Swarovski Optik Digiscoper of the Year 2014 winners revealed
The category winners and overall champion in the 2014 Swarovski Digiscoper of the Year award have been revealed.
The four category winners were as follows:
- Behaviour & Action: Angie Luzader of the USA with a photo of a Great Egret entitled Fan of Feathers.
'Fan of Feathers' by Angie Luzader.
- Portrait: Aris Houwing of The Netherlands with a Black-necked Grebe titled Mesmerizing.
'Mesmerizing' by Aris Houwing.
- Mammals: Michael Gibson of Australia with a Rusa Deer titled Stag and his Crown.
'Stag and his Crown' by Michael Gibson.
- Video: Jürgen Bergmann of Germany with a film featuring various bird species entitled Faszination Natur.
A Griffon Vulture still from Jürgen Bergmann's video, 'Faszination Natur'.
The overall winner was Jürgen Bergmann with his digiscoped video, which can be viewed below:
Jürgen won a first prize of a full set of digiscoping equipment consisting of an ATX or STX telescope, digiscoping adapter, telescope rail, tripod and head. The other three category winners all received an EL 32 binocular.
For the first time ever, a special award for digiscoping with a smartphone was presented. The winner was Sandra My with her image of a Swallow Tanager entitled Bon Apetit!
'Bon Apetit!' by Sandra My
For more information please visit www.digiscoperoftheyear.com.
A selection of winning and runners-up images is displayed in the Birdwatch 2015 calendar, available free with the December issue. The issue is available in newsagents, or you can order your copy, post free, here.
