UPY British Waters Living Together - Commended
Billy Arthur
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UPY British Waters Living Together - Commended
'Anthropocene anemones'
Billy Arthur
Whilst freediving around and old pier in Stromness harbour, the sun made an appearance and the resulting shafts of light shooting down between the pier legs were stunning. The legs were encrusted in life and one area in particular had a profusion of beautiful anemones and sponges. I wanted the scene to look as if the sun was the only light source so I had to be subtle with the strobe lighting to bring out the vibrant colours of the life beneath the pier. Luckily I came away with a few shots before the sun disappeared again behind the clouds. I love when nature takes over and brightens up our Anthropocene instalments!
Judge's comment: Not quite ideal compositionally, this shot nevertheless captures the tripod relationship between Anthropocene (I had to look that up) instalments, marine life and sunlight.
Peter Rowlands
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