UPY Black and white - Highly Commended
Saeed Rashid
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UPY Black and white - Highly Commended
'Speedy Seal'
Saeed Rashid
Straight after our first lockdown here in the UK I headed out to Lundy Island to be one of the first people back to Dive with the seals and they didn't disappoint. I'm not sure if it was the fact that they hadn't seen anyone for a whole season but they're more playful and boisterous than I have ever seen them a perfect antidote for being locked at home for all of that time. This was one of the many seals that spent its time desperately trying to make me dizzy by
constantly swimming around me at speed but it did give me chance to play with my exposure allowing for this slow shutter motion blur image.
Judge's comment: Fantastic panning shot of a seal. I really loved this image from the beginning due to it's very good composition! The decision to convert it to black & white was absolutely right, nevertheless with a little bit more contrast it might have placed even better. - Tobias Friedrich
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