‘Naturally Simple’ is an ongoing project which I hope to expand on over the coming months. The images are free from manipulation and are photographed in naturally simple situations, whilst utilising strong backlighting to create abstract designs.
There is always something satisfying about seeing lines, whether it be implied lines or geometric lines. No matter where your go they are always there but vary dramatically in form.
I visited London for a couple of days and was taken back by the amount of photographic opportunities. It was one of the few times where I could photograph in bright sunlight an not mind about the harsh shadows created by the buildings. In a lot of cases it helped to enhance the strong architectural designs.
Overall, it was just nice to be able to go out with a camera body and a couple of lenses and just enjoy.
With confirmation from WPOTY (Wildlife Photographer of the Year) that I have been unsuccessful with this years competition, I thought I would share my shortlisted entries. To my surprise, eight out of my twenty submitted images were selected for the final round of judging. Thinking this has to be too good to be true (which it was) I thought nothing of it. Lets face it, a dead fish or a slow-worm on a rock is hardly going to take rank up against flying penguins or fighting tigers (to name a few) but you never know.
In the words of Liam Marsh “If it was easy to win, it wouldn’t be worth entering!”
Anyway, here are my shortlisted entries.
Amphibians and Reptiles
Black and White
Amphibians and Reptiles
Mammals
World in Our Hands
Black and White
Black and White
Black and White
Yesterday the results of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) were released. I managed to receive a Commended award for my image “The end of the vine”. I traveled to Kew Garden to attend the private view, which was great as I was able to see a selection of the best images from competition seven. It was really nice to see images in print, considering a large percentage of modern photography is usually viewed digitally.
Check out the winning images:
http://www.igpoty.com/competition07/winners.asp?parent=winners
