Bird Photo Competition 4 2013 : Results

  • Judges Comment
  • A couple of seconds earlier, this sunlit Green Heron perched on a fence would have made for a pleasant-but-ordinary photograph. By taking the shot as the bird lurched forward into an unstable horizontal pose, a compelling sense of tension is created. This is further emphasized by the choice of an 'ultra-widescreen' crop. The next time you take a good photo, think about how close you might have been to taking a great photo!
  • Photographers Comment
  • Many thanks to Mr. Mike Atkinson for such a thoughtful comment and an extraordinary tip for all of us. I am blessed with my first ever win in a judged competition. Thanks a lot to Mr. Mike Atkinson and I-SHOT-IT team for bestowing me with such a memorable win. My name is Prathap. I made this photograph after more than an hours' wait. As always, patience and perseverance paid off as Green heron became more tolerant towards me. I placed my Nikon D7100 + Nikkor 300mm f2.8 lens on the fence to get an eye-level shot and waited for few minutes until it posed me with this elegant pose. I am grateful to Green Heron and God for giving me this wonderful opportunity. Please visit my blog:
  • www.naturephotographysimplified.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • This Sword-billed Hummingbird is beautifully positioned against the floral backdrop to give an elegant, colorful image.
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • A wonderful abstract silhouette in which the oblivious sparrow perches innocently among the sinister wires.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you very much for choosing my photo for the mark of excellence. My name is Meliha Eras and I live in Houston Tx. This photo was taken in Ankara /Turkey. I took several shots of this bird while it was moving around on this wire. This is one of them.
  • photo.net/photos/meliha
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • A graceful composition with the curvature of the birds' bills being reflected by the sweep of the branch.
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • A superbly-captured behavioral shot as the gull attempts to rob the tern of its hard-earned fish.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Many thanks for the Mark of excellence. I am a passionate Wildlife and bird photographer (part-time) and a Physical therapist (full-time), living in South Africa. I was attending a National photography conference in St Lucia, Kwazulu Natal last week and went out early one morning to the estuary to photograph birds before the lectures of the day started. I was so fortunate to capture the Tern and Gull action. I use a Canon 1D Mark 1V camera with a fixed 400mm lens, ISO 640 , 1/2000s. The birds were a fair distance away so i crept through the mud to get close enough to capture the action without disturbing the Terns.
  • ingridsellschopphotography.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • The extreme pose of this waxwing shows how much effort is needed to get airborne. A difficult shot to take.
  • Photographers Comment
  • This photo was taken in Osceola County, Michigan. There were several waxwings feeding on insects over a small pond. They kept circling & swooping... they didn't seem to care that we were there. It was one of those rare occasions where I got several chances at a decent shot :) I shot it with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II & a Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens. Thanks for the Mark of Excellence!
  • robharringtonphotography.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • Photos of displaying peacocks are commonplace, but this delicate, high-key portrait of a white bird provides an effective alternative.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Photograph of a white peacock as seen on the island of Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore. Canon Eos 5d2 & 24-105L
  • thelazytravelphotographer.blogspot.com/
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • It's beach party time, with dancing stilts adding a touch of humor.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thanks for the award! My wife and I still can't look at this photo without laughing! I used a Canon 5d mark III with a Sigma 50-500mm.
  • g-rphotography.smugmug.com
  • Mark Of Excellence
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  • The star of this shot is not the egret so much as its dangerous choice of perch.
  • Photographers Comment
  • Thank you,This photograph was taken in one of my favorite photography locations in florida. It has taken seven years of studying this area to get photos like this one. I go here seasonally to catch certain stages of Heron and Egret nesting periods. My eye caught this Chinese Egret resting fearlessly while waiting for gator left overs. Elizabeth yureklier DiRosa Wildlife Photographer