The Bum View from Here Photo Competition: Week 2
From The Wisdom of Elephants by Kathy Karn, Amboseli Kenya
The Bum Views/Photo bomb competition is open! Many thanks to those who have submitted images. I will share submissions until Week 3 August 21st on my Facebook page Kathy Karn Photography. Mike Cristina and I will announce the winner and runners up Week 4, August 28th.
I’ve had fun going through my archives searching for bum or photo bomb shots. Here’s one from The David Sheldrick Orphanage in Nairobi that tells a poignant story. The orphan second from the right lost its tail to a predator before it was rescued and got a second chance at life.
There are lessons to learn from “non-photos”. Julie Rains sent an image of a mountain goat with a story many of us can relate to.
This mountain goat was the first of many I encountered while hiking up and then down Quandary Peak in Colorado (over 14,000 feet). No matter how many I see, spotting them is a source of excitement. They are often very close to the trail (in fact, one followed me on the trail after I came upon two of her young kids). This excitement has me snapping and not thinking at first, hence the bum. Later I got better photos of the goat and the face.
Learning to prepare for a good background and wait for the shot tames the finger on the shutter without lessening the thrill of seeing wildlife in their natural habitat. Then sometimes we just get lucky and photo bombs become favourite images. Check out this image from Heather Button. I had to look twice to get it!
This was from the CNE air show. I got a bug photobomb at exactly the right scale.
Shooting from behind can augment a story. Mike Cristina sent this image of an elephant family in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Mike wrote, I particularly like the "action" of seeing the pads of their feet.
Right timing in photography adds movement and interest to an image.
Keep your stories and images coming. I’m uploading your images as fast as I can. Winner gets bragging rights! See the first set of submissions on my Facebook page.