"While driving through parc Omega a wildlife preserve north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada I spotted these 2 huge elk fighting. I stopped and quickly got out of my car and slowly walked towards them taking picture after picture as I knew once they saw me they would stop. I used a Canon 7D camera with a Canon 70-200 2.8 IS lens. Manual mode at f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 160 and 123mm focal length. I love driving through this park and catching elk in the rut or just play fighting as they were this morning, it's always exciting to see and capture with your camera." - Jim
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When did you start taking photos and what inspired you to get started?
While I was a kid I was told that I had a knack for taking good photos, but I think at the time that mostly just involved being aware of where people's heads and feet were and not cutting them out of the frame! I took more of an interest in photography when I was still in high school, but didn't get much of an opportunity to really try it out for myself until I was in college a few years later.
As for what inspired me, I've always had a great appreciation for art. Photography was a novel medium for me to try. It was different. Before it I used to draw, which gave me a good understanding of tones, light and composition before I ever picked up a camera which was a huge advantage. Before I started I had a few favorite photographs, but as I said, I didn't get into creating my own images until I had the chance to try it out for myself during my foundation course. I actually applied and was accepted into a graphic design degree for when I'd completed my foundation course. One day however, when I was in the college darkroom making prints captured with a huge home-made pinhole camera, I realized I'd practically lived in either that room or one of the two studios for the duration of the course and loved every second. I changed my mind and applied for the photography course instead. I'm happy to say I made the right choice!
Thank you to all the photographers that shared their photos showing the main subject out of place. The gallery gathered within this photography competition is truly creative with mind-blowing finds that are a 'must see', be sure to browse all the great photos in this collection!
A special thanks to our friends at PhaseOne for making this photo contest possible and to friend and professional photographer Mikael Sundberg for his collaboration as a guest judge!
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