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Best
of Nikonians -
2011
Images
Photo Contest
Finalists
Awards
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It
is with great pleasure that we celebrate the achievements of the
Nikonians
who chose to participate in the 2011 Nikonians Photo contest.
Nikonians
was founded to share, learn and inspire amongst Nikon users, in
a friendly
and creative environment.
Over
2011, the Nikonians members Galleries grew from almost 225,000
images to over 262,000 we all thoroughly enjoyed, accumulating more than 47 million views.
To our
main sponsor for 2011, Lowepro,
our highest appreciation.
Entries
to the contest were of high quality. A wonderful
collection of 40 images was the resulting 2011
Nikonians Photo Contest finalists gallery
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Nikonians
decided to grant a Grand Prize Winner and two Honorary Mentions from the overall 40 finalists; and a Category Winner plus two Category Honorary Mentions for each of the four categories: Challenges Winners, Nature, HDR and B&W.
The
panel of judges from the Nikonians Masters Society, composed of
outstanding professionals and highly advanced amateurs around
the globe, casted their votes.
We
are very happy to announce the winners of the Best of Nikonians
2011 Images Photo
Contest and to present you their outstanding images.
Our
congratulations to all participants, the
finalists,
the winners and the panel of judges. We can all learn and be inspired by you. |
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Grand Prize Winner - "Elephant at Sunset"
by Daryl Godkin
Nikonian
Photographer of the Year 2011
Username "dgwpg",
Charter Member
Nikonian intermediate from Manitoba, Canada
Image made with his Nikon D300
28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S
Nikkor
@ 1/500 of a second at f/5.6, ISO 400
Awarded Prizes:
Lowepro - Pro Roller Attaché x50 rolling
and shoulder bag
Lowepro - Pro Runner 350 AW backpack
One Year Nikonians Membership extension
Nikonians
Certificate
of High Photographic Achievement
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Finalists Honorary Mention
"Marine Building Heritage Interior"
by
Richard Hulbert
Username "rhulbert", Charter Member
Nikonian advanced amateur from British Columbia, Canada
Image made with a Nikon D3
12-24mm f/2.8G AF-S Nikkor @ 14mm
Exposure: f/11, 1/3 second, ISO 800
Awarded Prizes:
Lowepro - Pro Runner 350 AW backpack
One Year Nikonians Membership
Nikonians Certificate of High Photographic Achievement
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Finalists Honorary Mention - "Silver Point at sunset"
by Darryl Hodson
Username "skibreeze7",
member since 2006
Nikonian advanced amateur from Oregon, USA
Image
made with a his Nikon
D80
Sigma 10-20mm @
14mm,
f/11, 3/4 sec, ISO 100, with a 3-stop GND filter
Awarded Prizes:
Lowepro - Pro Runner 350 AW backpack
One Year Nikonians Membership
Nikonians Certificate of High Photographic Achievement
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