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Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Prospect Park nature photo contest/Winners

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Wikimedia New York City ran a nature photography contest in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in fall 2021, and we're excited to share the results! For more information about the contest, see the main contest page.

Jury

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Thank you to our jury, who volunteered their time to evaluate the submissions:

Numbers

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74 different people contributed 476 images to Wikimedia Commons for the contest! You can find a full listing at the Wiki Loves NYC Parks - Prospect Park 2021 category on Commons. Of these, 450 were eligible for prizes and subject to judging.

Winners!

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Best overall

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First place overall!

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Turtles in Prospect Park Lake by Tparkslope

Second place overall!

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Red-tailed hawk in the snow by Tparkslope

Birds

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First place bird

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Female red-bellied woodpecker by Tparkslope

Second place bird

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Dramatic Shot of Great Blue Heron by ProspectParkEnjoyer

Trees and plants

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First place tree or plant

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Evening dog walkers by Lambertphotos

Second place tree or plant

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Fall morning Prospect Park Long Meadow by Badtartin

Other wildlife

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Best insect

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Narcissus bulb fly on leaf by Taty Sena

Best animal other than birds

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Happy American bullfrog in Prospect Park by Richcook01

Other prizes

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Best photo taken with a phone camera

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Snowy creek in the woods by Sgreene24

Creativity prize

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Grackle takes off by KikoAKT01

Honorable mentions

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We received a lot of great entries. Here are a few stand-outs from those which didn't win prizes, selected by the organizers.

Thank you!

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Congratulations to the winners, and thank you everyone who participated! If you specified an email when you created your account on Commons, you'll receive an email in the next few days to arrange for you to get your prize. If you did not specify an email, you will receive a message with more information on your Commons talk page (you should see a notification when you log in). Reach out to ryan [at] wikimedianyc.org with questions.