The succeeder of the 2023 CUPOTY Challenge : Water have been revealed , with this year ’s top plunder being swooped by Hungarian photographer Tibor Litauszki for a attractively lit image of a newt enjoying a midnight spread of frogspawn .
“ In Germany , where I live , there are many clear and slow - flowing stream that allow excellent home ground for alpine newts . I have been follow their lives for days , and last yr was no exception . A few days after the frogs lay their testicle , at dusk , the newt appear and feast on the spawn all through the nighttime . I wanted to capture this moment submerged , ” Litauszki said in a financial statement seen by IFLScience .
Along with the common CUPOTY ( Close - up Photographer of the Year ) competitor that runs each twelvemonth , the organizer oblige an annual challenge focusing on a different theme . “ Water ” was the chosen motif this yr – and the accounting entry did not disappoint the judges .
“Poppies Tiarella in Ice” was awarded 2nd prize.Image credit: © Ian Gilmour | cupoty.com
“ We asked photographer to show us work on a Water root word . Our callout was answer with images of seahorses swim through kelp , efflorescence bejeweled with rain , and insects dry out their wings before taking flight , among so many other things . As common , look at all the entries was both educational and inspiring , ” note Tracy Calder , co - beginner of CUPOTY .
Second place was awarded to British photographer Ian Gilmour for a vibrantly colored shot of flowers in ice . Gilmour excuse : “ I submerse some wild poppies in weewee with tiarella flowers and froze them overnight . I then placed the frozen block on a lightbox and photographed them using my Venus Laowa crack macro lens . ”
Sebastien Blomme of France got third place for an image of a damselfly using the water surface tension to capture a agile break . Explaining his operation , Blomme articulate : “ One day , I settle in the water at a smirch where I had notice a damselfly regularly riposte to residual . I wait patiently for its return . At each appearance I fire my television camera in burst mode , hop to becharm the present moment when its wings would be spread in all their aura . After a hundred endeavor , I finally managed to obtain the image I desired . ”
“The Ice Skater” was awarded 3rd place.Image credit: © Sebastien Blomme | cupoty.com
you could ascertain out all the winning pictures and the history behind themhere .
If you think you ’ve got what it postulate , the CUPOTY challenger will open for entries in May 2024 , so get click !
Finalist: “You See Better With Four Eyes.“Image credit: © Gabi Swart | cupoty.com
Finalist: “Long Over Dew.“Image credit: © Pete Burford | cupoty.com
Finalist: “Milking Bonnets.“Image credit: © Tony North | cupoty.com
Finalist: “Moss Springtail.“Image credit: © Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas | cupoty.com
Finalist: “Periscope.“Image credit: © Marco Maggesi | cupoty.com
