I am very excited today because the news has just gone public that I have won Surrey Life magazine’s calendar photography competition. Here’s a link to the announcement. My winning image is Evening Poppies (above) and it goes on the cover of the calendar. January’s image is also one of mine: Winter on Desborough Island. A further two have been requested for the exhibition at Denbies Wine Estate in January: Moonrise over Weybridge and Autumn at the Lake.
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Congratulations! Well deserved! This photo is stunning! I like it a lot!
Thank you! I had already photographed the field in the morning but I am very glad I came back for the evening light.
That’s great, Rachael, and well-deserved. Karen x
Thanks, Karen! 🙂
Congratulations Rachael; great news.
Thank you, James. 🙂
Congrats, Rachael! That’s brilliant news 😀 It’s a beautiful shot and totally well deserved.
Thank you, Jaina. I failed miserably in my plan to catch up with blogs before we left but am trying to do it now from the air on our way to Australia!
Wow! Have an amazing time over there! You’ll be escaping the cold weather were having here!
Congratulations, Rachael! Happy for you! 🙂
Thank you! It was certainly a lovely surprise. 🙂
Congrats!
Thanks, Greg. I had a lot of fun finding out of the way locations near to my home, a town often overlooked in favour of more obvious beauty spots.
Congratulations, beautiful shot!
Thank you very much!
Well deserved. Congratulations!
Thank you!
Congratulations! I do admire your local views. I think it is much harder looking at places you are familiar with and presenting them in a good light than places that you are not familiar with.
Félicitations 😛
Congratulations, and well deserved.
I’m so very happy for you! Images well worth looking at for a month and then some! 🙂
Thanks, Gunta. I failed miserably in my plan to catch up with blogs before we left but am trying to do it now from the air on our way to Australia!
It’s easy to see why you won!
Have been meaning for sometime to send along a thank you for sharing the product of your remarkable ‘eye’ and skill as a photographer. So now that is done… and I will simply add congratulations for the recognition recently received. Well deserved!
Congratulations, Rachael! Well-deserved – it’s easy to see why you won.
Congrats Rachael! That is wonderful and so well deserved! Blessings, Robyn
Well done Racheal very well deserved , have a great holiday :0)
Congratulations Rachael! Well deserved! 🙂
Stunning winning entries, Rachael. Congratulations! 🙂
Congratulations! Well done,I’m glad for you 🙂
So happy for you Rachael, congratulations! Warm wishes for the holidays.
Wow, belated congratulations! You totally deserve it, I’ll have to look at the link today and see if it’s possible to order a calendar online. They’re all great images but the one with the…geese (?) is a favourite — love that fence!
Well done, excellent images, MM 🍀
Congratulations! Such stunning images.
Love it..great captures!
Cheers,Laura