BcUK Photograph of 2018 Competition Organisers Favourite

[Mesquite]

T'is time to announce my personal favourite picture from all the entries in the 2018 photography competition.

As usual it's an extremely hard decision for me to make with there being so many stunning entries to chose from.

Anyway I'm pleased to say that Gccoka with his entry in the January heat titled 'That time on top of the Caucasus' is my favourite shot of the year.

For those of you who don't remember it or missed seeing it here it is

 

[Gcckoka]

Forgot to mention it , received an amazing gift for winning this , im over the sky with happiness, thanks you very much Mesquite
Guys if you don't participate in the every month contest you are missing a lot make sure to keep those pictures flying in

 

[beachlover]

Excellent choice and well done @Gcckoka

 

[Gcckoka]

Excellent choice and well done @Gcckoka

Thanks it was the hardest walks in my life to get u there , 3 days , 50km or so to walk , first day elevation from 500m to 2500m in just 10km that was very hard but the hardest was third day going down from 3000m elevation down to 500m in 18km, I barely made it , last 5ish km I lost control on my leg muscles , i couldn't bend them , plus back started to hurt very bad as I have scoliosis and I am not allowed to carry heavy loads , yeah that's what she said , I had 15kg on my back on that day, plus my boot soles came off and plus we where out of water , but we are mountain people , we never give up in the end in a few days I realized how awesome thing I have done and how beautiful it actually was , I even have a trip report here as I remember

 

[beachlover]

Thanks it was the hardest walks in my life to get u there , 3 days , 50km or so to walk , first day elevation from 500m to 2500m in just 10km that was very hard but the hardest was third day going down from 3000m elevation down to 500m in 18km, I barely made it , last 5ish km I lost control on my leg muscles , i couldn't bend them , plus back started to hurt very bad as I have scoliosis and I am not allowed to carry heavy loads , yeah that's what she said , I had 15kg on my back on that day, plus my boot soles came off and plus we where out of water , but we are mountain people , we never give up in the end in a few days I realized how awesome thing I have done and how beautiful it actually was , I even have a trip report here as I remember

I've often thought that just seeing a photo, regardless of it's perceived quality, is often poorer for not knowing the backstory to the image and the personal significance to the photographer, so thanks for filling in the gap and the "well done" is even more apposite.