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Scientists’ stunning images
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016
Scientists’ stunning images
From one pole to the
other, NIWA scientists work in some of the world’s most
extraordinary landscapes.
On any given day you might find a NIWA staff member under the ocean, on the ice, atop a mountain or deep in a lake or river.
These stunning
environments, which form the backdrop for the vast array of
environmental science undertaken by NIWA, are celebrated
each year in an annual photographic competition for
staff.
The competition is unique for the diversity of
images which this year includes everything from the vastness
of the Arctic to the minute stony-cased caddisfly.
The winner of this year’s award was specialist diver Crispin Middleton, with his photo entitled Underwater Angel, taken near the Poor Knights Islands. Mr Middleton has been trying to capture photos of flying fish for years, but every time he tried they would simply dart away. This year he managed to get his shot by hovering above the fish where they would linger for a few seconds before darting away.
The judges – photography professionals Ross Giblin of Fairfax Media, Gerry le Roux from Science Lens - described the flying fish as looking like a piece of jewellery set against a dramatic black background.
“It has beautiful colour and is a very detailed image. An iridescent jewel against the dark of the ocean, beautifully captured and nicely lit to shows all its subtle colour. This would have been a rare shot to capture.”
Other
category winners were:
• Dr Rob Murdoch who won two categories, Our Places and Our Work. The former was for a photograph of a stormy evening at Lake Rotorua while the latter is a close-up of a Southern Buller’s albatross.
• Dr Alison Kohout in the Our People section for her shot of an Arctic sunset.
• Shannan Crow in the Freshwater section for his photograph of the Rakaia River headwaters
• Ayushi Kachhara in the People’s Choice category for her shot of the night sky near the Remarkables.
The judges commented on the
extraordinary variety of work carried out by NIWA staff
which offered unique photographic opportunities and said
NIWA was widely known for the excellence of its
imagery.
The six section winners and a selection of other
entries can be found here:
http://www.niwa.co.nz/static/media/2016_10_photo_comp/
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