Rangiora Photographic Society: Mantis magic wins champion image

Photo: Colleen Linnell.

Colleen Linnell’s photograph, NZ Mantis, Orthoders novaezealandiae, has been judged the Rangiora Photographic Society’s champion image at its natural history competition.

Linnell had earlier won the A grade section of the competition, and A-grade honours.

Seagull, straggly flyer, won the B grade best-in-grades for Tabitha Andrew, and Annette Moran’s Phalacrocorax varius, took out the title in the C grade.

Results:

Champion Image Overall: NZ Mantis novaezealandiaeColleen Linnell.

Best in Grades: A Grade: NZ Mantis novaezealandiaeColleen Linnell; B Grade: Seagull straggly flyerAndrews; C Grade: Phalacrocorax varius Annette Moran.

Honours A Grade: Dolomedes MinorSandra Fleet; Bush CricketNZ Mantis novaezealandiaeColleen Linnell;

Phalacrocorax varius Cindy Signall.

Honours B Grade: Seagull Tabitha Andrews; Septarian Concretian Koekohe BeachHampson.

Honours C Grade: Phalacrocorax variusAnnette Moran; MollymawkSwaney.

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