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 2011 is Over $5,000!
Images of the Year Winners:
- A complimentary one-year membership to NatureScapes.net.
- $500.00 shopping spree at the NatureScapes.net online store.
Honorable Mentions:
- A complimentary one-year membership to NatureScapes.net.
- $125.00 shopping spree at the NatureScapes.net online store.
This year’s awards were proudly sponsored by
Birds Gallery
WINNER
Puffin in Blizzard
© Kjetil Schjølberg
This image was captured in Finnmark in arctic Norway at 71 degrees north. This area, surrounded by the the cold and nutritious waters of the Barents Sea, has a very large seabird population… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Black-naped Monarch
- © Lee Ki Yan David
- White Silence
- © Marsel van Oosten
Wildlife Gallery
WINNER
Red Fox and Alps
© Nicola Destefano
I met this female fox near one of the many alpine lakes inside the Gran Paradiso National Park. She was very confident, so I was able to use a wide angle lens to take her portrait. On the last morning… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Communication at Dusk
- © Russell Johnson
- Solitary Confinement
- © Steve Mackay
Landscapes Gallery
WINNER
Frozen Tempest
© Paul Marcellini
As icebergs calve off Vatnajökull and flow out to sea, many are washed back onto the beach in Jokulsarlon, Iceland. This stormy morning provided a nice brooding backdrop to display the glow of this ancient ice… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Fairytale
- © Andrew George
- Fiery Sky
- © Frits Hoogendijk
Flora & Macro Gallery
WINNER
Christmas Mushroom
© Claudio Pia
In autumn, I like wandering in the woodlands looking for amazing subjects like mushrooms. When I find one of them I try to free my imagination, walking around my mushroom, thinking which is the best… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- The Pitter Patter of Little Feet © Stephen Gingold
- The Ant and the Anémone
- © Sebastien Lamadon
Travel & Culture Gallery
WINNER
Monello the Jester
© Kah Kit Yoong
Like moths to a flame, people are drawn to Italy’s most grand and opulent square, the Piazza San Marco in Venice. By mid-morning, the crowd will appear so thick that from a distance, one wonders how it can… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Balance
- © Rafael Rojas
- Curvature
- © Wee Keat Cheoh
Photo & Digital Art Gallery
WINNER
Circle of Life
© Jackie Schuknecht
I picked this milkweed pod and brought it indoors to see what would happen. To my amazement it opened up and was ready to spread the seeds as if it was left in the wild. I was careful not to touch any of… Continue reading »
Honorable Mentions
- Tree at Bosque
- © Hector Astorga
- Black Bear
- © Mundy Hackett