Competitions

Follow me home, by Blane Coulcher.
My family and I were returning home on the Manly ferry from Vivid, and these seagulls followed us all the way back. We stared at them, amazed at their stamina and elegance. Usually they are a fairly boring bird to photograph, but there was sufficient moonlight and ambient light to make an interesting sequence of photos. This is one of my favourites. Their speed was the same as the ferry’s making it easier to track them.

By Jo Cripps.
An image taken at the St Kilda beach on a sunny afternoon. People were relaxed and enjoying the sunshine. I strolled along behind the timber decking area and found this young girl laying watching the people on the foreshore. She was so still and yet they were all over the place. I set up the camera and kept my fingers crossed that she would stay still. The other girl sitting in front also sat for the duration – bonus. I love the contrast between the stillness of the first two girls and the crowd on the foreshore. I took this image with a black and white image in my mind.

By Robert Baker. From the front yard of the Smokey Cape Lighthouse Keeper’s residence, looking due north.

By Jason Anderson.
The little but beautiful Slivereye. I love how this image came out and one day I would love to be a pro nature/wildlife photographer. In short, I love animals and nature and I love photographing them.

By Graeme Edwards.
It was Merimbula NSW on a very cold morning, waiting for the sunrise when a couple of surfers arrived. The wind was blowing but I waded to a rocky outcrop with my tripod. Even with waves around my knees I managed some good shots and kept my camera dry.

By Sasa Ivanovic.
I shot this scene when on holiday in Romania, in the beautiful city of Timisoara.
The main city square is full of pigeons that are not afraid of people at all. I used the flip out screen and moved the camera almost to the ground to capture a bit different view.

By Richard Bruxner.
Each year, after the first big rains, the undergrowth in Darwin’s coastal monsoonal vine forests is covered with the tiniest, most exquisite little fungi. They’re not easy to photograph, as lighting and conditions are often tough, but I really like the calm feel, and sense of scale, of this shot.

By Sabatino Bonelli.
Fujifilm X100S; 23mm lens; HDR effect (in-camera)
London Circuit roadway with Commonwealth Avenue above it (Canberra, ACT).