Photographer is picture perfect
Elaine Grundy • Published 26 Nov 2011 08:00
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TWO photographs taken by a Kilmacolm man have been shortlisted in a major competition.
Bill Crookston's image of a bank vole and another featuring a landscape impressed judges in this year's Nature Photograph Awards.
Both pictures have been selected for the finals of the competition that now goes to a public vote at the Scottish Sealife Centre in North Berwick.
Boxing brown hares, an Icelandic glacier and a fungal forest were just some of the other stunning photographs submitted by nearly 300 photographers.
Entries were submitted from across the UK and this year the centre also welcomed entries from Germany and Spain.
Bill made a big impression on the judges with short-listed entries in the landscape and Scottish wildlife categories.
It took him two months to capture the image he wanted of the bank vole in his garden. He said: "You have to work at it for a while, getting closer and closer and getting the vole used to the fact you are there and not a threat."
Bill's landscape shot was taken on the Isle of Harris and features a sheep.
He explained: "When the tide goes out, the sheep take short-cuts across the beach to get to different pastures."
The judges, award-winning nature photographer Laurie Campbell and outstanding freelance photographer Graham Riddell, were overwhelmed by the standard of images submitted. The top 105 photographs have just been unveiled in the award-winning Discovery Centre, where the public are invited to vote for their favourite until January.
Bill, who designs industrial machinery, said: "Photography is one of my favourite hobbies and when I saw details of this year's Nature Photography Awards I thought I would give it a go. To be recognised by two of the country's top photographers is really fantastic and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the final decision.
"I hope Kilmacolm residents, and people in other parts of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire, visit the Scottish Seabird Centre and vote for me."
Tom Brock, chief executive of the Scottish Seabird Centre, said: "The level of talent in this year's submissions is quite outstanding and it's fantastic to see how much these annual awards capture the imagination of amateur photographers.
"The exhibition of over 100 short-listed entries forms a stunning display of wildlife photography which is well worth seeing."
This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 26 Nov 11
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Nov 26, 09:32
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Tiddles
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Nov 26, 11:56
Report commentI agree, that picture is one of the worst they have ever used.
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Bleach
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Nov 26, 12:58
Report commentthat pic has him more red in the face than the pic they made of that snp dude a while abck before that election
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Tiddles
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Nov 26, 18:25
Report commentNow just WHAT was wrong with the first comment????? Have we a rogue moderator here? I'm beginning to sense that perhaps the Tele wants to do away with the comments. Tell us why you deleted that one, go on, tell us.
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alex2123
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Nov 26, 18:55
Report commentWhat a TERRIBLE pic of a photographer. As Victor Meldrew would say, "I don't BELIEVE it"
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skozra
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Nov 26, 19:15
Report commentThey should pull the picture and put back the comment. But it is the Tele afterall .....
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samfraegreenock
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Nov 26, 22:27
Report commentThe picture is dire, imagine lauding someone for excellent photography, then supplying an accompanying photo of such poor quality.
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samfraegreenock
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Nov 27, 20:15
Report commentAch well another post bites the dust - truth will out I suppose - chin up
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Bleach
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Nov 27, 22:42
Report commentLol what was wrong with that post?The mind boggles
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Tiddles
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Nov 28, 13:23
Report commentI see they have tried to fix the picture.
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Dexter1
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Nov 28, 15:36
Report commentAye - just for you Tiddles.............
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samfraegreenock
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Nov 28, 16:54
Report commentTried - yes indeed they have - could be better though - perhaps they should let Bill (the subject) have a go
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