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51°44′S 72°31′W
Photographer: Malini Chandrasekar
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If you listen long enough, the mountains will show you the beauty of silence. Puerto Natales, Patagonia
1/5000 • f/11 • ISO 200 • Nikon Z9 • 400mm • Nikon Z 400 F2.8 TC VR/S
Petals of Light
A New Holland Honeyeater is framed by our dining room light as it perches in front of the window, the light bokeh creating the illusion of a flower. The first time I saw the opportunity for this photo I was leaving home to go to the hospital to visit my wife and our newborn son. I share more about how I got this photo with Ray Hennessy in his Story of the Shot podcast series on YouTube.
1/1600 • f/4 • ISO 1600 • Canon 1DX MKII • 500mm • Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS II
Golden
Photographer: Jamin Taylor
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A lone Common Loon drifts silently in the stillness of an Alaskan lake bathed in the golden light of the morning sun.
1/1600 • f/5.6 • ISO 64 • Nikon Z9 • 250mm • Nikon Z 180-600mm
Blackburnian on the Rocks, Please
Photographer: Karim Bouzidi Idrissi
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Up in northern Quebec, I got to photograph songbird migration in a very special way this year. Thank's to some unique weather conditions, many waves of warblers were foraging at the shoreline, for multiple days. One of my favourite photo ended being one where I didn't quite have the proximity of previous encounters. I used my 100-400 f/8 to capture the contrasty scene. I liked how this Blackburnian Warbler stood out in that little shadowy patch in the rocks.
1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 200 • Canon EOS R8 • 400mm • Canon RF 100-400mm f5.6-8 IS USM
The Pollinator's Vortex
Photographer: Lisa Connor
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When spring gives way to summer, I’m always drawn to the vibrant beauty of the echinacea flower. Its distinctive cone-shaped center and delicate petals are not only visually striking but also serve as an irresistible attraction for pollinators.
In this photograph, a tiny native sweat bee gathers pollen from the delicate florets. Because of its minute size, capturing its intricate details was challenging, requiring a narrower aperture and a subtle touch of soft flash to maximize depth of field while maintaining a natural look.
1/250 • f/11 • ISO 200 • Nikon D850 • 105mm • Sigma 105mm 1:2.8 DG Macro HSM
Above the Golden Waves
Photographer: Jason Mirandi
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I spent a magical evening shooting short eared owls over the sprawling grasslands. It was my first time shooting them and I was fascinated by their barking calls, alert yellow eyes and piercing stare. I fell in love with this image because of the golden array of grasses capturing the evening light in the foreground and framing up the subject.
1/2500 • f/4 • ISO 800 • Nikon D850 • 600mm • Nikon 600mm f4
Water
Photographer: Malini Chandrasekar
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Out in the Serengeti, the elements unfold in ways you never would believe. I found a lonesome zebra out in the distance by an epic rain cloud.
1/500 • f/2.8 • ISO 500 • Nikon Z9 • 400mm • Nikon Z 400 F2.8 TC VR/S
Wild Beneath the Wasatch
Photographer: Amy Ames
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Not every wildlife moment is about action.
Sometimes it’s about scale… and slowing down long enough to see it.
These bison felt small against the Wasatch—but somehow even more powerful because of it.
1/320 • f/5 • ISO 1100 • Nikon Z8 • 200mm • Nikon Z 70-200mm 2.8 II
Like a Phoenix
Photographer: Martin Arvidsson
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For a few years I've visited this local spot in a residential area where common and arctic terns court and fish. I've learned the preferred routes and where to position myself for some creative angles such as this one. it's challenging to track the birds as they fly around and anticipating a dive, but seeing a successful image makes it all worth it.
1/3200 • f/2.8 • ISO 500 • Nikon Z9 • 400mm • Nikon 400 2.8 FL E
Surfbird in the Surf
Photographer: Asher Lee
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On a short trip to the California coast, I stumbled upon a couple of Surfbirds on a jetty stretching out into the ocean. I scrambled down to the edge of the jetty to get eye-level with the birds. I wanted to catch the backlit sea spray. I waited for a wave to approach and fired off as many shots as I could before having to dodge the splash. In the few attempts I got I was delighted to get at least one that turned out.
1/1000 • f/8 • ISO 3200 • Canon R5 • 500mm • Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Texture
Photographer: Ronald Buitendijk
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A local spot which I frequently visit all year round. Herons often sit in these trees, but not always with nice light. This was a sunny winter day, late in the afternoon and the light was lovely. I pointed my camera at this scene from my car and noticed the lovely subtle colours in the trees. Changed my settings and my aperture to make sure the trees were in focus as well. This photo is all about the texture and colour in the trees for me.
1/500 • f/8 • ISO 1600 • Sony A7Riii • 600mm • Sony FE 200-600 mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Black grouse in Winter Morning
Photographer: Øistein Johannessen
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It was one of those very early mornings after a night of steady snowfall, without wind, which is rare in the Sirdal mountains of Norway, where the photo was taken. I was preparing to photograph snow buntings when two black grouse landed in some distant trees. I approached carefully and took the shot between two tree trunks, which added to the bokeh effect.
1/6400 • f/3.2 • ISO 1250 • Canon EOS R6 M3 • 400mm • Canon EF400mm f/2.8
Black and White Heron
Photographer: Willi Wingelsdorf
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This picture was taken during our summer holiday in the US. When we were in Washington I had a little bit of time to go to Huntley Meadows Park. There were not many birds, but I found this blue heron sitting on a dead tree. As the sun set, the last light hit the dead trees and the forest behind was already in shade. It made for a very nice minimalist shot.
1/1250 • f/7.1 • ISO 1600 • Canon R8 • 145mm • Canon RF 100-500mm
Painted Snow
Photographer: James Tornetta
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During the final snowfall of winter, I headed down to the river to photograph the local Wood Ducks. Last season’s dead leaves paired with fresh green growth to create a painted backdrop, and when a soft mist settled over the water at the end of the storm, I was ready as this pair drifted by.
1/640 • f/2.8 • ISO 2000 • Canon R5m2 • 400mm • Canon RF400mm F2.8
The Garden of Eden
Photographer: Jason Moore
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This image was captured in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania in 2022. It had been a bucket list destination for me for most of my life (I was in my mid -50's when I went there). It was one of the first photographs that I took when we arrived on the caldera floor, after a long, bumpy, dusty and freezing cold drive from our hotel (most of which was also in the darkness before sunrise). To describe this destination as dramatic would simply be an understatement, but hopefully the emotion of this image goes some way in portraying what I felt when I was there. The Crater is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and it is truly a Garden of Eden in every sense. Although I had several modern mirrorless bodies with expensive prime lenses with me, I also took an old (2013) DSLR body with its original kit lens along for capturing snapshots of the family. Ironically, this is what I used for this image, and it remains one of my favourites from our trip (which included visits to 4 different National Parks including the Serengeti where we witnessed the Great Migration and wildebeest crossing the Mara River). Looking at the EXIF I can see I was in manual mode when the image was created, but I cannot explain why I used such a high shutter speed for a "still" landscape. Perhaps I had been shooting something moving moments before. Nevertheless, the noise isn't too bad at iso 400.
1/1000 • f/8 • ISO 400 • Sony A7rv • 55mm • Sony 18-135mm f3.5-5.6
Drifting Through Light
Photographer: Nikunj Patel
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A quiet pair of ducks glides through a ribbon of golden mist, as morning light ignites the water and their reflections dissolve into stillness below.
1/1600 • f/6.3 • ISO 400 • Nikon Z9 • 360mm • Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
A Cypress Sentry
Photographer: Mark Deschner
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This photo came about in the stunning Caddo Lake swamp where towering cypress tress and knees jut out of the water in every direction. I had kayaked out to place myself in the middle of some dense clusters of cypress knees and immediately this winter wren made his way in front of me, hopping from one towering cypress knob to the next. The only lens I had on me at the moment was a 200-600 and for the next hour or so it never left the 200 position as I tried to work in as much of that incredible environment as possible.
1/250 • f/6.3 • ISO 1250 • Sony Z7Riii • 200mm • Sony FE 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
Out of the Shadow
Photographer: Sergey Bystritsky
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This photograph was taken in the semi-desert of Samukhi in Vashlovani National Park, Georgia. Apart from grass, almost nothing grows there, and only occasionally near the hilly outskirts are trees found, which made it all the more surprising to find a spot with such a dense cluster.
At night, many hares and foxes roam these areas, and the terrain suggested the presence of an animal trail near this tree, so I could expect visitors and prepared the shooting setup. In addition to a camera with a motion sensor, I mounted four flashes and two large pieces of fabric in the tree canopy, serving as softboxes to provide soft light.
1/160 • f/13 • ISO 800 • Sony A1 • 49mm • Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Mama bear
Photographer: Mukul Soman
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An intimate moment with a mother brown bear, at Katmai, Alaska.
1/1600 • f/6.3 • ISO 2500 • Nikon Z9 • 400mm • Tamron 50-400
Guarding Home
Photographer: Rohail Akbar
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Photographing an owl in the wild has always been a dream of mine, and this particular experience is still vivid in my mind.
While a simple portrait with a clean background is always appreciated, I was even more excited to capture this little fella within his natural environment, framed in a creative composition that beautifully showcases his surroundings and the place he calls home.
1/250 • f/6 • ISO 1800 • Nikon Z8 • 420,, • Nikon Z 180-600 f/5.6-6.3
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