{"id":146225,"date":"2024-12-12T18:58:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=146225"},"modified":"2024-12-12T19:00:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T19:00:34","slug":"judges-pick-the-best-pictures-in-the-nikon-comedy-wildlife-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/judges-pick-the-best-pictures-in-the-nikon-comedy-wildlife-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges pick the best pictures in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Judges pick the best pictures in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/2471aa7e2d19e9673272a51228769ff8?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2813&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=485\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Milko Marchetti&#8217;s photo titled Stuck Squirrel won the overall prize in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.\u00a0<cite>(Supplied: Milko Marchetti)<\/cite><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A photo of a red squirrel seemingly stuck in a tree has taken out the top prize in this year&#8217;s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The competition, which has been going since 2015, offers a place for nature photographers to show off the amusing snapshots they&#8217;ve captured while documenting the natural world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">More than 9,000 entries were submitted to judges this year, the largest number of photos ever entered in the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There were only a few points between the top five entries, but in the end Milko Marchetti&#8217;s photo Stuck Squirrel was declared the overall winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;I have taken many, many photographs of squirrels, in many situations over the years in Italy,&#8221; Marchetti said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;But this one struck me as really funny and such a strange position, because it is that exact moment when the squirrel is detaching its back legs from the trunk to enter its hide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Whenever I show this image at the nature seminars at my local photography club, the audience always explodes with raucous laughter, so I had to enter it!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s a selection of the other category winners.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Insect category winner:<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"104711804\" class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/104711804\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/05bd951c1eba0797f5aa3be3cc8165a5?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2251&amp;cropW=3376&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=730&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mantis Flemenca by Jose Miguel Gallego Molina. (Supplied: Jose Miguel Gallego Molina)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Reptile category winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/97d1adfaf6db2d879735372cba2bf39c?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Frog in a balloon by Eberhard Ehmke. (Supplied: Eberhard Ehmke)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Bird category winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/d4d04f47bb4a2ee7df906ba324cb3233?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Whiskered tern crash on landing by Damyan Petkov. (Supplied: Damyan Petkov)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Fish and other aquatic animals category winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/a5b0c05a2d8e2e8e0ee68d050a30182b?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Unexpected role swap, by Przemyslaw Jakubczyk. (Supplied: Przemyslaw Jakubczyk)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Nikon Junior Photographer Category winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/4e212d93831fab7e52fbb1d77a9c0926?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Smooching owlets by Sarthak Ranganadhan. (Supplied: Sarthak Ranganadhan)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Nikon Young Photographer Category Winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/8e6bb220626019ee03b74f689e26487e?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Awkward smiley frog by Kingston Tam. (Supplied: Kingston Tam)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>People&#8217;s Choice category winner:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/44971793bfda5748c85ee406ec1de0b7?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Shake ruffle rattle and roll by Tapani Linnanm\u00e4ki. (Supplied: Tapani Linnanm\u00e4k)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Highly commended:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/8d30aaa3cfb0a220f0cae221f5463b13?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2219&amp;cropW=3328&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=1753&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Andy Rouse called this photo Alright mate, back off. This is my bird. (Supplied: Andy Rouse)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/f58df2de122ee3e5a2196df3b58f6895?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=3333&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Artur Stankiewicz titled this photography I&#8217;m too sexy for my love. (Supplied: Artur Stankiewicz)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/8c5f50c6b196173d5efcf7a5d2055325?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=3333&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Contemplative Chimpanzee by Arvind Mohandas. (Supplied: Arvind Mohandas)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/153d200f86903481a51bd9e67aaeb623?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2727&amp;cropW=4090&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Jan Piecha called this photograph I&#8217;ll tell you a secret. (Supplied: Jan Piecha)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/7da6ab0d25320a029db22491f7aa9a73?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=3326&amp;cropW=4989&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=278&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Hide and seek, by Leslie McLeod. (Supplied: Leslie McLeod)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/a553ff3b7774f93f420a308dd9978b54?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Are you kidding by Marti Phillips. (Supplied: Marti Phillips)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/00d62562a4a4993962bf08b6c8a1a754?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Gang of four by Ralph Robinson. (Supplied: Ralph Robinson)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/1a305b4788b7aec28d66b9eaf0b09b03?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=834&amp;cropW=1251&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=321&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">You&#8217;re not my mother by Randy Herman. (Supplied: Randy Herman)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/e8fee6a5a4e70c5f6a872afed1ad288d?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=3333&amp;cropW=5000&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sanjay Patil called this one The rock star. (Supplied: Sanjay Patil)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-11\/wildlife-comedy-photography-awards-winner-announced-\/104711656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/c5e2dd42e64ad27d413fc3d1587a32bb?src\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Mafia boss by Takashi Kubo. (Supplied: Takashi Kubo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judges pick the best pictures in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards Milko Marchetti&#8217;s photo titled Stuck Squirrel won the overall prize in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.\u00a0(Supplied: Milko Marchetti) Source:ABC A photo of a red squirrel seemingly stuck in a tree has taken out the top prize in this year&#8217;s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. 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