2nd Place awarded to Alan Cranston of Carrickfergus Camera Club for image titled “White Stripped Anemone”

3rd Place awarded to Danny McCaughan of Donaghadee Camera Club for image titled “Okavango Reed Frog”

Highly Commended to Danny McCaughan of Donaghadee Camera Club for image titled “ Bats in The Rain”

Commended to Brendan Hinds of CBPPU Camera Club for image titled “Andy’s Flowers”

Commended to Alan Cranston of Carrickfergus Camera Club for image titled “Actinothoe Sphyrodote”