The 24th MCCG Photo Competition was another big success! 82 photos for the open categories were submitted by 22 photographers and 22 photos for the digital Young Persons (grade 1 – 6) category were submitted by 14 young photographers. This year’s judge, Martin Riley (president of the Queensland Camera Group) certainly had his work cut out for him!
The public voting was very popular with 439 People’s Choice (Open) votes tallied up over the 6 days of the display at Kenmore Village and a massive 679 votes (likes) were tallied up over the 5 days (Mon to Fri) on our social media sites to determine the Young Persons People’s Choice winner.
And the winners for 2022 are …
OP1 Native Plants and Fungi (sponsored by Cr Greg Adermann)
1st: Trooping Crumble Cap – Anne Love
2nd: Water snowflake – Ed Frazer
3rd: Pavetta australiensis – David Edwards
Highly commended: Kangaroo Paw – Melanie Harris
OP2 Native Birds (sponsored by Kenmore Bridge Club)
1st: Oh, [bleep!] – Tony Thulborn
2nd: Osprey Family – Howard Baker
Elizabeth Handley (president of KBC) presenting the photo to Howard’s sister-in-law, Penny Siemon
3rd: Look at me – Alan Walmsley
4th: Variegated Fairy-wren – Sue Wilson
5th: Forest Kingfisher – David Edwards
Highly commended: Bird on a wire/Striated Pardalote – Anne Love
Highly commended: Pale-headed Rosella – Grant Phillips
Highly commended: Scruffy and brush for a tongue – David Edwards
Highly commended: Peregrine falcon and pigeon prey – Howard Baker
Highly commended: Feeding the kid (Bee-eater style) – Trevor Heath
OP3 Native Animals (excluding Birds) sponsored by Dr Christian Rowan MP
(presented this year by Cr Greg Adermann)
1st: Hibiscus Harlequin Bug – Ed Frazer
2nd: Bluey – David Edwards
3rd: Hairy Caterpillar – Tracey Read
4th: Long-nosed Weevil – Anne Love
Highly commended: Junior Water Dragon – David Edwards
Highly commended: Frog on a leaf – Tracey Read
Highly commended: Spider and offspring – John May
Digital Young Persons category (sponsored by Pisces Enterprises)
YP 1st: Dragonfly resting on stripy leaf – Aurelia Fischer
YP 2nd: Detail of the Australian Tree Fern – Eva Henricksen
YP 3rd: Untitled (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) – Joseph Pappas
YP Highly Commended: Untitled (Kingfisher) – Joseph Pappas
YP Highly Commended: Kookaburra catching the sun – Ciaran Turnbull
YP Highly Commended: Tree snake gliding through aloe – Aurelia Fischer
Chairman’s Choice (open categories) sponsored by Fiori Kitchen and Bar
Red-browed Finch – Melanie Harris
Chairman’s Choice (Young Persons category) sponsored by Amcal+ Pharmacy Kenmore
Kookaburra catching the sun – Ciaran Turnbull
People’s Choice – Young Persons sponsored by Pisces Enterprises
Kingfisher – Joseph Pappas
People’s Choice
1st: Scarlet Honeyeater – Ed Frazer
2nd: Eastern Yellow Robin – Ed Frazer
3rd (a 3-way tie):
Feeding the kid (Bee-eater style) – Trevor Heath
Seriously? – Kathleen Walmsley
Bird on a wire/Striated Pardalote – Anne Love
With thanks to our sponsors for their generous support
