Bird Photo Competition 6 2016 : Results
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This well-known grebe courtship display has been gloriously captured by shooting into the dawn light and mist.
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you for the recognition. The location is Lake Hodges in Escondido, California. The photo was taken at sunrise, actually a few minutes before, when the golden light perfectly backlit the rushing grebes. The morning mist & fog added an extra dimension to this photo. Gear used Canon 7D Mark II and 100-400 lens.
- www.KSNaturePhotography.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A nicely spread flock of cranes outlined perfectly against the moon.
- Photographers Comment
- So many thanks from me (Bernd Gerlich, Germany) for this unexpected "Mark of Excellence". It's the first photo I ever uploaded to an I-S-I-competition and it is successful at once! I took this photo with my Canon 700D with 500 mm lens and tripod on 29.9.2015 at 7:00 am in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a part of North-Eastern-Germany. Behind me the sun raised and it got more and more light. There came several flocks of cranes - below the moon and above the moon and right in the middle, but then - naturally - in a tangled crowd. But in the end it was right and and that's the only important thing. There was no post processing.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- A bold composition with a brooding low key monochrome treatment.
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Sumptuous lighting and thoughtful framing portray this Anhinga beautifully.
- Photographers Comment
- 300mm: f/5.6: 1/2000 sec: ISO 640 Canon 7D MKII / Sigma 150-600 (Sport) RAW Image processed in Lightroom Thanks for the award. I shot this Oriental Darter from a small boat in a secluded rainforest river estuary in the Kinabatangan area of Sabah (Borneo). I was fortunate to catch it between hunting dives as it was perched on a broken tree trunk with its wings held open to dry in the early morning sun. (Mike - Singapore).
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- This image captures the impressive acrobatics of the macaw, but is also humorous as the right-hand bird seems to be bemused by the other's antics.
- Photographers Comment
- Thank you for the recognition. The location was the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. The Scarlet Macaws are quite characters :-). I sure enjoyed watching and photographing their behaviors. Gear used Canon 7D Mark II and 100-400 lens.
- www.KSNaturePhotography.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Wonderful habitat shot and compelling eye contact.
- Photographers Comment
- Dave Shaffer, Image shot in N/E Mn. 2015, Nikon D4s with 200-400mm. slight crop , selective sharpening and contrast adjustments
- bearwitnessimages.com
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Great action shot of these two egrets set against a rich blue backdrop.
- Photographers Comment
- Thanks for the Mark of Excellence. I taken this photo via Canon 1D4+Tamron 150-600mm. 1/1600, F6.3 at 600mm. The fighting time is the best time that I'm interested. And I processed in Lightroom. Thanks again.
- https://500px.com/interdy
- Mark Of Excellence
- Judges Comment
- Whether taken in the wild or not, the finished result has that wow factor.