WINNER
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Winner - Power of the City
Lightning strikes the City of Brisbane Australia during a freak wintery storm in May 2005, most unusual for this time of the year. I positioned myself overlooking the city skyline from a hillside about 5km from the city centre in the hope of catching ...... |
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Winner - Athletes Feet
Capturing athletes feet in motion proved quite a challenge, not only for composition but also for getting the right "look" I was after athletic looking legs attached to their platforms, I felt the background feet suspended in mid air add a ...... |
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Winner - Dainty Frog
I spotted this little guy on a jasmine leaf. It is a Dainty Tree Frog about 1 inch long. I thought he almost looks like he is catching a wave the way he is sitting here!! ...... |
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SECOND PLACE
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Second Place - Fire Fighting
An Australian 'Queensland Fire & Rescue' Firefighter gets in close to fight the flames as flashover occurs at a firefighting demonstration. ...... |
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Second Place - Little Froggy
This little guy is about 2cm long and quite tiny, I photographed him out on the back patio after I spotted him sitting among the jasmine plants. His native name is Litoria gracilenta (Dainty Tree Frog) ...... |
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Second Place - 1 Billion Volts!!
Lightning finds a path to earth during a storm over the City of Brisbane, you can see it has also illuminated the band of rain falling from the low hanging clouds. The photo is as you see it, all I had to do was crop the image slightly. ...... |
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THIRD PLACE
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Third Place - Emergency Communications
A modern communications workstation for an emergency service. I wanted to show an unusual angle that portrays just how much technology emergency communications officers have to utilise to deal with emergency calls from the public, dispatch crews and ...... |
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HONORABLE
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Honorable - Mirror Reflection
V8 Ute racing during one of the season events in Australia. Driver is reflected in his side mirror moments before the start, concentrating on his plan of attack. ...... |
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Honorable - Cart
Indycar racing during one of the season events of 2005 Australia. Coming from a shaded area of the track, the driver turns his machine into a tight left corner catching the rays of sunlight. ...... |
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Honorable - Turbo
V8 Supercar racing during one of the season events in Australia. Driver turns the machine into a chicane as the turbo lets out a larger than usual flame. ...... |
