The Best of 2018 competition was held in January-February 2019. The results of member voting for the top 5 images (or more, in the case of a tie) in each category are listed here. The Winner is the image which received the most votes; and we also show the next four highest placed images, rating them as Highly Commended if they received at least 90% of the votes for the winning image, and Commended for scores less than that.
Advanced Level – Best of 2018
This category attracted 88 entries, from 23 photographers. 48 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo, Superb Fairy-wren, by Mark Lethlean (Image ID 34138)
- Commended - Australasian Grebe, by Glenn Pure (Image ID 33785)
- Commended - Regent Bowerbird, by Brian O'Leary (Image no longer available)
- Commended - Gang-gang Cockatoo, by Trevor Bullock (Image ID 33836)
- Commended - Black Swan, by Tim Van Leeuwen (Image ID 33613)
Intermediate Level – Best of 2018
This category attracted 95 entries, from 30 photographers. 48 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Australasian Gannet, by John Eley (Image ID 33928)
- Commended - Western Spinebill, by Barry Deacon (Image ID 34222)
- Commended - Australasian Gannet, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 33894)
- Commended - Purple Swamphen, by Linda Unwin (Image ID 34311)
- Commended - Buff-rumped Thornbill, by John Eley (Image ID 33929)
- Commended - Spinifex Pigeon, by Chris Young (Image ID 33964)
- Commended - Palm Cockatoo, by Con Duyvestyn (Image ID 33978)
Entry Level – Best of 2018
This category attracted 37 entries, from 12 photographers. 48 members voted, with the following result:
- Winner - Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, by Deanne Gaskill (Image ID 34322)
- Commended - Grey Fantail, by Mary Wheeler (Image ID 33824)
- Commended - Brown Falcon, by Jennifer Carr (Image ID 33952)
- Commended - Orange-bellied Parrot, by Robin Spry (Image ID 33619)
- Commended - Blue-winged Kookaburra, by Diana Womersley (Image ID 33903)