All of the pictures used here
are our top picks from the
2019 CUPOTY (Close-up
Photographer of the Year)
competition. CUPOTY 02
kicks off in September 2019
with categories for Animals,
Plants & fungi, Intimate
landscape, Manmade and
Micro, so make sure you
don’t miss it.
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INSPIRATIONS
(^08) NEMO ON PINK BUBBLE ANEMONE
(FINALIST: ANIMALS) BY MOK WAI HOE
Clown fish are perfect subjects for
underwater photography as they are
brightly coloured and cooperative in front
of the lens. During a dive in Pulau Weh,
Banda Aceh, Sumatra I found a family of
three residing in a sea anemone, which
come in a variety of colours, but bright
neon pink was a rare find. The two adult
fish were closely guarding their newborn,
an adorable baby clown fish no larger than
my smallest fingernail.
Lens Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Exposure 1/250 sec, f/3.5, ISO100
(^09) CRYOGENIC (FINALIST: INTIMATE
LANDSCAPE) BY TOM LOWE
I arrived at Whitley Bay beach to find the
stormy winter seas had washed up large
banks of tangled kelp. This had become
frozen in sub-zero temperatures overnight
giving it loads of texture. I visualised the
central tangle to be the frozen heart of
some kind of mythical sea creature and I
wanted to give it a dark sci-fi feel inspired
by H.R. Giger, which I did by muting the
colours and boosting clarity.
Lens Canon EF 24-105mm f4L IS II USM
Exposure 6 secs, f/11, ISO100
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