Caught Special - 59

Participated in the Sony World Photography Awards contest conducted in London recently, second time in three years. It is a very popular and highly competitive contest where several thousands participate from around the world. This year's contest had over 230,000 photographs entered into the competition.



The contest this year had the following nine different categories against which one photo each was to be submitted.
          1. Architecture
          2. Arts and Culture
          3. Enhanced
          4. Low Light
          5. Nature & Wildlife
          6. People
          7. Smile
          8. Split Second
          9. Travel

Though my pictures did not get shortlisted in the contest further, I had selected the top-3 picks from my collection for all the categories that you can see here.

A collage of all the 27 photos can be seen above. To view individual images, go to full view of the images seen below.

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1. Architecture

Fort Aguada Light House, Goa


Hotal Mayura Hoysala, Mysore


St. Francis Xavier Church / Basilica Bom Jesus, Goa


2. Art and Culture

Flowers, The International Centre, Goa


Ornamental Plants, The International Centre, Goa


Decorative Mirror Frame, The International Centre, Goa


3. Enhanced

Shadows of Trees, Windflower Tusker Trails, Bandipur


At Home, Bangalore


Moon view, Bangalore


4. Low Light

Chamundi Hills, Mysore


Dasara Lighting on Streets, Mysore


Dasara Lighting of Palace Entrance, Mysore


5. Nature and Wildlife

Safari, BandipurWildlife Sanctuary












Safari, BandipurWildlife Sanctuary












Flowers at Home, Bangalore












6. People

Tusk and Dawn, Sakleshpur

Tender Coconut vendor, En route to Bandipur










Water Melon vendor, En route to Bandipur
 









7. Smile

Smile in the morning, Mysore












Smiles on travel, Port Blair, Andaman













Smiley toy at home, Bangalore












8. Split Second

Bee on Drumstick flowers, Mysore

Purple Sun Bird on Drumstick tree, Mysore












High flying Eagle through the balcony grills, Bangalore












 9. Travel

Dasara Lighting, Mysore Palace












Fisherman along the coast, Havelock Island, Andaman













Street near Airport, Goa

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To see the photos of my previous submissions in this contest in 2013, click here.
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