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2017 Windland Smith Rice Awards

winner | GRAND PRIZE

African Lionesses

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

By Lakshitha Karunarathna of Sri Lanka

Canon 5DS R; 400mm ƒ/2.8L IS II USM lens at 400mm; 1/320 sec at ƒ/7.1; ISO 1600; Wimberley gimbal head; bean bag from vehicle.

YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Brown Bear Cubs

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

By Ashleigh Scully, at age 15, of New Jersey, USA

Canon 5D Mark III; 500mm ƒ/4L IS II USM lens; 1.4x III extender at 700mm; 1/200 sec at ƒ/5.6; ISO 200; Gitzo tripod; Wimberley head.

Highly honored | youth

winner | AFRICAN WILDLIFE

Reticulated Giraffes

By Piper Mackay of Long Beach, California, USA

Canon 1D X; 500mm ƒ/4L IS USM lens; 1.4x extender at 700mm; 1/800 sec at ƒ/7.1; ISO 500; hand-held with Visual Echos panning plate on Molar bean bag from vehicle.

highly honored | african wildlife

winner | CONSERVATION STORY

Kermode Bear

Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada

By Daisy Gilardini of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Nikon D3S, D4, and D5; 80-400mm ƒ/4.5-5.6 and 24-70mm ƒ/2.8 lenses; Gitzo Mountaineer CF tripod; RRS ball head; and hand-held.
Watch her video: Spirit of the Forest

highly honored | conservation story

winner | OCEAN VIEWS

California Sea Lions

Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA

By Andrew Sallmon of San Diego, California, USA

Canon 5D Mark III; 8-15mm ƒ/4L Fisheye USM lens at 15mm; 1/250 sec at ƒ/11; ISO 320; Sea&Sea UW housing and YS-250 strobes (2).

highly honored | ocean views

winner | OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

Cave Diver

Anhumas Abyss, Bonito, Brazil

By Marcio Cabral of Brasilia, Brazil

Canon 5DS R; 8-15mm ƒ/4L Fisheye USM lens at 10mm; 5 images; 1/40 sec at ƒ/4.5; ISO 400; Ikelite UW housing with 8” dome and strobes (2).

highly honored | outdoor adventure

winner | BIRDS

Western Grebes

San Diego, California, USA

By Thanh Tran of Westminster, California, USA

Canon 5DS R; 500mm ƒ/4L IS II USM lens; 1.4x III extender at 700mm; 1/1579 sec at ƒ/5.6; ISO 125; Gitzo tripod; Markins Q20i ball head.

highly honored | birds

winner | WILDLIFE

Bengal Tigers

IUCN Status: Endangered

Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

By Rahul Sachdev of Pune, Maharashtra, India

Canon ID X; 100-400mm ƒ/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens at 400mm; 1/1600 sec at ƒ/5.6; ISO 1600; hand-held with Toehold Dimbu bean bag.

Highly honored | wildlife

winner | POLAR PASSION

Polar Bear and Cub

Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

By Ying Gu of Shenzhen, Guangdong Sheng, China

Canon 1D X; 200-400mm ƒ/4L IS USM lens; 1.4x extender at 560mm; 1/2000 sec at ƒ/7.1; ISO 320; Gitzo tripod; Sachtler head.

highly honored | polar passion

winner | LANDSCAPES

Colima Volcano Eruption

Comala, Colima, Mexico

By Sergio Tapiro Velasco of Comala, Colima, Mexico

Canon 6D; 70-200mm ƒ/2.8L USM lens at 195mm; 8 seconds at ƒ/2.8; ISO 3200; Canon timer remote controller; Manfrotto Befree tripod.

highly honored | landscapes

winner | NATURE IN MOTION

"Starling and Falcon Dance"

Northern California, USA

By Nick Dunlop of Sebastopol, California, USA

Panasonic TM700; Sony FDR-AX1; Canon C100 Mark II; 500mm ƒ/4 and 55-250mm ƒ/4 Stabilized Canon lenses; Bogen and Gitzo tripods and hand-held. Producer-Director: Nick Dunlop using Final Cut Pro X; Music: Musicbed.

highly honored | nature in motion

Kenya By Aaron Baggenstos

Humpback Whale Breach By Beau Pilgrim

Polar Bears By Hank Perry

Bonaire's Shallow Seas By Jennifer O’Neil

The Adirondacks: An Autumn Odyssey By Joe LeFevre

Drone Art: Conquer the Arctic By Nansen Weber

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NATURE'S BEST ™
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Credits:

Top image © Massimo Ghelfi / Nature's Best™ Photography. All Rights Reserved. No use without permission of photographers. Portrait credits: Isuru Ranasinghe, Gerry Scully, Jonathan Kaelo, Ron Clifford, Marcio Cabral (self-portrait), Allison Vitsky Sallmon, Christine Tran, Anuja Sachdev, Qian Zou, Valente Rosas, Michelle Dunlop.

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