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PRESS RELEASE

Winning photo here: http://bit.ly/1nTNdKL
Prize giving here: http://bit.ly/1gJtM25

Wattisham Flying Station, 15/05/2014

Red Arrows Sunburst winner of Ballingdon Mill Photo Competition

Ballingdon Mill is pleased to announce Bil Bungay is the winner of its Aeronautics in
East Anglia photography competition for his photograph Red Arrows Sunburst shot
on a Canon 60D.

Chairman of the judging panel, photographer Eamonn McCabe said This stunning
photograph would grace any competition and easily won this one. The Red Arrows
make their perfect formation appearing as if from the sun to form a weird creature of
the skies. Brilliant, would look great on any front page..

Awarding the prize of a Canon EOS 60D, sponsored by Jessops, Lieutenant Colonel
Mike Neville, Commanding Officer 3 Regiment Army Air Corps based at Wattisham
Flying Station said Although the Red Arrows are now stationed elsewhere their
history is firmly rooted in Suffolk with the Black Arrows Hunter here at Wattisham.

A special honorary award was made to Allan Powell, 81, who was also official
photographer for the prize giving event. Deputy Chair of Sudburys Gainsboroughs
House and fellow competition judge Alan Swerdlow said Alan's beautiful
photographs ring true: he knew the period as a young man, and it shows in the
simplicity of his images.

Ballingdon Mill is an Artists Retreat which also offers short breaks in Gainsborough
Country. The competition was run in parallel with artist Andrew Crosss ongoing
residency at Ballingdon Mill on the subject of aeronautics in the Suffolk landscape.
Due to its proximity to Europe, East Anglia was known colloquially by the Military as
an aircraft carrier. The region also has an illustrious link with aero technical
development and invention, most famously the parachute, radar and jet engine.

Competition organiser Theo Bird of Ballingdon Mill said, "I would like to thank the
judges, all entrants, and Wattisham Flying Station.

Winning photo here: http://bit.ly/1nTNdKL
Prize giving here: http://bit.ly/1gJtM25

ENDS

NOTES

www.ballingdonmill.co.uk

1. Press contact: Theodore Bird, bird.t@me.com, +447711 747334

2. Photo Captions

The winning photograph must be captioned:

Ballingdon Mill Aeronautics in East Anglia Prize Winner Red Arrows Sunburst by
Bil Bungay 2014.

Group photo caption:

Prize giving at Wattisham Air Station. Left to right: Alan Swerdlow MBE, Deputy
Chairman Gainsboroughs House, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Neville, Commanding
Officer 3 Regiment Army Air Corps, Ballingdon Mill Prize Winner Bil Bungay,
Theodore Bird of Ballingdon Mill in front of Wattisham Station Heritage Museums
Hawker Hunter Blackjack Red One. Photograph by Alan Powell 2014.


Further photographs are available from Ballingdon Mills Flickr page accessible from
www.ballingdonmill.co.uk

3. The Prize

The Aeronautics in East Anglia prize sponsored by Jessops is a Canon EOS60D 18-
135mm worth 799 and delivers great results. With an 18 megapixel resolution, it
offers large files that are rich in detail and natural colour and with a max ISO 6400
sensitivity and 5.3fps continuous shooting the EOS 60D also offers a 3-inch vari-
angle LCD screen allowing shooting of still photos and Full HD movies from unusual
viewpoints.

4. Judges

Judges chaired by photographer Eamonn McCabe included:

Ann Dumas, Curator, The Royal Academy
Bill Batten, Photographer
Emma Hardy, Photographer
Andrew Cross, Artist in Residence, Ballingdon Mill
Alan Swerdlow MBE, Deputy Chairman, Gainsborough's House

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