I guess we'll just have to disagree.
I don't see how the judges could have been certain that the image was staged
when they viewed it. You couldn't expect them to have known about that
particular scene. It could have been possible that the scene was captured
remotely in the wild and the photographer did have a bogus story about all
the time spend tracking wolves.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Sessoms" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
From: Kenneth Waller
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 Ca?ada 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.'
Right, I'm well familiar with all the reasons his photo was disqualified.
But those "reasons" were all evident in the photo *before* they awarded
him the prize. They didn't consider them "suspicious" until another
entrant complained.
Taking the prize back after the fact doesn't undo the incompetence of
awarding him the prize in the first place.
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