African wildlife is truely amazing. There are also some breathtaking landscapes. The trick is to capture images of the wildlife within one of those great landscapes. It happens occaisionally. More often you end up with stunning animals with drab dusty scrub brush in the background. It is at this point that some careful pre-planning and then creative post production are required in order to elevate the image from nice animal portrait to a piece of fine art.
rhino trio - final
My Rhino Trio image received an honourable mention in the Exhibitions Without Walls: Nature’s Expressions fine art contest. This is the first time I have won an award in a juried competition.
Exhibitions Without Walls accepting entries to their next contest called Abstractions. I won’t be entering this one since I have been asked to be a judge. I would encourage you to submit your entries.
What makes a photographic image a work of fine art? This blog examines this question in in both principle and process.
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