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West Midlands Wildlife Photography Competition 2005

The Results Are In!

The winners of the West Midlands Wildlife Photography Competition 2005 are revealed

The West Midlands Wildlife Photography Competition 2005 was judged last November with photographer Nick Garbutt. The response was huge and after a long day considering the exciting, stunning and sometimes odd shots sent to us, we can now reveal the winners. There were four categories from which we chose a winner and runner-up, and also awarded a highly commended mark to those photos we thought deserved recognition. Picked from the winning entries, Danny Beath (Porcelain Mushrooms) is the overall West Midlands Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2005. Danny received a Sigma wide angle to telephoto zoom lens especially for a digital camera.

West Midlands Wildlife Photographer of the Year Danny Beath - Porcelain Mushrooms

For pictures of the prize-giving please click here

Category 1: Broadening Our Horizons

WINNER Danny Beath - Sharpstone Hill at Dawn Runner-up Danny Beath - Magical Fairy Ring Highly Commended David Wain - Clun Castle Highly Commended David Wain - Lavender Cottage Highly Commended Lucy Harris - Sheep on Brown Clee

Category 2: In Praise of Plants

WINNER Danny Beath - Porcelain Mushrooms Runner-up Mark Eccleston - Poppies Highly Commended Martin Dyer - Autumn Flames Highly Commended S. Bradbury - Poppy Field Highly Commended Stephen Lees - Greater Butterfly Orchid Portrait Highly Commended Robert Tunstall - Waxcaps

Category 3: Animal Magic

WINNER Mark Eccleston - In the Rain Runner-up David Wain - Hawthorn Shield Bug Runner-up Stephen Lees - Horsefly at Rest Highly Commended Martin Dyer - Christopher Highly Commended S. Bradbury - Six-spot Burnet Moth Highly Commended Susan Jarvis - What About Me?

Category 4: Junior Wildlife Photography Award - The Four Seasons

WINNER Simon Williams - Banded Demoiselle Runner-up Mike Reda - Mushroom Highly Commended Kaite Mottram - The Apidae Highly Commended Simon Williams - Buttercups in Sun Highly Commended Simon Williams - Oak in Autumn Cornfield

Many Thanks!

The WMBP wish to thank all those who sponsored our photography competition, including Butterfly Conservation, DEFRA, Heather Angel, Heritage Lottery Fund, National Trust, RSPB, Sigma,  West Midlands Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife Watching Supplies and the Woodland Trust. We would also like to thank Nick Garbutt for all his support, and everyone else who lent a hand!