Australian Photography — January 2018

YOUR BEST SHOT

OCEAN

Trying to capture something as vast and varied as our oceans in a single

image is no easy feat. It might also be why we found the best images in

this month’s comp didn’t try to do to much, instead keeping it simple by

emphasising just one or two key elements. Here’s our shortlist.

YOUR BEST SHOT

PETTER BATTYE

Ocean wonder

EDITOR’S COMMENTS

Peter Battye’s image was taken at the Open Ocean habitat within the S.E.A. Aquarium

in Singapore. “This is the worlds largest aquarium and I was entranced by the joy

and wonder shown by the school children viewing the marine life through the glass,”

he says. It’s the school uniforms that help make this shot so effective. Repetition

works so well in photography, and here it allows us to focus a little less on the kids,

and more so on their different reactions to the fish in the tank. The glow of the tank

reflecting on their faces helps with that wonderful sense of discovery too. Well done.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD lens. 1/50s @ f4, ISO 3200.

Levels, cropping, noise reduction, clarity, detail and an HDR filter added in post.