Here are the superb Top 20 photo competition winners* as voted for by members on our Facebook page… And the coveted first place, with a massive 681 points on the SOSJ ‘ometer’, is John Ovenden with his shot of a leaping dolphin in St Brelade’s Bay. Well done to John and all those who made it to our Top 20 – quite a feat!

Congratulations too to our runners up and wild card holders – scroll down or click here to see their pictures.

  • No 1 ~ Dolphin in St Brelade's Bay ~ John Ovenden - 681 points!
    No 1 ~ Dolphin in St Brelade's Bay ~ John Ovenden - 681 points!
  • No 2 ~ Sand House ~ Andy Coutanche (Jersey Sandman)
    No 2 ~ Sand House ~ Andy Coutanche (Jersey Sandman)
  • No 3 ~ Dolphins Playing ~ Chloe Fosse
    No 3 ~ Dolphins Playing ~ Chloe Fosse
  • No 4 ~ Midsummer Day ~ Jane Pinel~ SOS Jersey Photo Competition 2014
    No 4 ~ Midsummer Day ~ Jane Pinel
  • 5 tony Safe lightning over st aubins 227
    No 5 ~ Lightning over St Aubin's ~ Tony Safe
  • No 6 ~ Plémont Waterfall ~ Gary Power
  • No 7 ~ Sunset Over St Ouen's ~ Lee fernandes
  • No 8 ~ Green Island at Dawn ~ Kay Patrick
  • No 9 ~ La Rocco Sunset ~ Alex Fearn
  • No 10 ~ The White House in May ~ Paul Carpenter
  • Top 10 Countdown from Tomorrow!
  • No 11 ~ Jersey from 30,000 ft ~ Björn Krohn
    No 11 ~ Jersey from 30,000 ft ~ Björn Krohn
  • No 12 ~ Storm Wave ~ St Aubin ~ Jacqui Carrel
    No 12 ~ Storm Wave ~ St Aubin ~ Jacqui Carrel
  • SOSJ Photo Competition 2014 - Special Bonus Award - Marc Whitehead
    Special Bonus Award ~ The Five Mile at Dusk ~ Marc Whitehead
  • No 14 ~ St Aubin's Harbour at Night ~ Paul Franklin
    No 14 ~ St Aubin's Harbour at Night ~ Paul Franklin
  • No 16 ~ Les Echrehous ~ Jay Skuce
    No 15 ~ Les Echrehous ~ Jay Skuce
  • No 16 ~ Dawn at Green Island ~ Mark Creedon
    No 16 ~ Dawn at Green Island ~ Mark Creedon
  • 17 ~ Independence Day ~ Marc Whitehead
  • No 18 - Sunset at Le Braye - Helier Smith - sos jersey photo competition
    No 18 ~ Sunset at Le Braye ~ Helier Smith
  • No 19 jimmy dwyer milky way at dawn seymour 156 (mar)
    No 19 ~ Milky Way at Dawn ~ Jimmy Dyer
  • No 20 - Road to the Milky Way - Nick Venton
    No 20 ~ Road to the Milky Way ~ Nick Venton
Click for list of winners & scores

1. Leaping Dolphin – John Ovenden – 681 points – (St Brelade’s Bay, 2014)

2. Sand House – Andy Coutanche (Jersey Sandman) – 340 points (2014)

3. Dolphins Playing – Chloe Fosse – 302 points (St Catherine’s, 2014)

4. Midsummer’s Day – Jane Pinel – 257 points (St Ouen’s, June 2014)

5. Lightning over St Aubin’s – Tony Safe –  227 points (St Aubin’s 2014)

6. Plémont Waterfall – Gary Power – 224 points (Plémont, 2014)

7. Sunset Over St Ouen – Lee Fernandes – 221 points (St Ouen’s Bay, 2014)

8. Green Island at Dawn – Kay Patrick – 215 points (Green Island, 2014)

9. La Rocco Sunset – Alex Fearn – 207 points (St Ouen’s Bay, September 2014)

10. The White House – Paul Carpenter – 200 points (St Ouen’s Bay, May 2014)

11. Jersey from 30,000 ft – Björn Krohn – 198 points (Above Jersey, May 2014)

12. Storm Wave (aka The Blob) – Jacqui Carrel – 187 points (St Aubin, January 2014)

Special Bonus Award – 209 points – The Five Mile at Dusk – Marc Whitehead

14. Night Lights in the Harbour – Paul Franklin – 184 points (St Aubin’s Harbour, November 2014)

15. Summer Causeway – Jay Skuse – 183 points (Les Écréhous, summer 2014)

16. Sunrise at Green Island – Mark Creedon – 178 points (Green Island, March 2014)

17. Independence Day – Marc Whitehead – 175 points (St Ouen’s bay, January 2014)

18. Sunset at Le Braye – Helier Smith – 160 points (St Ouen’s bay, October 2014)

19. Milky Way at Dawn – Jimmy Dyer – 156 points (Seymour Tower, March 2014)

20. Road to the Milky Way – Nick Venton – 155 points (L’Etacq, March 2014)

Wild cards & runners up

(See below slides for details)

  • Mont Orgeuil ~ Colin Pallot
  • Mega Clouds Over la Rocco ~ Helier Smith
  • Crock of Gold ~ Craig Baron
  • Under the Stars at Beauport ~ Andy Denten
  • Sunset over Noirmont Point ~ Kay Patrick
  • Dolphins in St Aubin's Bay ~ John Ovenden
  • Les Écrehoes from the Air ~ Colin Pallot
  • Runner up: Lee Fernandes
    Choppy at St Ouen's ~ Lee Fernandes
  • Storm approaching ~ Marc Whitehead
  • Sunset at La Corbière ~ Gary Power
  • Seymour Tower ~ Andy Coutanche
  • Tranquil St Brelade ~ Jane Pinel
  • Extreme fishing ~ John Ovenden
  • Moving water ~ Lee Frenandes
  • Hallowe'en at St Ouen's ~ Jersey Sandman
Click for list of runners up & wild cards, and their scores

Runners up

Close and worthy runners up – look how close the scores are… and note that these scores will have got them all into the Top 20 last year!

Colin Pallot ‘Night Time at Gorey’ – 156 points

Craig Baron – ‘Crock of Gold Behind the Castle’ – 154 points (June)

Colin Pallot – Les Écréhous from above – 153 (Mar)

Helier Smith – Towering clouds over La Rocco – 153 points (Oct)

Andy Denten – ‘Beauport under the Stars’ – scoring 152 points (May)

Wild cards

These are the Photographers who could have had more than one pic in top 20, but kindly agreed to our policy of one photo per person)

Andy Coutanche (Jersey Sandman) ‘Coastal Hallowe’en’ – 232 points (Oct)

Gary Power – ‘Drama at La Corbière’ – 159 points

Marc Whitehead – ‘Last Night’s Storm’ – 167 points (June)

Jane Pinel Tranquility at St. Brelade’s Bay – 168 points (Oct)

Kay Patrick Noirmont – 169 points (Nov)

John Ovenden – ‘Dolphin Playing south east coast’ – 204 points (Oct)

John Ovenden – ‘Splendour in the east’ – 187 points (Nov)

Lee Fernandes – Choppy Seas at Corbiere – 197 points (Sept)

Lee Fernandes – ‘Towards Seymour Tower’ – 174 points (Oct)

Andy Coutanche (Jersey Sandman) ‘Seymour Tower from Above’ – 162 points (May)

The wild cards: These photos that scored enough points to qualify for the SOSJ 2014 Top 20. However, because we want to include as many photographers as possible in the Top 20, we asked the photographers concerned if we could keep their highest scoring shots only to put into the Top 20 and they very kindly agreed – so we have created a special category to show the images and thank the photographers for their generosity of spirit.

The runners up: Here we feature great shots that didn’t quite make the Top 20 but are still impressive – in fact, to demonstrate how close the scoring was and just how many points had to be scored to obtain entry into the Top 20, two of these shots scored 153 points on the SOSJ scoreboard and would have comfortably got into last year’s Top 20!

*NOTE: All photos are copyrighted by the people who took them. If you would like copies of any of these photos, please contact the individual photographer(s) via Facebook – just go to SOSJ’s Facebook page and search for their name.