Any one else get seriously erect at the thought of brilliant military pictures?
This year's Peregrine Trophy for Naval Photography has just been awarded - some piccies...
Maritime Image Award Winner: HMS Ark Royal heads to the 'Tail of the Bank', Anchorage [Picture: LA(Phot) Gregg Macready, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
Peregrine Trophy Open Category Winner: 'Rounds' 2009 [Picture: PO(Phot) Sean Clee, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
Winner of the Media Operations Award: Marine Mark Ormrod, 40 Commando Royal Marines (2nd from left), receives his campaign medal following a six-month tour of Afghanistan's Helmand province on Operation HERRICK 7 [Picture: LA(Phot) Johncock, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
Winner of the Royal Navy 'Life Without Limits' Award: Members of Y Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines, during a live firing package at Dundrennan Ranges [Picture: LA(Phot) Nick Tryon, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
The winner...
Royal Navy Photographer of the Year: The Army trainer getting some air during a break in the final of the Combined Services Winter Sports Association Championships 2009 [Picture: LA(Phot) Owen King, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009]
This year's entries have had a lot to live up to.
Some previous entries