Jose Elias Rodriguezwith an astonishing image of an ordinary airplane in a mural Winner of the XV ‘Fotoaves 2022’ Contest, collected by SEO/BirdLife. This photo is with the four second prize winners and eleven finalists solidarity calendar of the 2023 NGO currently on sale.
The competition, which has been held since 2007, best bird photography which helps to show their beauty and lifestyle. This Open to both professionals and amateurs of the whole world.
600 photos of authors from 12 countries participated. This year, 2.000 Euros were distributed as prizes. Delivery is on the XXV, recently held in Mahón (Menorca). It was held at the Spanish Ornithological Congress.
“Martin House”
The winning picture was taken by Jose Elias Rodriguezshows an example of a common airplane soaring next to a mural in Alange (Badajoz). The jury had no doubts and explained their decision: “In bird photography, it’s difficult to surprise a photo or make a photo with a message, and this photo achieves both. The image works like a trompe l’oeil as it might seem at first glance. presents himself as someone else, while at the same time showing the rare link between species and our towns and cities, accomplishing the hardest thing to achieve with all of this, standing out among species. Hundreds of photographs have been submitted”.
‘Walking on the wild’
Mano Aliczki The successful low angle of the shot, the perfect framing created by these legs around the heron, and the hazy atmosphere it creates, captured the image of a gray heron in a photo that has a ‘street photography’ feel that stands out aesthetically. According to the jury, the background fades so that the bird can stand out. “Additionally, the image shows how this bird works perfectly in a humanized environment.”
‘Autumn’
Photograph of an ordinary kingfisher was taken by Ubrique (Cádiz). Andres Miguel Dominguez. This is “classic photography, independent of technical or compositional complexities, but it does take us back to the etymological origin of the word photography: writing with light. Colors continue to create memorable photographs today”, the screening jury underlined.
“Marine textures”
received by Daniel Lopez Velasco He shows several examples of Sabine gulls breeding off the Galician coast and in the high Arctic. “We know we would like this photo even without the seagulls, and the texture of the soft waves of the water creates a very attractive abstract and silky effect. The inclusion of some of the flat sky helps further progress. The jury highlights these calm waves, the seagulls are the breaking point of that abstract atmosphere. so it finds and directs the viewer’s gaze,” the jury concluded.
‘Dancer’
In this photo, a razor-billed on the island of Hornoya in Norway Clara Ochoa Martinez. “A beautiful image capturing the rough landing of an auk. A successful exposure to record details of feathers in both whites and blacks, a shutter speed to maintain sharpness, and an extremely narrow frame that manages to save each bird’s limb,” says the Jury about the author’s expertise. a lot,” he said.
They were also chosen eleven finalist photos, Juan Cuetos, Jose Manuel Grandío, Eduardo Blanco Mendizábal, Marc Albiac (two pictures), Rubén Cebrián Alonso, Jaume Caselles Ripoll, Dani Salgado, Joaquín Figueredo González (contest winner 2018), Daniel López Velasco and Miguel P. Ramos (winner of the contest in 2021). Some of those:
Participation requirements are strict: alleged images, use of live bait, photomontages, artificial backgrounds, birds in captivity or semi-free state are not accepted and with the exceptions reflected in the essentials: nest photos. SEO/BirdLife has already opened the ‘Photoaves 2023’ call.
SEO/BirdLife calendar for 2023: https://tienda.seo.org/calendario-fotoaves-seo-birdlife-2023/
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