THESE are the wonderful scenes of our Great Outdoors in Gwent - as captured by you.
This summer, the Argus asked all avid photographers to take pictures of the 'Great Outdoors' as part of our competition in conjunction with Western Power Distribution.
The entries came flooding in with more than 100 photographs being sent in, from landscapes to landmarks and from wildlife to cityscapes and now the winners have been revealed.
After some tough judging of the extremely high quality entries, first prize went to Peter Hillier, from Blaina for his stunningly unusual picture of Six Bells in Abertillery.
The photo, which is taken from behind the shoulder of the Guardian mining memorial statue looking down over the valley, was taken using a quad-copter.
Mr Hillier said: “I wanted to get a different viewpoint, that’s why I use the quad-copter. It’s got four blades to lift it up into the air and take photos that way.”
After doing photography for more than 10 years Mr Hillier wanted to try more and more techniques.
He added: “I always want to try something new with my pictures and had always been interested in taking a photo of the statue from an unusual perspective. I have never seen a photo taken of Six Bells from this angle, so I am really proud of it."
Mr Hillier will receive a prize fund of £250 for his photo.
He said: “It’s great to have won the prize; it’s really fantastic to be recognised. My friends have always told me to enter competitions, so I’m glad I did.”
Second prize went to Jim Sullivan, from Caerleon, for his picturesque landscape photo taken through branches down onto the River Usk, flowing through Caerleon.
Mr Sullivan is an avid photographer who enjoys photographing his local community.
He said: “I only really photograph things within half a mile of where I live, but it’s always landscapes because no shot is the same. Everyone is always different.”
“Some of my shots are opportunistic, but this particular photo was much more planned, I really wanted to get an autumnal picture to enter into the competition.”
Mr Sullivan has been taking photos since he was 13-years-old and attended the National Film and Television School, therefore photography has always been a big part of his life. He said: “Photography is my passion and I am just so pleased with this award, I really didn’t expect it.”
He will receive £150 for his snap.
Sam Whitfield won third prize for his fantastic opportunistic shot of his eight-year-old daughter Megan swinging on a rope.
Mr Whitfield, from Malpas said: "I have been into photography for about two years and with this photo, I just used the lens that lets me take photos really quickly, so while I was walking in the woods with my daughter, I managed to get this one."
Mr Whitfield describes himself as an "outdoors" person and being outside, taking photos is something he is very passionate about.
He said: "It's brilliant. I never win anything, so this is really amazing to have my photo in the paper."
Mr Whitfield will also receive a prize fund of £100.
The competition was judged by Karen Welch, of Western Power Distribution along with Argus chief photographer Chris Tinsley and Argus deputy news editor Ruth Mansfield.
Ms Welch said: "We were delighted with the number of entries and the standard was extremely high. The judges had a very difficult job but the winners' entries were excellent.
"We now look forward to meeting the winners to award them their prizes."
Pictured along with the winning entries are some of the other finalists who were shortlisted in the competition.
Well done and thank you to everyone who entered.
SCENE: The panoramic was taken on a hill overlooking Bassaleg by Chris Goddard, 35, of Newport.
CLOSE UP: Taken in Cwmbran by Paul O’Connor
Big Pit, Blaenavon by Owain Harris aged 8 from Abergavenny
Peterstone Gout
STARE: Fox at Magor Marsh Reserve by John Marsh
WINTER: Taken by Robert Greenaway
Second Seven Bridge from Magor by Chris Roberts
PLAYTIME: The third prize picture was captured by Sam Whitfield
PEEKING THROUGH: An old tree root that was standing in Tredegar Park Newport for many decades and has now sadly been burnt down. Picture by Wayne Gibbon
WINTER: Taken by Robert Greenaway
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