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Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2007 - Highly Commened
"The winning images from the worlds best photo competition"
It's an honour to have been awarded in this years young photographer of the year competition. The competition aims to reveal the most inspirational and imaginative photographers from around the globe. The competition attracted more than 81,000 entries from around the world. My birdlife image was selected to represent nature photography in the 15-18 age catagory.
More about the awarded image:Returning from a foraging excursion in the evenings soft light, a Cattle Egret elegantly approaches its nest site among the reed beds of Intaka Island. Shooting at sunset can be a very rewarding technique, it's during this time that adult birds flight home to rest and tend to their chicks.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Location: Intaka Island, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D |
| Lens: Canon 400mm f/5.6 |
| Shutter speed: 1/800 sec |
| Aperture: 5.6 in Av mode |
| Exposure compensation: -1/3 |
| Metering mode: Center-weighted average |
| ISO: 400 |
