Winning "Best Wildlife Photography" Award of 2010
February 27, 2011

© By Othmar Vohringer

My wife and I attended the annual Game & Trophy Banquet yesterday. This is an annual event put on by the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club. It’s an event that we look forward to every year. The purpose of the event is to have a good time with fellow hunters and anglers, eating lots of different wild game dishes lovingly prepared by the members and it’s also an opportunity to recognize members that have made time and labour contributions to the many conservation and hunter recruitment programs of the club. Of course such an event would not be complete without hunters and anglers having their trophies evaluated, measured and rewarded too.

This year I entered for the first time the clubs photo contest. I didn’t have much hope to win a prize, as there are always some outstanding photography to be judged. When my name was called I didn’t hear it until it was called out again, “First prize for best wildlife photography Othmar Vohringer.” Photography always was to me more of an activity to shoot support images for my articles. Only recently I got more into it, encouraged by my wife, a professional photogrpaher and graphic designer. With that I view this prize to be in a large part thanks to Heidi for her patience to teach this old mule how to use a camera properly and all the other aspects that come with good photography skills. Of course my prize is no match to the wall full of awards Heidi received over the years.

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