I'm not putting down the images, I'm putting down the people running the
contest.
Their biggest fault is that they didn't initially question his veracity when
he claimed the image was taken in the wild after months of patient tracking
of the subject. Competition rules prohibit the use of animal models.
The issue is recounted here -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/20/wolf-wildlife-photographer-award-stripped
'The organisers were alerted to suspicions about the image by Spanish
photographers who recognised the wolf and the location as the Cañada Real
wildlife park. Wolf experts also questioned why the wolf would jump the gate
when a wild animal was more likely to squeeze between the bars.'
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Sessoms" <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
From: Kenneth Waller
I think it's the same contest that had all the bullshit about whether
the
photo of a wolf jumping over a gate was a captive animal or not.
The 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' contest is perhaps the most
widely
known/recognized contest of its type. And they did disqualify a winning
photographer last year for falsely claiming his winning image was not
staged. I don't see that as being a reason to put down the images they
select as the best.
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
I'm not putting down the images, I'm putting down the people running the
contest.
It was the way they went about it. What they offered as "proof" that the
image was staged was so obvious they should have never awarded it the
prize in the first place.
They disqualified their own competence.
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