Having a bad day? These incredible wildlife photographs will fix that
THIS shot of a mother tiger and her cub rough-housing is one of several stunning images to win a gong in a prized wildlife photo competition.
IT’S one of the most elusive subjects in the world of wildlife photography — the nocturnal Margay Cat.
But New Zealander Dillon Anderson managed to capture a stunning frame of the creature as it crept through the Amazon Rainforest.
That photo took out the top prize at the WildlifePhoto.com 2016 Photo Competition Series, announced on Thursday.
Competition judge Will Burrard-Lucas said it didn’t get much tougher than snapping an arboreal and nocturnal species of wild cat.
“Dillon’s photograph captures a strong sense of the cat in its shadowy rainforest habitat,” he said.
“The backlighting has picked out the vegetation on the log and the outline of the cat beautifully. The strong composition and eye contact complete the image.”
He was named photographer of the year and won a Zambian safari.
In addition, two other category winners were named.
Tracey Jennings won the habitats and landscapes category with her underwater photograph of a Puffadder shyshark in the kelp forest in South Africa.
Greg Lecoeur scored the top honour in the Animal Behaviour category with his image of gannets and common dolphins feeding on Sardines, also off the coast of South Africa.
A host of highly commended entries were also recognised.
The quality of entries was extremely high and judging was a difficult task, the organising committee said.
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