Nelspruit Photographic Society

Best Club Entries 2016

This is a selection of the Best Images entered for the Year 2016 by members of the Nelspruit Photographic Society!

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Only photos awarded 12 points and more according to the judging criteria is being displayed in the Photo gallery.

12 Points - Gold for all Star categories

13-15 Points - Awarded Certificate of Merit (COM) for all Star categories

Congratulations to all our Club Members!!

A total of 84 COM's was awarded for the Year 2016 from Jan till Nov 2016

COM AWARDS 2016

Karin Crook - 14

Riaan Swanepoel - 12

Renata Ewald - 8

Dave Gordon - 8

Ian Crook - 6

Gerhard Geldenhuys - 6

Johan Botha - 6

Carin du Bois - 4

Annelize Habig - 4

Charmaine Truter - 3

Leoni Brits - 3

Catherine Robbertson - 2

Margaret Fich - 2

Neil Guthrie - 1

Robin du Bois - 1

Barbara Gordon - 1

Sadie Glibbery - 1

Kim Crook - 1

Dereck Ballot - 1

Well done and well deserved!

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November 2016

Renata Ewald/Lion Cub - 14/COM

Renata Ewald/Little tantrum - 14/COM

Renata Ewald/Fish Eagle in flight - 13/COM

Leoni Brits/Marievale se vink - 13/COM

Annelize Habig/Out of my way - 13/COM

Riaan Swanepoel/Jaco Kriel - 13/COM

Robin du Bois/Big Yawn - 12/Gold

Trevor Garrard/Looking around - 12/Gold

Johan Myburgh/Moholoholo - 12/Gold

Johan Myburgh/Die nuwe luiperd - 12/Gold

Robin du Bois/Lekker water - 12/Gold

Leoni Brits/Olifant oog - 12/Gold

Catherine Robertson/Last drop of water - 12/Gold

Sadie Glibbery/Zebra - 12/Gold

Margaret Finn/Staring Vervet Monkey - 12/Gold

Karin Crook/What's up - 12/Gold

Connie Garrard/This is the best snack ever - 12/Gold

Derick Ballot/Voêltjie - 12/Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys/Spooning for a living - 12/Gold

Johan Botha/The Dispute - 12/Gold

Renata Ewald/Little Egret - 12/Gold

Charmaine Truter/Rietsanger landing -12/Gold

Robin du Bois/Fluffing the feathers - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/African Spoonbill take off -12/Gold

John Mclaren/Squacco heron - 12/Gold

Carin du Bois/langtoon - 12/Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys/Goose Aggression - 12/Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys/Exploding Balloon - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Kiwi - 12/Gold

Johan Myburgh/Emmune 2013 - 12/Gold

Kim Crook/Freak show - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/Gabriel - 12/Gold

Catherine Robertson/Footprints in the sand - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/Amfi - 12/Gold

Annelize Habig/Karnaval - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Bafana bafana - 12/Gold

Karin Crook/All that is left - 12/Gold

Annelize Habig/Classic Rose - 12/Gold

Carin du Bois/New Born - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Sasol Rally - 12/Gold

October 2016

Renata Ewald/All for the ball - 14/COM

Renata Ewald/Big Snack - 13/COM

Gerhard Geldenhuys/Heron strike - 13/COM

Karin Crook/Mountain road - 13/COM

Riaan Swanepoel/Ryno Benjamin - 13/COM

Gerhard Geldenhuys/ San Francisco Golden gate - 13/COM

Johan Botha/Chimp - 13/COM

Johan Botha/Bose buffel - 13/COM

Derick Ballot/Karoospore - 13/COM

Sadie Glibbery/Hallo - 12/Gold

Annelize Habig/Duiker - 12/Gold

Karin Crook/Black Eagle - 12/Gold

Margaret Finn/Time for a drink - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Dragonfly - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/It is my mommy - 12/Gold

Arthur Estment/Mountain scape - 12/Gold

Margaret Finn/Tracks across the sand - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/Forest road - 12/Gold

Charmaine Truter/On the tracks - 12/Gold

Leoni Brits/Wanna be Warrior -12/Gold

Annelize Habig/Canon man - 12/Gold

Margaret Finn/Oupa - 12/Gold

Kim Crook/With speed - 12/Gold

Sadie Glibbery/Wash day - 12/Gold

Karin Crook/Jock race - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/Jock rider passing by - 12/Gold

Robin du Bois/Kayla in wit -12/Gold

Robin du Bois/Laat die stof so staan - 12/Gold

Derick Ballot/De Villiers straat - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Stalking leopard - 12/Gold

Margaret Finn/Dreaming Lion - 12/Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys/Speed - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Rider - 12/Gold

John Mclaren/Reflected - 12/Gold

September 2016

Riaan Swanepoel/Landing - 13/COM

Dave Gordon/Two young Ellies - 13/COM

Renata Ewald/After Dark - 13/COM

Renata Ewald/Whitethroated Swallow coming in for landing - 12/Gold

Ian Crook/Eye contact - 12/Gold

Sadie Glibbery/Kalahari Dream - 12/Gold

Dave Gordon/Hamerkop - 12/Gold

Dave Gordon/Harvest Joy - 12/Gold

Dave Gordon/Franschoek Blood Sunset - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/The Goal - 12/Gold

Renata Ewald/Flamingo Portrait - 12/Gold

Karin Crook/Taking a break - 12/Gold

Catherine Robertson/Fine Art Intensions - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/Badtyd - 12/Gold

Riaan Swanepoel/E322 - 12/Gold

Tom Farmer/Down the barrel of a gun - 12/Gold

Augustus 2016

Riaan Swanepoel - Witpenssuikerbekkie/14 (COM)

Renata Ewald - leopard at Byamiti/13 (COM)

Ian Crook - Pearl Spotted Owl/13 (COM)

Riaan Swanepoel - Take off/13 (COM)

Dave Gordon - Hex river Valley/13 (COM)

Karin Crook - Sun setting/13 (COM)

Kim Crook - Strings that bind/13 (COM)

Catherine Robertson - Talamati Ellies/12 (Gold)

Renata Ewald - Lion Stretch/12 (Gold)

Dave Gordon - South Atlantic White-chinned Petrel/12 (Gold)

Leoni Brits - Another Birdy on a Thorn Branch/12 (Gold)

Ian Crook - Watching you/12 (Gold)

Charmaine Truter - Sunbathing/12 Gold)

Karin Crook - Red eyes/12 (Gold)

Tom Farmer - Mountain View/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - In the Zone/12 (Gold)

Ian Crook - With Speed/12 (Gold)

Dave Gordon - Family sunset/12 (Gold)

Carin du Bois - Klervol/12 (Gold)

Karin Crook - a Smile after jock/12 (Gold)

Annelize Habig - Eendag as ek groot is/12 (Gold)

Ian Crook - Head gear/12 (Gold)

Renata Ewald - Leopard Portrait/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Charl Bokeh/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Chain/12 (Gold)

July 2016

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Getting wet/14 (COM)

Dave Gordon - Battle of the Giants/13 (COM)

Riaan Swanepoel - Light lunch/13 (COM)

Karin Crook - Small Owl/13 (COM)

Carin du Bois - Escaping smoke/13 (COM)

Connie Garrard 0 Cruel Desert/12 (Gold)

Renata Ewald - Mesmerize/12 (Gold)

Gerhard Geldenhuys - African Black Crake/12 (Gold)

Karin Crook - Owl/12 (Gold)

Leoni Brits - Nog 'n voêltjie op 'n stokkie/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Battle2/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - No hands/12 (Gold)

Catherine Robertson - It's all about the Eyes/12 (Gold)

Carin du Bois - Gypsey Girl2/12 (Gold)

Dave Gordon - Sasol Fire Drill/12 (Gold)

Leoni Brits - Life in Colour Motion/12 (Gold)

Karin Crook - With Speed/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Jump/12 (Gold)

Leoni Brits - Striped/12 (Gold)

Kim Crook - Tinned Eyes/12 (Gold)

Johan Botha - Ma Boet en sus/12 (Gold)

Karin Crook - Sisters/12 (Gold)

Carin du Bois - Na die reën/12 (Gold)

June 2016

Dave Gordon - Starlit Baobab/13 (COM)

Annelize Habig - Looking for Trouble/12 (Gold)

Dave Gordon - Swimming the Chobe/12 (Gold)

Charles de Beer - Janfredrik/12 (Gold)

Robin Du Bois - High key Flower/12 (Gold)

Margaret Finn - Table Mountain Sunset/12 (Gold)

Annelize Habig - Ghost Rider/12 (Gold)

Ian Crook - Gabriel/12 (Gold)

Carin Du Bois - Die Rook/12 (Gold)

Johan Botha - On Shore/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Branden Gace/12 (Gold)

Tom Farmer - Low flying/12 (Gold)

Renata Ewald - Tears of Sorrow/12 (Gold)

Ian Crook - Little One/12 (Gold)

Chatmaine Truter - Seeing eye to eye/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Sushi for breakfast/12 (Gold)

Robin Du Bois - Kayla Hi Key/12 (Gold)

Riaan Swanepoel - Jacquar/12 (Gold)

May 2016

Riaan Swanepoel - Kuifkopvisvanger met vangs/13 (COM)

Karin Crook - Eagle Eye/13(COM)

Karin Crook - Cape Fox/13 (COM)

Karin Crook - Majestic/13 (COM)

Karin Crook - Movement/13 (COM)

Ian Crook - Kingfisher/12 Gold

Tom Farmer - Mahem Crane/12 Gold

Dave Gordon - The Itch/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Deadly Jaws/12 Gold

Arthur Estment - Double Up/12 Gold

Ian Crook - The Rock/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Lionel Mapoe/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Bathing Baboons/12 Gold

Johan Botha - Little Shed on the Tee/12 Gold

Arthur Estment - Sunset and Clouds/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Sasol Rally3/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Driver on the move/12 Gold

Renata Ewald - Sratch them bum/12(Gold)

Carin du Bois - Elsje/12 Gold

Robin du Bois - Sluier/12 Gold

Dave Gordon - Hitting the Dirt/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Mistroostig/12 Gold

April 2016

Karin Crook - To Close/13(COM)

Dave Gordon - Immature Martial Eagle and Rock Monitor/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Balancing Heron/12 Gold

Tom Farmer - Rooibors Laksman/12 Gold

Johan Botha - Ally Cat/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Easter Eggs/12 Gold

March 2016

Karin Crook - Bird of Prey/13 (COM)

Renata Ewald - Mud Buff/12 Gold

Catherine Robertson - Oxpeckers Taxi/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Fishing in full flight/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Stalking Leopard/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Lost my fish/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Sand Storm/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Woofles/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Shutters in China Town/12 Gold

Tom Farmer - At a slow pace/12 Gold

Riaan Sawnepoel - Gemsbok/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Strolling Cat/12 Gold

Renata Ewald - Big Foot/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - The Movement/12 Gold

John Mclaren - Best Foot Forward/12 Gold

February 2016

Charmain Truter - Once upon a snail/14 COM

Dave Gordon - Get out of my way/14 COM

Catherine Robertson - On Golden Pond/14 COM

Carin du Bois - Bateleur/14 COM

Gerhard Geldenhuys - I have a meal/14 COM

Riaan Swanepoel - Battle/14 COM

Carin du Bois - Nature Beauty/14 COM

Barbara Gordon - Storm Clouds/14 COM

Leonie Brits - Breaking water/14 COM

Ian Crook - Bring him down/14 COM

Karin Crook - The Model/14 COM

Carin du Bois - Geheimsinnnig/14 COM

Johan Botha - Serene/14 COM

Annelize Habig - Baby Kisses/14 COM

Catherine Robertson - HRH Harry/14 COM

Johan Botha - Vanished/14 COM

Margaret Finch - Sneer/13 COM

Karin crook - Foward march/13 COM

Leonie Brits - Oranje/13 COM

Karin Crook - On the road again/13 COM

Johan Botha - Neglected Lady/13 COM

Annelize Habig - Klaasvakie het gekom/13 COM

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Stanford Woods/13 COM

Charmain Truter - Splash/13 COM

Sadie Glibbery - Ricoleta Cemetry/13 COM

Riaan Swanepoel - French Flair/13 COM

Ian Crook - Dramatic Clouds/13 COM

Annelize Habig - Spitzkoppe/13 COM

Dave Gordon - Cape Agulhas Night Scene/13 COM

Margaret Finn - Young Wildebeest/13 COM

Karin Crook - Elly Snack/13 COM

Charmain Truter - Droom Verlore/13 COM

Catherine Robertson - Bessa/12 Gold

Johan Myburgh - Clouds on Table Mountain/12 Gold

Annelize Habig - Feeding the Clouds/12 Gold

Arthur Estment - Storm Clouds/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Dis 'n Drie/12 Gold

Catherine Robertson - Clouds/12 Gold

Johan Myburgh - Mooiplaas/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Veldpop/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Contrast/12 Gold

Sadie Glibbery - Street scene/12 Gold

Johan Myburgh - Lambertsbaai vissery/12 Gold

Barbara Gordon - Chinese new Year/12 Gold

John Mclaren - Repair man/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Mountain Valley/12 Gold

Margaret Finn - Bottom of the falls/12 Gold

Connie Garrard - Forest Magic/ 12 Gold

Dave Gordon - Al Amoro/12 Gold

Johan Botha - Color run party/12 Gold

Catherine Robertson - Under the Sea/12 Gold

Adri de beer - Grooming/12 Gold

Arthur Estment - Kalahari Gemsbok/12 Gold

Johan Myburgh - Iguana/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Layed Back/12 Gold

Tom Farmer - Thirsty Lioness/12 Gold

Arthur Estment - Zebra with Buff/12 Gold

Adri de beer - Buffalo/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Round One/12 Gold

Sady Glibbery - The Ocean/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Dominance/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Catch of the day/12 Gold

Catherine Robertson - The Killing/12 Gold

Johan Botha - Reed Frog/12 Gold

Dave Gordon - Elephant Trek/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Warthogs on a trot/12 Gold

Riaan Swanepoel - Dirt/12 Gold

Dave Gordon - Port Engine/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Net in die Laeveld/12 Gold

John Mclaren - Pilgrims Rest/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Waiting for the train/12 Gold

Margaret Finn - Top of the Hoist/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Droombaai/12 Gold

January 2016

Karin Crook - Drakensberg/14 (COM)

Dave Gordon - Drakensberg Valley/14 COM

Riaan Swanepoel - Skop stof op/14 COM

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Giant Kingfisher resting/13 (COM)

Renata Ewald - Sibling love/13 (COM)

Riaan Swanepoel - Sundowner/13 (COM)

Riaan Swanepoel - Landing/13 COM

Robin du Bois - In die Blom/13 COM

Ian Crook - Weather rolling in/13 COM

Dave Gordon - Beach Symmetry/13 COM

Neil Guthrie - Skier/13 COM

Ian Crook - All the same/13 COM

Johan Botha - Very lony Palm/13 COM

Ian Crook - Old Church/13 COM

Sadie Glibbery - Pelican Portriat/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Leopard/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Modderpoot/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Licking lips/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Fish Eagle/12 Gold

Dave Gordon Bee Eater Breakfast/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Fish for Hamerkop/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Preening/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Sunset on farm/12 Gold

Ian Crook - Road to mountain/12 Gold

Renata Ewald - Simonstown Harbour/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Kus vakansie/12 Gold

Gerhard Geldenhuys - Windmill Symmetry/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Veronique in pienk/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Mr.Attitude/12 Gold

John Mclaren - Street Parade/12 Gold

Sadie Glibbery - Hooked up/12 Gold

Tom Farmer - Baby elephant drinking/12 Gold

Charmaine Truter - Gemsbok/12 Gold

Renata Ewald - Hunter/12 Gold

Johan Myburgh - Kameelperd/12 Gold

Margaret Finn - An Old Wreck/12 Gold

Leonie Brits - Die Ou Kantore.12 Gold

Charmaine Truter - Bling/12 Gold

Carin du Bois - Die Strooihoed/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Bridge reflection/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Wag vir my/12 Gold

Derick Ballot - Al kant seldekant/12 Gold

John Mclaren - Eating out/12 Gold

Karin Crook - Bad weather rolling in/12 Gold

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