Wildlife Photo Competition 5 2015 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $252.00 and a Leica C camera worth $700
- Judges Comment
- Here is a remarkable shot, and it looks like we just got our first winner of this competition taken with a remote camera (correct me if I am wrong). So, a very cleverly planned photograph, the Milky Way isn’t there by accident, but a very nicely taken one too, a mix of long exposure and flash give this boar detail in the night, showing off its fabulous fur coat and that dark eye with which we connect immediately. I suspect this wasn’t a first attempt at this so all of that work has paid off, you have got yourself a rare photo, nothing less than a wild boar foraging at night photo. Congratulations, clever shot.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Well I love this and for several reasons. Firstly because you have caught a real wild moment, a beautiful and rare wild animal with its prey between its jaws. But also because you have photographed it so honestly and simply. it is an easy composition with appealing shapes of green that frame the lynx (or bobcat) just nicely, but what is really special is that incomparable wild feel you can only portray when out there with the real thing, your blurry foreground branches help that too. You must have been delighted with this, well done, this photo jumped straight into the final.
- Photographers Comment
- Antonio Plaza, Delaware water Gap, Nikon d800 500mm f/4. After 1 month of searching the area were I have previously seen animals trails, I finally got an opportunity. I spotted this Bobcat playing with his pray just like a regular house cat would do. I crawled for about 10 minutes to a position where I could get good composition and snapped away. He spotted me within seconds of setting up to photograph, threw his prey up in the air once and proceeded to saunter away. I love his look in this photo as he has a look of accomplishment and pride over his kill.
- www.apwildlifephotography.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Oh this is lovely, and such fun. You certainly got a clever angle for this family portrait. I guess in cases like this you just wait ‘till they move on…rather than overtaking to see the other side. ☺
- Photographers Comment
- Cathy Withers-Clarke says : We have had such fun with this photo ! It was taken in the Addo National Park in South Africa, and we so enjoyed getting a different angle on the family group, instead of the standard portrait. Nikon D7100, Sigma 18-250mm
- www.withersclarke.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Ha, another foursome but this time from the front side. This is so cute and fun too, big well done.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This is a complicated one to pull off, well done for being right opposite this otter too, making that reflection possible. It looks like you have used flash and a slow shutter here to get this swirling yet sharp effect. Clever photography and an amazing sight.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- I like your wide angled low shot of this sweet little hermit crab, showing us the world from his perspective… At last those people are leaving me some space!
- Photographers Comment
- I shot this picture 10 years ago with a Canon Digital Ixus 400 (4 MP only) at the beach of Rarotonga/Cook Islands. The camera was put onto the sand and angled a bit upwards. PP was done in Photoshop, only lights and shadows corrected and cropped a bit. Thank you very much for the honor and congrats to all other participants! Happy new year to all! Christian Bernfeld, Austria
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- We see lots of gorillas on here but this one is special. It is in the wild and has that wild feel to it. A real gorilla family situation, no one posing, just natural. Well done.
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you for the Mark of Excellence! And to all the Beautiful Captures. This was not easy and patience was highly needed; but i have to say it was worth every moment! Thank you, once again! oops! Im Jeremy for New York and the Camera i used was my old Canon 40D with a 70-200mm L Series Lens. There was little editing needed with Lightroom, but used to lighten some areas. Cheers!!
- elegantdepictions.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- My favourite from a series of beautiful tiger portraits you submitted. The dark studio like background and lighting really set off the warm colours of these truly amazing animals. You have managed your photos beautifully and it would seem you have the rare opportunity to be able to do this kind of wild animal portraiture. Keep at it, you have a remarkable series.
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you so much for choosing my photo for a Mark of Excellence. It is a great honor! Congratulations to the winner. Thank you for the compliment about the remarkable serie about these tigers. My name is Deborah Roffel / The Netherlands, these tigers are Nina and Lucky, I have photographed them a few times. They are really beautiful animals! In this picture I used the Canon 1DX camera and a 70-200mm F2.8 Lens. Thanks again.
- www.deborahroffel.com
- Mark Of Excellence