Sandi’s captured this wonderful stunning wide-spanning vista from the top of a mountain ridge and shows the narrative of two climbers making their ascent as well as the sun peaking out over the tops of the clouds providing a warm golden glow. He’s really made the most out of his Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens using the widest 16mm setting and this has given him the ability to give ample space around his focal point and really let the viewer take in this beautiful landscape.
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Richard took this fantastic shot of Baugh Church in Tiree, Scotland, with his Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM fisheye lens which has allowed him to pack an astonishing amount into the frame from the grass foreground to the church a third of the way in and the Milky Way continuing up towards the top of the frame. He’s done a brilliant job to fit it all in the frame and his composition is spot-on, the warm yellow light coming from inside the church really helps draw your eye in and makes for a clear focal point that anchors the whole image. Top work!
Portraits aren’t usually taken with wide angle lenses, so when we see them they always stand out. What’s even more eye-grabbing about this shot from Russ is the low-angle looking up his model, Amo Mann, delicately posing on the pose and almost appears to be effortlessly floating as well as his striking gelled flash lighting. Great job!
Kumar captured this portrait of a saree weaver in Udaipar, India, and rather than just take a standard portrait from head height has actually gotten underneath the loom which was 18 inches above the mud floor and used the wide end of his 17-85mm lens to fit in as much of the loom as possible. This is such a unique and eye-catching angle with the pattern of the saree blending into the weaver that it really does make you double-take and try to figure out what’s going on. Top marks to Kumar for thinking outside of the box on this one.
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In this Canon-only contest, we want to see your best shots taken exclusively with wide-angle lenses. 50mm on a full frame camera or 35mm on an APS-C one will give you the 'standard' focal length with a similar angle-of-view to the human eye, so we want to see images taken with any focal length wider than this 50mm (or 50mm equivalent) standard. This could be the 18mm end of your 18-55mm kit lens, a 24mm, 35mm or even a super-wide angle lens like an 8mm fisheye. They're fantastic for landscapes but also great to add extra surroundings to portraits to add context, architecture, cityscapes and street shots - we can't wait to see how wide you go. **Read the 'Brief in detail' tab for image requirements.**
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There's some really strong colours in this sunset and the foreground has potential to help anchor the bottom half or third of the frame. However, stopping it from getting Commended in this contest was the lack of a clear focal point - a lighthouse in the distance or lone figure standing on the rocks would really help guide the eye through the image and to a definitive point. The colours and sharpness also are a tad overdone for my liking but there's some great potential here and I look forward to seeing what you shoot next.
