2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners at the Royal BC Museum

I'm somewhat of a photo nut. As a result, I tend to share loads of my own photos as well as tips, tricks, news, and other sources of inspiration to photographers and fans of photography in my local area.  Naturally I was quite pleased when I received a special invitation to attend a press event for an amazing local event. The official details (PR) follow...
The winners of the world’s most respected wildlife photography competition are coming to Victoria. The best 108 images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year - an international competition that had more than 41,000 entries from 95 countries - are on display at the Royal BC Museum from Dec. 16, 2011 to April 9, 2012. 

"This is like the Oscars of wildlife photography," said Martin Cooper, the only Canadian winner, from Burnaby, BC. 

 The 500-square-metre (5,400 sq ft) Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Royal BC Museum, opening December 16, 2011 - see more details in this official PR

Still Life in oil - Winner - 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This is the photographer whose picture has been voted as being the most striking and memorable of all entries.
Photographer - Daniel Beltrá (Spain)  (c) All Rights Reserved

Crude oil trickles off the feathers of the rescued brown pelicans, turning the white lining sheets into a sticky, stinking mess. The pelicans are going through the first stage of cleaning at a temporary bird-rescue facility in Fort Jackson, Louisiana. They've already been sprayed with a light oil to break up the heavy crude trapped in their feathers, which has turned their normally pale heads orange and their brown and grey feathers mahogany.

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2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners at the Royal BC Museum