Wildlife photographer of the year 2008

[Womble_Lancs]

The winning pics are displayed here. The one I find most striking (with no pun intended) is the one of the frog and the snake, entitled 'Deadlock'.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7696188.stm

 

[firecrest]

The pictures are great, and I'm glad the shot that won it did because it takes a hell of an effort to set up and get a shot like that, as he explains. I think wildlife photography has got to be one of the most expensive branches of photography to set up in. Your subject is hard to find and constantly moving!

 

[British Red]

The crashing sound you can hear is my camera entering the bin at speed!

Amazing, beautiful, awe inspiring...........

Red

 

[Wayland]

Always a fantastic competition and this year is no exception.

Thanks for the link.

 

[bear knights]

I love this competition. There was a winning photo from 2006 of a close up of a brown bear in a river. the photographer was trying to photograph something else and so was waist deep in the water. when he turned around, unbeknownst to him, a bear had crept in and was standing only a couple of metres away from him in the water. Incredible shot that sent shivers down your spine. You got a real sense of just how close the photographer was.
just found the link......http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/..._wildlife_photographer_of_the_year/html/5.stm

can you imagine how he would have had to back away from this situation!!

 

[firecrest]

thats the mark of a true obsessive!! "wow this bear is trying to eat me....a never seen before photo from the jaws of a bear *click click click* !!