The BIG shots
grand prize
How it came to be
Sebastian Barath was hiking in Whistler, B.C., with his sister and his girlfriend when they made a pit stop to eat. When one of the birds landed on his sister’s hand, Sebastian used his Canon 70D and a 35-105 mm lens to snap this photo. “I quickly had to adjust the shutter speed on my camera, but I thought to myself, This photo needs to be taken.” Lucky for him, the bird was patient enough to wait. “The way he’s looking off to the side, it’s almost as if he was posing for us,” says Sebastian. “It just goes to show that when the moment arises, you have to be ready to capture it.”
Why is it a winner?
This photo is simple, but so striking. The hand is positioned perfectly, adding shape to the shot, but it’s not intrusive. The bird’s head guides your eye in an S-curve out to its tail and then back to its feet. The blue sky transitioning from the top
