Rangiora Photographic Society: Mantis magic wins champion image

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.