Photo Competition
Photo Competition Winner - November '10 by Pamela Digby
- Judged by
- Paul Goldstein
- Trip code
- AYQ
- Countries Visited
- Tanzania
- Winner
- November 2010
Some outstanding wildlife images this month (please remember this is not just a wildlife competition) but there was a clear winner. I will candidly admit, I am supremely jealous of this image; it is superb. One action shot is worth a hundred cheesy portraits and this has just about everything. Photographing predators on a kill is easy as one of the parties is inert. Catching the exact moment of impact shows skill, nerve and also graft, as these events do not happen to order. However there are other facets that elevate this image into a higher pantheon. Firstly the light, secondly the splash of the water but critically the whole brutal, savage action is almost neutered by the benign elephant cameo going on top left as the mother gently leads her calf away from the PG show going on below.
Previous Winning entries
Star trails near Telouet -This is a technically superb shot. The exposure has to be about two hours, the direction due south and all the focus done manually. The lighting is also right on the money. M…
Sometimes I have to admit to bias and this was taken on a recent Sri Lanka safari I was lucky enough to lead; however having spent hours with all of the entries this month, it is a clear winner. Green…
The adjective 'original' seldom goes with the Taj Mahal, perhaps the most photographed building on the planet. It may even be dangerous to apply it here, but this is a stunning photo whatever the crit…
This is a landscape image with real impact. The composition is bold and strong, and the decision to give two thirds of the picture area to the sky gives a fantastic sense of the space and freedom that…
Good collection of pictures this month and (as it’s nearly Christmas), two winners – Clare Hunt – Discover Namibia (Tripcode: AZN) and Ralph Snook – Kenya Photographic Safari (Tripcode: AYX)Wh…
