Here’s the latest selection of the best readers’ photographs submitted to the Getaway Gallery Photographic Competition in association with Canon for September 2018.
Getaway Gallery is a prestigious showcase of the best photographs our readers have to offer. We have exciting prizes to be won this year worth nearly R150000, from equipment through to a dream trip to Madagascar.
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Our 2018 Getaway Gallery Competition in association with Canon is now open with fantastic travel and equipment prizes up for grabs! Here’s how to send us your photographs.
Fred Astaire Dwarfed by the Forest by Robert Hofmeyr
This shot was taken in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, in November 2017. Heavy rains a few weeks before our arrival had resulted in a lot of new growth, so the forest was thick and green. The Elephant's name is Fred Astaire and he is one of the few elephants who stand on their hind legs to reach the leaves and seed pods in the canopy. He is easily recognisable by his tracking collar and the distinctive markings on his back. I chose this shot because I love the colours of the forest and the sense of scale the elephant provides.
-By Robert Hofmeyr, Hermanus, Western Cape
Red Weapon, Sigma 300-800, ISO 800, f/7, 1/100sec
