of the Year Awards 2010 - Digital Photographer

action digital photographer of the year 2010
winner runner-up
Traditional Cow Race (above)
photographed by Adrian Gunawan
Shot details:
Nikon D90 with
70-200mm lens at
200mm and f4.8,
1/1000sec, ISO 400
“the expression captured at this moment is great and
it is more perfect because the subject is unaware of the
photographer. a well-controlled image”
14 digital photographer of the year awards 2010
Cow racing is a popular activity with
the Minangkabau people of Indonesia.
It happens after the rice harvest and
helps to plough the fields for the new
crop. Adrian has captured the frantic,
yet thrilling scene in all its glory, with
the racer, cows and mud at their best.
Metro Station (above right)
photographed by Gabriel Buse
Shot details:
Nikon D90, with
a 10-20mm lens
at 11mm and f6.3
1/20sec, ISO 3200
“The Titan metro station in
Bucharest with its perfect
symmetry is like a space
platform from a sciencefiction
movie, and the
arrival of trains amplifies the
sensation of speed”
“the combination of the perfect symmetry, exaggerated
perspective and implied movement really draws you into
the scene – you can almost hear the trains whizzing by”