Each week the moderators and staff of NatureScapes.net select one photo that particularly stands out in each of the image critique galleries. This photo becomes that gallery’s Image of the Week, and at year end one image is selected from these to be the gallery’s Image of the Year.
With so many wonderful images we have also included two images as Honorable Mentions in each gallery.
Prizes – The Total Value for 2010 is Over $6,000!
Images of the Year Winners:
- A complimentary one-year membership to NatureScapes.net.
- $600.00 shopping spree at the NatureScapes.net online store.
Honorable Mentions:
- A complimentary one-year membership to NatureScapes.net.
- $150.00 shopping spree at the NatureScapes.net online store.
This year’s awards were proudly sponsored by
Birds Gallery
WINNER
Kicking Up the Dust
© Paul Leverington
Working the local area for a subject has the unique advantage of letting one become familiar with that subject, such as I have with this hawk that… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Cliff Swallow Back from Grocery Store
- © Lynn Schmid
- Family Portrait
- © Con Foley
Wildlife Gallery
WINNER
Black Rhino Charge
© Peter Delaney
While on a lion photo shoot in the Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West province of South Africa, my guide and I saw two black rhinos, a critically endangered species. Suddenly the adult and calf… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Capped Langur
- © Clement Francis
- Coyote and Vole
- © Rob Palmer
Landscapes Gallery
WINNER
In the Dead of the Night
© Marsel van Oosten
Namibia is not only the least densely populated country of the world; it is also one of the driest. The clear desert air is perfect for shooting stars and star… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- The Tetons
- © Justin Reznick
- Dawn Storm, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
- © Ian Plant
Flora & Macro Gallery
WINNER
Young Lady
© Romolo Migotti
The image was taken in Italy, at the nature reserve Isola della Cona Staranzano in the province of Gorizia. It was taken early in the morning, when… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Tortoise Beetle
- © Yan Leong
- Dryad’s Saddle with Gill over the Ground
- © Stephen Gingold
Travel & Culture Gallery
WINNER
Sundance
© Wee Keat Cheoh
This picture was taken at the Chinese Gardens of Singapore. The Chinese Gardens are part of a park in the Western part of our island, and are modeled along the northern Chinese imperial… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Joyride
- © Usha Peddamatham
- Dunnottar Castle
- © Peter Ireland
Photo & Digital Art Gallery
WINNER
Everglades Ballet
© Susan Schermer
The concept for this image came to me when reviewing photographs I had made of egrets landing on the stumps at Viera Wetlands in Florida using a 500mm lens. Noting that they were backlit, one of my favorite… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Mesquite Road
- © Hector D. Astorga
- Frozen Dreams
- © Tom Crosman