Photographers Competition November 2009 (closed)

Restore my faith that not all trav­el­lers are only inter­ested in the Big 5 ... sub­mit your favour­ite game reserve or nature photo and win! The only spec is that it can­not be a photo of a Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino or an Elephant. Oh, and ama­teur pho­to­graph­ers only please. Your photo will be fea­tured and cred­ited in our January 2010 news­let­ter and in line with our Theme for November 2009 (Going Wild in South Africa ... The Big 5 and Beyond), you'll win a spe­cial some­thing which will make it that much easier for you to spot game, though they'll also come in handy at the next rugby match you attend.

Photographs sub­mit­ted will be fea­tured here for all to admire (so book­mark this page and come back daily to check out your com­pet­i­tion). If you have a favour­ite, help us to choose the win­ner by leav­ing your vote below in the com­ments area.

The Prize:

Nikon Sporter EX 10x50 Binoculars (brand spank­ing new and val­ued at R2100)
Lightweight, easy to use, water– and fog-proof, with a rub­ber coat­ing for a more com­fort­able grip. The Sporter EX 10x50 has multi-layered coat­ings on the lenses, an eye relief of 19.6mm and a mag­ni­fic­a­tion of 10x (mean­ing that a deer 100m away will appear just 10m away).

I have a pair of these and believe me when I say that they make a game drive a far more reward­ing exper­i­ence. We're sure you'll love them as much as I love mine.

Specs / Conditions:

• Amateur pho­to­graph­ers only please.
• Content must be related to game reserves or nature in South Africa — any anim­als except the Big 5, plant­life, land­scapes, sun­sets, 4x4 vehicles — any­thing that took your fancy on a game drive or bush walk. For those of you that have a spe­cial Big 5 photo you're dying to show off, visit Big 5 Photo Gallery to sub­mit your photo.
• Large, good qual­ity images only please. Portrait format prefer­able, but land­scape will be con­sidered. We regret any pho­tos smal­ler than 800 pixels in height can­not be considered.
• You must have taken the pic­ture your­self i.e. hold the copy­right to the image.
• By enter­ing this com­pet­i­tion, you agree to allow us to dis­play the pic­ture on this blog and the win­ning photo on our news­let­ter (with full credit to the photographer). To view pre­vi­ous issues of our news­let­ter, please visit SA-Venues.com Newsletter Archive.
• Judges decision is final. No cor­res­pond­ence will be entered into.

How to Enter:

• Competition CLOSED (mid­night 6^th January 2010).
• Congratulations to Janet Bloom (South Africa) for her win­ning entry – “African Paradise Flycatcher”.
• Many thanks to all who entered!

Entries: