reading for pleasure: January 2016

“Aware of Carlos’s presence, the common yellow scorpion is flourishing its sting as a warning. Carlos had found it basking on a flat stone in a rocky area near his home in Torralba de los Sisones, northeast Spain – also a place that he goes to look for reptiles. The late afternoon sun was casting such a lovely glow over the scene that Carlos decided to experiment with a double exposure (his first ever) so he could include the sun. He started with the background, using a fast speed so as not to overexpose the sun, and then shot the scorpion, using a low flash. But he had to change lenses (he used his zoom for the sun), which is when the scorpion noticed the movement and raised its tail. Carlos then had to wait for it to settle before taking his close-up, with the last rays of the sun lighting up its body.” –Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Winner, Asia-Pacific – “Net Mending” by Ly Hoang Long

Highly commended – “Roe Deer in a Bluebell Wood” by Don Hooper

“The View” by Christine Fitzgerald

Merit – “Light Source” by Marcelo Castro

Merit – “End of the World” by Sean Hacker Teper

Finalist, Earth’s Environments – “Magic Mountain” by David Clapp