Congratulations to the Winners and Highly Commended awardees that were announced Saturday 27th November, 2021.
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We are delighted to announce the Judging panel for the 2021 Capture the Cosmos – Under Warrumbungle Sky Astrophotography Competition.
They are Dr Angel Lopez-Sanchez, Brad le Broque and Peter Ward
Dr Angel R. López-Sánchez
Angel is a passionate science communicator who continuously gives talks and public lectures, writes popular science articles and organises science communication events and stargazing activities. An astrophysicist working at the Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Macquarie University (MQ) in Sydney Angel also provides support for visiting astronomers to the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT, Siding Spring Observatory).
As an active amateur astronomer Angel enjoys observing the sky with his eyes, binoculars, or small telescopes and taking astronomical images using his own equipment. He is very active in social media, his Twitter feed is @El_Lobo_Rayado. You can check out his images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelrls
Dr Angel R. Lopez-Sanchez has been our esteemed judge for Capture the Cosmos – under Warrumbungle Sky in 2019, 2020 and now joins us again for the 2021 competition.
Brad Le Brocque
From Astrophotography to intimate portraits, Brad Le Brocque will have a go at shooting anything. He is passionate about photography and has won many awards for his work. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and encouraging people to enjoy the many aspects of photography.
Brad is the president of both the Northern Photographic Federation (NPF), and the Maitland Camera Club, multiple time winner at the David Malin Astrophotography Awards. He has been doing photography for over 30 years starting as a kid at school. Started off with a Pentax ME Film camera in 1982 and has owned every high end Pentax DSLR released since 2007. Check out Brad’s Instagram page
Brad Le Brocque has been our esteemed judge for Capture the Cosmos – under Warrumbungle Sky Astrophotography competition in 2019, 2020 and now joins us again for the 2021 competition.
Peter Ward
Peter Ward (B.Sc. ATPL AIPA) has been photographing the sky for over five decades and is one of Australia’s most lauded astrophotographers. His images have won over 60 national and international awards. He was the Deep Sky photography winner for the coveted Royal Greenwich Observatory Astronomy photographer of the Year awards in 2020.
Peter was an Associate Editor at Southern Astronomy and Sky and Space magazines. His astrophotography has been published on the web, local and national newspapers, numerous magazines, text books and have featured in a national advertising campaign and have been screened on national television . He was a vetting judge for the inaugural CWAS Malin awards in 2004 and was guest judge for the RASNZ Astrophotographic competition in 2016.
His portfolio is extremely diverse. He has won every photographic category of the CWAS David Malin awards showing mastery over an impressive range of imaging techniques using varied cameras, lenses, telescopes, filters, focal lengths and software to create unique, compelling images of the heavens.
This is the first year that Peter Ward has joined the judging panel for the Capture the Cosmos – Under Warrumbungle Sky Astrophotography competition.
The Capture the Cosmos committee thank all three judges for their commitment of time and their highly valued expertise.
We are excited to announce that the 2021 Capture the Cosmos – Under Warrumbungle Skies Astrophotography Competition is NOW OPEN!
Open to any photographers – Amateur or Professional – All Ages
4 Categories – See details on cosmos.myphotoclub.com.au/
Prize details and sponsors to be announced soon.
Entries Close at Midnight 31st October 2021
Winners Announced Saturday 27th November 2021
We can’t wait to see YOUR Entry!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86460288108?pwd=Z0tFT0dEOVlTOVJCdlI0bjA0QWw0Zz09
Thanks to everyone who entered this year! You gave our judges a difficult time with the quality of entries.
The winners and highly commended entries for 2020 are:
Section: Solar System
Winner: Niall MacNeill – 3 of the 4 big moons of Jupiter
Highly Commended: György Soponyai- Analemma of the Moon
Section: Warrumbungle Nightscape Widefield
Winner: Peter Abery – Moonset from Whitegum Lookout
Highly Commended: Andrew Davis – Milky Way Over the Dome
Section: Night Sky Widefield
Winner: Paul Mayo – 20200720 EOS R 5×180 v1 copy
Highly Commended: Jan Breckwoldt – Barrenjoey Lighthouse Star-Trails
Section: Open Deep Space
Winner: Rodney Watters – NGC4038 Antenna Galaxies
Highly Commended: Diego Colonnello – Wide Orion RGB
Section: Smartphone Astrophotography
Winner: Balazs Benei – Phases of Venus
Highly Commended: Balazs Benei – ISS Lunar Transit
Section: Youth
Winner: Kallan Strong – Fire under the Galaxy
Highly Commended: Luke Dodd – The Island in the Sea of Stars
There were 12 entries that gained our highest award(s).
click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results
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moonset from whitegum lookout peter abery – Winner Warrumbungle Nightscape Widefield 
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20200720 EOS R 5×180 v1 copy Paul Mayo – Winner Night Sky Widefield 
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NGC4038 Antenna Galaxies Rodney Watters – Winner Open Deep Space 
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Phases of Venus Balazs Benei – Winner Smartphone Astrophotography 
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3 of the 4 big moons of Jupiter Niall MacNeill – Winner Solar System – Sun, Moon, planets & sunrise-set 
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Milky Way over the dome Andrew Davis – Highly Commended Warrumbungle Nightscape Widefield 
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Barrenjoey Lighthouse Star-Trails Jan Breckwoldt – Highly Commended Night Sky Widefield 
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Wide Orion RGB Diego Colonnello – Highly Commended Open Deep Space 
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ISS Lunar Transit Balazs Benei – Highly Commended Smartphone Astrophotography 
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Analemma of the Moon György Soponyai – Highly Commended Solar System – Sun, Moon, planets & sunrise-set 
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Fire Under The Galaxy Kallan Strong – Youth Winner Warrumbungle Nightscape Widefield 
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The Island in the Sea of Stars Luke Dodd – Youth Highly Commended Open Deep Space 
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