Image Of The Year 2009 Mark Dumbleton

[James Shadle]

Please join me in congratulating Mark Dumbleton for having his image "Bearded Vulture Fight" selected as the BirdPhotographers.net Image Of The Year!

Mark is being awarded a lifetime membership to BPN and a workshop with Artie Morris. His winning image is also our Ezine cover for April 2009.

The image of the year contest is one of the benefits of being a BPN member. Only BPN members qualify to participate in the Image of The Week and Image Of The Year contest.

Selecting our first IOTY was not an easy process. First our moderator team nominated one image from each forum.
The nominated list of anonymous images went to the ownership group for final voting.
So many great images and only one IOTY winner.

Congratulations Francis Bosse! "Wasp in flight #2" 2nd Place
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=45721

Congratulations Grace Scalzo! "Gull with catch" 3rd Place
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=35752

 

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Congratulations, Mark! Well deserved.

Congratulations also to Francis and Grace!

 

[Harshad Barve]

Hey Mark Big time congrats , thousands of amazing images posted here but you have the winner

 

[Harshad Barve]

Congratulations Francis and Grace, Awesome images

 

[Leo Berzins]

Congratulations Mark! Great image.
The combination of Bearded Vultures and Giant's Castle triumphs again.

Congratulations also to Francis and Grace.

 

[Desmond Chan]

Huge Congrats, Mark !!

Also congrats to Francis and Grace !!

 

[Mark Dumbleton]

Wow!!! This a Major Honour! Feel very proud to have my Image Chosen!

 

[Judd Patterson]

Wow, extremely powerful and beautiful capture Mark! Francis and Grace, I greatly enjoyed your work as well. Nice job everyone!

 

[Kobus Tollig]

Super congrats from me Buddy

 

[arash_hazeghi]

congrats, really nice photo, well deserved.

 

[Ken Watkins]

Congratulations to the Bearded Vulture as well as Mark, two years in sucession!

 

[Lance Peters]

Congrats to Mark - Awesome image.
Runners up - well done.

 

[Dumay de Boulle]

Congrats Mark...This is outstanding!

 

[Jeni Williams]

Stunning Mark, Big Congrats!!!

 

[Morkel Erasmus]

I was with you and Kobus at Marievale the morning you found out this was IOTW. Now it's gone all the way to the top. BIG CONGRATS my friend, you deserve it...

 

[Geurt Bloem]

You did very well with this one Mark!! Huge congrats and may your photography grow from strength to strength.

 

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Big Congrats Mark for the Image of the Year.

A fine moment well captured.

Congratulations Francis and Grace.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

 

[Dave Barnes]

Congrats Mark, well deserved.

 

[Stu Bowie]

Big congrats Mark.

 

[Tony Whitehead]

Great job, Mark. Excellent result.