Bird Photo Competition 2 2016 : Results
- Competition Winner : First Prize
- $900.80
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A wonderful silhouette image that really holds the attention
- Photographers Comment
- I am Pratik Pradhan from India. I shot this image during a photo trip to Braj bhoomi to capture colourful Holi festival. As seen in the image the pigeon is trying to remove a steel wire from the roof top of the tea stall considering it as a good nesting material. I liked how the split second posture of this bird in silhouette resembles to ancient wall art. Camera used: Nikon D810 + Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art
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- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A striking combination of pose, backlighting and composition
- Photographers Comment
- Picture taken in Hungary
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- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A photo with a great surprise that's easily missed
- Photographers Comment
- I took this photo on Ueno park in Tokyo using Leica M monochrom and Summicron-M 50mm. Thanks for mark of excellence.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- An image that sums up both the story of an event and the tenuous nature of power
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- The twisting pose makes this sharp bird-in-flight shot even more dynamic
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A brave and effective composition with the subject placed small-in-the-frame at a Rule of Thirds power point
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Monochrome portrait photography treatment applied very effectively to this vulture
- Photographers Comment
- Usually I don't shoot photographs of captive animals, but this black vulture has catched my attention and I waited long to get this look towards me. Canon 5d Mk iii, Canon 100-400 L Post processing with Lightroom, black&white conversion with Photoshop/Silver Efex Henrik Spranz/Austria
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- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A well-executed record of a classic wildlife spectacle
- Photographers Comment
- Rushing Clark's Grebes. The photo was taken on Lake Hodges, in San Diego California using a Canon 70D with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens. Rushing or "walking on water" is a part of their courtship display.
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About myself: I am Morten Schiodt, a Maxillofacial Surgeon (jaw surgeon), 69 years old, doing bird photography in my spare time. I have been taught by Bence Mate, Hungary (cf. his website, hide photography, BBC prize winner) and Allan Guido Nielsen, a Danish bird photographer.
Picture information: Two fighting blue herons taken at the â€Theaterâ€, a hide at Bence Mates Farm in Puztazer, Hungary on February 08, 2016 at 15.18.39 p.m. My camera is Canon 5D Mark III. My lens is Canon 200-400 f/4 L IS USM int. Converter 1.4. The picture was taken with aperture F/4, Exposure 1/1600 sec at 200 mm, ISO 2000.
The story: There are many birds feeding at this hide including blue herons, white egrets and cormorants. Sometimes also spoon bills. Nearly every day an eagle come by and takes a fish, then the other birds often leave for a while. Two blue herons were fighting, the one on the left, the victim screaming, while the agressor knocked the other down and grapped his neck and dived him under the water and stamped on him. Then he stabbed his lower jaw and the beak went through the floor of the mouth where blood and saliva spirted up. The dramatic events were evident from the fight and the scream, but the details could only be seen afterwards analysing the pictures, since everything happened very fast. I took 20 pictures over this drama taking place over 13 secs. 15.18.37-15.18.50 on the 8th of February 2016.
This picture, apart from the dramatic effect, has a particular meaning for me working with jaw surgery and being used to such dramatic events of trauma to humans, thus a particular co-incidence!