Winners are grinners...

[Andy01]

Without sounding like a complete tosser, I'm happy to say I received 2 silver awards (83/100) and 2 silver awards with distinction (85/100) from 4 astro photos entered into the Aipp Australian Professional Photography Awards, Science & Nature category, in Sydney this weekend. :)

The standard of work was much higher than the recent state awards, and the competition was fierce. Subjects included amazing underwater shots of Whales and Polar bears in the wild, Macro and Biomedical photography.

The awards were judged by a panel of Australia's finest pro photographers and I was delighted by the results! Thanks everyone on IIS for freely sharing your knowledge to help people like me on this AP journey, I'm very grateful for all your help :thumbsup:

High res versions on my Astrobin page ...http://www.astrobin.com/users/Andys_Astropix/

Cheers
Andy

[Saturn%5]

Well done Andy, They look very nice.

Graeme.

[batema]

Fantastic work. They all look great.

[RB]

Congrats Andy, well done.

:thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Nice to see astrophotography getting a wider audience...and as they say..Gotta be in it to win it :thumbsup:

[DaveNZ]

You can't be a tosser and take images like that!! :)

Well done.

[strongmanmike]

Well done Andy :thumbsup:

Mike

[Nikolas]

:thumbsup: Congrats

[Stevec35]

Great images! Congratulations on your wins.

Cheers

Steve

[Regulus]

Congratulations Andy. Well deserved.

[Andy01]

Thanks everyone, appreciate your kind words. Was nice to see AP getting well received.

The images created quite a buzz in the audience.
I had many photographers and students approach me afterwards with wide eyes in wonderment that these kinds of images can be taken with modest gear in one's own backyard :)