NaturePhotographeroftheYearbutyou'llneverguesswhichonewonitSomeareincredible-someareawe-inspiring.Butdon'tbesurprisedifyoucan'tpickthewinner...ThesestunningimagesbeatoffcompetitionfromthousandsofentriestobenamedfinalistsoftheNaturePhotographeroftheYear.Thephotos,whichshowcasesomeofthemoststunningscenesinnaturefromacrossEurope,wereallfinalistsinthecompetition,organisedbytheSocietyofGermanNaturePhotographers.ApproachbyWernerBollman:ThesearethestunningimageswhichbeatoffcompetitionfromthousandsofentriestobenamedfinalistsoftheNaturePhotographeroftheYear.Butcanyouguesswhichonewon?JourneyToTheCentrebyBerndNill:ThejudgeslikedthisincrediblewebcapturedonfilmbyoneofthefinalistsErmineFullspeedbyRolfMuller:ThecompetitionwasorganisedbytheSocietyofGermanNaturePhotographersMorethan200membersofthesociety,fromsevendifferentcountriessubmitted3,252imagestothecontest.TheoverallcompetitionwaswonbyKlausTammfromWuppertal,withhisimage'ToadMigration'.Klaussaid:'OneeveninginearlyAprilIwasouttosavecommontoadscrossingtheroadfrombeingrunoverbyapproachingcars.'Ihadwantedtophotographthissituationforquitesometime,soIparkedthecaronaquietroadtocomposesomeimagesofamigratingtoad.GrouseportraitbyKlausEchle:Morethan200membersofthesociety,fromsevendifferentcountriessubmitted3,252imagestothecontestMuteSwansinthehailstormbyIngoPlenk:Thephotos,whichshowcasesomeofthemoststunningscenesinnaturefromacrossEurope,wereallfinalistsinthecompetitionBlazingPineForestbyDrMartinSchmidt:Thiswasanotherfinalist,whichshowsredsunlightshiningontreesCarabusAuronitensbyBernhardBrautlecht:ThispictureofaninsectonwoodwasoneofthecompetitionfinalistsTheLittleOnebyClaudiaMuller:Showsasinglesmallmushroomamidagreensurrounding'TheanimalmovedveryslowlyduetothecooleveningtemperaturesandImanagedtocreateaphotographinthevehicle'sbeamoflight.'Thewetsurfaceoftheroadwithitsreflectionsaddedtothesuccessfulcompositionoftheimage.'Afterapre-juryhadmadetheirchoicesfromthe3251submittedimages,tenimageswereselectedfromeachofthesevenca