From: Mark Roberts
The evidence at
http://www.suomenluonto.fi/bbcs-nature-photo-competition-judge-admits-winner-photo-investigated-due-to-fraud-allegations
seems pretty convincing that the location of the shot was the Ca?ada
Real Center zoological park near Madrid. The stone wall could easily
have been modified but I can't see anywhere else having those unique
trees in the background.
It has been stated that the photographer's disqualification was also
determined by answers he gave to direct questions from the judges.
We'll never know what the questions were but I'd bet that they
included an inquiry as to exactly where the photographer *claimed* to
have taken the shot. A comparison of that place to the zoological park
would be adequate for the judges to be quite sure of what was
happening. We'll never know for certain but willing to trust the
judges on this; it would be quite easy and definitive.
I've seen previous years' incarnations of this contest in London and
there have always been some amazing shots. I've also always wondered
if the judges weren't quite skeptical enough when accepting entries.
The time I went I found the children's winners included a suprising
number of 6-year-olds shooting with a Nikon F5 and 600mm f/4.0.
Which sort of brings me back around to my original reaction.
The cogent argument for me is the question asked by the expert they
consulted after the fact, "Why is the wolf jumping high over the fence?
More importantly, why did the contest judges NOT ask that question? That
question alone should have prompted the judges to investigate BEFORE
awarding the photographer first prize for the image.
I don't KNOW if the photographer broke the rules or not.
But there ain't no doubt the contest organizers screwed the pooch.
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