Wanderlust Travel Magazine (UK)
Landscape
WINNER (SEE PAGE 12) Winter sunset
Poland
Stefania Urbini, Manager
Nikon D750, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 @ 400mm, 1/100 sec @ f/8,
ISO 200, tripod
Judges’ comments: “Superb light. The simple composition of tightly packed birch trees has a wonderful atmosphere and stillness.”
The magnificence of the desert (SEE PREVIOUS PAGE)
Khara Desert, Isfahan Province, Iran
Babak Mehrafshar, Electronic engineer
Nikon D7500, Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 @ 150mm, 1/320 sec @ f/5, ISO 320
Judges’ comments: “A striking shot. The use of leading lines draws you in.”
RUNNER-UP Cloudy UFO
Crimean Peninsula, Demerdzhi Mountain, Ukraine
Elena Pakhalyuk, Computer engineer Canon EOS 6D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8l ll USM @ 88mm, 1/4000 @ f/16, ISO 400
Judges’ comments: “Venticular clouds gild any image, but they are notoriously tough to embrace into an effective photo. Top marks for this – unusual, almost mythical.”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Misty morning in Mandalay
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Aung Thuya, Government officer
Canon EOS 60D, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8l @ 160mm, 1/160 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 100
Judges’ comments: “Soft morning light with the bonus of mist adds a wonderful moody atmosphere, punctuated by the temple towers. Strong use of the diagonal.”
Tranquillity
Norway
Effy Varley, PA
Canon EOS 550D, Canon EF-S1022MM f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 22mm, 1/100 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 1/100
Judges’ comments: “Lovely, calming landscape, no disruptions and cool colours.”
Early spring
Iceland
Pawel Kamionka, Manager
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II, Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 @ 55mm, 1/640 sec @ f/9, ISO 200
Judges’ comments: “Evokes the raw beauty and harshness of Iceland out of season.”
On the edge of the world
Ura-guba, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Vitaliy Novikov, Firefighter
Nikon D600, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8g @ 14mm, 13 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 640
Judges’ comments: “Unusual northern lights image. Strong composition: there’s a full moon and that aurora’s not easy to capture.”
Three peaks in the mist
China
Alex Harford,
Technical SEO manager
Canon Powershot G1 X Mark III, 15–45mm @ 45mm, 1/800 @ f/7.1, ISO 125
Judges’ comments: “If you look in the Oxford English Dictionary under moody, you should see this picture. It is a gorgeous, unexpected study of an area that’s often photographed.”
The Rock
Drangarnir, Vágar, Faroe Islands Pawel Zygmunt, Airline staff
Nikon D810, Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 @ 16mm, 0.5 sec @ f/9, ISO 64
Judges’ comments: “Love the positioning and capture of the colourful sky behind the dark rock formation. There’s a great contrast between the ruggedness versus the softer waterline and sky.”
Norwegian dreams
Lofoten Islands, Norway
Donald Yip, IT engineer
DJI Mavic Air drone, 1/1200 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100
Judges’ comments: “We see many images of the Fredvang bridges, but rarely with such beautiful light and composition.”