118 wanderlust.co.uk March 2020LANDSCAPE
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Winter sunset
Poland
Stefania Urbini, Manager
Nikon D750, Nikkor 200400mm f/4
@400mm,1/100sec@f/8,
ISO200,tripod
Judges’comments: “Superb light.
The simple composition of tightly
packedbirchtreeshasawonderful
atmosphereandstillness.”
Landscape
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w Cloudy UFO
Crimean Peninsula, Demerdzhi
Mountain, Ukraine
Elena Pakhalyuk, Computer engineer
Canon EOS 6D, EF 70200mm f/2.8L ll
USM @ 88mm, 1/4000 @ f/16, ISO 400
Judges’ comments: “Venticular
clouds gild any image, but they are
notoriously tough to embrace into
an eective photo. Top marks for this- unusual, almost mythical.”
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e Misty morning in Mandalay
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Aung ThuYa, Government oicer
Canon EOS 60D, Canon 70200mm
f/2.8L@160mm,1/160sec@f/7.1,
ISO 100
Judges’comments: “Soft morning
light with the bonus of mist adds
a wonderful moody atmosphere,
punctuated by the temple towers.
Strong use of the diagonal.”The magni
icence of the desert
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Khara Desert, Isfahan Province, Iran
Babak Mehrafshar,
Electronic engineer
Nikon D7500, Sigma 150500mm
f/56.3@150mm,1/320sec@f/5,
ISO 320
Judges’comments: “A striking shot.
The use of leading lines draws you in.”