3rd Place Wide Angle
Geo Cloete
Cape Town, Couth Africa
“West Coast Flowers“
The Story: Each year during the early spring, the normally barren looking West Coast landscape of South Africa undergoes a magnificent transformation as millions of wildflowers bloom and decorates the landscape in a kaleidoscope of colours as far as the eye can see.
When I stumbled upon this scene of sandy anemones (Aulactinia reynaudi) whilst exploring the West Coast coastline, it immediately reminded me of the yearly flower season of the region. Only in this instance nature treats us to this beautiful display year round and a wonderful reason to appreciate and give recognition to the wonders of our coastline much more.
In order to capture as wide a field of view as possible, I relied on my trusty fisheye lens and applied a lens correction function.
Location: West Coast, South Africa
Equipment Used: Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17mm Lens, Seatool Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes
Settings: F13, 1/125 sec, ISO 200
