UPY 2025

UPY 2018 British Waters Wide Angle - Commended
'Humber'
Marcus Blatchford

Image of a Humber car in Vobster Quay. Vobster Quay is an inland dive site in an old quarry. The photo was taken at around 23m.

Judge's comment: What really attracted me to this image in particular was the lighting. Both the natural light, the torch and the flash illumination. The front bonnet of the motor is so moody with the bright highlights and deep shadows and this is what kept me glued to it in the first place. The eye of the viewer, like mine begins to explore the background with the graffiti on the window. The position and shape of the diver with torch against a rich tone of green water completes the composition. A very good choice to keep the silhouetted diver quiet in the background or else it could have been just about the diver instead. Martin Edge