Here are the scores and images from the final competition of the 2022/23 season, which was held on April 13th 2023 and judged by Naomi Saul.
Number | Author | Title | Score | |
1 | David Triste | Chestnut Sticky Bud | 6 | |
2 | Chris Mills | The Pelican on Patrol | 6.5 | |
3 | Gordon de Sousa | Dandelion Flower | 7 | |
4 | Lee Paine | I’m Only One Month Old | 8.5 | |
5 | Wendy Dunsford | Wallace’s Flying Frog, Borneo | 8.5 | |
6 | Terry Linton | Laughing Gull | 8 | |
7 | Andy Hyde | Frost Damage | 7 | |
8 | Debra Wells | Dew Drops on Cobweb | 9.5 | |
9 | Gareth Kitchener | Canada Goose | 7 | |
10 | Caroline West | Grazing Alone! | 6.5 | |
11 | Dan Keighley | Bottoms Up | 6 | |
12 | Cheryl Fisher | Eye Eye, Eye Eye, Eye Eye | 9.5 | |
13 | Greg Evans | The Silent Observer | 6 | |
14 | Jenny Scott | Mum and Baby Elephant Cuddles | 8.5 | |
15 | Ian Small | Bee Hawkmoth Feeding | 10 | 3rd |
16 | Greg Covington | Semi-Palmated Plover | 8 | |
17 | Jeremy Lintott | Marbled White Butterfly | 9 | |
18 | Moira Smith | Clematis | 6.5 | |
19 | Mark Dunsford | Water Vole | 7.5 | |
20 | Simon Maddison | Frosty Leaves | 6.5 | |
21 | Mike Thompson | Muntjac in Bluebells | 8 | |
22 | John Crouch | Spiders Web | 9.5 | |
23 | Elizabeth Scott | Skirt of Spines | 8 | |
24 | Janice McInally | Blackberry Flower | 7 | |
25 | Marcus Jackson | Bonnet Fungi, Maulden Wood | 8.5 | |
26 | Paul Abraham | Rail Reptile | 6.5 | |
27 | Toby Scott | Wise Ape | 8.5 | |
28 | Thomas Pedersen | Zebra Close-Up | 9.5 | |
29 | Dave Cheesman | Black Rhino, Masai Mara | 7 | |
30 | Steve Granger | Dark Green Fritillaries | 8.5 | |
31 | Mike O’Neill | Enjoying the Afternoon Sunshine | 7.5 | |
32 | David Triste | Red Kite in the Snow | 6.5 | |
33 | Chris Mills | Fishing at Dawn | 7.5 | |
34 | Gordon de Sousa | Black-Tailed Skimmer Basking | 7 | |
35 | Lee Paine | Foxy Lady | 7.5 | |
36 | Wendy Dunsford | Grasshoppers Mating, Borneo | 9.5 | |
37 | Terry Linton | Grass Snake | 8 | |
38 | Andy Hyde | Grass in Relief | 7 | |
39 | Debra Wells | It’ll be all white, I know I’m a Hen | 7.5 | |
40 | Gareth Kitchener | Nesting Swans | 8 | |
41 | Caroline West | Cliff Face Landing, Bempton | 6.5 | |
42 | Dan Keighley | Plants at Sunset | 6.5 | |
43 | Cheryl Fisher | Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No – it’s Super Squirrel | 7.5 | |
44 | Greg Evans | Life in a Changing World | 8 | |
45 | Jenny Scott | Elephant Fun at the Zoo | 6.5 | |
46 | Ian Small | Violet-Headed Hummingbird | 10 | 3rd |
47 | Greg Covington | Greater Yellowlegs | 7 | |
48 | Jeremy Lintott | Dewdrop Bonnet (Hemimycena Tortuosa) | 10 | 2nd |
49 | Moira Smith | Comfrey Tea for a Bee | 8 | |
50 | Mark Dunsford | Sea Lion at Sunset | 8.5 | |
51 | Simon Maddison | Sunset Over Trees | 8 | |
52 | Mike Thompson | Turn Right | 7 | |
53 | John Crouch | Robin | 8 | |
54 | Elizabeth Scott | Growing Through History | 6 | |
55 | Janice McInally | New Forest Pony | 9 | |
56 | Marcus Jackson | Ashridge Fungi | 9.5 | |
57 | Paul Abraham | London Parakeet | 8.5 | |
58 | Toby Scott | All in a Row | 7.5 | |
59 | Thomas Pedersen | Dancing Candlesnuff Fungi | 9.5 | |
60 | Dave Cheesman | Gannets, Bempton Cliffs | 8.5 | |
61 | Steve Granger | Antenna | 8 | |
62 | Mike O’Neill | To The Last Drop | 8.5 | |
63 | David Triste | Snakeheads Fritillary | 7 | |
64 | Chris Mills | City Heron in Amsterdam | 6.5 | |
65 | Gordon de Sousa | Fly Agaric in amongst the leaves | 7.5 | |
66 | Lee Paine | Twit Bloody Twoo | 8.5 | |
67 | Wendy Dunsford | Jaguar on the Prowl, Brazil | 6.5 | |
68 | Terry Linton | Sanderling | 8 | |
69 | Andy Hyde | On a Summer’s Breeze | 7.5 | |
70 | Debra Wells | Singing Seals | 8.5 | |
71 | Gareth Kitchener | Mute Swans, Priory Park, Bedford | 8 | |
72 | Caroline West | Deer Life in Norfolk | 8 | |
73 | Dan Keighley | The Golden Spiral | 8 | |
74 | Cheryl Fisher | Peanut Takeaway | 8 | |
75 | Greg Evans | Portrait of a Gull | 8 | |
76 | Jenny Scott | Wildflowers and a Little Wasp | 8 | |
77 | Ian Small | Parasitic Wasp Checks Out Caterpillar Prey | 9.5 | |
78 | Greg Covington | Canada Goose | 8 | |
79 | Jeremy Lintott | Comatricha Nigra Slime Moulds | 10 | 1st |
80 | Moira Smith | Coral | 7.5 | |
81 | Mark Dunsford | Tree Frog Close Up | 8.5 | |
82 | Mike Thompson | The Ubiquitous Red Kite | 6.5 | |
83 | John Crouch | Murmeration | 8 | |
84 | Janice McInally | New Forest Pony Having a Thorny Snack | 8.5 | |
85 | Marcus Jackson | Bonnet Fungi Pair | 8.5 | |
86 | Paul Abraham | Flamingoes | 6 | |
87 | Thomas Pedersen | Lunchtime on the Flower | 9.5 | |
88 | Dave Cheesman | Meercats, Karoo Desert | 8 | |
89 | Steve Granger | Green Orb Spider | 8.5 | |
90 | Mike O’Neill | Almost Human | 7 |