Shropshire photographers going wild about nature snapshots
[gallery] They are moments of the most incredible beauty and majesty captured in time. And they have all scooped prizes in Shropshire's biggest photographic competition.
In one, a cheetah takes food to its two young cubs in the heart of Kenya, while in another a dolphin leaps gloriously out of the clear blue waters of a Mexican bay.
The rugged beauty of the snow-covered French Alps and the simple elegance of a woodland scene are both captured perfectly.
More than 750 people from 59 countries entered the Wrekin Arts Photographic competition.
The Wrekin Salon of International Photography competition drew 6,100 images from as far afield as Oman, Kuwait, Brazil and New Zealand vying for prizes.
But despite stiff competition from amateur snappers from around the globe, club members fared well in the competition.
Club chairman Jon Baker, 64, who has been taking pictures for more than 30 years, received the Members Medal in the photo travel category. His picture of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix was taken during a holiday to France.
Photography is a family affair for Audrey and Russell Price, from Much Wenlock. Mrs Price's image of a brown hare hiding in long grass won the Members Medal in the nature section while an image of a mother cheetah bringing home a kill for her cubs, taken by Mr Price, was highly commended.
Alan Lees, 73, from Little Wenlock, saw action shot of a dolphin leaping out of the sea in the Baja Peninsula, Mexico, in 2010, highly commended in the nature section.
Another member of the group, Carole Mathews, took the Members Medal in the open section with her picture of birch trees in an autumn mist.
A selection of the best entries will be shown in a special presentation at The Belfrey Theatre in Wellington on Saturday from 2pm. Entry is £2.
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