Pages

A universe of beauty, mystery and wonder

A universe of beauty, mystery and wonder
©http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/ UNAUTHORIZED USE AND/OR DUPLICATION OF THIS BLOG'S MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. EXCERPTS AND LINKS MAY BE USED, PROVIDED THAT FULL AND CLEAR CREDIT IS GIVEN TO OTTERS AND SCIENCE NEWS BLOGSPOT WITH APPROPRIATE AND SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO THE ORIGINAL CONTENT. --- THE FACTS AND OPINIONS POSTED ON THIS BLOG ARE HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS BLOG'S ADMINISTRATOR.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

STUNNING IMAGES OF NATURE IN ENTRIES TO THE 2017 SONY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS COMPETITION

©http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/. Unauthorized duplication of this blog's material is prohibited.   Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full credit and link is given to Otters and Science News Blogspot.  Link to this post:  https://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2017/06/stunning-images-of-nature-in-entries-to.html - Thank you for visiting my blog.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the 2017 competition - the largest in the world photographers from across the planet entered a record 227,596 images across the awards' Professional, Open and Youth categories.   In all, 49 countries participated.  Here are some of the most beautiful entries. 
Christina Roemmelt took this startling image of an ice cave in December 2016 after a long hike to a glacier in an undisclosed location
Christina Roemmelt took this startling image of an ice cave in December 2016 after a long hike to a glacier in an undisclosed location
See more beautiful images

 
A tornado  supercell storm rolls over the town of Stratford, Texas, USA. Photographer Maximilian Conrad says of it: 'I only had a few moments to find a decent spot. Its structures and color seem unreal and belong to the most dramatic I have ever witnessed in many years'
A tornado supercell storm rolls over the town of Stratford, Texas, USA. Photographer Maximilian Conrad says of it: 'I only had a few moments to find a decent spot. Its structures and color seem unreal and belong to the most dramatic I have ever witnessed in many years'
 
Turkish photographer Oktay Subasi captured this majestic image of a rancher amid a herd of horses cantering through the dust
Oktay Subasi captured this majestic image of a rancher amid a herd of horses cantering through the dust
 The scattered stars of the Milky Way light up the sky above the main highway through the southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand
The scattered stars of the Milky Way light up the sky above the main highway through the southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand

 
 
 
In Japan, an almighty killer whale breaches off the northern coast of Hokkaido, tossing silver shards of glimmering water into the air as it breaks the surface
In Japan, an almighty killer whale breaches off the northern coast of Hokkaido, tossing silver shards of glimmering water into the air as it breaks the surface
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off the coast of Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands, a lone silkie shark illuminated by the sunlight lurks beneath the surface near a rocky wall
Off the coast of Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands, a lone silkie shark illuminated by the sunlight lurks beneath the surface near a rocky wall
 
 
Rob Wilson explains of his entry: 'The sun setting over Yosemite Valley as shot from Taft Point while my girlfriend poses on the cliff edge during our road trip across the Americas'
 
Rob Wilson explains of his entry: 'The sun setting over Yosemite Valley as shot from Taft Point while my girlfriend poses on the cliff edge during our road trip across the Americas'
 


Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4315762/Sony-World-Photography-Awards-2017-shortlist-entries.html

NOTE:  The winners were announced later for what appears to be technique and above all human and social content, instead of inspiring natural beauty.  Political correctness seems to have dominated the criteria for the Sony photography awards.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-4428774/Winners-2017-Sony-Photography-Awards-revealed.html


 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for visiting my blog. Your comments are always appreciated, but please do not include links.