2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • du Cap Collection
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Our Favourite Images From Australian Geographic’s Nature Photographer Of The Year

    27 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone in Animals, Art, Digital Photography, Environment, Green, Nature
    Related Posts
    • This Stellar Attachable Telescope Allows Anyone With A Smartphone To Partake In Astrophotography
    • Enjoy The Heart-Warming Shortlisted Images From The Comedy Pet Photo Awards
    • Delve Into The Stellar Shortlists Of The Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Awards [Images]
    • Cape Town Photographer Captures Rare Lake Of Blooming Lilies [Images+Videos]
    • The 2022 World Nature Photography Awards Celebrate Winning Shots Taken In SA, Zim, And Kenya

    [imagesource: Ben Clark]

    Nature is amazing.

    Look at Ben Clark’s image above, of a female peacock spider taking down a much larger flesh fly.

    The females are mostly unheralded, due to their relatively drab appearance in contrast to the males, and the fact that the males put on a mating dance that would put anything you’ve seen at Tin Roof to shame.

    Look at him go, with some didgeridoo music added to spice things up:

    Bloody majestic.

    Clark says he took the picture of the female and the fly after watching a male dance on the dunes of his local beach, Woodman Point in Western Australia.

    The Guardian has all the winners from this year’s Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year, which is actually open to photographers from across the globe, provided the images are taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, or New Guinea.

    Here are our favourites.

    Dance at Dawn by Michael Eastwell, taken at Cape Hillsborough in Queensland

     ‘I visited the area for three consecutive sunrises, but it was on my final morning that I captured this beautiful spectacle, two wallabies playing on the beach as the sun burst through the surrounding clouds,’ Eastwell says.

    Monochrome winner: Incoming by Jeff Freestone

    Freestone captured this image in Omeo in Victoria, looking out towards Ensay, as the 2019–20 bushfires in East Gippsland began to develop. The rising smoke cloud foreshadowed the destructions the fires would bring to the region.

    Animal behaviour runner-up: Dreaming by Franco Tulli

    ‘The animal inside the seashell is a tiny octopus about two inches in diameter,’ Tulli says of the scene captured in Lembeh Strait off Indonesia.

    ‘This kind of animal can utilise the valvesas a house and for protection, taking thehouse with it as it moves. This shot was taken during his quiet rest.’

    Botanical winner: Ghost Mushrooms, by Callie Chee

    Nicknamed ‘ghost mushrooms’ because of their eerie glow, this fungi is only found in certain forests in Australia. They glow for only a few weeks in a year and are difficult to find and photograph.

    Well played, Callie.

    Let’s call it there.

    You can see the full list of images here.

    [source:guardian]

    • ← They’re Selling Skateboards With Tony Hawk’s Blood Inside Them
    • Western Cape Health Minister Invites Anti-Vaxxers To Take A Dead Body Tour →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • nat geo
    • national geographic
    • photography
    • photography award
    • photography awards

    Latest News

    • BA Pilot Had Cocaine Party In Joburg Before He Was Due To Fly Full Plane To London

      [imagesource:befunky] British Airways is having a bad time explaining why a delayed fli...

    • “This Should Be An iPhone Ad” – Guy Shows Impressive Zoom On Mona Lisa In Crowded Louvre [Video]

      [imagesource:Pexels/Jill Evans] A tourist has just wowed everyone with a video showcasi...

    • This Private Island In The Caribbean Is On Sale For The Same As A Bare Plot In Camps Bay

      [imagesource:befunky] While browsing online for a new 2OV head office, we happened on t...

    • Jeremy Allen White From ‘The Bear’ Is Starring In A New Sci-Fi Romance That Puts Love To The Test [Trailer]

      [imagesource:appletv] One of the internet's favourite "babygirls"- better known as Carm...

    • What Happened To Cape Town’s Sungazer?

      Cape Town can be a mysterious place with weird and wonderful stuff. There's the magnifi...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo