Photo Competition
Photo Competition Winner - April '11 by Paul Heester
- Judged by
- Paul Goldstein
- Trip code
- AMS
- Countries Visited
- Morocco
- Winner
- April 2011
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. My only criticism is that it could have done with a little more definition in the foreground but when one is blundering around at night setting up a tripod with other things to think about that is not easy. It is comfortably this month's best shot and shows that just because the sun has gone down, the cameras do not have to be put away.
Previous Winning entries
Action shots are often the most challenging with wildlife. It appears that this cheetah has just given up on this quest, however the image still screams motion. The quarry is sharp, the predator blu…
We had to have an embargo on Polar bears this month as they kept flooding in and this left the photo cupboard slightly bare. However this is a beauty - nothing fancy just a cracking shot of an idyllic…
Unsurprisingly after two staggeringly successful Spitsbergen Expeditions we have had a barrage of bear images. We have created an online gallery of the runners up and picking a winner was virtually…
Viewing the offerings this month on a sweltering South London afternoon was not as inspiring as normal, that is, until I came across this belter which was an easy winner. The photograph is all about…
I may get some criticism for this as it is a complete break with the norm, but this is a photo competition not a woolly adventure travel love-in and this is the best shot this month. …
